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 work in the workplace/study at school during this pandemic?
- Do you think cameras in the workplace/at study are safe?
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。
- staff /stahf/
- check /chek/
- situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/
- tool /tool/
- warn /wawrn/
[noun] – the group of people who work for an organization
The staff are happy in their workplace.
[verb] – to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly
Always check your oil, water, and tires before driving.
[noun] – a condition or combination of conditions that exist at a particular time
The manager will talk about the situation tomorrow.
[noun] – something that helps you do a particular activity
My friend’s family sells many art tools.
[verb] – to make someone aware of a possible danger or problem so that it can be avoided
The news warned us about heavy rain in the afternoon.
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。
Amazon plans to sell Panorama boxes to companies to check if staff are following safety rules in the workplace during the pandemic, reports state last December 3, Thursday. Amazon said that while the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Panorama is originally designed to automatically check the quality of products, it can also be used to see if employees are wearing masks and socially distancing in the workplace. Amazon added that a company can “get notified immediately about any potential issues or unsafe situations.” Mary Towers, The Trades Union Congress (TUC) policy officer, mentioned that the monitoring tool is another example of how technology is changing the workplace, but she warns about its possible negative effects like harming the employees’ data privacy. However, an Amazon spokeswoman said that the cameras have no facial recognition capabilities.
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 AWS Panorama was originally used to check product quality.
- Amazon said that a company will get notified about unsafe situations in the workplace.
- Amazon does not plan to sell Panorama cameras to companies.
- Mary Towers is a policy officer in TUC.
- An Amazon spokeswoman said that the cameras have facial recognition capabilities.
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。
| staff | check | situation | tool | warn |
- Can you _____ if it’s raining outside?
- Computers are important _____ nowadays.
- I tried to _____ him, but she wouldn’t listen.
- The _____ is becoming more dangerous.
- The _____ in the school are highly qualified.