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 watching movies/series?
- Are you subscribed to Netflix?
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。
- provide /pruh-VAHYD/
- announce /uh-NOUNS/
- gain /geyn/
- based on /beyst on/
- monthly /MUHNTH-lee/
[verb] – to give someone something that they need
The book provides useful information about the forest.
[uh-NOUNS] – to make something known or tell people about something officially
The president has announced that government spending will be increased next year.
[verb] – to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time
The mayor has gained a lot of support from the people that live in the area.
[phrasal verb] – If you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or ideas to develop it
The film is based on a novel written by John Green.
[adjective] – happening or produced once a month
How much is the monthly payment?
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。
Netflix and Microsoft have partnered to provide customers with a lower-cost subscription plan that includes advertisements. The company has not made known the cost of the new service to subscribers. Netflix announced this after reporting its first subscriber loss in more than a decade and laying off hundreds of employees earlier this year. It lost 200,000 subscribers between January and March, compared to the 2.5 million analysts predicted the company would gain during that period. Netflix now expects to lose another two million subscribers between April and June. Microsoft has been chosen as the company’s global advertising technology and sales partner to launch a lower-cost ad-supported subscription plan. Netflix’s chief operating officer, Greg Peters, stated that the company’s long-term goal was to provide more options to customers while also providing advertisers with a premium, better-than-linear TV brand experience. Netflix has never been a fan of advertisements. The company’s entire business model is based on monthly subscriptions. Regardless, Netflix executives have been forced to violate their policies.
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。
- Netflix and Microsoft have partnered to provide customers with a lower-cost subscription plan.
- Netflix’s future subscription plan will include advertisements.
- Netflix has already disclosed the cost of the new service to subscribers.
- Netflix lost 2, 000,000 subscribers between January and March.
- Netflix’s entire business model is based on monthly subscriptions.
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。
| provide | announce | gain | based on | monthly |
- The novel is _________ a true story.
- The new job will __________ you with valuable experience.
- It takes years to __________ a mastery of English.
- We’ll __________ the winners next Sunday.
- Tomorrow is our __________ meeting.