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 have allergies?
- When is Japan’s pollen season?
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。
- recent /REE-suhnt/
- amount /uh-MOUNT/
- rise /rahyz/
- pollen /POL-uhn/
- respiratory /RES-per-uh-tawr-ee/
[adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago
Is this a recent photo?
[noun] – a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted
The total amount raised so far is approaching 20,000 pesos.
[noun] – an increase
There is a significant rise in sales across lockdown.
[noun] – a powder, produced by the male part of a flower, that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds. It is carried by insects or the wind.
Honey bees collect pollen and nectar as food for the entire bee colony.
[adjective] – relating to breathing
Smoking can cause respiratory health problems.
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 new research has shown that the pollen season became worse and longer because of human-made climate change. The study shows that the pollen season is 20 days earlier and 10 days longer compared to 30 years ago. There has also been 20.9% more pollen in recent years. Several factors such as changes in temperature, rainfall, frost days, and even carbon dioxide amount were looked at. The researchers found that the rise in average temperature was the biggest factor. The study’s lead author, William Anderegg, said that the study connects climate change to pollen, one of the main causes of asthma, allergies, and other respiratory health problems.
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。
- Climate change worsened and lengthened the pollen season.
- The study shows that pollen season became 20 days longer and 10 days earlier compared to 30 years ago.
- The study shows that there is a rise of 20.9% in pollen.
- The biggest factor is the average temperature rise.
- Pollen can cause respiratory health problems.
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。
| recent | amount | rise | pollen | respiratory |
- Second hand smoking can also affect ______________ health.
- Insects such as bees and butterflies help spread ____________.
- More people have been actively using social media in __________ years.
- There is a dramatic __________ in cases of respiratory illnesses in the area in the last five years.
- You need to lessen the ___________ of salt you consume in your diet.