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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 often write your thoughts in a notebook?
- Are you interested in science?
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。
- belong /bi-LAWNG/
- clue /kloo/
- envelope /EN-vuh-lohp/
- librarian /lahy-BRAIR-ee-uhn /
- joyous /JOI-uhs/
[verb] – to be in the right place, or (of a person) to feel that you are in the right place
I think this pen belongs to Sheena.
[noun] – a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery
I don’t have any clue how to answer this math homework.
[noun] – a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter
The brown envelope is on the table.
[noun] – a person who works in a library
As a librarian, Mina organizes books every day.
[adjective] – full of joy; very happy
Being at the beach with friends gives me a joyous feeling.
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。
Two “stolen” notebooks that once belonged to English naturalist Charles Darwin have been returned to Cambridge University, 22 years after they were last seen. The notebooks were wrapped in plastic and left in a bright pink gift bag. There was no clue as to who returned the books, just a printed short message on a brown envelope inside the bag that read: “Librarian, Happy Easter X.” The items – in which Darwin mapped out his theory of evolution about the origin of life – were found to be missing in 2001 during a routine check. It took five days before the notebooks were confirmed to be real. “I feel joyous,” the university’s librarian Dr. Jessica Gardner says. The Cambridgeshire Police are still working on the case.
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。
- Charles Darwin is an Australian naturalist.
- The notebooks were left in a bright pink gift bag.
- The message on the envelope reads, “Librarian, Happy New Year X”
- Dr. Jessica Gardner feels joyous about the return of the notebooks.
- The Cambridgeshire Police have already solved the case.
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。
| belong | clue | envelope | librarian | joyous |
- Please put the paper inside the ________.
- This lunch box _______ to Ken.
- I asked help from the ________ to find this book.
- She feels _______ when she’s around nature.
- Could you please give me a ______ on how to solve this puzzle?