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 was your favorite toy when you were a child?
- Did you use to buy toys every Christmas?
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。
- sales /seylz/
- increase /in-KREES/
- prepare /pri-PAIR/
- during /DOOR-ing/
- grocery /GROH-suh-ree/
[noun (plural)] – the number of items sold
The sales of gaming laptops have been increasing.
[verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size
Businesses should increase production to meet demand.
[verb] – to expect that something will happen and to be ready for it
Many shops are preparing for many shoppers this holiday season.
[preposition (time)] – from the beginning to the end of a particular period
The shop will be closed during its repairs.
[noun] – a store that sells food and small things for the home
Japan’s largest grocery store chain will have new branches.
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。
UK toy market sales decreased by 5% in the first nine months of the year, according to a new product development (NPD) study. Sales of toys are not predicted to increase this year. Melissa Symonds, UK director of toy studies at NPD, said that parents were changing their purchasing habits by removing some cheap impulse purchases. Retailers hope that the scheduling of Christmas Day will boost sales despite predictions of flat or declining sales. They have an entire shopping week to prepare because of the Sunday timing, which was a record-breaking week in 2016. The UK continues to have the second-largest toy market in Europe and the fifth-largest market globally. Toys cost less than £10 per year and £13 during the holidays. According to Aimee Hill, a toy picker for the Toy Retailers Association, official inflation figures show that the toy business is not passing on increasing costs in the same way that the grocery industry does.
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。
- UK toy market sales decreased by 5% in the first nine months of the year.
- Toy sales are not expected to increase this year.
- Melissa Symonds is a toy picker for the Toy Retailers Association.
- Retailers hope that the scheduling of Christmas Day will boost sales because of the Sunday timing.
- The UK continues to have the second-largest market internationally.
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。
| sales | increase | prepare | during | grocery |
- The use of water decreased _______ winter.
- The _______ this month was lower than expected.
- I’ll drop by the _______ store to buy food.
- The students are _______ for the upcoming exam.
- The cost for the project has _______.