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 seen an octopus in an aquarium or on TV?
- Do you think sea animals are more interesting than land 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。
- watch /waach/
[verb] – to look at something carefully for a period of time
Scientists watched the behavior of birds during migration. - video /VID-ee-oh/
[noun] – moving pictures recorded and shown on a screen
Researchers used videos of children playing sports to study movement. - percent /per-SENT/
[noun] – an amount out of one hundred parts
About 70 percent of the students passed the exam on the first try. - sucker /SUHK-er/
[noun] – a round part of an animal, especially on an arm or tentacle, that can stick to things
Frogs use the suckers on their feet to climb trees. - nature /NEY-cher/
[noun] – the physical world, including plants, animals, land, and seas
The students studied the plants and animals found in nature.
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 has explained how octopuses use their arms. The research took place between 2007 and 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Scientists watched many short videos of octopuses crawling, swimming, and moving in the water. The study found that octopuses do not prefer a left or right side, unlike humans who can be right- or left-handed. Instead, three kinds of octopus used their four front arms most often, in about 60 percent of actions. The back arms were used more for walking and rolling. The results were published this week in Scientific Reports.The study took many years because octopuses are shy and usually stay inside their dens. Researchers said that each arm has between 100 and 200 suckers. These suckers can feel and sense in ways similar to the human nose, lips, and tongue. This makes the octopus strong and able to survive even if one arm is lost to another animal. Scientists said the research is very important for learning about sea animals and may help in future studies about movement and robots. The results showed that octopuses are flexible and able to adapt well in 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。
- The study about octopuses was done in the Pacific Ocean.
- The research took place between 2007 and 2015.
- Scientists watched videos of octopuses moving and swimming.
- The study found that octopuses preferred the left side.
- The study was easy because octopuses are very friendly.
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。
| watched | videos | percent | suckers | nature |
- Walking in ______ helps people feel calm and relaxed.
- Some fish have ______ that help them attach to rocks in the water.
- Doctors analyzed ______ of patients walking to understand balance problems.
- Teachers ______ how students worked in groups during the activity.
- The report showed that 40 ______ of the city’s energy came from solar power.