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 the company Moderna?
- Do you know some vaccines that are used today?
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。
- ocean /OH-shuhn/
- against /uh-GENST/
- apart /uh-PAHRT/
- manage /MAN-ij/
- strict /strikt/
[noun] – a very large area of sea
These mysterious animals live at the bottom of the ocean.
[preposition] – disagreeing with a plan or activity
Those people voted against the new proposal.
[adverb] – separated by a distance or by time
Stand with your feet wide apart.
[verb] – to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult
I can’t manage all this work on my own.
[adjective] – strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
They were very strict with me when I was young.
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。
A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that’s one of the few regions on Earth free from Covid-19 could become one of the first places vaccinated against the virus. The Republic of Palau, an archipelago home to about 18,000 people, received its first cargo of the vaccine created by US pharmaceutical company Moderna on January 2, 2021. Shots began the next day, Palau’s Ministry of Health declared on Twitter. The first shipment has 2,800 doses of the vaccine. The doctors and nurses will administer the vaccine into two shots, 28 days apart.
As coronavirus cases started to grow, Palau was among the first to manage stricter border restrictions. The Republic of Palau locked the country’s borders entirely by March, and it began monitoring citizens for the virus by April. These strict methods were the answer to preventing the spread of Covid-19, Palau’s ambassador to the UN stated in May.
As coronavirus cases started to grow, Palau was among the first to manage stricter border restrictions. The Republic of Palau locked the country’s borders entirely by March, and it began monitoring citizens for the virus by April. These strict methods were the answer to preventing the spread of Covid-19, Palau’s ambassador to the UN stated in May.
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 country received its first cargo of the vaccine created by US pharmaceutical company Moderna on January 1, 2020.
- The Republic of Palau is an archipelago home to about 18,000 people.
- Palau was among the first to manage stricter border restrictions.
- The Republic of Palau is one of the few regions on Earth free from Covid-19.
- The strict methods were the answer to preventing the spread of Covid-19.
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。
| ocean | against | apart | manage | strict |
- My parent were _____ when I was younger.
- The _____ are the biggest source of water on Earth.
- She was able to _____ their family business even if she was young.
- The Filipinos fought _____ the Spaniards a long time ago.
- I am a hundred a miles _____ from her