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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。
- How many students were in your class in primary school?
- What do you like the most about primary school?
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。
- education /ej-oo-KEY-shuhn/
- attend /uh-TEND/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- classroom /KLAS-room/
- final /FAHYN-l/
[noun] – the process of teaching or learning in a school, or the knowledge that you get from this
Everyone has the right to education.
[verb] – to go officially and usually regularly to a place
What school do you attend?
[noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
Have they reached a final decision yet?
[noun] – a room in a school or college where groups of students are taught
There are about 40 students in the classroom.
[adjective] – last
The final exam will be next month.
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。
The Education Authority (EA) has decided to close Balloughry Primary School in Northern Ireland, which serves some Donegal students, in August 2023. Students might attend elementary schools in Derry city instead, where they would have more educational and extracurricular opportunities. According to the EA, the school has only 44 students and three teachers, far below the 105 students required by the Department of Education for a rural primary school. Before making such a decision, however, a consultation must be held. Moreover, it has a shared education agreement with two other Irish schools. The EA is in charge of deciding the future of Northern Ireland’s education. This could include adding more classrooms to a school or closing a school that is no longer sustainable. The school’s fate to be kept or closed is decided by a future education minister. A final judgment is expected in January 2023.
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 EA has decided to close Balloughry Primary School in August 2023.
- Balloughry Primary School is located in Wales.
- The school only has 43 students and five teachers.
- 105 students are required by the Department of Education for a rural primary school.
- The final decision will be made in January 2023.
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。
| education | attend | decision | classroom | final |
- The _______ episode is tonight. I’m so excited!
- The teachers are working together to change the _______ system.
- How many desks are in the _______?
- Studying abroad was a tough _______ to make.
- I _______ piano lessons weekly.