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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 history?
- Do you like studying about dinosaurs?
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。
- relationship /ri-LEY-shuhn-ship/
- result /ri-ZUHKLT/
- fossil /FOS-uhl /
- display /dih-SPLEY/
- bury /BER-ee/
[noun] – the way in which two things are connected
The relationship between lung cancer and smoking has been proven by scientists.
[noun] – something that happens or exists because of something else
The road has been widened, yet the result has only increased traffic.
[noun] – the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period
This fossil may be over 2 million years old.
[noun] – a collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at, or a performance or show for people to watch
At the time, the museum has an Egyptian art collection on display.
[verb] – to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it:
Where did you bury his toy?
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。
Scientists in China have discovered a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo that is hatching from its egg like a chicken. The embryo, named Baby Yingliang, was discovered near Ganzhou, China, and is considered to be at least 66 million years old. It is “the best dinosaur embryo ever found in history,” according to researcher Dr. Fion Waisum Ma. Scientists now have a clearer understanding of the relationship between dinosaurs and current birds as a result of the discovery. Tucking is a characteristic found in birds right before hatching, and the embryo was wrapped in the fossil in that posture. With the embryo on the point of hatching, Prof. Steve Brusatte, a member of the study team, hailed it as “one of the most stunning dinosaur fossils” he had ever seen. The Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum in China has baby Yingliang on display that is 10.6in (27cm) long from head to tail and sleeps within a 6.7 inch-long egg. Although the egg was discovered in 2000, it had been buried for eleven years before that.
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 embryo was named Baby Yingliang.
- The embryo was discovered near Beijing, China.
- Dr. Fion Waisum Ma is a researcher.
- Tucking is a characteristic found in lions right before hatching.
- The Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum in China has baby Yingliang on display.
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。
relationship | result | fossil | display | bury |
- They discovered a little, sparrow-like creature’s __________.
- The dog turned and ran to __________ its bone.
- She could not hide her dismay at the _________.
- The _________ between dinosaurs and modern birds is now better understood by scientists.
- The __________ shows the traditional industries of the town.