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 been to a car show?
- Do you buy Sony products?
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。
- electric /ih-LEK-trik/
- vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/
- deal /deel/
- historical /hi-STAWR-i-kuhl/
- similarity /sim-uh-LAR-i-tee/
[adjective] – using electricity for power
Lyn gave me an electric clock for my birthday.
[noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land
Please don’t park your vehicle here.
[noun] – an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business
Kenji would like to get a deal with the company.
[adjective] – connected with studying or representing things from the past
Mina enjoys reading historical stories.
[noun] – the fact that people or things look or are the same
Those two paintings have many similarities.
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。
Japan’s Sony (SNE) and Honda (HMC) announced on March 4, 2022, that they plan to work together to develop and sell electric vehicles. They will create a new company this year before releasing the electric cars in 2025. In a joint statement, the two firms said that details of the deal are still under discussion. Honda will be in charge of production, and Sony will create a platform that provides mobility services. “The new company is expected to plan, design, develop, and sell the EVs, but not own and operate manufacturing facilities,” the two companies added. “Although Sony and Honda are companies that share many historical and cultural similarities, our areas of technological expertise are very different,” said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe in a statement.
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。
- Sony and Honda will work together.
- They will sell the electric cars in 2025.
- Honda will handle production.
- Sony will create a platform that provides mobility services.
- Sony and Honda’s areas of technological expertise are very similar.
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。
| electric | vehicle | deal | historical | similarity |
- He parked the large _______ on the wrong street.
- Jack plays the _______ guitar very well.
- The two friends share many __________.
- Mr. Okamoto signed the ________ last Friday.
- This book has a lot of ________ details.