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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。
- Do you see a lot of Toyota cars in your city?
- What car brand do you think is the best?
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。
- electronic /ih-lek-TRON-ik/
- vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/
- delay /dih-LEY/
- financial /fi-NAN-shuhl/
- decrease /dih-KREES/
[adjective] – (especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by various devices
The boy was so happy when he received his electronic toy train.
[noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land
There were no vehicles at the parking lot.
[verb] – to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected
They had to delay the flight because of the snowstorm.
[adjective] – relating to money or how money is managed
We need financial support for the project.
[verb] – to become less, or to make something become less
House prices decreased by 8% last 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。
Automakers are running out of microchips—which are important parts of every electronic object. Toyota, the largest carmaker will be cutting their vehicle production, making only 540,000 cars from the original 900,000 in September. Volkswagen, the world’s second-biggest carmaker, has also announced that they would be forced to cut production. The great need for devices that use chips such as game consoles and laptops is one of the factors that caused the problem. Apple also had to delay the release of its iPhones. According to Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of chipmaker Intel, it would take “a year or two” before the situation returned to normal. President Joe Biden has called for financial support to make more microchips in the United States. Toyota’s shares decreased by 4.4% on August 19, 2021, the company’s biggest daily drop since December 2018.
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。
- Toyota will be making 540,000 cars in September.
- Volkswagen is the world’s second-biggest car producer.
- Gelsinger said that it would take a year or two before the situation returned to normal.
- President Joe Biden has called for financial support to make more microchips in the United Kingdom.
- Toyota’s shares decreased by 4.4%.
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。
| electronic | vehicle | delay | financial | decrease |
- The number of people going to the malls ______ this month.
- The company had a lot of ______ problems last year.
- We had to _____ the delivery because of the rain.
- The ______ is out of gas.
- I bought an ______ dictionary to learn English.