Pre-reading questions:
I will read each question. Then, please answer them.
講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。
- Do you spend any holiday with your family?
- Do you have any plans to travel this year?
Vocabulary:
I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.
単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。
- celebrate /SEL-uh-breyt/
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[verb] – to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important
I always celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. - holiday /HOL-i-dey/
- screen /skreen/
- consider/kuhn-SID-er/
- danger /DEYN-jer /
[noun] – an official day when you do not have to go to work or school
June 12 is a public holiday in my country.
[verb] – to test or examine someone or something to discover if there is anything wrong with him, her, or it
Women in that community should be screened for breast cancer.
[verb] – to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
I want some time to consider before say yes to the proposal.
[noun] – the possibility of harm or death to someone
Ted drove quickly and I really felt my life was in danger.
Article reading:
Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。
The number of people traveling to celebrate Thanksgiving grew as new coronavirus cases reached 200,000 a day in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave an order last November 19, 2020, forcing Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving. But, many people would still travel over the holiday week. On November 20, 2020, the number of travelers screened at US airport security checkpoints surpassed 1 million for only the second time following March. Gail Duilio, an ex-public health nurse in Portland, Oregon, had considered not flying to Minnesota for the holiday and her mother’s 93rd birthday. She said when she was thinking about plans to travel a month ago, she felt the danger vs. benefits weighed on the side of going.
True or False:
Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.
文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。
- The number of people traveling to celebrate Thanksgiving grew as new coronavirus cases reached 100,000 a day in the United States.
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave an order last November 19, 2020, forcing Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.
- On November 20, 2020, the number of travelers screened at US airport security checkpoints surpassed 1 million for only the second time following May.
- Gail Duilio, an ex-public health nurse in Portland, Oregon, had considered not flying to Minnesota for the holiday.
Fill in the blanks:
Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.
適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。
| celebrate | holiday | screen | consider | danger |
- December 30 is a _____ in the Philippines.
- She doesn’t even realize the _____ of sleeping late at night.
- The people were _____ before allowing them to be inside the building.
- We’re going to _____ Christmas together.
- Grace is _____ whether to go on vacation or stay home over the weekend.