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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。
- Have you seen a satellite before?
- What climate or weather do you like the most?
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。
- climate /KLAHY-mit/
- northern /NAWR-thern/
- warning /WAWR-ning/
- program /PROH-gram/
- delay /dih-LEY/
[noun] – the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place
The Philippines has a warm climate.
[adjective] – in or from a north part of an area
Sapporo is located at the northern part of Japan.
[noun] – notice of a possible danger or problem, so that it can be prevented or avoided
Warning signs can be seen all over the place.
[noun] – a group of activities or things to be achieved
Yuki attends a basketball program in their city.
[noun] – the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait
Heavy traffic is causing delay to the people.
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。
Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M last Sunday, February 28, to watch over the climate and environment in the Arctic Ocean. Based on a tweet by Dmitry Rogozin of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, the Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan launched the satellite. Arktika-M will go above the highest northern height to check the Arctic and take pictures of the region every 15-30 minutes. The satellite is capable of sending warning signals from airplanes and ships as part of Cospas-Sarsat international satellite-based search and rescue program. In 2023, Russia plans to send a second satellite, and according to Roscosmos, the two spacecraft will monitor the Arctic Ocean without delay.
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。
- According to Rogozin’s tweet, Arktika-M was launched from a Kazakh rocket.
- Arktika-M will take pictures of Russia every 15-30 minutes.
- Russia will launch another satellite this year.
- The satellite can send warning signals from ships and airplanes.
- Arktika-M will watch over the Arctic Ocean’s climate.
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。
| cllimate | northern | warning | program | delay |
- She submitted her work without _____.
- The training _____ will last for two weeks.
- What is the _____ in Hokkaido?
- Polar bears are found in the _____ parts of the world.
- I already gave her a _____, but she didn’t listen.