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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 watching movies?
- Who is your favorite actress?
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。
- artist /AHR-tist/
- character /KAR-ik-ter/
- previously /PREE-vee-uhs-lee/
- early /UR-lee/
- original /uh-RIJ-uh-nl/
[noun] – someone who performs music
Taylor Swift is my favorite artist. Her songs are so relatable.
[noun] – a person represented in a film, play, or story
I will play the character of a queen in our school play.
[adverb] – before the present time or the time referred to
I previously worked as a tour guide.
[adverb] – near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time
I walked my dog earlier morning.
[adjective] – existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something
Leighton Meester was the original Blair Waldorf in the TV show “Gossip Girl.”
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。
Something “beautifully evil” is coming to cinemas: The Broadway musical “Wicked” has finally found its Glinda and Elphaba in its movie remake.
Hollywood artist Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to play the two main characters in the said Universal Pictures’ movie. Jon M Chu, who previously directed “Crazy Rich Asians” and “In The Heights,” initially posted the plans for the movie earlier this year. Then on Instagram last November 5, he officially announced that the most-wanted roles of Glinda and Elphaba have been taken by Grande and Erivo. The happy news was also shared by the two artists on social media with pictures from the video call with Chu.
The movie’s showing date has not been announced yet, but original writers Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman are reported to work with the script.
Hollywood artist Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to play the two main characters in the said Universal Pictures’ movie. Jon M Chu, who previously directed “Crazy Rich Asians” and “In The Heights,” initially posted the plans for the movie earlier this year. Then on Instagram last November 5, he officially announced that the most-wanted roles of Glinda and Elphaba have been taken by Grande and Erivo. The happy news was also shared by the two artists on social media with pictures from the video call with Chu.
The movie’s showing date has not been announced yet, but original writers Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman are reported to work with the script.
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。
- Hollywood singer Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo will star in the “Wicked” movie.
- Grande and Erivo will play the characters, Glinda and Natasha.
- The movie was originally a Broadway musical.
- “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon Chu will work on the movie.
- Chu announced the good news to Grande and Erivo at a dinner meeting.
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。
| artist | character | previously | early | original |
- I always clean my room _______ in the morning.
- Iron Man is my favorite Marvel _________.
- Many top-selling ________ will perform at the music festival.
- Who was the _______ owner of this house?
- She had ________ worked in a factory.