Food companies ask the government to help them resolve the supply chain crisis

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Beginner

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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 sometimes experience a shortage of food at home?
What kinds food are usually included in your grocery list?

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。

conference /KON-fer-uhns/

[noun] – an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally
That hotel is commonly used for conferences.

organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/

[noun] – a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
It’s an organization that provides low-income persons with free legal consultation.

alive /uh-LAHYV/

[adjective] – if something is alive, it continues to exist
Families of the sailors who have gone missing are fighting to keep their hopes alive.

increase /in-KREES/

[verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size
The project’s cost has increased since it began,

visa /VEE-zuh/

[noun] – an official document or mark made in a passport that allows you to enter or leave a particular country
I’ve applied for an extension to my visa.

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。

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has urged the UK government to commit to maintaining the country’s 60 percent food self-sufficiency; the NFU called a conference of groups on December 14, 2021, to discuss the concerns. Food sector organizations have warned that without government intervention, the UK will face a “worsening food supply chain catastrophe.” Staffing shortages will be considered as well. The following is a statement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra): “The government acted quickly to tackle the challenges to our supply chains”. To keep the UK manufacturing alive, Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, also urged the government to provide a “clear strategy” for addressing labor shortages as well as a “coherent food policy.” The government has increased the number of visas available under the agricultural Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme to 30,000, according to a Defra spokesman.

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。

The NFU called a conference of groups on December 14, 2021 to discuss the concerns.
Food sector organizations have warned that the UK will face a “worsening food supply chain crisis” without the government’s help.
Defra stands for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Andrew Opie is the director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium.
The government has increased the number of visas available under the agricultural Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme to 300,000,

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。

conference

organization

alive

increase

alive

There was a steady ___________ in population.
He’s the president of a large international __________.
She is attending a three-day __________.
The hall became __________ when they started singing.
They granted her an entry _________.