©River Monsters: The murky world of giant freshwater fish via CNN
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 about the arapaima before?
- Do you consider yourself an environmentalist?
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。
- weigh /wey/
- favorite /FEY-ver-it/
- scientist /SAHY-uhn-tist/
- defend /dih-FEND/
- result /ri-ZUHLT/
[verb] – to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object
I weigh ten and a half kilograms.
[noun] – best liked or most enjoyed
Oranges are my favorite fruit.
[noun] – an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences
Einstein was a great scientist.
[verb] – to protect someone or something against attack or criticism; to speak in favor of someone or something
She had to defend herself against the wild dog.
[noun] – something that happens or exists because of something else
Losing weight is an indirect result of smoking cigarettes.
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。
Amazonians found the arapaima, one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, in the Amazon river basin. This fish can grow to be three meters long and weigh up to 200 kilos (440 pounds). It can survive in water with low oxygen levels by staying out of the water for a day and breathing air. Fish, birds, lizards, and other small creatures are among its favorite foods. It can crush them with its toothy tongue. This evolutionary miracle, according to scientists, has an even better trick: its scales, which have been compared to a bullet-proof vest, defend it against piranha attacks. The US Air Force has taken notice of the strong but flexible qualities of its scales. The arapaima population began to decline in the 1990s as a result of overfishing and illegal fishing. Because of this, the arapaima became endangered in parts of the Amazon. But this is no longer the case, thanks to the efforts of environmentalists and local communities during the previous two decades.
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 arapaima is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish.
- The arapaima can crush its food with its toothy tongue.
- The US Air Force has taken notice of the strong but flexible qualities of its scales.
- The arapaima population began to decline in the 1880s.
- The arapaima is still endangered today.
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。
| weigh | favorite | scientist | defend | result |
- These causes led to a bad __________.
- Please __________ in all the suitcases.
- Perseverance is a quality that a __________ must have.
- Spaghetti is one of my __________ foods.
- A family must __________ its home against attack.