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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。
- Have you ever visited a garden with a special design?
- Do you know any place that changed its garden design to help nature?
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。
- garden /GAHR-dn/
- land /land/
- project /PROJ-ekt/
- history /HIS-tuh-ree/
- nature /NEY-cher/
[noun] – a piece of land where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown
The garden has red flowers and green plants.
[noun] – the surface of the earth that is not sea
The farmer works on the land every day.
[noun] – a planned piece of work that has a clear goal
The class will start a new art project today.
[noun] – a record of actions or events that have happened often over a period of time
The garden’s history is important, so the team is keeping old designs and buildings.
[noun] – the world of animals, plants, and natural things not made by people
People enjoy walking in nature to see trees and birds.
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。
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is a big garden in Long Island, New York. It started in 1913. Businessman William Robertson Coe and his wife bought the land to build a quiet home. The house is called Coe Hall. The garden has many beautiful plants. Famous designers worked on it. The Olmsted Brothers continued the design after the first person passed away. The park is special because it still looks like it did before. Other places changed into houses or golf areas. A new book now gives comprehensive information. It shows pictures and old plans from professionals.
The park is now changing again to help nature. A revitalization project is in progress. New local plants and oak trees are growing there. These trees are good for the environment. The grass fields, or meadows, are now cut less often. This helps animals and bugs live there. A new garden will be made by Piet Oudolf, a renowned designer from the Netherlands. The park is the biggest commission by the Olmsted Brothers. This makes it exceptional. The people taking care of the park said the goal is to protect both the garden’s history and nature.
The park is now changing again to help nature. A revitalization project is in progress. New local plants and oak trees are growing there. These trees are good for the environment. The grass fields, or meadows, are now cut less often. This helps animals and bugs live there. A new garden will be made by Piet Oudolf, a renowned designer from the Netherlands. The park is the biggest commission by the Olmsted Brothers. This makes it exceptional. The people taking care of the park said the goal is to protect both the garden’s history and nature.
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。
- Planting Fields is a small garden in California.
- The park began in 1913.
- Coe Hall is a part of the Planting Fields estate.
- The Olmsted Brothers were the first to design the garden.
- The garden still looks the same as before.
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。
| garden | land | project | history | nature |
- She works in the ______ every weekend.
- They took a walk to enjoy ______ together.
- The farmer grows rice on the flat ______.
- Our class ______ is about animals in the forest.
- Many parts of the garden show its ______, like old paths and fountains.