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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 like cheese?
- Do enjoy watching cooking shows?
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。
- beat /beet/
- entry /EN-tree/
- champion /CHAM-pee-uhn /
- judge /juhj/
- annual /AN-yoo-uhl /
[verb] – to defeat or do better than
Tony beat me at chess this afternoon.
[noun] – a piece of work that you do in order to take part in a competition, or the act of taking part in a competition
30 students submitted their entries for the art contest.
[noun] – someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition
Everyone welcomed the Olympic champions at the airport.
[noun] – the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition
The judges all liked Ms. Brown’s potato dish.
[adjective] – happening once every year
The Dublin marathon is an annual event in Ireland.
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。
Olavidia, a soft goat’s cheese from Spain, grabbed the first place at the World Cheese Awards on November 3, 2021. It beat 4,079 entries from more than 40 countries. The champion cheese received 103 votes, while France’s Fromagerie Berthaut finished in second place with 98 votes. According to British judge Jason Hinds, the Spanish cheese had “a flavor that was round and warm.”
The Spanish cheese is a product of Quesos y Besos (Cheeses and Kisses), a factory in southern Spain that is operated by only six employees. Silvia Peláez, the head cheesemaker said, “We are a small cheesemaker in Jaen,” a city in southern Spain best known for its olives. Around 250 judges, including cheese sellers and chefs, were present at the event. They scored the entries based on their look, feel, smell, and taste.
The event began with 88 contestants. Olavidia was the last to be judged among the entries. A blue cheese from Oregon called Rogue River Blue was the winner in 2019. The annual cheese contest was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Spanish cheese is a product of Quesos y Besos (Cheeses and Kisses), a factory in southern Spain that is operated by only six employees. Silvia Peláez, the head cheesemaker said, “We are a small cheesemaker in Jaen,” a city in southern Spain best known for its olives. Around 250 judges, including cheese sellers and chefs, were present at the event. They scored the entries based on their look, feel, smell, and taste.
The event began with 88 contestants. Olavidia was the last to be judged among the entries. A blue cheese from Oregon called Rogue River Blue was the winner in 2019. The annual cheese contest was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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。
- A Spanish cheese won first place at the 2021 World Cheese Awards.
- France’s Fromagerie Berthaut received 98 votes.
- Judges scored the entries based on their look, feel, smell, and taste.
- Olavidia was the first to be judged among the entries.
- The monthly cheese competition was not held in 2020.
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。
| beat | entry | champion | judge | annual |
- The ______ were satisfied with all the dishes.
- They will select the winning ______ next week.
- Randy always ______ me at table tennis.
- The school trip to the bread factory is an ______ event.
- Yuzuru Hanyu is a skating _______.