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 already met your soulmate?
- Do you know someone who has already met his/her soulmate?
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。
- search /surch/
- mate /meyt/
- previous /PREE-vee-uhs/
- expert /EK-spurt/
- particular /per-TIK-yuh-ler/
[noun] – an attempt to find someone or something
They eventually discovered the missing papers after a long search.
[noun] – a mate is also a husband or wife
Her mate will come to see her on Sunday.
[adjective] – happening or existing before something or someone else
An addition had been added on the back of the house by the previous owner.
[noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity
My mother is an expert at English literature.
[adjective] – special, or this and not any other
She was looking for a particular type of cactus.
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。
Why do some people persist in their search for the ideal partner? Hannah Miller, 45, from Birmingham, UK, met Sam at a theme park when she was ten years old.
She didn’t see the boy from the theme park again until she was 18, but things moved rapidly once she did. Sam told Hannah he loved her a few weeks later, and the two married soon before her 20th birthday. “We knew that there was no reason not to get married because we were soulmates,” she says.
According to a survey conducted in 2021, a startling percentage of people believe in soulmates; the concept of “The One” also existed in many other civilizations. For a variety of reasons, people believe their ideal mate is out there, and the concept has only grown in popularity in the previous 50 years. Experts believe that our perceptions of soulmates are influenced by our particular circumstances and psychology, but individuals looking for a pre-destined partner may be setting themselves up for failure right from the start.
She didn’t see the boy from the theme park again until she was 18, but things moved rapidly once she did. Sam told Hannah he loved her a few weeks later, and the two married soon before her 20th birthday. “We knew that there was no reason not to get married because we were soulmates,” she says.
According to a survey conducted in 2021, a startling percentage of people believe in soulmates; the concept of “The One” also existed in many other civilizations. For a variety of reasons, people believe their ideal mate is out there, and the concept has only grown in popularity in the previous 50 years. Experts believe that our perceptions of soulmates are influenced by our particular circumstances and psychology, but individuals looking for a pre-destined partner may be setting themselves up for failure right from the start.
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。
- Hannah Miller is 45 years old.
- Hannah was 10 years old when she met Sam.
- Sam and Hannah got married soon before Hannah’s 20th birthday.
- The concept of “The One” also existed in many other civilizations.
- Experts believe that our perceptions of soulmates are influenced by our particular circumstances and psychology.
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。
| search | mate | previous | expert | particular |
- We had met on two __________ occasions.
- The cops did a __________ through the property but were unable to locate it.
- I have no _________ reason for doubting him.
- I met Greg’s __________ for the first time.
- She is an __________ in finance.