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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。
- Have you ever ordered an item from a different country?
- What is the main port harbor in your country?
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。
- stick /stik/
- remove /ri-MOOV/
- giant /JAHY-uhnt /
- trade /treyd/
- delivery /dih-LIV-uh-ree/
[verb] – to be fixed in position and unable to move
The windows got stuck. I can’t open them.
[verb] – to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something
Remove your shoes before going in.
[adjective] – extremely large
We saw a giant tree in the forest.
[noun] – the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries
They make international trades of basic goods.
[noun] – the act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses or places of work:
The company has free delivery now.
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。
Ever Given, a large cargo ship, crashed on the eastern coast of the Suez Canal on Tuesday, March 23. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) reported that the front part of the ship got stuck on land in Asia and its back area in Africa. On Thursday evening, attempts to remove the sand and mud around the front area of Ever Given were done. Meanwhile, 14 tugboats pushed the ship to a higher sea level to try and remove it on Saturday, March 27. Peter Peter Berdowski, CEO of a Dutch construction company, mentioned that it may take days to weeks to remove the giant ship. The Suez Canal is an important trade passage between Asia and Europe. Due to the accident, there may be delays in the delivery of essentials and goods, as well as an increase in fuel price.
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。
- Ever Given crashed on the eastern coast of the Suez Canal on March 23.
- 14 tugboats pushed the ship to a high tide to try and remove it.
- Peter Peter Berdowski is a CEO of an American construction company.
- The Suez Canal is a trade passage between the U.S. and Africa.
- There would be no increase in fuel prices after the accident.
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。
| stick | remove | giant | trade | delivery |
- How do you _______ ink stain?
- There should be two _______ today.
- He tried to _______ the broken pieces of the vase with glue.
- The sisters had to _______ their clothes.
- My friend’s father owns a _______ pharmacy.