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?
- When was the last time you traveled?
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。
- decrease /dih-KREES/
- soon /soon/
- depend /dih-PEND/
- whether / HWETH-er/
- safe /seyf/
[verb] – to become less, or to make something become less
I have decreased the amount of sugar in my calorie intake.
[adverb] – in or within a short time; before long; quickly
It will soon be impossible for other people to enter the city.
[verb] – to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing
it depends what time I get home from school.
[conjunction] – (used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not
I wasn’t sure whether you’d like it.
[adjective] – not in danger or likely to be harmed
In some cities you don’t feel safe going out alone at night.
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。
After the global coronavirus case numbers started to decrease compared in January 2021, experts shared their thoughts on when people should be able to go on holiday again. Vaccination campaigns are still ongoing around the world, but when it comes to recreation and travel, it is still a long way from getting back to normal. Although travel experts are hopeful that the economy will start to open up again this year, how soon depends on the location, the destination, and whether the virus and its mutated variants can be kept under control. During these times, remaining safe and staying at home is still the most suitable course of action in many areas of the world. According to experts, however, the future is expected to be risk-free.
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 number of global coronavirus cases has started to decrease since January 2021.
- According to experts, it is still a long way from getting back to normal when it comes to recreation and travel.
- According to experts, the economy will start to open up soon.
- The virus and its mutated variants can be easily kept under control.
- Remaining safe and staying at home is still the best course of action in many areas of the world.
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。
| decrease | soon | depend | whether | safe |
- I was unsure _____ my husband would actually come with me.
- The store will open _____.
- It might _____ on the circumstances.
- The birth rate has _____ recently.
- It is still _____ to stay at home.