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。
- Has your country already opened its borders to tourists?
- Have you already been vaccinated?
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。
- border /BAWR-der/
- region /REE-juhn/
- escape /ih-SKEYP/
- delighted /dih-LAHY-tid/
- allow /uh-LOU/
[noun] – a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another
Have you been stopped at the border?
[noun] – a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
Guangxi is one of China’s regions that has the freedom to govern itself.
[verb] – to get free from something, or to avoid something
A lion has escaped from its cage.
[adjective] – very pleased
He was delighted with her new house.
[verb] – to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening
Do you think Dad will allow you to go to the party?
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。
Malta is a small Mediterranean island nation that has put together an impressive pandemic response with one of the world’s highest immunization rates. After imposing some of Europe’s strictest restrictions, the country has been able to open its borders and welcome individuals safely.
Vaccinations have been received by around 81 percent of Maltese inhabitants. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Malta and Portugal are the only two European countries with a population vaccination rate of more than 80 percent. According to the ECDC director, it makes Malta and Portugal the two of the few regions likely to avoid a winter resurgence and among the safest places to visit in 2021. If visitors to Malta want to escape a 14-day quarantine, they must get vaccinated themselves.
The government is delighted to welcome back vaccinated international visitors, particularly those who wish to take advantage of their company’s new remote work program. In June 2021, Malta announced the Nomad Residence Permit that allows visitors to keep their present jobs while living in Malta for a year.
Vaccinations have been received by around 81 percent of Maltese inhabitants. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Malta and Portugal are the only two European countries with a population vaccination rate of more than 80 percent. According to the ECDC director, it makes Malta and Portugal the two of the few regions likely to avoid a winter resurgence and among the safest places to visit in 2021. If visitors to Malta want to escape a 14-day quarantine, they must get vaccinated themselves.
The government is delighted to welcome back vaccinated international visitors, particularly those who wish to take advantage of their company’s new remote work program. In June 2021, Malta announced the Nomad Residence Permit that allows visitors to keep their present jobs while living in Malta for a year.
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。
- Malta has one of the world’s highest immunization rates.
- Malta has been able to open its borders and welcome individuals safely.
- ECDC stands for European Centre for Disease Prevention and Committee.
- Malta announced the Nomad Residence Permit in June 2021.
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。
| border | region | escape | delighted | allow |
- Smoking is not __________ in this restaurant.
- The train travels across the French-Spanish __________.
- Two prisoners have __________.
- The warm __________ is crowded with birds.
- I was __________ by what she said.