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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。
- Do you drink coffee?
- Are there many Starbucks stores in your city?
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。
- inspiration /in-spuh-REY-shuhn/
- cost /kawst/
- successfully /suhk-SES-fuh-lee/
- attract /uh-TRAKT/
- customer /KUHS-tuh-mer/
[noun] – someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something
The inspiration behind the author’s stories was his childhood friend.
[verb] – If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it
This umbrella costs around $5.
[adverb] – in a way that achieves the results wanted or hoped for
Laura successfully passed her college entrance exam.
[verb] – to cause something to come toward something else, or to cause a person to become interested in someone or something
Bali, Indonesia has attracted many tourists in recent years.
[noun] – a person who buys goods or a service
Many customers availed of the donut store’s buy one get one promo.
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。
Starbucks introduced its chocolate-flavored coffee called Chocolate Cream Cold Brew on May 10, 2022. The new drink comes amid rising demand for iced coffee. It has a chocolate cream cold foam and vanilla syrup. In a press release, Starbucks stated that the inspiration behind the new item was “summer memories”. The coffee giant saw a 74% sales increase in iced coffees and Frappuccinos during the previous summer season. With this, the chain has offered its cold brew beverages in different flavors, such as a pumpkin cream cold brew in the fall and an Irish cream cold brew during the holidays. The new chocolate cream cold brew is available year-round across US stores. An order of a grande costs around $4.75. Based on a report by Guggenheim Partners, Starbucks has successfully attracted many young customers to buy its cold coffee drinks.
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。
- Starbucks introduced its chocolate-flavored coffee called Chocolate Cream Hot Brew on May 10, 2022.
- The inspiration behind the new drink was “spring memories”.
- Starbucks offers Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew in the fall season.
- An order of a grande costs around $4.75.
- Starbucks has successfully attracted many young customers to buy its cold coffee drinks.
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。
| inspiration | cost | successfully | attract | customer |
- Congratulations! You have ______ completed finished the race!
- The _______ lined up all morning to get a seat at the ramen restaurant.
- We need to ______ visitors to the museum.
- How much does that shirt _______?
- Marcelo uses trees as his ________ for his paintings.