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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 own an Apple device?
- Do you play online video games?
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。
- online /ON-LAHYN/
- violation /vahy-uh-LEY-shuhn/
- control /kuhn-TROL/
- hearing /HEER-ing/
- option /OP-shuhn/
[adjective] – bought, used, etc. using the internet
I bought these clothes online.
[noun] – an action that breaks or acts against something
Smoking is a violation in this building.
[verb] – to order, limit, or rule something, or someone’s actions or behavior
Could you share some of your secrets to control anger?
[noun] – an official meeting that is held to collect the facts about an event or problem
We will continue our court hearing on this case next Monday.
[noun] – one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice
There are many location options from which we can choose for our event.
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。
Online game Fortnite has been removed from the Apple App Store due to a violation committed by its creator, Epic Games. Epic’s chief Tim Sweeney said the ongoing legal process could take at least five years. “This is another extraordinary anti-competitive move by Apple, demonstrating their power to reshape markets and choose winners and losers,” Sweeney said on Twitter. The game was originally removed from the App Store in August last year because of using its own payment system that skipped Apple’s 30% commission. With this, Epic has accused Apple of unjustly controlling its App Store. Meanwhile, a recent US court hearing in September ruled that Apple could not stop app creators to use other payment options. However, a judge explained that Epic failed to prove its claim against Apple being illegally controlled. Users who have the game downloaded on their Apple devices will still be able to play it, but they will not be able to update the application.
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。
- Online video game Call of Duty has been removed from the Apple App Store.
- Epic’s chief Tim Sweeney said the legal battle between Apple and his company could take at least three years.
- Apple originally removed the online from the App Store in August 2021.
- A US court hearing said Apple could not stop applications to use other payment systems.
- Apple users that have the game could still play and update it.
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。
| online | violation | control | option | hearing |
- I do not like this design. Do we have other _________?
- Jenny met his husband Carl ________.
- David received a ticket for his traffic ________.
- The final court _______ of the case lasted for eight hours.
- Bio Health Company ________ six hospitals around the country.