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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 own a car?
- Does your country have self-driving cars?
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。
- latest /LEY-tist/
- vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/
- annual /AN-yoo-uhl/
- vending machine /ven-ding muh-SHEEN/
- group /groop/
[adjective] – newest or most recent or modern
He translated his latest book into Japanese.
[noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land
Excuse me, but are you the driver of this vehicle?
[adjective] – happening once every year
School trips have become an annual event in our school.
[noun] – a machine from which you can buy small things such as cigarettes, drinks, and sweets by putting coins into it
I got these snacks from the vending machine.
[noun] – a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit
Please form a group of six people.
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。
Chinese tech company Baidu revealed its latest self-driving car, the Apollo Go. The Apollo RT6 has the same driving abilities as a driver with 20 years of experience, says Baidu. According to the manufacturer, each Apollo RT6 will cost 250,000 yuan, or £31,000. It also has a total of 38 sensors. “This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens of thousands of [automated vehicles] across China,” said co-founder and chief executive Robin Li during the company’s annual technology meeting. For now, self-driving vehicles in China must still be driven by a safety driver. But in the future, the RT6’s removable steering wheel might be swapped for more chairs, vending machines, tables, or game consoles, claims Baidu. In the second half of 2023, the RT6 will be added to Baidu’s group as a small experiment, with the goal of having 100,000 of them on the roads by the end of the decade.
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。
- Baidu’s latest self-driving car is named Apollo Flow.
- The Apollo RT6 has the same driving abilities as a driver with 20 years of experience/
- Each RT6 will cost 250,000 yuan.
- Self-driving vehicles in China can be driven without a safety driver.
- Baidu plans to put 100,000 self-driving cars on the roads by the end of the decade.
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。
| latest | vehicle | annual | vending machine | group |
- Cars, buses, and trucks are examples of _______.
- Her _______ novel was sold out in less than a month.
- We’re a _______ of ten people.
- Birthdays are an _______ event.
- Do you know where to find a _______? I need to buy something to drink.