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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 is the most popular social media app in your country?
- How much time do you spend on social media apps?
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。
- remain /ri-MEYN/
- replace /ri-PLEYS/
- grateful /GREYT-fuhl/
- handle /HAN-dl/
- political /puh-LIT-i-kuhl /
[verb] – to stay in the same place or in the same condition
She wishes to remain as a teacher.
[verb] – to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else
He replaced Mr. Laurie as president.
[adjective] – showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person:
Our department is grateful for all your help.
[verb] – to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of
I handled some difficult tasks last week.
[adjective] – relating to politics
This country has a lot of political issues.
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。
Jack Dorsey has left his job as chief executive of Twitter on November 29, 2021. The 45-year-old, who co-founded Twitter in 2006, will remain the CEO of Square, another company he created that allows credit and debit payments through a mobile device. In a statement, he said, “It’s finally time for me to leave.” His first stint as Twitter’s boss ended in 2008, but he returned as CEO again in 2015 when Dick Costolo left. He will be replaced by the current chief technical officer, Parag Agrawal, who has been the company’s head of technology since 2017. “I’m deeply grateful for his skill, heart, and soul. It’s his time to lead,” Dorsey said about Agrawal. During his time as CEO, Dorsey handled several political issues. He has expressed plans to focus on bitcoin.
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。
- Jack Dorsey has left his job as CEO of Twitter.
- Square does not allow credit and debit payments through a mobile device.
- Parag Agrawal has been the company’s head of technology since 2017.
- Dorsey is deeply grateful for Costolo’s skill, heart, and soul.
- Dorsey handled several political problems during his time as Twitter’s CEO.
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。
| remain | replace | grateful | handle | political |
- I am ______ for all that you have done.
- Laura ________ the store’s orders last week.
- They ______ their players for the game.
- He will ______ manager of the restaurant until the end of the month.
- The meeting was about ______ matters.