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。
- In what ways do you go green?
- Do you like to own an electric car someday?
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。
- announcement /uh-NOUNS-muhnt/
- developing country /dih-VEL-uh-ping KUHN-tree /
- abroad /uh-BRAWD/
- video clip /VID-ee-oh klip/
- maximum /MAK-suh-muhm/
[noun] – something that someone says officially, giving information about something
The announcement was not entirely unexpected.
[noun] – a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
China is the most populous developing country in the world.
[adverb] – in or to a foreign country or countries
We always go abroad in the summer.
[noun] – a short video
Video clips from a security camera showed the men entering the store.
[adjective] – being the largest amount or number allowed or possible
The maximum penalty for the offense is a $6000 fine.
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 introduced that no new coal-fired power plants will be constructed outside of the country. President Xi Jinping made the announcement at some point in his presentation to the United Nations General Assembly. As a part of its Belt and Road Initiative program, which is a massive infrastructure project, China has been helping coal projects in international locations like Indonesia and Vietnam. However, as the globe works to fulfill the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, pressure is mounting to stop the funding. “China will enhance its support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy, and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad,” Mr. Xi declared in a video clip shown during the yearly summit. For the first time in several years, the country did not finance any coal projects in the first half of 2021. China is also the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and most of its domestic energy needs are met with coal. He was referring to statements from last year that China will achieve maximum emissions by 2030 and then be CO2-neutral by 2060.
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 introduced that no new coal-fired power plants will be constructed outside of the country.
- China has been helping coal projects in international locations like Indonesia and Vietnam.
- China will enhance its support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy.
- China did not finance any coal projects in the first half of 2020.
- President Xi Jinping stated that China would achieve maximum emissions by 2030.
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。
| announcement | developing country | abroad | video clip | abroad |
- How do you make a __________?
- The __________ was made at a news conference.
- He’s currently __________ on business.
- This is a __________ with a large population.
- The __________ load for this elevator is eight persons.