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 support renewable sources of power?
- Do you have wind farms in your country?
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。
- coast /kohst/
- employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/
- produce /pruh-DOOS/
- contract /KON-trakt/
- opportunity /op-er-TOO-ni-tee/
[noun] – the land next to or close to the ocean
The accident happened one kilometer off the coast.
[em-PLOI-muhnt] – work that you are paid to do for a particular company or organization
She was unable to find employment.
[verb] – to make something or bring something into existence
She works for a company that produces wine.
[noun] – a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself
Please don’t sign the contract.
[noun] – an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something
He goes shopping at every opportunity.
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。
According to the property company Crown Estate, plans to build floating wind farms off the coast of South Wales might provide thousands of new jobs. The Monarch’s privately held but independently operated property company estimates that the new industry might result in the creation of 10,000 new employment in Wales. It is renting the area to produce enough electricity for four million homes. However, corporations wanting to secure contracts from them have put pressure on the plans to advance faster. “It’s a big opportunity to create a new sector in Wales and the UK,” said the Crown Estate’s Nicola Clay. Until recently, most of the UK’s offshore wind farms were firmly attached to the ocean floor. Unlike traditional offshore wind farms, floating wind farms can be constructed in deeper waters where the wind is typically stronger, such as off the coast of Pembrokeshire. The ocean floor is connected to the floating wind turbines, which are supported by large steel supports.
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 Crown Estate plans to build floating wind farms off the coast of South Wales.
- The new industry might result in the creation of 40,000 new employment in Wales.
- Corporations want to secure contracts from them from the Crown Estate.
- Most of the UK’s offshore wind farms were firmly anchored to the ocean floor.
- The ocean floor is connected to the floating wind turbines.
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。
| coast | employment | produce | contract | opportunity |
- I was never given the __________ of going to college.
- We walked along the __________ for five miles.
- She is looking for permanent __________.
- Art books are expensive to __________.
- My lawyer is writing a __________.