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。
- What is your favorite food?
- Have you ever skipped any meals?
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。
- worst /wurst/
- population /pop-yuh-LEY-shuhn/
- international /in-ter-NASH-uh-nl/
- experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns/
- plan /plan/
[adjective] – of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe
This is the worst storm we’ve had this year.
[noun] – all the people living in a particular country, area, or place
This city has a population of more than 200,000.
[adjective] – involving more than one country
My father works for an international company.
[verb] – if you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it
We’ve experienced difficulties finishing this project.
[noun] – a set of decisions about how to do something in the future
What are your plans for the holidays?
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。
The UN has issued a famine warning for Somalia due to the worst drought in at least 40 years. Food insecurity affects about half of the population. The UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country, Adam Abdelmoula, says that more people may die unless the international community acts quickly. According to reports, the country nearly experienced widespread hunger and mass starvation, perhaps killing hundreds of thousands of people. Drought has also killed three million livestock in Somalia, the source of income in the country. Based on the UN’s estimates, four consecutive rainy seasons have failed, resulting in an intense drought that has affected more than 800,000 people. Mr. Abdelmoula says that the international community’s action is not enough, pointing out that only 18 percent of the UN’s humanitarian response plan has been funded.
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。
- The UN has issued a famine warning for the United Kingdom.
- Adam Abdelmoula is the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Somalia.
- The main source of income in Somalia is mining.
- An intense drought that has affected more than 800,000 people.
- Only 18 percent of the UN’s humanitarian response plan has been funded.
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。
| worst | population | international | experience | plan |
- What is the current _______ of Paris?
- I _______ to go on vacation leave this Golden Week.
- My dream is to go to Japan. I want to _______ hanami.
- This is the _______ food I have ever eaten. I’ll never have this for breakfast again.
- He studies at an _______ school.