PART A_1
Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.
PART A_2
| 1. claim | /kleym/ |
| -to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it | |
| He claims to have seen the president, but I don’t believe him. | |
| 2. eradicate | /ih-RAD-i-keyt/ |
| -to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad | |
| The government is doing all it can to eradicate corruption. | |
| 3. infect | /in-FEKT/ |
| -to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant | |
| All the tomato plants in my garden are infected with a virus. | |
| 4. eliminate | /ih-LIM-uh-neyt/ |
| -to remove or take away someone or something | |
| We eliminated the chance that it could have been an accident. | |
| 5. launch | /lawnch/ |
| -to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product | |
| The program was launched a year ago. |
PART B_1
Let’s read the article. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
PART B_2
WHO: Possible to Defeat Malaria, But Probably Not Soon
“The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that it is possible to eradicate malaria, but this is unlikely to happen using existing methods. In 2017, the disease malaria infected about 219 million people. In that year, 435,000 people died as a result of the epidemic. The vast majority of the victims were babies and children from Africa’s poorest regions. These figures haven’t changed much since 2016. However, the figures are lower than the 2010 figures of 239 million infections and 607,000 deaths. Officials from the World Health Organization have long desired to eliminate malaria. In 1955, the United Nations launched a program to combat the epidemic, but it was halted in the 1960s. Malaria can be effectively treated with a number of medications. In order to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes and infections, sleeping under chemically treated bed nets has proven to be safe. GSK, a pharmaceutical firm, has also developed a malaria vaccine that has shown to be partially effective. Ghana and Malawi are now using the vaccine. However, according to the WHO report, these tools will not be enough to completely eliminate the malaria threat. It calls for further research and development of “transformative technologies and expertise” to combat mosquitoes and produce more effective vaccines and treatments. Sian Clarke is the co-director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s malaria center. Since mosquitoes transmit malaria by infecting people with a parasite, she believes that eradication would be feasible only if there is a sense of urgency.”
PART C_1
Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.
PART C_2
| 1. | What does WHO stand for? |
| 2. | How many people were infected in 2017? |
| 3. | What has been proven to be safe in treating malaria? |
PART D_1
Let’s discuss the article. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.
PART D_2
| 1. | Why do you think the vast majority of victims were babies and children? |
| 2. | What do you think was the reason why the United Nations’ program was halted in the 1960s? |
| 3. | Do you believe that it is possible to eradicate malaria? Why or why not? |
| 4. | Do you think that there will be a malaria vaccine that is 100 percent effective in the future? Why do you think so? |
| 5. | Why is a sense of urgency important?. |
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 |