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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 orchids in your city?
- How many museums are located in your city?
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。
- nature /NEY-cher/
- explore /ik-SPLAWR/
- approach /uh-PROHCH/
- float /floht/
- history /HIS-tuh-ree/
[noun] – all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world
Being around nature calms me down.
[verb] – to search and discover (about something)
My friends and I are going to explore the new mall.
[verb] – to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
The boy tried to approach the puppy on the street.
[verb] – to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air
I would love to see a hot air balloon float.
[noun] – (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject
The history of basketball dates back to the 1890s.
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。
A place where you can be one with nature. This is what teamLab had in mind for their latest artwork named, “Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One.” TeamLab, an art group based in Tokyo, is known for its digital installations, but this time, the group hopes to explore the beauty of orchids. The installation opened in summer and is made up of over 13,000 living orchids.
Once you step foot inside the installation, you will be greeted by the orchids hanging from the ceiling as if they are floating in mid-air. The orchids would slowly begin to rise and fall when you approach them. Visitors can go around the installation, smell the plants, and hear music from artist Hideaki Takahashi.
“Orchids can live without soil, and we can learn so many things from them. They have more history than humans.” The garden-inspired installation is on show at teamLab Planets, a museum in Tokyo. It will remain open until the end of 2022.
Once you step foot inside the installation, you will be greeted by the orchids hanging from the ceiling as if they are floating in mid-air. The orchids would slowly begin to rise and fall when you approach them. Visitors can go around the installation, smell the plants, and hear music from artist Hideaki Takahashi.
“Orchids can live without soil, and we can learn so many things from them. They have more history than humans.” The garden-inspired installation is on show at teamLab Planets, a museum in Tokyo. It will remain open until the end of 2022.
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。
- TeamLab is an art group from Tokyo.
- TeamLab wants to explore the beauty of orchids.
- The installation is made up of 12,000 living orchids.
- The orchids would slowly disappear when you approach them.
- Visitors of the installation can hear Hideaki Takahashi’s music.
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。
| nature | explore | approach | float | history |
- My family and I are going to _____ the city of Hong Kong.
- We learned about the ______ of England in our class.
- My brother likes watching bubbles _____ in the air.
- Yesterday, I _____ a kitten on a bench.
- He likes to live in a place surrounded by _______.