Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
©Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge 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 own any Apple device? Do you protect all of your devices with passcodes? 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。 convenient /kuhn-VEEN-yuhnt/ [adjective] – involving little trouble or effort These meals are quick and convenient to prepare. model /MOD-l/ [noun] – a particular type of machine, especially a car, that is slightly different from machines of the same type The phone model comes in eight different colors. activate /AK-tuh-veyt/ [verb] – to cause something to start working To activate your GPS, go to your device’s…
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
©Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. stun /stuhn/ [verb] – to shock or surprise someone very much The news of the disaster stunned people throughout the world. recognition /rek-uhg-NISH-uhn/ [noun] – the ability of a machine to read something electronically and to get information from it Our team is currently developing a text recognition software. snap /snap/ [verb] – to take a lot of photographs quickly Anna was snapping away with her new camera the whole time we were in Vietnam. distinctive /dih-STINGK-tiv/ [adjective] – used to describe something that is easy to recognize because it is different from…
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
©Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What security features does your phone offer? Do you trust a face recognition feature? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. buff /buhf/ [noun] – a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject John is a huge jazz buff. function /FUHNGK-shuhn/ [noun] – a process that a computer or a computer program uses to complete a task Just enable this send-to-all function to deliver several e-mails by batch. vital /VAHYT-l/ [adjective] – absolutely necessary or important; essential Hard…
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How companies drove employees to resign
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. resignation /rez-ig-NEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job This morning, I handed in my resignation letter. shift /shift/ [verb] – (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change The focus of the media has increasingly shifted to environmental issues. pursue /per-SOO/ [verb] – if you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time He pursued the decision to work in the television industry. juggle /JUHG-uhl/ [verb] – to succeed in arranging your life so that you…
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How companies drove employees to resign
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 do you enjoy the most in your job/school work? Are you still working from home? 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。 career /kuh-REER/ [noun] – the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money He’s hoping for a career in the police department. consider /kuhn-SID-er/ [verb] – to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision Have you considered what you’ll do if you aren’t hired? ambition /am-BISH-uhn/ [noun] –…
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How companies drove employees to resign
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think are the reasons why employees resign? How would you handle a resignation from one of your best employees? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. break out /BREYK out/ [verb] – if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts Fighting has broken out around the area. suburb /SUHB-urb/ [noun] – an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live Is Box Hill a suburb of Melbourne? economist /ih-KON-uh-mist/ [noun] – a person who…
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Japan celebrates National Foundation Day
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 like to study history? What is your favorite historical event? 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。 result /ri-ZUHLT/ [noun] – something that happens or exists because of something else The road has been widened, yet the result has only made the traffic heavier. opportunity /op-er-TOO-ni-tee/ [noun] – an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something Everyone will be given an opportunity to comment. difficulty /DIF-i-kuhl-tee/ [noun] – a problem…
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Japan celebrates National Foundation Day
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. commemorate /kuh-MEM-uh-reyt/ [verb] – to show honor to the memory of an important person or event in a special way The celebrations commemorated the school’s 20th anniversary of its founding. predecessor /PRED-uh-ses-er/ [noun] – someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series My predecessor held this position for a total of twelve years. throne /throhn/ [noun] – the state of being a ruler Charles is the rightful heir to the throne. descendant /dih-SEN-duhnt/ [noun] – a person who is related…
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