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 have a pet?
- What is your favorite dog breed?
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。
- beagle /BEE-guhl/
- rescue /RES-kyoo/
- accept /ak-SEPT/
- due to /dyoo TOO/
- available /uh-VEY-luh-buhl/
[noun] – a dog with short hair, a black, brown, and white coat, short legs, and long ears
My grandparents own a beagle.
[noun] – the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation
The lifeguards came to their rescue.
[verb] – to agree to take something
They accepted the cat as their own pet.
[adjective] – because of
Your headache may be due to stress.
[adjective] – able to be obtained, used, or reached
The discounts are no longer available.
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。
Nearly 4,000 beagles are looking for new homes after one of the largest dog rescue operations in US history. “… it’s going to take 60 days to get all of these animals out, and working with our shelter and rescue partners across the country, working with them to get these dogs eventually into ever-loving homes,” Humane Society head Kitty Block said. Although most of the dogs were spread around the US, 200 of them were accepted into new homes in southern California. A Virginia-based business was breeding the dogs, and it eventually sold them to drug testing companies. Organizations are currently working to rehome the dogs after the company was forced to close due to animal abuse. The beagles are receiving medical checks and vaccines before being made available for adoption.
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。
- Nearly 4,000 beagles are looking for new homes in the US.
- It will take 30 days to get all the dogs out.
- 200 of the dogs were accepted into new homes in southern California.
- The dogs were being bred at a Florida-based business.
- The beagles are receiving vaccines before being made available for adoption.
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。
| beagle | rescue | accept | due to | available |
- The flight was canceled _______ heavy rain.
- What breed is your dog? Is it a _______?
- This dress is _______ in different colors.
- The vending machine _______ coins for payment.
- They stayed in one place, waiting for _______.