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 people should stop using animal parts for traditional medicine?
- Do you think humans have the right to make big decisions for wild animals?
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。
- show /shoh/
- park /pahrk/
- worry /WUR-ee/
- health /helth/
- take /teyk/
[verb] – to make something clear or visible; to prove or explain something
A report shows that regular sleep improves student performance.
[noun] – a large area of land kept in its natural state for the public to enjoy or for animals to live in
We went hiking in the national park last summer.
[verb] – to feel anxious or concerned about something that may happen
Parents often worry about their children’s safety at school.
[noun] – the condition of a person’s or animal’s body or mind
Good health is important for doing well in school and work.
[verb] – to need or require a certain amount of time
It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the station to the museum.
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。
A new study shows that removing rhino horns helps stop poaching. The study took place from 2017 to 2023 in South Africa, near Kruger National Park. It looked at 11 wildlife parks. In eight parks, more than 2,000 rhinos had their horns removed. After this, poaching went down by 78%. This area has 25% of all rhinos in the world. Many poachers hunt rhinos because people in some Asian countries want the horns for traditional medicine.Scientists from South Africa and Oxford University did the study. They found that cutting off the horns every one or two years helps protect rhinos. Horns grow back, but without them, poachers cannot get what they want. Some people worry about the rhinos’ health, but the study says there is no danger to their lives or babies. One expert said horns help rhinos in fights and finding food, but there are no big problems without them. The horn removal takes about ten minutes and uses sleep medicine. The study says this is not a final answer to poaching, but it can help now. Many groups worked together on this project, including parks and wildlife experts.
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 says removing rhino horns helps stop poaching.
- The study was done in South Africa between 2010 and 2015.
- The study looked at 11 zoos in South Africa.
- More than 2,000 rhinos had their horns removed in eight parks.
- After the horns were removed, poaching went up by 78%.
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。
| shows | park | worry | health | takes |
- Doctors ______ that more people will get sick if the virus spreads.
- The company offers programs to support workers’ ______ and wellness.
- The test ______ one hour to complete.
- Many animals live safely in the protected ______ in Australia.
- This chart ______ how temperatures have increased over the past decade.