Yuto Horigome of Japan wins the first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics

admin 2021年8月13日

Beginner

Japan News, japan news - beginner

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。

Do you like skateboarding?
Have you already met a famous athlete?

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。

competitor /kuhm-PET-i-ter/

[noun] – a person, team, or company that is competing against others
How many competitors joined the race?

flag /flag/

[noun] – a piece of cloth, usually rectangular and attached to a pole at one edge, that has a pattern that shows it represents a country or a group, or has a particular meaning
The US flag has fifty stars on it.

achievement /uh-CHEEV-muhnt/

[noun] – something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing
I warmly congratulated him on his achievement.

trick /trik/

[noun] – a maneuver performed by manipulating a skateboard, usually with one’s feet, in a specific way to achieve the desired outcome
In 1973, Alan Gelfand invented the first skateboarding trick, and it was quickly copied all around the world.

culture /KUHL-cher/

[noun] – the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time
He was one of the world’s foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture.

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。

In Tokyo, hometown hero Yuto Horigome won Japan’s third Olympic gold medal in skateboarding. Despite the failure of several of his competitors, the world champion maintained his composure and did remarkable acrobatics on the street’s railings, steps, and benches. Inside Ariake Urban Sports Park, Horigome, who grew up in the same city as a skater, excitedly waved the Japanese flag, thrilling the small crowd. After gold medals for judoka Naohisa Takato on July 24, 2021, and swimmer Yui Ohashi the next day, Tokyo’s enthusiasm for these Olympics has been slow to build, but Horigome’s achievement has fueled the fires. Horigome, 22, struggled on his early runs at Tokyo’s Koto City, but regained his calm at the vital moment, landing four of the five final tricks and earning 9.50 on his last run. Skateboarding, which has its roots in youth culture, has been disapproved in Japan at times, but that may change now that the hometown hero has won the gold medal.

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。

Yuto Horigome won Japan’s third Olympic gold medal in skateboarding.
Horigome waved the Japanese flag in Ariake Urban Sports Park.
Naohisa Takato won a gold medal on July 23, 2021.
Yuto Horigo earned 9.50 points on his last run.
Skateboarding has been disapproved in Japan at times.

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。

competitor

flag

achievement

trick

culture

She’s studying modern Japanese language and __________.
Only one __________ was able to jump the tallest fence with ease.
The crew was in a hurry to raise the __________.
A silver medal at the Olympics is a tremendous __________ for someone so young.
Alan Gelfand called the first skateboarding _________ as the “Ollie.”