2019年12月9日 ~ Book4 Unit15

＜今日の進捗＞
Book 4 - 59 (Why are coral reefs important for the environment?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
How can the police make you drive carefully?

The police make you drive carefully by patrolling in the street.

How do parents sometimes make their children eat things that they don’t want to eat?

Parents sometimes make their children eat things that they don’t want to eat by cutting them into tiny pieces.

At what age are men made to join the army in this country?

Here in Japana, you don’t need to join the army.

The environment is polluted in different ways. Tell me what types of pollution you know.

I know such types of pollution as water pollution and soil pollution.

Which of our activities may increase the pollution in cities?

Such activities as using toxic chemicals and driving a car may increase the pollution in cities.

How can we all take care of the environment?

We can all take care of the environment by avoiding the use of plastic products as much as possible.

Why?

Because recycling reduces trash.

What are some of the traffic regulations in your country?

Some of the traffic regulations in my country are to keep to the left and not to allowed to use mobile phone when driving a car.

What do you think the main causes of road accidents are?

I think the main causes of road accidents are speeding and drunk driving.

What’s the difference between a) sidewalk and pavement b) crossing and crossroads c) toll booth and toll road d) lane and junction?

The difference between sidewalk and pavement is that sidewalk is an American English but pavement is a British English. They are the same meaning.

The difference between crossing and crossroads is that crossing is a place where you can cross a road but crossroads is an intersection of two or more roads.

The difference between toll booth and toll roads is that toll booth is a place where you pay to drive on a road but toll road is a road that you pay to use.

The difference between lane and junction that lane is a section of a wide road but junction is a place where one road joins another.

Where in the world do you think they have the best roads? Why?

I think Germany has the best roads in the world. Because the autobahn in Germany has no speed limit.

How about your country?

I think Japan has beautiful and clean roads and most of them are well-paved but traffic is sometimes bad.

Why is solar or wind power safer for the environment than nuclear power?

Solar or wind power safer for the environment than nuclear power because solar or wind power has a lower possibility of accident than nuclear power.

Why do you think people sometimes oppose their government?

I think people sometimes oppose their government because it thinks only tax increase.

Why are coral reefs important for the environment?

Coral reefs are important for the environment because they are home to many fishes.

＜単語・イディオム＞
coral reef :

サンゴ礁

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