Y_CII_Lesson-7-2

PART A_1

We will read aloud the words below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.

単語を音読します。講師に続いて読みましょう。講師は発音を確認します。

(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART A_2

tunnel	トンネル
splash	（水などの液体を）散らす、飛ばす
beak	くちばし
bacteria	バクテリア、細菌
population	人口
rapidly	急速に、急激に

PART A_3

Now, let’s review some words from part A_2.

ではいくつかの単語を復習してみましょう。

(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part A_2.)

PART A_4

PART A_5

Now, please look at the picture below. Give three actions that you see in the picture.

以下の写真を見てください。3人の人物が何をしているか描写してみましょう。

PART A_6

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PART A_7

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART A_8

PART B_1

You will read aloud the passage below. I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

文章を読みます。講師が発音、イントネーションについて確認します。

(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART B_2

Biomimicry

Benyus believes that we deal with environmental issues, not because there are no solutions, but since we have not been looking in the right direction. As a matter of fact, we can tackle numerous issues, particularly in the area of design, by looking to nature for inspiration.

For example, engineers in Japan had an issue: Shinkansen trains made an extremely loud sound while going into tunnels. To solve this, the engineers turned to the kingfisher, a bird that dives into water without splashing. They planned the nose of the train in a similar shape to the kingfisher’s beak. Scientists have also found a way to use the same pattern as sharks’ skin on walls to protect against bacteria in public places like schools and hospitals.

For Benyus, biomimicry helps us be more aware of nature and leads us to change our lifestyle. Benyus suggests that we have to prioritize what is good for the whole earth and trust that it will eventually be good for us humans. Now that our population is increasing rapidly, we are beginning to cause a bad effect on the environment. Biomimicry is a powerful tool that is the key to our survival on planet Earth, our home.

PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words and sentences from part B_2.

ではいくつかの単語、文章を復習してみましょう。

(Please review the mispronounced words and sentences from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART B_5

I will ask the following questions. Please answer based on the passage. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が以下の質問をします。読んだ内容をもとに答えましょう。講師は文法と完全な文章で答えられているかを確認します。

PART B_6

1.	What problem did Shikansen trains have?
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2.	How did the Shinkansen train engineers plan the nose of the trains?
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3.	Which animal skin pattern can be used on walls to keep bacteria away?
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4.	According to Benyus, what may biomimicry help us to do?
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PART B_7

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART B_8

PART C_1

Please choose a word to complete each sentence. Then, read aloud the sentences.

言葉を選んで文章を完成させましょう。そのあと音読しましょう。

PART C_2

splash

beak

rapidly

1.	The children are ________________ in the pool.
2.	The flood was rising ________________.
3.	Woodpeckers have long ________________ for pecking.

PART C_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART C_4

PART D_1

Please answer the following questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が質問しますので答えましょう。講師は文法と完全な文章であるかを確認します。

PART D_2

1.	To stop destroying our planet, people should stop developing or inventing new things. Do you agree with that?
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2.	How would you change your lifestyle to prevent environmental problems?
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3.	What environmental issues does your country face?
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4.	Which do you prefer: the countryside or the city? Why?
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5.	Do you think biomimicry is an important idea for our future? Why? Why not?
Answer:

PART D_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART D_4