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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 heard of the country Brazil?
- Do you listen to news around the world?
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。
- replace /ri-PLEYS/
- attack /uh-TAK/
- register /REJ-uh-ster/
- attention /uh-TEHN-shuhn/
- against /uh-GENST/
[verb] – to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else
She replaced her as the new school president.
[verb] – to try to hurt or defeat using violence
The large dog was attacking the man.
[verb] – to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record
He registered the numbers of the new members on the computer.
[noun] – notice, thought, or interest
He shouted and got everyone’s attention.
[preposition] – disagreeing with a plan or activity
I am against using plastic straws.
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。
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has replaced six ministers of the government. Some of the changes include Federal Police Chief Anderson Torres, a family friend of the president, who will be the new Justice Minister, and General Luiz Eduardo Ramos, the former Secretary of State who will now be the new Government Minister. Many people are attacking President Bolsonaro for not doing a good job in dealing with the pandemic as younger Brazilians are getting seriously affected by the new coronavirus variant. Recently, Brazil has registered more than 3, 000 deaths and 100,00 new cases of COVID-19. More than 500 businessmen have written a letter to call the attention of President Bolsonaro to improve his actions. But Bolsanoro is still not open to changing his ways. He said in an event last week that “We must fight against the virus and not against the President.”
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。
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not replaced six ministers of the government.
- The former Secretary of State will now be the new Government Minister.
- Younger people are seriously affected by the new COVID-19 variant.
- Many people are praising President Bolsonaro’s performance in handling the COVID-19 crisis.
- More than 500 town mayors have written a letter to call the attention of President Bolsonaro.
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。
| replace | attack | register | attention | against |
- The Shiba Inu was so cute that it caught everyone’s _______.
- Her name was ________ as a new club member.
- They are _______ him with hurtful words.
- I ______ the car’s tire yesterday.
- My family was_______ my decision to get a new pet.