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。
- Have you experienced a flooding incident?
- Do you recycle used things at home?
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。
- edge /ej/
- architecture /AHR-ki-tek-cher/
- landscape /LAND-skeyp/
- worth it /wurth it/
- recycle /ree-SAHY-kuhl/
[noun] – the outer or farthest point of something
He applied pink frosting around the edge of the cake,
[noun] – the art and practice of designing and making buildings
This is an example of 1900s architecture.
[noun] – a large area of countryside, usually one without many buildings or other things that are not natural
He felt great awe for the landscape.
[idiom] – enjoyable or useful despite the fact that you have to make an effort
All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.
[verb] – to use something again for a different purpose
She recycles old things at home as much as she can.
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。
Yu Kongjian describes his near-drowning incident in the river. The rice terraces in Yu’s agricultural commune in China had been drowned by the White Sand Creek, which had been swollen by rain. When Yu was 10 years old, he rushed to the river’s edge. In an instant, the ground beneath his feet collapsed, sending him into the floods.
Yu Kongjian, an urban design theorist and Dean of Peking University’s College of architecture and landscape, is the creator of the sponge city concept for flood management, which is being implemented in a number of Chinese towns. While others question if sponge towns can function in the face of more extreme floods caused by climate change, he feels it is a model that other areas may adopt.
The work was totally worth it. Following President Xi Jinping’s approval, China revealed a multibillion-yuan plan with a lofty goal: by 2030, 80 percent of China’s urban areas must have sponge city qualities and recycle at least 70 percent of rainfall.
Yu Kongjian, an urban design theorist and Dean of Peking University’s College of architecture and landscape, is the creator of the sponge city concept for flood management, which is being implemented in a number of Chinese towns. While others question if sponge towns can function in the face of more extreme floods caused by climate change, he feels it is a model that other areas may adopt.
The work was totally worth it. Following President Xi Jinping’s approval, China revealed a multibillion-yuan plan with a lofty goal: by 2030, 80 percent of China’s urban areas must have sponge city qualities and recycle at least 70 percent of rainfall.
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。
- Yu Tan describes his near-drowning incident in the river.
- Yu Kongjian is an urban design theorist.
- Some people question if sponge towns can function in the face of more extreme floods.
- China revealed a multibillion-yuan plan with a lofty goal.
- By 2030, 80 percent of China’s urban areas must have sponge city qualities and recycle at least 70 percent of rainfall.
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。
| edge | architecture | landscape | worth it | recycle |
- He felt great awe for the __________.
- It was __________ to see all those smiling faces.
- Don’t go near the __________. It isn’t safe.
- He studied __________ at university.
- It’s a good idea to __________ household waste.