©Jake Michaels, courtesy of Setanta Books
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。
- How many technology devices do you own?
- Is technology important?
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。
- age /eyj/
- modern /MOD-ern/
- traditional /truh-DISH-uh-nl/
- secondary (education) /SEK-uhn-der-ee/
- social /SOH-shuhl/
[noun] – a particular period in time
People were more active before the modern age.
[adjective] – designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods
William’s family lives with modern technology.
[adjective] – following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time
The village has its own traditional foods.
[adjective] – relating to the education of children approximately between the ages of 11 and 18 years old
The organization offers free secondary education in the city.
[adjective] – social people like to meet and spend time with other people
Anna became more social this year.
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。
Families living by lamplights in farms and men in straw hats—when you think about these scenes, we can immediately imagine an ancient age. This is the Mennonites’ lifestyle, a remote society in Belize located in Central America.
They’re a group of Christians who don’t use modern technology and, sometimes, even electricity. Photographer Jake Michaels visited three Mennonite communities to see their traditional lifestyle. He was surprised by how friendly they are despite living far from cities. “People were lot more hospitable than I expected, and everyone was really understanding,” Michaels shared in a phone interview. He discovered a world frozen in time, where life is centered on families free of modern technology. But because the communities rely much on labor, only 5% of the total population have finished secondary education.
Some people, however, own devices such as cellphones and digital cameras. The people don’t see this as a danger to their society, though. “It definitely impacted the way that I shoot going forward. It made me more interactive and more social with people rather, than just taking photos,” Michaels said.
They’re a group of Christians who don’t use modern technology and, sometimes, even electricity. Photographer Jake Michaels visited three Mennonite communities to see their traditional lifestyle. He was surprised by how friendly they are despite living far from cities. “People were lot more hospitable than I expected, and everyone was really understanding,” Michaels shared in a phone interview. He discovered a world frozen in time, where life is centered on families free of modern technology. But because the communities rely much on labor, only 5% of the total population have finished secondary education.
Some people, however, own devices such as cellphones and digital cameras. The people don’t see this as a danger to their society, though. “It definitely impacted the way that I shoot going forward. It made me more interactive and more social with people rather, than just taking photos,” Michaels said.
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 Mennonites live in Belize.
- Jake Michaels visited four Mennonite communities.
- The Mennonites were friendly, according to a phone interview with Michaels.
- Only 5% of the Mennonites’ population have completed primary education.
- All Mennonites do not own devices.
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。
| age | modern | traditional | secondary (education) | social |
- Japan has developed much _______ technologies.
- My father teaches science at a _______ school.
- It is mostly unknown how people in the Stone _______ lived.
- Children must learn the importance of being _______ by playing with others.
- Countries have areas where people still live in a _______ lifestyle.