© Maxime Aubert
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 paintings?
- Do you like looking at old pictures?
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。
- at least /at leest/
- among /uh-MUHNG/
- interview /IN-ter-vyoo/
- modern /MOD-ern/
- artwork /AHRT-wurk/
[idiom] – as much as, or more than, a number or amount
We have to be here at least 15 minutes before 8:00 am.
[preposition] – happening or being included as part of a group of people or things
Talk about it among yourselves
[noun] – a meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper article, television show, etc.
They had an interview about the latest movie.
[adjective] – designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods
The building was made using modern construction techniques.
[noun] – the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
Da Vinci made the artwork, Mona Lisa.
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。
Scientists have found what is believed to be the oldest painting in the world in Indonesia. It is a picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago. It was painted using dark red coloring and shows social activities among other warty pigs. Co-author of the study, Maxime Aubert, told the Science Advances journal in an interview that people during that time were already “modern“. They could already use tools to create paintings that they liked. The artwork gives proof that humans settled in the region, filling out blank spaces in archeological records. The researchers believe that there are more artworks waiting to be discovered on the island.
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。
- Scientists believe that the painting was more than 45,000 years old.
- They used dark red colors in the painting.
- Maxime Aubert is not a co-author of the study.
- The artwork is proof that human beings lived in the area before.
- Scientists told that there are more artworks to be found on the island.
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。
| at least | among | interview | modern | artwork |
- Relax, you’re __________ friends.
- It’s a very old _________ found in a chapel.
- Be on the waiting area __________ ten minutes before the bus leaves.
- The house has ___________ furniture.
- This video is an exclusive ___________ of superstar Will Smith.