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 smartphones?
- Do you like technology?
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。
- document /DOK-yuh-muhnt/
- department /dih-PAHRT-muhnt/
- information /in-fer-MEY-shuhn/
- serious /SEER-ee-uhs/
- north /NAWRTH/
[noun] – a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type
The document is on the table.
[noun] – a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work
The department will have a meeting today.
[noun] – facts about a situation, person, event, etc
The information made us prepare for the upcoming event.
[adjective.] – severe in effect; bad
The situation in my place is getting more serious.
[noun] – the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction
We have to head north to get to his place.
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。
New documents found by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) show that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used mobile location information to track people’s actions in a more serious way than was known before. It is not a secret that the U.S. has been getting and using information from Americans’ smartphones about where they are. Early in 2020, a report in the journal said that both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had bought access to the location information of millions of smartphone users in order to find undocumented foreigners and people who might be avoiding paying taxes. But new documents that the ACLU got through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case show how much information was collected. The more than 6,000 records that the said group looked at had about 336,000 location points from people’s phones all over North America.
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 report that a journal created is from 2020, according to the passage.
- Customs and Border protection does not have access to millions of people’s location information.
- The American Civil Liberties Union looked at 6000 records when looking at location information.
- The Department of Homeland Security tracks people’s smartphones.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement will never have access to the location information of people.
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。
| document | department | information | serious | north |
- His laziness is getting _______. He should solve his problem now.
- The _______ has decided to start a work plan. The group is dedicated to success.
- The _______ is important. Our house information is written on it.
- I want to go to the _______. I like that place because it is cold.
- Thank you for the _______. It will guide me with my future plans.