©BBC, David Perry
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 hiking?
- What is your vacation spot?
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。
- location /loh-KEY-shuhn/
- technique /tek-NEEK/
- spot /spot/
- local /LOH-kuhl/
- lover /LUHV-er/
[noun] – a place or position
His apartment is in a really good location.
[noun] – a way of doing an activity that needs skill
She showed her students the technique.
[noun] – a particular place
This is a good vacation spot.
[adjective] – from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country
All of our kids attend the local school.
[noun] – someone with a strong liking for something
He is a lover of superhero movies.
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。
The town’s guiding principles are as progressive as they come, despite the temporal paradox that brings back visitors from the past.
Schmilka has all the elements of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale from the 19th century, including half-timbered houses; a remote location in the wooded hinterland of eastern Germany; pointed rocks encircling the town on one side, and the Elbe River on the other. You have to sprint up and down the village’s only road, which is naturally cobblestoned, in search of a Wi-Fi signal. The structures are around 200 years old, and the beer and meals are prepared using the same old techniques. Schmilka was a well-liked vacation spot 200 years ago, says local art historian Andrea Bigge.
Technically speaking, Schmilka is not a municipality in and of itself, but an enclave of the bigger town of Bad Schandau. However, it’s not difficult to locate a small, secluded country village in a park where mountain climbing and hiking are common activities for environmental lovers.
Schmilka has all the elements of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale from the 19th century, including half-timbered houses; a remote location in the wooded hinterland of eastern Germany; pointed rocks encircling the town on one side, and the Elbe River on the other. You have to sprint up and down the village’s only road, which is naturally cobblestoned, in search of a Wi-Fi signal. The structures are around 200 years old, and the beer and meals are prepared using the same old techniques. Schmilka was a well-liked vacation spot 200 years ago, says local art historian Andrea Bigge.
Technically speaking, Schmilka is not a municipality in and of itself, but an enclave of the bigger town of Bad Schandau. However, it’s not difficult to locate a small, secluded country village in a park where mountain climbing and hiking are common activities for environmental lovers.
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。
- Schmilka has all the elements of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale from the 19th century.
- Schmilka has half-timbered houses.
- According to the article, the structures are around 200 years old.
- Schmilka was a well-liked vacation spot 500 years ago.
- Mountain climbing and hiking are common activities for environmental lovers in Schmilka.
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。
| location | technique | spot | local | lover |
- This looks like a nice ______ for a movie shoot.
- She still has many ______ followers.
- The ______ of the hotel is far away.
- Our sales ______ needs to be changed.
- He is a dog ______.