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 like recycling?
- Do you still use a 10-year-old gadget?
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。
- valuable /VAL-yoo-uh-buhl/
- metal /MET-l/
- weigh /wey/
- demand /dih-MAND/
- habit /HAB-it/
[adjective] – valuable information, advice, etc. is very helpful or important
He was able to provide valuable information to the police.
[noun] – a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat can travel
Precious metals include silver, gold, and platinum.
[verb] – to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object
How much do you weigh?
[noun] – a need for something to be sold or supplied
There was little demand for rice.
[noun] – something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it
I used to swim twice a week, but I’ve recently fallen out of the habit.
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。
Scientists say that boosting e-waste recycling is vital because mining valuable metals from the Earth to produce new gadgets is unsustainable. According to one estimate, in 2021 alone, the global pile of abandoned devices weighed 57 million tonnes. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) believes that instead of mining the Earth, a global effort is now required to collect that waste. Global wars can affect precious metal supply chains. The RSC is undertaking a campaign to raise awareness about how unsustainable mining all of the precious metals used in consumer electronics is. Between 2021 and 2022, the price of lithium, another crucial component in battery technology, increased by nearly 500% due to rising demand. Some essential components are rapidly diminishing. “Our tech consumption habits remain highly unsustainable and have left us at risk of exhausting the raw elements we need,” said Prof. Tom Welton, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, adding that those habits were “continuing to exacerbate environmental damage”.
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。
- Scientists say that boosting e-waste recycling is vital.
- In 2021 alone, the global pile of abandoned devices weighed 57 million tonnes.
- RSC stands for Royal Society of Cuba.
- The price of lithium increased by nearly 100% due to rising demand.
- Prof. Tom Welton is the president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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。
| metal | weigh | demand | habit | demand |
- Getting up early is a very good __________.
- Spinach is a __________ source of iron.
- A full-grown elephant may __________ 2,000 pounds.
- The gate is made of __________.
- The __________ for fish this month exceeds the supply.