Philippine schools reopen

admin 2022年8月27日

Beginner

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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。

Have schools reopened in your country?
Which do you like better, online or face-to-face classes?

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。

sign /sahyn/

[verb] – to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself
He signed his name at the end of the letter.

allow /uh-LOU/

[uh-LOU] – to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening
I don’t think he would allow it.

rule /rool/

[noun] – an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do
You must not break the rules.

situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/

[noun] – the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place
The situation was getting quite frightening.

brand new /BRAN-NOO/

[adjective] – completely new, especially not yet used
The uniform looked as if it was brand new.

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。

Classes will begin on August 22 and end on July 7, 2023, according to DepEd Order No. 034 series of 2022, which Vice President and Secretary Sara Z. Duterte signed on July 11. Some students have never been able to sit next to a friend, wear a school uniform, or raise their hands to ask a teacher a question. Only a phone or laptop screen has ever allowed them to connect to their school. 27 million students all around the country were made to take their classes online for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students must learn new rules now that they are in class. Many of the students were writing the class schedule in their notebooks while paying attention to their teacher. This is the situation in more than half of all Philippine schools. In the local media organizations, there were lovely pictures of happy little children running through the gates in brand-new uniforms. On August 22, around 46% of students began five days of in-person instruction.

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。

Vice President and Secretary Sara Z. Duterte signed on July 11 the DepEd Order No. 034 series of 2022.
Only a phone or laptop screen has ever allowed some students to connect to their school.
For two years, 50 million students all around the country were made to take their classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the local media organizations, there were lovely pictures of happy little children running through gates in brand-new uniforms.
On August 22, around 66% of students began five days of in-person instruction.

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。

sign

allow

rule

situation

brand new

She bought a ______ car.
That was an embarrassing ______ for me.
Can you ______ this form here for me?
His parents won’t ______ him to stay out late.
This ______ allows of no exceptions.