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。
- What part of nature do you like the most?
- Do you go to forests in your country?
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。
- financial /fi-NAN-shuhl/
- sign /sahyn/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- effort /EF-ert/
- former /FAWR-mer/
[adjective] – relating to money or how money is managed
The company needed financial help from the government.
[verb] – to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself
Please sign the document before you return it to me.
[noun] – something you choose; a choice
It was Adam’s decision to study abroad.
[noun] – physical or mental activity needed to achieve something
The students made efforts to decorate their classroom for the school festival.
[adjective] – of an earlier time, but not now
My father was a former journalist.
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。
More than 100 world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change (COP26) meeting promised to stop deforestation by 2030. The budget for the pledge contains about £14 billion ($19.2 billion) in public and private contributions. Some will be used as financial aid in land restoration, wildfire prevention, and native community support in underdeveloped countries. Canada, Brazil, Russia, China, Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and the United Kingdom are among those who signed the pledge. These countries cover around 85 percent of the world’s forests. Experts praised the decision but warned of 2014’s failed deforestation plan, and that results must be seen. Moreover, there are issues about properly managing an important financial commitment to such efforts. “We’re facing a climate emergency so giving ourselves another 10 years to address this problem doesn’t quite seem consistent with that,” former Rainforest Alliance President Dr. Nigel Sizer said. “But maybe this is realistic and the best that they can achieve.”
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。
- World leaders at the COP26 meeting promised to end deforestation by 2040.
- The budget for the pledge contains about $20 billion.
- Both the US and the UK are among the countries that cover 85 percent of the world’s forests.
- Experts warned about the failed 2014 deforestation plan.
- Dr. Nigel Sizer is the current president of the Rainforest Alliance.
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。
| financial | sign | decision | effort | former |
- Please _______ your name here.
- Sean made a lot of _______ to finish his homework before the deadline.
- We visited our _______ homeroom teacher.
- The program offers _______ aid to students.
- We need a final _______ next week.