PART A_1
Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.
PART A_2
| 1. fossil | /FOS-uhl/ |
| -part of a plant or animal, or its shape, that has been preserved in rock or earth for a very long period | |
| Scientists continue to discover fossil bones of dinosaurs. | |
| 2. mechanism | /MEK-uh-niz-uhm/ |
| -a way of doing something that is planned or part of a system | |
| His coping mechanism for stress is eating. | |
| 3. prompt | /prompt/ |
| -to make someone decide to say or do something | |
| The findings prompt the researchers to dig deeper about the case. | |
| 4. incidence | /IN-si-duhns/ |
| -an event, or the rate at which something happens | |
| The incidence of heart disease has increased this year. | |
| 5. manifest | /MAN-uh-fest / |
| -to show something clearly, through signs or actions | |
| His reactions to the event manifest his true attitude. |
PART B_1
Let’s read the article. Please read them aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
PART B_2
Scientists Discover First Evidence of Deadly Cancer in Dinosaur
Researchers from Canada claim to have found the first recorded instance of a dinosaur suffering from cancer. The claim was supported by evidence of a fossil leg bone found in Alberta, Canada in 1989. It was from a Centrosaurus, a six-meter-long, plant-eating animal that lived 77 million years ago. According to the scientists, the lower leg bone known as the fibula was severely malformed based on the fossil, which was most likely caused by the healing mechanism of a fractured leg. However, recent studies on the fossil have prompted scholars to conclude that the malformation was most likely caused by osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer. Health experts who study and detect cancer in humans were part of the research team. According to the medical publication Lancet Oncology, osteosarcoma is a rare and lethal bone cancer, with a global incidence of 3.4 cases per million people per year. The cancer commonly manifests itself as a disorganized bone development that affects children and young adults, eventually spreading to other organs and bones.
PART C_1
Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.
PART C_2
| 1. | What discovery was mentioned in the column? |
| 2. | From what type of dinosaur was the fossil found? |
| 3. | Based on recent studies, what was the conclusion of scientists on the fossil’s malformation? |
PART D_1
Let’s discuss the story. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.
PART D_2
| 1. | Do you think that the recent studies mentioned in the column are more factual and evidenced than the initial findings? Explain your answer. |
| 2. | How does this information benefit us? |
| 3. | Why do you think it is hard to cure cancer? |
| 4. | What do you think people should do to prevent diseases such as cancer? |
| 5. | How do you show your support to cancer patients around the world? |
REVIEW AND FEEDBACK
Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did in your class.)
| Grammar 文法 |
Pronunciation 発音 | Vocabulary 単語 |
Comprehension 理解 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 GOOD |
文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる | ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる | 習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる |
 FAIR |
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある | たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある |
 POOR |
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要である | 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる | 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい |