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。
- Are you interested in learning about animal behavior?
- Do insects have the ability to cure illnesses or injuries?
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。
- biology /bahy-OL-uh-jee/
- remove /ri-MOOV/
- inch /inch/
- defend /dih-FEND/
- wound /woond/
[noun] – the scientific study of the natural processes of living things
She decided to major in biology because of her fascination with plants and animals.
[verb] – to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something
Please remove your shoes before entering the house.
[noun] – a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot (approximately 2.54 centimeters)
The tree has grown an inch taller since last year.
[verb] – to protect from harm or danger; to guard or shield
The soldiers had to defend the fort against the enemy’s attack.
[noun] – injuries to the body, typically involving a break in the skin or damage to tissues
The paramedics treated the wounds before transporting the patient to the hospital.
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 biology, limb removal happens when limbs are hurt in severe injuries or infections. This also happens to ants. Recent research shows ants also remove injured limbs to help other ants survive. The study focused on Florida carpenter ants, Camponotus floridanus, found in the southeastern United States. These ants are reddish-brown and about half an inch (1.5 cm) long. They live in rotting wood and defend their nests against other colonies. Scientists watched ants help injured nestmates by cleaning wounds with their mouths or biting off damaged limbs. They chose to cut off limbs depending on where the injury was; they cut off limbs in higher places, but they did not often use this method with lower-limb injuries. The study was published in the journal Current Biology by Erik Frank, an insect scientist from the University of Würzburg, Germany. This is the first proof that animals use limb removal to help injured fellow animals. Frank said this “medical system” is like human medicine.
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。
- Ants remove limbs when severely injured or infected.
- Florida carpenter ants are reddish-brown and about half an inch long.
- Scientists saw ants using chemical signals to communicate during limb removal.
- Limb removal in ants mostly happens during mating season.
- Florida carpenter ants are blue and about two inches long.
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。
| biology | removed | inches | defend | wounds |
- She measured the width of the bookshelf in __________.
- The professor’s lectures on evolutionary __________ were both informative and engaging.
- The castle walls were built high to __________ the kingdom from invaders.
- His __________ from the car accident required several stitches.
- The chef carefully __________ the bones from the fish before cooking it.