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。
- Have you traveled recently?
- Have you visited a tourist spot you consider the best?
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。
- destination /des-tuh-NEY-shuhn/
- escape /ih-SKEYP/
- cavern /KAV-ern/
- author /AW-ther/
- recover /ri-KUHV-er/
[noun] – the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken
Japan is still our favorite tourist destination.
[verb] – to get free from something, or to avoid something
Some of the prisoners planned to escape jail.
[noun] – a large cave
The underground cavern formed where water had flowed.
[noun] – the writer of a book, article, play, etc.
She is the author of two historical works on Europe.
[verb] – to get better after an illness or a period of difficulty or trouble
It will take her some time to recover from her illness.
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。
Unlike other well-known European mountain tourist destinations, the Peak of the Balkans Trail did not have any hotels or ski lifts. It felt as though you were stepping into a hidden area in the back of the closet that the outside world had missed.
The Albanian Alps extend from northern Albania into southern Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro. They are known as “The Accursed Mountains,” but it’s still unknown how they came to bear such a name. Local legend says the devil escaped from hell and created the jagged, icy caverns. Some, however, believe a woman cursed the mountains when she and her children couldn’t find any water while traveling through them on a hot day. Others say that the mountains’ names were given by Slavic warriors because it was difficult to march through them.
Many travel writers and book authors have called Albania “Europe’s enigma” for a long time. But this usually misunderstood nation is using slow travel as a way to show visitors how a region may recover and grow.
The Albanian Alps extend from northern Albania into southern Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro. They are known as “The Accursed Mountains,” but it’s still unknown how they came to bear such a name. Local legend says the devil escaped from hell and created the jagged, icy caverns. Some, however, believe a woman cursed the mountains when she and her children couldn’t find any water while traveling through them on a hot day. Others say that the mountains’ names were given by Slavic warriors because it was difficult to march through them.
Many travel writers and book authors have called Albania “Europe’s enigma” for a long time. But this usually misunderstood nation is using slow travel as a way to show visitors how a region may recover and grow.
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 Albanian Alps are named “The Accursed Mountains.”
- A foreign legend says the devil escaped from hell and created the jagged, icy caverns.
- Some people believe that a woman cursed the Albanian Alps.
- Slavic warriors named the mountains because of how difficult it was to go through them.
- Albania is referred to as “Europe’s Alps” by writers.
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。
| destination | escape | cavern | author | recover |
- We lit our torches as we went inside the _______.
- It can take many years for the economy to _______.
- We found out that the dog had _______ from the cage.
- They arrived at their _______ a few minutes late.
- Who is your favorite _______?