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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 participated in any environmental activities?
- Do you know climate change?
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。
- anti- /AN-tahy,/
- energy /EN-er-jee/
- instead of /in-STED-dof/
- experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns/
- immediately /ih-MEE-dee-it-lee/
[prefix] – opposed to or against
The organization started an anti-bullying campaign at school.
[noun] – the power from something such as electricity or oil that can do work, such as providing light and heat
Solar energy is the energy given off by the sun’s rays.
[preposition] – in place of someone or something
We used whole wheat bread instead of white bread in making these sandwiches because it’s healthier.
[verb] – If you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it
The residents experienced power blackouts due to the typhoon.
[adverb] – now or without waiting or thinking
The artist apologized immediately for his behavior.
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。
Thousands of young people are walking out of school to join anti-climate change protests across Australia. Up to 50,000 students are expected to join “School Strike 4 Climate”, a campaign started by young people to call for action against the climate crisis. Youth protesters push the government to use less harmful energy sources instead of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. According to reports from the country’s science and weather organizations, Australia has warmed up by 1.4 degrees Celsius on average since national records began in 1910. Because of this, the country experienced increased forest fires and extreme weather events in the last century. The government has promised to use technology to lessen the negative effects of harmful gases. Still, critics and protesters insist that the government should not rely on it but instead, use renewable energy sources and act on the issue immediately.
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。
- Up to 5,000 students are expected to join the protests across Australia.
- The campaign “School Strike 4 Climate” were started by teachers to call for action against climate change.
- Coal, oil, and gas are fossil fuels.
- Australia’s average temperature increased by 1.4 degrees Celsius.
- Critics and protesters insist that the government should use less harmful energy sources instead of fossil fuels.
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。
| anti- | energy | instead of | experience | immediately |
- I sit in front of the computer for long periods of time so my mom bought me a pair of _________radiation glasses.
- He ____________ a lot of stress before the test.
- More people should be using cleaner sources of __________ to save the environment.
- You probably picked up my notebook _____________ yours.
- The politician ____________ resigned from his position when the scandal came out.