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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 like riding trains?
- Do you ride on a train everyday?
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。
- temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/
- speed /speed /
- passenger /PAS-uhn-jer/
- exact /ig-ZAKT/
- announce /uh-NOUNS/
[noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
In hot weather the temperature gets very high.
[noun] – how fast something moves
The car has a top speed of 155 miles per hour.
[noun] – a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it
Neither the driver nor the passengers were hurt.
[adjective] – in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way
The exact distance is 1.28 kilometers.
[verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially
The celebrity couple announced the pregnancy yesterday.
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。
China now has a new high-speed bullet train that can still run even in very cold temperatures. The CR400AFG-train can move at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour and temperatures as low as -40 degrees celsius. It can carry as many as 1,080 passengers at a time. The railway connects Beijing and northeastern areas including Shenyang and Harbin. The exact date of its operation has not been announced yet but the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform said that the service will begin to operate soon.
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。
- China revealed their high-speed bullet trains that can run even in very low temperatures.
- The newest bullet train can run at a speed of more than 350 miles per hour.
- The CR400AFG-train can operate even in temperatures of up to -40 degrees celsius.
- The railway will connect Shanghai to Beijing.
- The exact date of its operation has not been announced yet.
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。
| temperature | speed | passenger | exact | announce |
- The car was travelling at a very slow _____________.
- All _____________ must wear seat belts.
- The government _____________ that everyone is required to wear face masks outside the house.
- The doctor checked his _______________.
- What is the ____________ location of the ship?