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 the longest holiday in your country?
- Do you celebrate that holiday?
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。
- raise /reyz/
- remain /ri-MEYN/
- likely /LAHYK-lee/
- organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/
- baker /BEY-ker/
[verb] – to cause something to increase or become bigger, better, higher, etc.
The government announced its plans to raise taxes.
[verb] – to stay in the same place or in the same condition
Ms. Brown remains a history teacher after all these years.
[adjective] – if something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected
It will likely rain tomorrow.
[noun] – a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
My father is a leader of an international organization.
[noun] – a person who makes bread and cakes, or who sells bread and cakes as a job
My grandmother used to work as a baker.
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。
Denmark’s new government plans to remove a bank holiday to raise defense spending. One of its goals is to reach NATO’s target of 2% of GDP for defense spending three years earlier than expected. Mette Frederiksen, the current Social Democratic prime minister, will remain in office. It is likely that the “Great Prayer Day,” or Store Bededag, will be removed. The holiday, which was declared a public holiday in 1686, always happens on the Friday before the fourth Sunday after Easter. Denmark’s religious organization has expressed its disapproval of the government’s decision. Pernille Vigso Bagge, the leader of the religious group, was “saddened” by the idea of losing the special day, according to a Danish newspaper. Business owners are also concerned. Iver Hansen, a baker, said that the holiday was a major source of income for his business. Removing the holiday would cost him between 20,000 and 30,000 Danish kroner (£2,300 and £3,460) in lost sales.
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。
- Denmark’s new government plans to remove a sports holiday.
- The Danish government’s goal is to reach NATO’s target of 3% of GDP.
- Mette Frederiksen is the current Social Democratic prime minister.
- The “Great Prayer Day” always happens on the Friday before the fourth Sunday after Easter.
- Iver Hansen said that the holiday is his business’ major source of income.
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。
| raise | remain | likely | organization | baker |
- It’s _______ that we’ll visit Japan next year.
- Kazuha is a famous _______ in this town. Many tourists buy bread from him.
- The doctor advised him to _______ in bed for three more days.
- Our main goal next year is to _______ more money.
- Yumi works for an _______ that helps solve world hunger.