A $5,800 Japanese whiskey gifted to Mike Pompeo is missing, U.S. says

admin 2021年8月12日

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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。

What is the best gift you have received?
Do you enjoy giving gifts?

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。

missing /MIS-ing/

[adjective] – something that is missing cannot be found because it is not where it should be
My grandmother’s gold ring has been missing for days.

former /FAWR-mer/

[adjective] – of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past
My sister was a former university professor.

cost /kawst/

[verb] – If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it
The box of chocolates costs only $4.

expert /EK-spurt/

[noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity
The food expert spent all his day at different restaurants in town.

punish /PUHN-ish/

[verb] – to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc
His dad punished him for breaking the car.

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。

The United States (U.S.) government is looking for a missing Japanese whiskey that was given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019. The gift costs almost $6,000 and was given to Pompeo by the Japanese government. It is not yet clear if Pompeo received the gift himself or a staff accepted it. In the U.S., government employees are not allowed to keep gifts worth more than $390. For gifts that are over that amount, employees are required to turn it over to the government. Employees who fail to let the U.S. State Department know about the gifts would be punished according to government ethics expert Walter Shaub. “The gift never got to me. I have no idea how the State Department lost it.” said Pompeo. Moreover, his lawyer, William Burck said, “Mr. Pompeo has no memory of receiving the bottle of whiskey and does not know what happened to it.”

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 U.S. is searching for a missing bottle of Japanese whiskey.
The gift was given to a former Secretary of State.
It is clear that Pompeo received the gift himself.
Employees who accept gifts worth more than $390 would be punished.
Pompeo said that the gift never got to him.

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。

missing

former

cost

expert

punish

She was a ______ teacher.
We are busy looking for a ________ cat.
He ______ the child by not allowing him to play video games.
This delicious meal ______ only $6.
My sister is an ______ in cooking.