Monthly Archive: January 2022
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2022年1月19日
©D. Ross Cameron/USA Today Sports Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. carouse /kuh-ROUZ/ [verb] – to enjoy yourself with a loud group of people The crowd caroused when the band started performing. rapturously /RAP-cher-uhs-lee/ [adverb] – in a way that shows extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement Even the people who haven’t read the comic yet will find the film rapturously fantastic. immense /ih-MENS/ [adjective] – extremely large in size or degree The teacher was delighted to see her students’ immense improvement in English. rebound /REE-bound/ [noun] – (in sports) a ball or puck (= small, round, hard object used in ice…
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2022年1月19日
©D. Ross Cameron/USA Today Sports Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 Do you watch basketball games? Which NBA players do you know? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 celebrate /SEL-uh-breyt/ [verb] – to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important We are celebrating our parents’ wedding anniversary. champion /CHAM-pee-uhn/ [noun] – someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition He is the boxing champion of the world. tear /teer/ [verb] – to pull or be pulled apart,…
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2022年1月19日
©D. Ross Cameron/USA Today Sports Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What sport/s do you play? What NBA team/s do you know? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. victory /VIK-tuh-ree/ [noun] – an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc. or the fact that you have won His party won a landslide victory in the elections. injury /IN-juh-ree/ [noun] – physical harm or damage to someone’s body caused by an accident or an attack He needs surgery to cure his back injury. recovery /ri-KUHV-uh-ree/ [noun] – the process of becoming well again after an…
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2022年1月19日
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2022年1月18日
©Noh Juhan / Netflix Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 What is your favorite movie? Who is your favorite actor? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 actor /AK-ter/ [noun] – someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio program The actor plays well in all his movies. role /rohl/ [noun] – an actor’s part in a film or play Mike is playing the leading role in the school play. drama /DRAH-muh/ [noun] – a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and…
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2022年1月18日
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2022年1月18日
©Noh Juhan / Netflix Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is the best movie you have ever seen? Please share something about it. Which actor would you like to meet in person? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. puzzling /PUHZ-ling/ [adjective] – difficult to explain or understand His letter poses a number of puzzling questions. reveal /ri-VEEL/ [verb] – to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret She refused to reveal the identity of his client. mastermind /MAS-ter-mahynd/ [noun] – someone who plans a difficult activity, often a crime, in…
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2022年1月18日
©Noh Juhan / Netflix Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. bag /bag/ [verb] – to get something before other people have a chance to take it Dublin bagged two goals in last night’s football match. baffling /BA-fuh-luhng/ [adjective] – impossible for someone to understand or explain He asked a baffling question. No one dared to answer it. portrayal /pawr-TREY-uhl/ [noun] – the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work The film is not an accurate portrayal of his life. seemingly /SEE-muhng-lee/ [adverb] – appearing to be something, especially when this is…
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2022年1月17日
© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you think pirates still exist nowadays? Please share your thoughts about them. Where is the largest sea in your country located? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. suspected /suh-SPEK-tuhd/ [adjective] – believed to be guilty of a crime The suspected thieves were eventually caught by the police. locate /loh-KEYT/ [verb] – to find We cannot locate the exact destination of the shop. attempted /uh-TEMP-tuhd/ [adjective] – (of a crime) that someone has tried to commit without success He’s being questioned for the attempted…
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2022年1月17日
© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. dinghy /DING-gee/ [noun] – a small open boat A strong wave managed to flip the dinghy over. detain /dih-TEYN/ [verb] – to force someone officially to stay in a place The police are permitted to detain suspects for a week. dissuade /dih-SWEYD/ [verb] – to persuade someone not to do something Let’s try dissuading him from leaving early. extradition /ek-struh-DISH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal The suspects have been waiting…
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