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 watching Olympic games?
- What is your favorite Olympic game?
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。
- worry /WUR-ee/
- agree /uh-GREE/
- argument /AHR-gyuh-muhnt/
- confirm /kuhn-FURM/
- recent /REE-suhnt/
[noun] – a problem that makes you feel unhappy and frightened
Keeping warm in the winter is one of the worries for many old people.
[verb] – to have the same opinion
I agree with you on this issue.
[noun] – a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing
My friends had an argument about what game to play.
[verb] – to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing
I’m just ringing to confirm your hotel booking.
[adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago
Is that a recent photo?
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。
North Korea is said to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics because of worries about coronavirus infection among its athletes. North Korean officials declared that the country would not participate in this summer’s Games to “shield players from the world public health crisis triggered by Covid-19,” according to a study published on DPRK Sports, a state media outlet focusing on sports affairs. North Korea agreed to cut almost all ties with the rest of the world in 2020 in order to stop a coronavirus outbreak. Experts, however, disagree with Pyongyang’s argument that there hasn’t been a single case of Covid-19 in North Korea, but the country has not confirmed a major outbreak, and there are no signs that one has occurred. According to the Russian Embassy in Pyotrk, a significant number of foreign diplomats and humanitarian workers have also left the country in recent months, citing food shortages and extreme restrictions on everyday life.
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。
- North Korea is said to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
- North Korea agreed to cut almost all ties with the rest of the world in 2020 in order to stop a coronavirus outbreak.
- Some foreign diplomats and humanitarian workers have also left the country because of the war.
- North Korean officials declared that the country would not participate in this summer’s Games to “shield players from the world public health crisis.
- DPRK Sports is a state media outlet focusing on business affairs.
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。
| worry | agree | argument | confirm | recent |
- Fortunately, right now, we are lucky that we don’t have any _____ about money.
- She _____ that she can still join the upcoming contest.
- He _____ with my ideas on the project.
- The _____ incident was reported by him.
- My wife and I had an ____ about money yesterday.