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 traveling?
- Have you already traveled in Europe?
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。
- happen /hap-uhn/
- despite /dih-spahyt/
- book /book/
- increase /in-KREES/
- flight /flahyt/
[verb] – (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence
No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt.
[preposition] – without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by
I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
[verb] – to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future
At their favorite restaurant, she had booked a table for four.
[verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size:
Over the past few years, armed robbery incidents have increased.
[noun] – a trip in an aircraft
Passengers are requested to check in two hours before the flight.
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。
Europeans have set lockdowns aside and have bet that the coronavirus pandemic will not be cancelled by the second year of summer travel. According to Touristik Union International (TUI), millions of vacationers, particularly in the United Kingdom, have already planned trips and are paying even more than they did before the coronavirus happened, despite doubts about the pandemic. In a report on February 9, 2021, the world’s largest tour operator said that 2.8 million customers are already booked for summer 2021, a drop of 44 percent compared to the same point in 2019, but more than a fifth higher than the total number of visitors between mid-June and October 2020. Average daily bookings last month were up 70 percent compared to December, Tui said. CEO Fritz Joussen said on an income call that after a year in which many people stayed home, the average booking price increased 20 percent compared to summer 2019, boosted by a higher number of bundled flights and hotel deals and demand for more expensive holidays.
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。
- TUI stands for Touristik Union International.
- Millions of vacationers, particularly in the United Kingdom, have already planned trips and are paying less than they did before the coronavirus happened
- Fritz Joussen is the CEO of TUI.
- The world’s largest tour operator said that 2.8 million customers are already booked for summer 2021.
- Average daily bookings last month were up 70 percent compared to December.
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。
| happen | despite | book | increase | flight |
- The coronavirus ____ unexpectedly.
- We need to be in a hurry. Our _____ is at 2 p.m.
- _____ the strong rain, he still went out today.
- The population has _____ this year.
- I have _____ a hotel for the both of us.