Monthly Archive: December 2022

How food choices affect the environment

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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 food? How often do you eat at restaurants? 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。 menu /MEN-yoo/ [noun] – a list of the food that you can eat in a restaurant Can I have the menu? encourage /en-KUR-ij/ [verb] – to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen Rewards encourage students to study harder. information /in-fer-MEY-shuhn/ [noun] – facts about a situation, person, event, etc. Please go to this website for more information. control /kuhn-TROHL/ [verb] – to…
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How food choices affect the environment

young women looking menu at restaurant, selective focus on menu

Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you often order at restaurants? How many calories do you think you consume in a day? Please tell me more about it. Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. calorie /KAL-uh-ree/ [noun] – a unit of energy, often used as a measurement of the amount of energy that food provides According to nutritionists, only 33% of our daily calorie intake should come from fat. diner /DAHY-ner/ [noun] – a small informal and inexpensive restaurant, often at the side of the road The greatest steak in town is served at this…
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How food choices affect the environment

young women looking menu at restaurant, selective focus on menu

Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. sustainable /suh-STEY-nuh-buhl/ [adjective] – causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time A sustainable salmon fishery is essential for fishermen. carbon emissions /KAHR-buhn ih-MISH-uhn/ [noun (plural)] – carbon dioxide that planes, cars, factories, etc. produce, thought to be harmful to the environment The country’s efforts to limit carbon emissions are particularly commendable. footprint /FOOT-print/ [noun] – a measurement of the size, effect, etc. that something has Since 1977, there has been a 14% decrease in the overall carbon footprint required…
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The evolution of “non-verbal communication” in the digital age

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you smile when you give greetings? Why or why not? Why is a positive impression important? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. expression /ik-SPRESH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions The expression on his face never changed. adjust /uh-JUHST/ [verb] – to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable Use this button to adjust the contrast. interpret /in-TUR-prit/ [verb] – to describe the meaning of something; examine in order to explain Poetry helps…
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The evolution of “non-verbal communication” in the digital age

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. facial /FEY-shuhl/ [adjective] – of or on the face His facial expression didn’t change. awareness /uh-WAIR-nis/ [noun] – knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful. non-verbal /non-VUR-buhl/ [adjective] – not using words, or not relating to the use of words Body language is a potent form of non-verbal communication. innate /ih-NEYT/ [adjective] – An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned You obviously have an…
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The evolution of “non-verbal communication” in the digital age

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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。 Are you aware of non-verbal cues? Is a non-verbal cue important? 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。 communication /kuh-myoo-ni-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of communicating with people Good communication is important for business. attitude /AT-i-tood/ [noun] – a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this His attitude made me extremely annoyed. frequently /FREE-kwuhnt-lee/ [adverb] – often He frequently exhibits at the art gallery. via /VAHY-uh/ [preposition] – using a particular machine, system, or person to send or receive something…
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Moonlighting: The controversial subject involving tech employees in India

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. developer /dih-VEL-uh-per/ [noun] – a person or company that creates new products, especially computer products such as software The company is one of the most popular software developers. revenue /REV-uhn-yoo/ [noun] – the income that a business or government receives regularly, or an amount representing such income Tourism is the island’s main source of revenue. unethical /uhn-ETH-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – not ethical (= based on moral beliefs) He says that it is unethical to produce and market a drug that would harm the patient. rival /RAHY-vuhl/ [noun] – a person, group, etc. competing with others for the…
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