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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。
- What comes to mind when you hear the term “natural disasters”?
- What natural disaster does your country often experience?
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。
- evacuate /ih-VAK-yoo-eyt/
- officer /AW-fuh-ser/
- allow /uh-LOU/
- station /STEY-shuhn/
- install /in-STAWL/
[verb] – to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
Locals were ordered to evacuate due to the flood.
[noun] – a person who has a position of authority in an organization
The personnel officer who interviewed you will give you feedback.
[verb] – to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening
Smoking is not allowed in the halls.
[noun] – a building or place used for a particular service or type of work
Is there a gas station around here?
[verb] – to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to use
Could you help me install the security cameras?
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。
Majority of the 250 residents of the volcanic Italian island Vulcano are forced to evacuate on Thursday, October 21 due to dangerously high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the air. Based on the Italian National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), CO2 levels at Vulcano, in the Aeolian archipelago off the north coast of Sicily, have grown from 80 tons to 480 tons, severely reducing the amount of oxygen. As per Lipari Mayor Marco Giorgianni, non-researchers and non-civil protection officers are not allowed to stay in the “red zone”. People can choose to stay in “yellow zones”, but only on the top floors of their homes. Non-resident visitors and tourists are also prohibited from visiting the island for a month. According to the INGV’s Palermo and Catania-Etneo Observatory website, four geochemical stations that detect CO2 from the soil are currently running. Additionally, the observatory built seven new seismic stations: six on Vulcano and one on Lipari. A high-definition thermal camera has also been installed to monitor soil temperature.
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。
- Vulcano residents were ordered to evacuate on Friday, October 22.
- The CO2 levels in Vulcano raised from 80 tons to 480 tons.
- People can stay in the “yellow zone” but only on the top floors of their houses.
- Tourists are prohibited from visiting the area for one month.
- Seven new seismic stations were built by the observatory.
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。
| evacuate | officer | allow | station | install |
- It’s easy to _______ the shower. I’ll show you.
- Authorities ordered helicopters to _______ the residents from their homes.
- Taking pictures inside the temple is not _______.
- Please present your passport to the customs _______.
- The government is planning to build a new research _______.