Vocabulary (Definition)
a machine for washing or cleaning
Washing machine
When I want to go on the elevator, I need to press the ___________ to choose the floor.
button
Part 1: 助動詞 + 受け身
read / both by sight and touch / can / be / this font
This font can be read both by sight and touch.
True or False
Takahashi Kosuke created the new font called Braille Neue.
By sight and touch.
A box-shaped device that is used to carry people and goods between floors in a building.
Elevator
I cannot see him because he is ___________.
invisible
Part 2: S+V+C (分詞)
known as the creator of / became / Braille Neue / Mr. Takahashi
Mr. Takahashi became known as the creator of Braille Neue.
True or False
Braille is a reading and writing system developed for sighted people.
FALSE
It is developed for visually challenged people.
Where did Mr. Takahashi see a person reading braille?
At a facility for visually challenged people.
Able to see; not blind.
Sighted
Mr. Takahashi created many things because he is a ________________.
designer
Part 3: S+V+O [if 節]
wonder / this office / I / if / uses Braille Neue
I wonder if this office uses Braille Neue.
True or False
Mr. Takahashi received suggestions from various people when he was making Braille Neue.
TRUE
The suggestions helped make the font readable.
Where was Braille Neue introduced on information boards?
At the Shibuya City Office in Tokyo.
Something that is done or said as a result of something that has happened.
Reaction
This is very simple, but important to understand because it is ____________.
basic
Part 4: It + seems [appears] + that 節
Mr. Takahashi / seems / it / was / a fashion designer / that
It seems that Mr. Takahashi was a fashion designer.
True or False
A museum in Mexico asked if Braille Neue could be used there for captions.
FALSE
It was a museum in Brazil.
What side of a shirt can you tell by touch using Braille Neue.
The right side of a shirt?
Fascinate
I want to offer you a _____________ to help you improve your studying.
suggestion
Part 4: It + seems [appears] + that 節
seems / you will / on your test / it / do great / that
It seems that you will do great on your test.
True or False
Braille Neue is good for the sighted because they already know how to read Braille.
FALSE
Braille Neue is good for the sighted because they may learn to read braille without knowing it.
What does Braille Neue break down between the visually challenged and the sighted?
An invisible barrier