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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。
- What do you use water for every day?
- Should water be free?
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。
- lose /looz/
- install /in-STAWL/
- power station /POU-er STEY-shuhn/
- delay /dih-LEY/
- stream /streem/
[verb] – to no longer have something or have less of something
He fell to the ground after losing his balance.
[verb] – to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to use
The new washing machine will be installed by the plumber tomorrow.
[noun] – a factory where electricity is produced
Large amounts of energy are produced by the new power plant.
[verb] – to cause someone or something to be slow or late
The game’s opening was delayed due to heavy snow.
[noun] – water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level
There’s a beautiful stream running through their garden.
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。
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half of their size in less than 100 years. The long, hot summer this year has made the situation worse. The Tsanfleuron and Scex Rouge glaciers have separated, revealing land hidden for thousands of years. Every year in the spring, Mauro Fischer of the University of Bern installs ice measuring rods. He then checks them throughout the summer and fall. The rods had melted through the ice and were now lying on the floor. Glaciers are known as the water towers of Europe. They store the winter snow and then release it in the summer. The melted snow cools power stations and delivers water to Europe’s rivers and farms. The water level is too low for boats carrying heavy loads. This has caused transportation delays along the Rhine in Germany this summer. Dead fish are quickly removed from warm, shallow streams in Switzerland. Meanwhile, power plants in France and Switzerland had to reduce their production due to a lack of water to cool them.
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。
- Mauro Fischer installs ice measuring rods every winter.
- He checks the rods throughout the summer and fall.
- Glaciers are known as Europe’s water towers.
- The water level is too low for boats carrying heavy loads in Poland.
- Power plants in France and Switzerland had to reduce their production because of water shortages.
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。
lose | install | power station | delay | stream |
- They will build a coal-fired _______.
- The _______ widens into a river here.
- Many people may _______ their jobs if the company closes.
- My flight was _______ by an hour due to the typhoon.
- They _______ additional security cameras yesterday.