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。
- Did you like reading books when you were a child?
- What was your favorite book when you were a child?
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。
- success /suhk-SES/
- typical /TIP-i-kuhl/
- experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns /
- appear /uh-PEER/
- primary school /PRAHY-mer-ee skool/
[noun] – the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
The movie was a great success.
[adjective] – showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things
This painting is typical of his work.
[noun] – something that happens to you that affects how you feel
The best way to learn is through experience.
[verb] – to seem
You have to appear excited when you see her.
[noun] – in the U.S., a school for children between five and nine years old, or an elementary school
We were classmates at primary school.
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。
In many countries, children as young as four are taught to read and write. However, some don’t begin until seven. What is the secret to long-term success?
Since early exposure to language is seen as essential for a child’s future success, it is becoming more typical for preschools to start teaching kids the basics of literacy even before they start formal education. Not everyone enjoys leaving early. Around the age of six, formal education can begin in many countries. Finland, which is renowned for having the best-structured educational system in the world, starts school at age seven. Despite this apparent gap, Finnish students outperform their US and UK peers in reading comprehension at the age of 15. The kindergarten years in Finland are less academically focused and more play-oriented.
A 2002 study indicated that too much formal learning may have prevented growth and that more dynamic, child-initiated early learning experiences appear to have benefited children’s eventual academic success. Pushing kids too early can backfire as they enter the later primary school years, the study’s findings show.
Since early exposure to language is seen as essential for a child’s future success, it is becoming more typical for preschools to start teaching kids the basics of literacy even before they start formal education. Not everyone enjoys leaving early. Around the age of six, formal education can begin in many countries. Finland, which is renowned for having the best-structured educational system in the world, starts school at age seven. Despite this apparent gap, Finnish students outperform their US and UK peers in reading comprehension at the age of 15. The kindergarten years in Finland are less academically focused and more play-oriented.
A 2002 study indicated that too much formal learning may have prevented growth and that more dynamic, child-initiated early learning experiences appear to have benefited children’s eventual academic success. Pushing kids too early can backfire as they enter the later primary school years, the study’s findings show.
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。
- In many countries, children as young as four are taught to read and write.
- Early exposure to language is seen as essential for a child’s future success.
- Japan is renowned for having the best-structured educational system in the world.
- Finnish pupils outperform their US and UK peers in reading comprehension at the age of 7.
- Pushing kids too early can backfire as they enter the later primary school years.
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。
| success | typical | experience | appear | primary school |
- It ______ that changes should be done.
- To know how to wait is the great secret of ______.
- They plan to recreate a ______ English village in Japan.
- ______ enrolment will peak this year.
- It was the worst ______ of her life.