Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like technology? Why or why not?
- Are you interested in farming? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- cheaper /cheep-er/
- goal /gohl/
- attract /uh-TRAKT/
- solve /solv/
- employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/
[adjective] costing little money or less than usual
Converse is much cheaper than Nike.
[noun] aim or purpose
My goal is to finish college.
[verb] to cause someone to become interested in someone or something
My red Converse attracted a lot of people.
[verb] to find an answer to a problem
The president is trying to solve the country’s problems.
[noun] work or job
What is your employment status?
Nileworks Inc., Ja Miyagi Tome, and Trading House Sumitomo Corp. developed a drone to help Japanese farmers. The Nile-T18 can perform tasks faster than an average farmer and is much smaller and cheaper than a radio-controlled mini-helicopter. The goal is to make farming easier for aging farmers and to attract young people to do farming. Developers believe that this technology will solve Tome’s employment shortage of young farmers. Nileworks’ aim is to sell the drone in 2019.
True or False:
- Nileworks Inc. invented the Nile-T18.
- The drone is much bigger and cheaper than a radio-controlled mini-helicopter.
- The drone can perform tasks faster than an average farmer.
- Developers believe that Nile-T18 will attract young people to do farming.
- Nileworks Inc. aims to sell the drone by the end of 2018.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| cheaper | goal | attract | solve | employment |
- The government is trying to _________ the country’s drug problem.
- H&M will have a sale next week so expect everything to be ___________.
- The ___________ rate for graduates this year decreased.
- The activity’s __________ is to practice teamwork and creativity.
- The new t-shirt design will __________ a lot of customers.