Monthly Archive: September 2022
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2022年9月7日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you think having fast internet adds up to good service? Why do you think so? How is tourism in your country now? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. establish /ih-STAB-lish/ [verb] – to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time The company was established in 1822. vast /vast/ [adjective] – extremely big This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals. satellite /satellite/ [SAT-l-ahyt] – a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by…
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2022年9月7日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. installation /in-stuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of putting furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and making it ready to use Is the installation free? collaboration /kuh-lab-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing The two writers worked in close collaboration on the script. innovation /in-uh-VEY-shuhn/ [noun] – (the use of) a new idea or method We need to encourage innovation in industry. reliant /ri-LAHY-uhnt/ [adjective] – needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to…
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2022年9月7日
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2022年9月7日
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 know what a cruise is? Have you already traveled by ship? 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。 cruise /krooz/ [noun] – a trip on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places I’d love to go on a round-the-world cruise. firm /noun/ [noun] – a business organization—such as a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership—that sells goods or services to make a profit. Mary has just started working for an accounting firm. public /PUHB-lik/ [adjective] – relating to or involving people in general, rather…
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2022年9月5日
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2022年9月5日
© BBC News Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. contaminate /kuhn-TAM-uh-neyt/ [verb] – to make something less pure or make it poisonous Lead in pipes can contaminate water. abundantly /uh-BUHN-duhnt-lee/ [adverb] – in large quantities or amounts This plant grows abundantly in wooded areas. lethal /LEE-thuhl/ [adjective] – able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous The bite hurts but is not lethal to humans. marina /muh-REE-nuh/ [noun] – a small port that is used for pleasure rather than trade, often with hotels, restaurants, and bars We docked our sailboat at the marina. dilute /dahy-LOOT/ [verb] – to make a liquid weaker…
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2022年9月5日
© BBC News Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What are the litter laws in your city? What simple things do you do to help reduce pollution? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. chemical /KEM-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – relating to chemicals (any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules) The chemical industry is a big suspect in terms of pollution. toxin /TOK-sin/ [noun] – a poisonous substance, especially one produced by bacteria, that causes disease Test results revealed high toxin levels in shellfish. unclear /uhn-KLEER/ [adjective] – not…
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2022年9月5日
© BBC News 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 fish dish? Do you like going to rivers? 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。 exact /ig-ZAKT/ [adjective] – in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way What is your exact location? original /uh-RIJ-uh-nl/ [adjective] – existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something Let’s check the original source material first. pipe /pahyp/ [noun] – a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another Could you fix the pipe? Water is leaking from…
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2022年9月2日
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2022年9月2日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think of electric vehicles? What is the largest city in your country? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. contribution /kon-truh-BYOO-shuhn/ [noun] – something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful I can make a great contribution to society. pressure /PRESH-er/ [verb] – to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do She was pressured to enter the contest. objective /uhb-JEK-tiv/ [noun] – something that you plan to do or achieve…
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