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。
- How often do you use Google?
- Are you interested in a tech job?
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。
- blog /blawg/
- center /SEN-ter/
- own /ohn/
- develop /dih-VEL-uhp/
- previously /PREE-vee-uhs-lee/
[noun] – a regular record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put on the internet for other people to read
Jessie enjoys reading food blogs.
[noun] – a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens
Let’s go to the shopping center this afternoon.
[verb] – belonging to or done by a particular person or thing
Larry owns two vintage cars.
[verb] – to invent something or bring something into existence
We need to develop new products by the end of March.
[adverb] – before the present time or the time referred to
She previously worked as a flight attendant.
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。
Google announced in a blog post on April 13, 2022, that it plans to spend $9.5 billion on its US offices and data centers. The tech company owned by Alphabet Inc. has required many of its employees to work in an office three days a week after two years of being fully remote. Google will open a new office in Atlanta this year and continue to develop office space in other US cities like Austin and New York. The company will also develop its data centers in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas. Google was among the first businesses to adopt remote work when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. As part of its plan, the company hopes to create at least 12,000 new jobs by the end of 2022. Along with other companies in Silicon Valley, Google had previously spent billions to improve workstations.
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。
- Google announced that it plans to spend $6.5 billion on its US offices and data centers.
- Alphabet Inc. owns Google.
- Google has data centers in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas.
- The company hopes to create at least 1,000 new jobs by the end of 2022.
- Google had previously spent billions to improve workstations.
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。
| center | own | blog | develop | previously |
- Nellie writes a ______ post every Saturday.
- They plan to _______ a computer school in this area.
- She once ________ a music box.
- There are so many people at the sports _______.
- My uncle ________ worked as a pilot.