Toyota is set to increase its European EV lineup

admin 2024年3月13日

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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。

Do you believe electric vehicles generally have lower operational costs compared to traditional gasoline-powered cars?
Would you consider owning an electric vehicle in the future?

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。

introduce /in-truh-DOOS/

[verb] – to make goods or services available to be bought for the first time
The company plans to introduce a new product line next month.

company /KUHM-puh-nee/

[noun] – an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money
The tech company specializes in developing smartphone applications.

technology /tek-NOL-uh-jee/

[noun] – (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries
The company invested heavily in renewable energy technology.

truck /truhk/

[noun] – a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods
The delivery truck arrived with packages for the warehouse.

solution /suh-LOO-shuhn/

[noun] – the actions or methods taken to address a particular need or requirement
Implementing stricter security measures was the solution to prevent further breaches.

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。

Toyota Motor has a plan to grow its presence in the European electric car market. They want to introduce six electric models by 2026. Toyota believes these cars will make up more than 20% of all new cars sold in Europe. This is part of their work to be stronger in the market against other companies.

Toyota has plans to bring new electric cars to Europe in the next few years. These include a small SUV in 2024 and a sports model in 2025. These plans match Toyota’s current sales of an electric car in Europe. Toyota wants to sell 250,000 electric cars each year in Europe by 2026. They want to focus more on electric cars for big changes in the market. Also, Toyota is starting a new part of the company in Europe just for hydrogen. This part will work on hydrogen technology and make deals with other companies. Toyota plans to sell hydrogen-powered trucks and cars in Europe and China. They want to show they care about clean energy solutions.

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。

Toyota intends to reduce its presence in the European electric car market due to increasing competition.
Toyota believes that these electric cars will represent over 20% of all new cars sold in Europe.
The company’s focus on electric cars contradicts its current sales strategy in Europe.
Toyota’s objective is to sell approximately 250,000 electric cars annually in Europe by 2026.
Toyota is disbanding its hydrogen technology division in Europe due to a lack of interest in clean energy solutions.

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。

introduce

company

technology

truck

solution

Engineers are constantly improving __________ for cleaner transportation solutions.
The company purchased new __________ for its shipping fleet.
Upgrading the software proved to be an effective __________ for improving system performance.
Our local __________ provides landscaping services for residential properties.
They will __________ innovative features in the latest model of the car.