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How to get a good night’s sleep and enjoy being at home
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。 Did you have a good night’s sleep? Do you enjoy being at 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。 approach /uh-PROHCH/ [noun] – a way of considering or doing something This approach seems very sensible to me. environment /en-VAHY-ruhn-muhnt/ [noun] – the conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you can work An unhappy home environment can affect a child’s behavior. appearance /uh-PEER-uhns / [noun] – the way a person or thing looks or seems to other…
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How to get a good night’s sleep and enjoy being at home
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. layout /LEY-out/ [noun] – the way that something is arranged The team is still planning the layout of the magazine cover. enhance /en-HANS/ [verb] – to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company. pursuit /per-SOOT/ [noun] – the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time She is absorbed in the pursuit of knowledge. notion /NOH-shuhn/ [noun] – a belief or idea I had a notion to write them a letter. perspective /per-SPEK-tiv/ [noun] –…
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How to get a good night’s sleep and enjoy being at home
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How often do you get a good night’s sleep? Why? Do you enjoy being at home? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. interior design /in-TEER-ee-er dih-ZAHYN/ [noun] – the art of planning the decoration of the inside of a building such as a house or office She specialized in interior design. look into /look IN-too/ [phrasal verb] – to examine the facts about a problem or situation A working party has been set up to look into the problem. interact /in-ter-AKT/ [verb] – to communicate with or…
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How food choices affect the environment
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
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
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
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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