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。
- Are you a coffee drinker?
- Do you like cashews and avocados?
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。
- region /REE-juhn/
- crop /krop/
- temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/
- quality /KWOL-i-tee/
- heat /heet/
[noun] – a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
There’s a shortage of water in the region.
[noun] – a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant
Last year, apple growers celebrated their largest crop ever.
[noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
The temperature suddenly dropped to zero.
[noun] – how good or bad something is
Their products are of very high quality.
[noun] – the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something
How do you work in this heat if you don’t have air conditioning?
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。
According to a new study, the areas appropriate for growing coffee, cashews, and avocados will greatly change as the planet heats. Significant coffee-producing regions in Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Colombia would have “dramatically declined” by 2050, according to the study. Although most will be far from current production zones, the number of viable cashew and avocado growing places will grow. Coffee is one of the most significant crops on the planet, providing income to millions of small farmers. Avocado and cashew consumption has increased dramatically in recent decades as a result of shifting consumer tastes in wealthier countries. While the threat of climate change to coffee has received a lot of attention in recent years, there is less information about how rising temperatures may harm avocados and cashews. The authors of this study looked at how rising temperatures and shifting precipitation rates will influence the three crops over the next 30 years. For the first time, the researchers have included information about land and soil quality. Coffee is the crop that suffers the most from excessive heat.
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 areas appropriate for growing coffee, cashews, and avocados will drastically change as the planet heats
- Significant coffee-producing regions in Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Colombia would have “dramatically declined” by 2050.
- Coffee is one of the most significant crops on the planet.
- Avocado and cashew consumption has increased dramatically in recent decades.
- Avocado is the crop that suffers the most from excessive heat.
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。
region | crop | temperature | quality | temperature |
- You can feel the _________ of the day.
- The __________ has become a magnet for small businesses.
- Sugar has always been an important __________ on the island.
- The __________ has risen five degrees.
- The __________ of the picture on our television isn’t very good.