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。
- Please describe your house.
- Does your house have solar panels?
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。
- recent /REE-suhnt/
- course /kawrs/
- last /last/
- lack /lak/
- train /treyn/
[adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago
The ground was still wet from the recent rain.
[noun] – a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam or qualification
Tim has completed his three-year creative writing course.
[verb] – to continue to exist
Weather forecasts say the snow will last until the end of next week.
[noun] – the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it
Luckily, there hasn’t been a lack of vegetables.
[verb] – to prepare someone or be prepared for a job, activity, or sport by learning skills or by mental or physical exercise
Police dogs are trained to detect explosives.
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。
A recent study shows that more than 46,000 people and £150 billion are needed to build houses that meet government climate targets in the southeast of the UK. Colleges are changing courses to include more energy efficiency and modern options. The Greater South East Net Zero Hub has received £78 million, but only 1,750 of the 7,500 homes from Hampshire to Norfolk and Kent to Northamptonshire were funded. The houses needed energy efficiency improvements like solar panels, heat pumps, and insulation. This year’s project lasted from March to September, and unused money was returned to the government. Maxine Narburgh, manager of the hub, called the project “incredibly disappointing” due to the lack of installers. 29 million homes in the UK will need solar panels, low-carbon heating systems, and improved energy efficiency by 2050, Narburgh added. Recent research shows that there should be a total of 100,000 workers trained in reconstruction. Meanwhile, 200,000 are needed at peak seasons since not all employees will work full-time on new installations.
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。
- More than 46,000 people are needed to build houses that meet government climate targets in the southeast of the UK.
- College courses are not undergoing any changes.
- The Greater South East Net Zero Hub has received £80 million.
- Unused funds were returned to the government.
- Maxine Narburgh described the project as “incredibly good.”
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。
| recent | course | last | lack | train |
- Julia has enrolled in a French _______ this year.
- Are you keeping up with the _______news?
- Shinichi _______ every day to improve his performance.
- We won’t be traveling this year due to a _______ of funds.
- The meeting _______ three hours.