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 living/to live in an apartment?
- Do you enjoy working in the office?
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。
- private /PRAHY-vit/
- apartment /uh-PAHRT-muhnt/
- district /DIS-trikt/
- ability /uh-BIL-i-tee/
- tax /taks/
[adjective] – only for one person or group and not for everyone
He flew his private plane to Florida.
[noun] – a set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building
I’ll hand over the keys to my apartment to you.
[noun] – an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas
The business district is located in New York City.
[noun] – the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something
She had the ability to simply explain things.
[noun] – (an amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought
The tax on cigarettes is being raised.
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。
Because remote labor has left many offices vacant, developers are transforming them into private apartments in order to breathe new life into declining commercial districts.
The Wray, which opened in May 2021 in Washington, DC’s rich Foggy Bottom neighborhood, was one of the most talked-about real-estate ventures of the year. A magnificent lobby with dramatic Art Deco décor, a rooftop terrace with fire pits and grills overlooking the DC skyline, and a penthouse clubroom with a lounge and private conference area were all part of the eight-story apartment complex. The transformation of this World War II-era tower into 158 luxury apartments stunned residents. Foreign leaders had been analyzing diplomatic cables at US State Department headquarters just two years before. A decade ago, adaptive reuse programs in factories and hotels were popular.
This adaptive reuse has the ability to both rejuvenate CBDs that have been decimated by the pandemic and to question long-held beliefs about how cities should be built. However, a number of roadblocks, including tax requirements and zoning constraints, make the shift difficult.
The Wray, which opened in May 2021 in Washington, DC’s rich Foggy Bottom neighborhood, was one of the most talked-about real-estate ventures of the year. A magnificent lobby with dramatic Art Deco décor, a rooftop terrace with fire pits and grills overlooking the DC skyline, and a penthouse clubroom with a lounge and private conference area were all part of the eight-story apartment complex. The transformation of this World War II-era tower into 158 luxury apartments stunned residents. Foreign leaders had been analyzing diplomatic cables at US State Department headquarters just two years before. A decade ago, adaptive reuse programs in factories and hotels were popular.
This adaptive reuse has the ability to both rejuvenate CBDs that have been decimated by the pandemic and to question long-held beliefs about how cities should be built. However, a number of roadblocks, including tax requirements and zoning constraints, make the shift difficult.
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。
- Developers are transforming vacant offices into private apartments.
- The Wray opened in May 2021 in Washington.
- The transformation of the World War II-era tower into 158 luxury apartments stunned residents.
- The adaptive reuse has the ability to both rejuvenate CBDs that have been decimated by the pandemic.
- A number of roadblocks, including tax requirements and zoning constraints, make the shift difficult.
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。
| private | apartment | district | ability | tax |
- The bill includes __________ and service.
- They were trespassing on __________ property.
- She lives in a small _________.
- She works in the garment __________ of Manhattan.
- He has the __________ to do the work.