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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。
- What is your favorite season?
- Do you like it when it rains?
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。
- announce /uh-NOUNS/
- alphabet /AL-fuh-bet/
- confusing /kuhn-FYOO-zing/
- danger /DEYN-jer/
- warning /WAWR-ning/
[verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially
Example sentence
[noun] – a set of letters arranged in a fixed order, used for writing a language
The first letter of the Roman alphabet is A.
[adjective] – Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand
His words were really confusing.
[noun] – the possibility of harm or death to someone
Danger! Keep out!
[noun] – something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future
Gavin’s teacher gave a written warning to his parents because of his poor school performance.
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。
Last March 17, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that they will no longer use the Greek alphabet in naming tropical storms. “The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing“, the organization tweeted. According to the WMO, it may be confusing because it takes attention away from danger and storm warnings. Greek letters were used as backups once all the names of the storms on the list were used. It will be replaced by a secondary list of names that uses the same rules as the main Atlantic hurricane season naming list, except the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z.
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。
- WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.
- WMO announced that they will stop using Greek letters in naming storms.
- The organization said that the Greek alphabet may be confusing because it distracts the communication of hazard and storm warnings.
- Before, Greek letters were used as backups when all the names from the list were used.
- Storm names that start with the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z will now be included in the main list.
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。
| announce | alphabet | confusing | danger | warning |
- This math problem is really ______________.
- The Greek and Roman ________________ are different from each other.
- The government ____________ that school classes will be suspended because of the coming storm.
- I don’t think he realizes the ____________ his actions.
- Kevin’s parents gave him a ______________.