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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。
- Do you like art?
- Do you go to museums?
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。
- arrest /uh-REST/
- steal /steel/
- involved /in-VOLVD/
- remain /ri-MEYN/
- missing /MIS-ing/
[verb] – take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
Officers arrested the people for breaking the rules in the neighborhood.
[verb] – to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it
The thieves are planning to steal the family’s possessions.
[adjective] – part of an activity or event
The students involved in the art show thanked their guests.
[verb] – to stay in the same place or condition
The writer of the novel remains unknown.
[adjective] – something that is missing cannot be found because it is not where it should be
Could you help me look for my missing phone?
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。
Two men were arrested for stealing paintings by two famous artists Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals last year in museums in the Netherlands. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was stolen on March 30, 2020, from The Singer Laren museum in North Holland. Police caught one of the men involved. The painting shows the garden of the church house Gogh lived in. Police added that in August of the same year, a 58-year-old man from Baarn was also caught for reportedly taking away the painting “Two Laughing Boys With a Mug of Beer” by Hals from the Hofje van mevrouw Aerden in Leerdam. The art piece shows two boys laughing with a mug of beer. The police continue to find both paintings that remain missing, as well as the other men who took part in this.
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。
- Paintings of Pablo Picasso and Frans Hals were stolen from the museums.
- Three men were arrested for the said theft.
- “Two Laughing Boys” shows two men giggling while holding a bottle of wine.
- “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was stolen on March 20, 2020.
- The two museums mentioned in the article are located in the United States.
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。
| arrest | steal | involved | remain | missing |
- Den’s neighbors helped in finding her ______ dog.
- My mom said that we should never ________ anyone’s things.
- The police might _________ us if we do something really bad.
- The two teams __________ in the game shook hands.
- Please _________ calm, help is on the way.