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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 like going to museums?
- Are you interested in history?
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。
- discover /dih-SKUHV-er/
- antler /ANT-ler/
- leather /LETH-er/
- climate /KLAHY-mit/
- ancient /EYN-shuhnt/
[verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time
Christopher Columbus discovered America.
[noun] – a horn with parts like branches that grows on the head of a deer
Did you know that deer shed their antlers every year?
[adjective] – animal skin that has been treated in order to preserve it and is used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc.
I don’t really prefer leather bags.
[noun] – the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place
We live in a country with a tropical climate.
[adjective] – of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
It’s believed that people have lived in this valley since ancient times.
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。
Archeologists discovered artifacts at the Langfonne ice patch in the Jotunheim Mountains north of Oslo, Norway on Thursday, November 26. The team found a total of 68 arrows that were used in reindeer hunting more than 6,000 years ago. According to The Holocene journal, where the study is published, remains of reindeer antlers, Iron Age scaring sticks for reindeer hunting, and a 3,330-year-old leather shoe from the Bronze Age are among the arrows found. Lars Pilø, an archaeologist from the Innlandet County Council and the study’s lead author said, “With the ice now retreating due to climate change, the evidence for ancient hunting at Langfonne is reappearing from what is in essence a frozen archive.” The arrows are in poor condition based on further inspection, which made researchers believe that it was because of ice movement.
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。
- 68 arrows were found by archeologists.
- The study is published in The Holocene journal.
- The artifacts were found in the Jotunheim Mountains south of Oslo, Norway.
- Based on closer inspection, the arrows are in good condition.
- The team also found a 3,330-year-old leather shoe from the Bronze Age among the arrows.
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。
| discover | antler | leather | climate | ancient |
- One of the deer in the forest has a broken _____.
- Stone axes are relics of _____ times.
- What’s the _____ in the town you live in?
- Do you know who _____ Australia?
- We have a shop that sells _____ shoes.