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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 watching animal shows or documentaries?
- Do you often visit zoos?
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。
- reptile /REP-tahyl/
- measure /MEZH-er/
- length /length/
- habitat /HAB-i-tat/
- deforestation /dee-fawr-uh-STEY-shuhn/
[noun] – any of various animals whose blood temperature changes with the outside temperature and whose bodies are covered by scales or plates (= hard material)
Snakes are reptiles.
[verb] – to be a particular size
The board measures 30 inches diagonally.
[noun] – the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side
The pole is 10 meters in length.
[noun] – the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives
The ocean is the habitat of whales.
[noun] – the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
The deforestation in the area is getting worse every year.
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 team of German-Madagascan researchers may have found the smallest reptile in the world, the Brookesia nana or “nano-chameleon”. Its body measures 13.5 mm and has a length of 22 mm from head to tail. Its size is as small as a seed. Its measurements make it the smallest reptile out of all 11,500 known species from the Bavarian State collection of Zoology. It eats smaller animals such as mites that can be found on the rainforest floor. The nano-chameleons’ habitat is threatened by deforestation making them endangered. Recently, the area has been placed under protection so the species could continue to survive.
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 German-Madagascar researchers discovered the Brookesia nana or “nano-chameleon”.
- The newly-discovered specie may be the smallest reptile in the world.
- The nano-chameleon’s body measures 13.5 mm from head to tail.
- There are over 11,000 species listed in the Bavarian State collection of Zoology.
- The nano-chameleon is considered an endangered specie.
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。
| reptile | measure | length | habitat | deforestation |
- The rainforest is the monkey’s natural ____________.
- The child asked her mom if the lizard is a ____________.
- It ___________ 30 centimeters.
- Because of _____________, the animals are endangered.
- What is the ____________ of the longest hair in the world?