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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。
- How often do you eat out?
- What kinds of food do you usually eat (e.g. meat, fish, vegetables, etc.)?
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。
- collection /kuh-LEK-shuhn/
- crop /krop/
- produce /pruh-DOOS/
- temperature /TEM-pruh-cher/
- condition /kuhn-DISH-uhn/
[noun] – a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place
Nikki has a large collection of stamps.
[noun] – (the total amount collected of) a plant such as grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts
Sugar is one of the most important crops on the island.
[verb] – to make something or bring something into existence
Which type of soil produces the best plants?
[noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or the body
The country reached its highest temperature yesterday.
[noun] – the particular state that something or someone is in
The weather is in condition today.
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 International Center of Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is growing salt-loving superfoods in the Dubai desert to increase food production. The ICBA, a non-profit organization founded in 1999 in the United Arab Emirates, owns a unique collection of 13,000 seeds and has presented non-traditional crops to the desert, such as quinoa from South America’s Andes. Additionally, scientists have discovered that five of the 1,200 kinds of quinoa can grow in warm environments. Salicornia, a salt-tolerant plant native to the southern United States, was also used to produce food and biofuels. The ICBA’s research is part of a global solution to find different ways to produce food, with food consumption expected to increase by 59 to 98 percent by 2050. According to Joshua Katz, a partner at the consulting company McKinsey & Company, rising temperatures and bad weather conditions may need more than one food production system to guarantee food security.
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 ICBA is growing superfoods to increase food production.
- The ICBA was established in the United States.
- Five out of the 1,200 kinds of quinoa can grow in hot weather.
- Food consumption is expected to increase by 60 to 98 percent by 2050.
- According to Joshua Katz, more than one production system may be required to secure food security.
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。
| collection | crop | produce | temperature | condition |
- Today’s _______ dropped to zero.
- Strawberry is the main _______ grown in the town.
- Is the car still in good _______?
- Shirley has a _______ of history books.
- They are known for _______ rice.