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 is your favorite food?
- Do you like meat?
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。
- approve /uh-PROOV/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- similar /SIM-uh-ler/
- several /SEV-er-uhl/
- compare /kuhm-PAIR/
[verb] – to accept, allow, or officially agree to something
My parents didn’t approve of me traveling alone.
[noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
Leaving the country was a difficult decision to make.
[adjective] – looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same
My friend and I have similar tastes in music.
[determiner] – some; an amount that is not exact but is fewer than many
Several books were left in the library.
[verb] – to examine or look for the difference between two or more things
Compared to our village, this city is huge.
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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a US safety agency, has approved the sale of cell-cultured chickens. The company Upside Foods created them in steel tanks using live animal cells. However, the company must get through a number of challenges—such as getting periodic clearance for the production site—before it can sell its products. The FDA explained that their decision was based on the data and information provided by the company. Similar products are produced by several expanding food businesses. Cultivated food can make more space for natural habitats while also greatly reducing water and carbon emissions. When compared to the usual European diet, eating these products may reduce environmental stress by more than 80%. According to predictions, cultured meat products will take up a larger part of the global meat market. Ernst van Orsouw, CEO of the Scottish company Roslin Technologies, described the FDA’s approval of Upside Foods as a “huge milestone” for the industry. He added that this decision would promote increased investment and innovation in the area of cultured foods.
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。
- The Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of cell-cultured chickens.
- Upside Foods does not need to get any clearance from the FDA.
- Several growing businesses are producing items similar to cultivated meat.
- Eating cultivated meat may reduce environmental stress by more than 80%.
- Ernst van Orsouw said that the FDA’s decision will not promote the use of cultivated meat.
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。
approve | decision | similar | several | compare |
- The management will have the final _______.
- We had to wait for months for our plans to be _______.
- They’re quite busy _______ to us.
- The shop sells _______ antiques.
- We nearly wore _______ outfits to the party.