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 cheese?
- What dairy foods do you eat every day?
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。
- vegan /VEE-guhn/
- (a) few /fyoo/
- ingredient /in-GREE-dee-uhnt/
- cashew /KASH-oo/
- dish /dish/
[adjective] – not eating, using, or including any animal products
A raw vegan diet is not recommended for children.
[determiner] – some, or a small number of something
Few people were aware of his plan to resign.
[noun] – a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish
Could I have the list of ingredients for the cookies?
[noun] – a small nut from a tropical American tree that can be eaten
Cashew nuts contain lots of carbohydrates.
[noun] – food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal
The main dish for tonight is steak.
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。
Vegan cheese is becoming more popular, but few people know what it’s made of. What could this delectable-yet-mysterious product’s secret ingredient be?
Cheese has a unique structure that keeps it solid at room temperature but melts at higher temperatures. Fortunately, vegan cheese makers agree that dairy-free alternatives have improved in the last decade mostly thanks to one ingredient: cashew nuts. However, the industry’s dependence on cashew nuts raises ethical concerns. In vegan cheeses, cashews aren’t the only key ingredient. Many businesses use coconut oil, which contains around 82 percent saturated fat. But vegan cheesemakers argue that customers don’t eat cheese or vegan foods for health reasons. “That’s not the intention of vegan cheese,” explains Chantelle Adkins, the Vegan Society’s director of business development. “The intention is to give a component to a dish. It’s a misconception that vegans are healthy all the time.”
Vegan cheese still has a long way to go, but there’s no doubt that our choices have grown.
Cheese has a unique structure that keeps it solid at room temperature but melts at higher temperatures. Fortunately, vegan cheese makers agree that dairy-free alternatives have improved in the last decade mostly thanks to one ingredient: cashew nuts. However, the industry’s dependence on cashew nuts raises ethical concerns. In vegan cheeses, cashews aren’t the only key ingredient. Many businesses use coconut oil, which contains around 82 percent saturated fat. But vegan cheesemakers argue that customers don’t eat cheese or vegan foods for health reasons. “That’s not the intention of vegan cheese,” explains Chantelle Adkins, the Vegan Society’s director of business development. “The intention is to give a component to a dish. It’s a misconception that vegans are healthy all the time.”
Vegan cheese still has a long way to go, but there’s no doubt that our choices have grown.
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。
- Few people know what vegan cheese is made of.
- Cheese melts at room temperature.
- The secret ingredient of vegan cheese is cashew nuts.
- Coconut oil is not used by many businesses.
- Chantelle Adkins explains that vegan cheese intends to give a component to a dish.
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。
| vegan | few | ingredient | cashew | dish |
- I’d recommend this new _______. It’s delicious and affordable.
- What is the main _______ of curry?
- Bella has been on a _______ diet since last month.
- _______ people attended the farewell party.
- _______ nuts have oil that can be irritating to the skin.