© Shunsuke Tabeta via Nikkei Asia
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 know how to drive?
- Have you seen an electric vehicle before?
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。
- vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/
- cost /kost/
- competitor /kuhm-PET-i-ter/
- efficiency /ih-FISH-uhn-see/
- common /KOM-uhn/
[noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land
Road vehicles include cars, buses, and trucks.
[verb] – If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it
How much does this trip cost?
[noun] – a person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market
Their prices are better than any of their competitors.
[noun] – the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any
She does the job with great efficiency.
[adjective] – the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people
Dela Cruz is the most common surname in the Philippines.
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。
Government-owned car manufacturer, SAIC Motor, now has sold more cars than Tesla-made vehicles in China. Last January, 25,778 Hong Guang Minis from SAIC Motor were sold compared to 13,843 cars by Tesla. The electric car costs 28,000 yuan or $4,465 which is eight times cheaper than Tesla’s cheapest model. Other companies are also starting to see a rise in their sales since the government became more serious in fighting pollution in the country. Chinese start-up companies such as Nio, Li Auto, and XPeng are becoming Tesla’s competitors as well. It may be behind Tesla in terms of battery, range, and efficiency but its simplicity and low price have made it one of China’s most common “new energy” vehicles.
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。
- SAIC Motor has now sold more cars than Tesla in China.
- SAIC Motor is a private company.
- Hong Guang Mini is eight times cheaper than Tesla’s cheapest model.
- The electric car costs 28,000 yuan.
- Chinese government is now more serious in fighting pollution 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。
| vehicle | cost | competitor | efficiency | common |
- Do you know how much this book ____________?
- It’s _____________ for young couples in Korea to buy matching outfits and items.
- The company is planning to buy more electric _____________ in the future.
- The sales performance of their company’s ___________ did not go well this pandemic.
- We are going to test the product’s _____________.