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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 think it would be exciting to find something from the past?
- Would you like to visit a cave with ancient history?
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。
- site /sahyt/
- cave /keyv/
- ground /ground/
- ceremony /SER-uh-moh-nee/
- find /fahynd/
[noun] – a place where something happens or is located
The workers found an old temple at the construction site.
[noun] – a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground
The children explored a dark cave near the beach.
[noun] – the surface of the earth
The seeds were planted in the soft ground near the river.
[noun] – a formal event or activity done on a special occasion
The school had a graduation ceremony for the students.
[noun] – something valuable or interesting that is discovered
The rare painting was a great find for 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。
Archaeologists have found a very old burial site in a cave in central Israel. The place is called Tinshemet Cave. The human bones are about 100,000 years old. This information was shared in Nature Human Behavior in March 2025. The bodies were placed in the ground in a special way. Around the bones, there were stones, animal bones, and red-colored powder called ochre. Experts think these items were part of a ceremony to respect the dead. This means early humans may have believed in life after death.People started working at the site in 2016. They used small tools to carefully remove the bones and other objects. They found two full skeletons and other bones, along with over 500 pieces of ochre. The bones stayed in good condition because of ash, rain, and the type of rock in the cave. Experts say this kind of find is rare. It helps people learn about early human life. Similar things were found in two other caves in northern Israel, but the new find gives better proof. Researchers think the burials show a big change in how early humans lived and thought about life and death.
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。
- Tinshemet Cave is in central Israel.
- The bones found in the cave are about 1,000 years old.
- The skeletons were placed on top of large rocks.
- Experts believe the red-colored powder was part of a ceremony.
- The bones stayed in good condition because of the weather and the rock.
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。
site | cave | ground | ceremony | find |
- The bear was sleeping inside a deep ______ during the winter.
- The school was built on the ______ of a former hospital.
- The old coins were an exciting ______ during the dig.
- After the storm, many leaves were on the ______.
- The couple held a small wedding ______ in the garden.