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 ever tried to eat healthier food?
- Have you ever thought about how food affects your body?
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。
- check /chek/
- factory /FAK-tuh-ree/
- adult /uh-DUHLT/
- match /mach/
- habit /HAB-it/
[verb] – to look at something carefully to learn more about it or to find a problem
Scientists want to check how much sugar students drink each day.
[noun] – a building where large amounts of products are made using machines
Many clothes are made in factories in other countries.
[noun] – a person who is fully grown or developed; not a child
The study was done with each adult answering questions about their health.
[verb] – to be the same or very similar in some way
The test results matched the number of hours the students studied.
[noun] – something a person does regularly, often without thinking
Doctors studied each person’s eating habit over several weeks.
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。
Scientists in the United States have found a new way to check how much ultraprocessed food people eat. The study was shared in PLOS Medicine in May 2025. Ultraprocessed foods include sweet cereals, soft drinks, chips, and frozen meals. These foods are made in factories and have ingredients not used at home. They make up almost 60% of what many Americans eat. Experts say they can cause health problems like obesity and type 2 diabetes.The scientists looked at data from over 1,000 older adults. More than 700 of them gave blood and urine samples and wrote down what they ate. The scientists found many small substances in the samples. These are made when the body digests food. From this, the team made a scoring system. It checks for 28 markers in the blood and 33 in the urine. In 2019, they tested the system with 20 adults. These people ate both healthy and processed meals. The test results matched the food they ate. Experts say this method is a better way to study food habits. Scientists will use it to learn how processed foods may cause diseases like cancer.
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 study was published in PLOS Medicine in April 2024.
- Ultraprocessed foods are made at home using fresh ingredients.
- Ultraprocessed foods include fruits, vegetables, and fresh fish.
- Ultraprocessed foods make up almost 60% of what many Americans eat.
- More than 700 people gave blood and urine samples for the study.
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。
check | factory | adult | matched | habits |
- One ______ in the group gave a blood sample for the test.
- The app helps users track their daily food ______.
- The cookies were produced in a large ______ outside the city.
- The doctor will ______ how much salt is in the patient’s diet.
- Her answers ______ the information in the report.