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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。
- Are there a lot of tall buildings in your city?
- Do you enjoy sightseeing?
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。
- strict /strikt/
- limit /LIM-it/
- mega /mega/
- citizen /SIT-uh-zuhn/
- population /pop-yuh-LEY-shuhn /
[adjective] – strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
Her school has some strict rules.
[noun] – the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed
The store put a limit on toilet paper purchases.
[adjective] – very big
My friend and I visited the mega department store in town.
[noun] – a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city
Mr. Furukawa is a Japanese citizen.
[noun] – all the people living in a particular country, area, or place
The city has a population of 336 people.
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。
China has placed stricter limits on the building of “super high-rise towers” in smaller cities, its latest move to put a stop to extremely expensive projects. The country houses some of the world’s mega towers, which includes the 128-story and 623-meters high, Shanghai Tower. Chinese citizens posted their comments on the social media site, Weibo, with some saying that super-high skyscrapers were “not needed”. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural development, and the Ministry of Emergency, have introduced stricter rules on October 26, 2021. According to the new rules, cities with populations of less than three million people will not be allowed to build skyscrapers taller than 150 meters (492 ft). Meanwhile, those with populations larger than that will not be able to build towers taller than 250 meters.
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。
- China has placed stricter limits on the building of “super high-rise towers”.
- According to Chinese citizens, super-high skyscrapers were “not needed”.
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Emergency, have introduced stricter rules on October 26, 2021
- Cities with populations of less than three million people will be allowed to build skyscrapers taller than 150 meters (492 ft).
- Those with populations larger than that will not be able to build towers taller than 350 meters.
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。
| strict | limit | mega | citizen | population |
- The country has a total _______ of 80 million.
- Yesterday, I met three British _______.
- There is a height _____ for riding the rollercoaster.
- My boss is quite _______.
- The city is full of ______ houses.