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。
- Is it usually hot from where you live?
- Do lightning strikes often happen in your country?
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。
- lightning /LAHYT-ning/
- across /uh-KROS/
- move out /MOOV-out/
- destroy /dih-STROI/
- region /REE-juhn/
[noun] – a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground
The giant tree in the city was struck by lightning.
[adverb] – in every part of a particular place or country
My dream is to travel across Europe.
[phrasal verb] – to leave a place where you have lived or worked to go somewhere else
50 families had to move out because of the fire.
[verb] – to damage something so badly that it cannot be used
The strong earthquake destroyed many buildings.
[noun] – a particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth’s surface
The region is known for its tourist destinations.
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。
Fires have spread throughout western Canada since last week due to lightning strikes. Firefighters have put out more than 170 fires across British Columbia. Several towns have ordered the residents to move out, and military forces are expected to arrive in the following days. Meanwhile, 250 locals from Lytton left their homes on Wednesday evening, June 30, without their possessions. The village had the highest recorded temperature in Canada, reaching 49.6 degrees Celcius on Tuesday, June 29. The town was also destroyed by the fire in about 15 minutes, as reported by Mayor Jan Polderman. British Columbia Wildfire Service’s provincial operations director Cliff Chapman said that 12,000 lightning strikes hit the areas near Kamloops, northeast of Vancouver. Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan promises to send military helicopters and soldiers to help the affected regions.
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。
- Firefighters have put out 150 fires across British Columbia.
- Lytton’s residents left their homes on Wednesday evening, June 30.
- Lytton was destroyed by the fire in about 15 minutes.
- Cliff Chapman said that 12,000 lightning strikes hit the areas near British Columbia.
- Lytton had the highest recorded temperature in Canada on Tuesday, June 29.
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。
| lightning | across | move out | destroy | region |
- My family and I will _______ from England next year.
- The weather in this _______ is usually warm.
- Did you see the _______ flash in the sky just now?
- The village was _______ from the fire.
- The disease spread _______ the country.