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 ever joined a clean-up drive?
- Do you take out the garbage at night?
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。
- responsible /ri-SPON-suh-buhl/
- recycle /ree-SAHY-kuhl/
- introduce /in-truh-DOOS/
- material /muh-TEER-ee-uhl/
- collection /kuh-LEK-shuhn/
[adjective] – to be the person who caused something to happen, especially something bad
Who is responsible for this tragedy?
[verb] – to sort and collect trash in order to treat it and produce useful materials that can be used again
More than half of Japan’s waste paper is recycled.
[verb] – to put something into use, operation, or a place for the first time
Since the product was introduced in 2001, the company has sold millions of it.
[noun] – a physical substance that things can be made from
Plastics are made from crude oil as the raw material.
[noun] – the act of taking something away from a place
Which day is the garbage collection?
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。
Businesses will be responsible for clean-up costs if their packaging is littered, according to new UK legislation. They will also be penalized if their garbage is difficult to recycle or if they fail to meet their recycling goals. The waste-cutting measures are part of the Welsh government’s waste-cutting efforts and will take effect in 2024. Wales is rated third in the world for household recycling, with the Welsh government aiming to reuse or recycle 100% of garbage by 2050. The new “polluter pays” laws, which are being introduced across the UK, would shift the expense of dealing with packaging waste from people to businesses. Ministers hope that by doing so, businesses will be pushed to use less packaging and more easily recyclable materials. Businesses that are responsible for the most littered items will also face sanctions in Wales and Scotland. The money raised would go toward improving kerbside garbage collection.
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。
- Businesses will be responsible for clean-up costs if their packaging is littered.
- The waste-cutting measures will take effect in 2023.
- The Welsh government aims to reuse or recycle 75% of garbage by 2050.
- Businesses will be pushed to use less packaging and more easily recyclable materials.
- The money raised would go toward improving kerbside garbage collection.
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。
| responsible | recycle | introduce | material | collection |
- On Tuesday afternoon, the photos will be ready for __________.
- It’s impossible that such law will be __________ before the next election.
- The poor weather last month was __________ for the crop failure.
- They __________ empty tins to use the metal.
- This kind of __________ absorbs water easily.