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Sydney, Australia deals with flooding

2022年7月8日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. exacerbate /ig-ZAS-er-beyt/ [verb] – to make something that is already bad even worse This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities. erosion /ih-ROH-zhuhn/ [noun] – the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind Acid rain has caused severe erosion on the hillside. riverine /RIV-uh-rahyn/ [adjective] – relating to or found on a river or rivers, or the banks of a river Alaska’s coastal and riverine villages are plagued by erosion. dam /DAM/ [noun] – a wall built across a river that stops the…
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The UK IPO announces that AI has no legal rights

2022年7月7日

Artificial Intelligence

Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. patent /PAT-nt/ [verb] – to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention If you don’t patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it. artificial intelligence /ahr-tuh-FISH-uhl in-TEL-i-juhns/ [noun] – the study of how to produce machines that have some of the qualities that the human mind has, such as the ability to understand language, recognize pictures, solve problems, and learn To understand “natural language,” computers must be equipped with artificial intelligence. avow /uh-VOU/ [verb] – to admit something or say something publicly He avowed himself to be…
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The UK IPO announces that AI has no legal rights

2022年7月7日

Artificial Intelligence

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 robots? Are you familiar with artificial intelligence? 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。 give /GIV/ [verb] – to offer something to someone, or to provide someone with something Please give me some juice. expert /EK-spurt/ [noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity We need to bring in an expert to deal with this problem. people /PEE-puhl/ [noun] – men, women, and children The people are kind. only /OHN-lee/ [adjective] – used to show that…
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Beginner

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The UK IPO announces that AI has no legal rights

2022年7月7日

Artificial Intelligence

Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is your opinion about technologies that can learn and decide on their own? If a computer can do what humans can, should it have the same rights as a living person? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. invention /in-VEN-shuhn/ [noun] – something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before The world changed rapidly after the invention of the phone. expert /EK-spurt/ [noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to…
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The people who oppose work form home setup

2022年7月6日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. interaction /in-ter-AK-shuhn/ [noun] – an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other Children’s social interaction and teamwork in the classroom are essential to their development and education. transition /tran-ZISH-uhn/ [verb] – to change, or make someone or something change, from one form or situation to another The schools have transitioned students from Spanish to English in elementary school. impact /im-PAKT/ [verb] – to have an influence on something The import rates have impacted the country’s economy. isolation /ahy-suh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel…
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The people who oppose work form home setup

2022年7月6日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Could you tell me about the work setups in your country today? Which of these two setups is more favorable? Why? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. absence /AB-suhns/ [noun] – the fact of not existing The kids had to look elsewhere for amusement because of the absence of television. remote /ri-MOHT/ [adjective] – used to refer to an activity that is done away from the place where it usually happens, especially by means of technology This is the new world of remote work. mental health /MEN-tl helth / [noun] –…
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Intermediate

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The people who oppose work form home setup

2022年7月6日

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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。 Do you prefer remote work to office work? Do you enjoy social interaction? 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。 setting /SET-ing/ [noun] – the position of a house or other building Anyone who works in an office knows what a businessman is. 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 the opportunity to comment. disadvantage /dis-uhd-VAN-tij/ [noun] – a condition or situation that…
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Beginner

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People to consider switching to EVs

2022年7月5日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you already ridden an electric vehicle? Could you tell me about it? Which do you prefer, conventional cars or EVs? Why? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. immediate /ih-MEE-dee-it / [adjective] – happening or done without delay or very soon after something else We must make an immediate response. impact /IM-pakt/ [noun] – a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person We need to assess its impact on climate change. vary /VAIR-ee/ [verb] – if things of the same type vary, they are different…
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Intermediate

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