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。
- Is there air pollution in your country?
- What do you think is the main cause of air pollution?
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。
- digital /DIJ-i-tl/
- pollution /puh-LOO-shuhn/
- quickly /KWIK-lee/
- capital /KAP-i-tl/
- outdoor /OUT-dawr/
[adjective] – using or relating to digital signals and computer technology
My sister bought a new digital camera.
[noun] – damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
Air pollution causes climate change.
[adverb] – at a fast speed
We have to walk quickly to make it to the library on time.
[noun] – a city that is the center of government of a country or smaller political area
Do you know what the capital of the United States is?
[adjective] – existing, happening, or done outside, rather than inside a building
Aki doesn’t enjoy outdoor games that much.
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。
Engineer and COO of a digital platform for sustainable agricultural solutions Dhruv Sawhney has recommended a new organic microbial spray developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR) in Delhi to Indian farmers to reduce air pollution from stubble burning. According to ICAR director Ashok Kumar Singh, the Pusa Decomposer has seven different forms of fungus that naturally exist in the soil. The microbial spray would quickly destroy the stubble that remained in the fields after paddy harvesting. After three weeks, the old stubble would be mixed into the soil and used as compost for the next planting season. New Delhi has India’s highest level of dangerous air pollution, with the worst year-round average for PM2.5 pollution of any capital city in the world. Over 4.2 million people die each year due to outdoor air pollution.
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 new organic microbial spray is developed by ICAR in Dehli.
- The Pusa Decomposer has six different forms of fungus that naturally exist in the soil.
- Three weeks after using the decomposer, the old stubble would be mixed with the soil as compost.
- New Delhi has India’s highest level of dangerous air pollution.
- Over 4.2 million people die each year due to indoor air pollution.
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。
| digital | pollution | quickly | capital | outdoor |
- Land _______ has been the country’s main concern for the past decade.
- Toma replied to the email _______.
- We will have an _______ party next month.
- _______ TVs have excellent picture quality.
- Madrid is the _______ of Spain.