© Waterstudio.NL/Dutch Docklands via BBC News
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。
- Have you seen a floating city?
- Describe the city you live in.
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。
- float /floht/
- balcony /BAL-kuh-nee/
- multicolored /MUHL-ti-kuhl-erd/
- century /SEN-chuh-ree/
- nearly /NEER-lee/
[verb] – to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
Some leaves were floating on the lake.
[noun] – an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level
Try having breakfast on the balcony. It’s a great experience.
[adjective] – having several or many different colors
Please paste the multicolored papers on the cardboard.
[noun] – a period of 100 years
The church has existed for more than a century.
[adverb] – almost, or not completely
I nearly fell asleep in class.
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。
A floating city with 20,000 residents is now being built in the Indian Ocean. The city is just ten minutes by boat from Malé, the Maldives’ capital. According to the architectural firm Waterstudio, it will have 5,000 floating units, including homes, restaurants, shops, and schools, with canals connecting them. The first units will be made public later this month. Residents are expected to start moving in early 2024, and the city will be finished by 2027. With its multicolored residences, spacious balconies, and coastline views, Waterstudio’s city hopes to attract locals. Residents will travel the sandy streets by boat, foot, bicycle, electric scooter, or cart. The Maldives is one of the most exposed nations to climate change. Eighty percent of the country’s land area is below one meter above sea level — and as sea levels are expected to rise by a meter by the end of the century, nearly the entire nation could be drowned. However, if a city floats, it might rise with the tide.
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 floating city is just ten minutes by boat from Male.
- Waterstudio says that the floating city will have 5,000 units.
- The city will be finished by 2026.
- The Maldives is one of the most exposed nations to climate change.
- Fifty percent of the Maldives’ land area is below one meter above sea level.
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。
| float | balcony | multicolor | century | nearly |
- It took us _______ two hours to get here.
- Oil doesn’t mix with water. Instead, it just _______ on it.
- The town hall was rebuilt in the last _______.
- You can see the beach from the _______.
- This device allows _______ printing.