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 been to a bank?
- Do you shop online?
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。
- industry /IN-duh-stree/
- resident /REZ-ih-duhnt/
- increase /in-KREES/
- benefit /BEN-uh-fit/
- wealth /welth/
[noun] – the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area
The Philippines has a rich fruit industry.
[noun] – a person who lives or has their home in a place
I am a resident of Kamakura.
[verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size
The price of meat is always increasing.
[verb] – to be helped by something or to help someone
I benefited so much from learning English.
[noun] – a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has
His wealth came from a successful business.
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。
Beijing City, the capital of China, has more billionaires than New York City as of 2021. Based on a list of the world’s richest people for this year, there are now 100 billionaires living in Beijing. The city’s fast action towards COVID-19 and the growth of its technologies industry are some of the reasons why it gained many billionaires. Zhang Yiming, the founder of the video-sharing app TikTok is the richest resident of Beijing with $35.6bn while former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is New York’s richest resident with $59bn. Both China and the US have benefited from the increasing number of online shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many companies gained personal wealth from the success of entertainment and shopping websites. China now has a total number of 668 billionaires. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is still the world’s richest person.
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。
- Beijing, the capital of China now has fewer billionaires than New York City.
- The success of Beijing’s fishing industry is the reason it gained many billionaires.
- Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is New York’s richest resident.
- Few companies gained personal wealth from the success of entertainment and shopping websites.
- Jeff Bezos, the founder of Twitter, is still the world’s richest person.
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。
| industry | resident | increase | benefit | wealth |
- They are _________ of New York City.
- I want to ________my vocabulary by reading books.
- I want to work in the toy_______.
- She _______ a lot from taking swimming lessons.
- He got his _______ from selling shoes.