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 often go to restaurants?
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。
- arrest /uh-REST/
- quality /KWOL-i-tee/
- ill /il/
- shut (something) down /shuht doun/
- unclean /uhn-KLEEN/
[verb] – if the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
They were arrested for selling fake paintings.
[noun] – how good or bad something is
The food in this restaurant has very good quality.
[adjective] – not feeling well, or suffering from a disease
I felt ill, so I went back home.
[phrasal verb] – if a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating
The local hardware store just shut down recently.
[adjective] – not clean and therefore likely to cause disease
Drinking unclean water has many health risks.
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 owner and head chef of an Indian restaurant in Kerala have been arrested after a customer was food poisoned. The nurse was rushed to the hospital on December 30 after eating some grilled chicken and a rice dish that she had ordered online from the restaurant. She passed away from the illness on January 2. According to the police investigation, the death was due to food poisoning, and the food had “poor” quality. The police added that 21 more people fell ill after eating at the restaurant. Food poisoning reports were also noted last week in other parts of the region. Some children and parents in the Pathanamthitta area felt sick after eating food at a school event. The food safety authority has searched more than 500 restaurants since then. 48 restaurants have shut down after it was discovered that they did not have necessary permits or were in an unclean environment. Authorities say that more inspections are expected to happen.
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 nurse ordered food online from the restaurant.
- The nurse was rushed to the hospital on January 2.
- 21 more people fell ill after eating at the restaurant.
- The food safety authority has searched 500 restaurants since the incident.
- 50 restaurants have shut down due to the unclean environment.
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。
| arrest | quality | ill | shut down | unclean |
- The police have arrived to _______ the criminal.
- _______ restaurants must be reported to the food safety authority.
- He has decided to _______ the store.
- The _______ of this picture needs improvement.
- If you’re _______, go to the clinic.