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。
- Have you been to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka?
- Do you collect toys?
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。
- port /pawrt/
- delay /dih-LEY/
- owner /OH-ner/
- item /AHY-tuhm/
- choice /chois/
[noun] – a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbor, or the harbor itself
It was another busy day at the fishing port.
[noun] – the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait
There was a short delay in the departure of the plane.
[noun] – someone who owns something
Romy is the owner of this cafe.
[noun] – something that is part of a list or group of things
The stationery store has a lot of colorful items.
[noun] – the range of different things from which you can choose
The hotel’s breakfast menu offers a wide choice of dishes.
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 port delays in the United Kingdom (UK) are having serious effects on many businesses, including stores selling Harry Potter merchandise. “A Harry Potter wand used to be £20 and now it’s going to be £35-£40. All of the shops are running out of products,” says Elvijs Plugis, co-owner of collectible shop House of Spells. London Toy Company, the importer of Harry Potter toys, says it has now sold out all of its Harry Potter items. The company now has 35,000 toys held up at ports, amounting to £250,000. Moreover, the delay is adding 2.5-3 weeks to the time frame of order arrival. The toy company’s clients, like Amazon and Audi, are waiting to receive orders of toys. Alan Simpson, managing director of Toytown, a popular toy brand, is encouraging customers to start their Christmas shopping early this year as the product choices will be different in December.
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。
- Before the port delays, a Harry Potter wand cost £20.
- London Toy Company imports Harry Potter toys.
- The delay is adding 7 weeks to the time frame of order arrival.
- Amazon and Audi are not waiting to receive orders of toys.
- According to Alan Simpson, product choices will be the same in December.
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。
| port | delay | owner | item | choice |
- I met the ______ of the Brazilian restaurant.
- The bookshop is selling new ______.
- We live near the ______ of Yokohama.
- They are experiencing some _____ in the project.
- The grocery offers healthy food ______.