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。
- Can you stay at school after classes end?
- Are elementary school students in your country required to be picked up by their parents?
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。
- contact /KON-takt/
- pick up /PIK uhp/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- disagree /dis-uh-GREE/
- zone /zohn/
[verb] – to communicate with someone by calling or sending them a letter, email, etc.
Please contact me once you’re home.
[phrasal verb] – to get or bring someone or something from somewhere
I’ll pick up the kids at 2:00 p.m.
[noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
The decision was already made yesterday.
[verb] – to not have the same opinion, idea, etc.
Mike disagrees with Joe’s suggestion about the trip.
[noun] – an area, esp. one that has different characteristics from the ones around it or is used for different purposes
Where is the parking zone?
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。
A public school in Queensland, Australia announced a new policy of contacting the police if parents fail to pick up their children on time after classes. As posted on the school’s official Facebook page on May 19, parents must pick up their children every 3:00 p.m. or until 30 minutes after classes end. Parents must contact the front desk if they cannot do so. The school will call the police and Child Safety Services if parents do not follow this new rule. The Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) and its department of education support the school’s decision, but some parents disagree with the policy. Some parents say that leaving their children within the school an hour or so does not need to be reported to the police. Drop-off zones can also be difficult to access during school days because of heavy traffic.
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。
- The new policy was posted on the school’s official Twitter account.
- Parents can still pick up their children 30 minutes after the end of classes.
- The public school will contact only the police if parents do not follow the new rule.
- All parents agree to this decision.
- Drop-off zones are difficult to access after school due to heavy traffic.
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。
| contact | pick up | decision | disagree | zone |
- Even friends sometimes _______ with one another.
- Please _______ me through email.
- Can you _______ at 5:00 p.m.?
- Everyone is advised to leave the danger _______ immediately.
- His _______ to leave the group was accepted.