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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 seen a lightning rod before?
- What do you think lightning rods are for?
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。
- giant /JAHY-uhnt/
- interest /IN-ter-ist/
- active /AK-tiv/
- last /lahst/
- experiment /ik-SPER-uh-muhnt/
[adjective] – extremely large
You can see giant pandas in China.
[noun] – the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something
She has shown interest in wood carving lately.
[adjective] – (of a thing) working; operative
The new smartphone app is now active.
[verb] – continue to exist
The storm may last until tomorrow afternoon.
[noun] – a test done to learn something or to discover if something works or is true
They will do another experiment next month.
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。
Researchers from the University of Geneva placed a giant laser on top of a mountain on July 12 to serve as a lightning rod. Swiss physicist Jean-Pierre Wolf leads the study and has shown interest in controlling lightning with laser. It shoots around 1,000 times per second, and once it is active, a no-fly zone will be implemented within five kilometers of its range. Lasers are not a threat to planes, but they can harm the human eyes, so the researchers will only activate it if there is an increase in lightning activity. The test will last until September this year, and the next experiment will be held at an airport, if successful.
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 giant laser was placed on a mountaintop on July 12.
- Swiss physicist Jean-Pierre Wolf leads the study.
- A no-fly zone will be implemented within seven kilometers of the laser’s range once it is active.
- The test will last until October this year.
- The next experiment will be held at an airport.
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。
| giant | interest | active | last | experiment |
- Is the computer _______? I need to use it.
- Wayne has an _______ in making videos.
- Was the _______ successful?
- The warm weather will _______ until next month.
- I saw him sitting under the _______ tree over there.