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 hot/cold is it in your city today?
- Do you believe in climate change?
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。
- method /METH-uhd/
- reduce /ri-DOOS/
- avoid /uh-VOID/
- predict /pri-DIKT/
- expert /EK-spurt/
[noun] – a particular way of doing something
Train travel is one of the safest methods of transport.
[verb] – to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.
The plane reduced its speed as it approached the airport.
[verb] – to stay away from someone or something
Do you believe Lukas is trying to avoid me? I haven’t seen him in a long time.
[verb] – to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience
No one can predict when the sickness will return.
[noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity
She is an expert at dressmaking.
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。
UN experts have devised a method for addressing the main causes of global warming and climate change, which they think will aid in their efforts. A senior UN committee has stated in a report that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced quickly, deeply, and immediately. To avoid the worst effects, global CO2 emissions would have to reach a peak within three years. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has revealed its advice on what the world can do to avert a dark future. First, the bad news: the planet would still warm by 3.2 degrees Celsius this century even if all countries’ carbon-cutting efforts were fully implemented by the end of 2020. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has voiced his discontent with the discovery. As a result of such a spike in temperature, our world would face massive heatwaves, severe storms, and widespread water shortages. To avoid disaster, analysts predict that the world must keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or less this century.
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。
- UN experts have devised a method for addressing the root causes of global warming and climate change.
- IPCC stands for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
- IPCC has revealed its advice on what the world can do to avert a dark future.
- Anton Guterres is the UN Secretary-General.
- To avoid disaster, analysts predict that the world must keep global warming to 2.5 degrees Celsius or less this century.
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。
| method | reduce | avoid | predict | avoid |
- Try to __________ your intake of fat.
- I cannot __________ when to meet her again.
- Peter’s an __________ in his field.
- Are you trying to __________ me?
- He invented a new __________ to make bread.