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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 the present situation of your country against COVID-19?
- What rules were set by your government to prevent the disease?
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。
- nearby /NEER-BAHY/
- strict /strikt/
- nonstop /NON-STOP/
- report /ri-PAWRT/
- barrier /BAR-ee-er/
[adjective] – not far away
Sam’s house is just nearby.
[adjective] – strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish
Her strict parents never allow her to join school field trips.
[adjective] – without stopping or without interruptions
The nonstop road project in our village is very annoying.
[verb] – to give a description of something or information about it to someone
The teacher reported the students’ progress to their parents.
[noun] – anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something
The barrier was destroyed by the opposers.
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。
Metro Manila and nearby provinces (Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal) in the Philippines are under a stricter state again, which started on Holy Week, March 29, 2021, because of a nonstop increase in COVID-19 cases. The country has reported 9,839 COVID-19-positive cases on March 27, which led the government to set new rules. It was initially planned to run until April 4, but President Rodrigo Duterte recently ordered extra time of at least one week to try to slow down the increasing number of positive cases. People must be inside their homes before 6 p.m. Events outside houses that have more than 10 people are not allowed. Diners are still open but for take-out and delivery services only. Officers are placed in barriers, and health workers are also currently receiving the first shots of vaccines.
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。
- Metro Manila and five nearby provinces in the Philippines are under a stricter state again due to many COVID-19 cases.
- The country has reported 9,839 COVID-19-positive cases on March 21, 2021.
- The rules set were initially planned to run until April 4, but extra time has been requested by the president.
- According to the rules, people must be inside their homes before 8 p.m.
- Diners are still open for all types of services.
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。
| nearby | strict | nonstop | report | barrier |
- A __________ was created to block outsiders.
- The scientists ____________ the outcome of their experiment.
- Let’s go shopping in the _________ mall.
- My favorite teacher is __________ during class hours but friendly outside the school.
- The __________ rain caused flood in our city.