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 work from home nowadays?
- Do you know about Wuhan’s success story?
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。
- pass /pas/
- cancel /kan-suhl/
- frightened /FRAHYT-nd/
- success /suhk-SES/
- report /ri-PAWRT/
[verb] – to go past a particular point in time
Don’t purchase products that have passed the sell-by date.
[cancel] – to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want
I already canceled the magazine subscription.
[adjective] – feeling fear or worry
She gets frightened when he shouts at her.
[noun] – the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
Almost every project’s success depends primarily on its boss.
[verb] – to give a description of something or information about it to someone
We called the insurance company to report the theft.
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 year has passed since the 11 million-strong central Chinese town was put under the world’s first coronavirus lockdown on January 23rd. As planes, trains, and buses leaving Wuhan were canceled, highways were blocked, and people were ordered to stay in their homes, relying for everyday needs on officials and volunteers, the world was frightened. But those drastic steps have now been heralded by the Chinese government as vital to curbing the initial outbreak, and similar measures have now been implemented in countries around the world, with lockdowns even taking place outside of China in some cities. In that sense, in taming the virus, Wuhan was a success story. No records of a local coronavirus disease have been reported for months.
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。
- A year has passed since the 11 million-strong central Chinese town was put under the world’s first coronavirus lockdown on January 23rd.
- The Chinese government implemented drastic steps to fight coronavirus.
- According to the article, the world was frightened when planes, trains, and buses leaving Wuhan were canceled, highways were blocked, and people were ordered to stay in their homes, relying for everyday needs on officials and volunteers.
- According to the article, similar measures have now been implemented in countries around the world.
- According to the article, no records of a local coronavirus disease have been reported for months in Beijing.
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。
| pass | cancel | frightened | success | report |
- The woman _____ the incident to the police.
- The flight was _____ due to the weather.
- She was _____ when she saw the big dog.
- I’m not having much _____ in my life right now.
- We become smarter as time _____ by.