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Spain records its lowest temperatures after snowstorm

2021年1月20日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. aftermath /AF-ter-math/ [noun] – the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes Many volunteered to help the victims in the aftermath of the typhoon. Siberia /sahy-BEER-ee-uh/ [noun] – a large region of North Asia that is part of Russia Siberia has the coldest inhabited place on Earth, where temperature drops to -40 degrees Celcius. immense /ih-MENS/ [adjective] – extremely large in size or degree We saw immense sea waves not too far from the shore. bearable /BAIR-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – if an unpleasant situation is bearable, you can accept or…
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Spain records its lowest temperatures after snowstorm

2021年1月20日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What weather do you like? What do you enjoy doing in winter? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. record /ri-KAWRD/ [verb] – to keep information for the future, by writing it down or storing it on a computer The weather center recorded the hottest temperature in July. snowstorm /SNOH-storm/ [noun] – a heavy fall of snow that is blown by strong winds Reports say that the snowstorm will last until tomorrow afternoon. disrupt /dis-RUHPT/ [verb] – to prevent something, esp. a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as…
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Spain records its lowest temperatures after snowstorm

2021年1月20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 like snow? What season do you like the most? 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。 temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/ [noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body The temperature today is higher than yesterday. Celcius /SEL-see-uhs/ [noun] – a range of numbers for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° Weather forecast said the temperature may drop to 7 degrees Celcius tonight. recent /REE-suhnt/ [adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago Have you heard the…
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World’s oldest known cave painting discovered in Indonesia

2021年1月18日

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© Maxime Aubert Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Who are some of the most famous painters in your country? Do you like drawing? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. discover /dih-SKUHV-er/ [verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time The children discovered many things about their hometown. locate /loh-KEYT/ [verb] – to be in a particular place Our office is located in the capital. pigment /PIG-muhnt/ [noun] – a substance that gives something a particular color when it is present in it or is added…
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World’s oldest known cave painting discovered in Indonesia

2021年1月18日

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© Maxime Aubert 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 paintings? Do you like looking at old pictures? 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。 at least /at leest/ [idiom] – as much as, or more than, a number or amount We have to be here at least 15 minutes before 8:00 am. among /uh-MUHNG/ [preposition] – happening or being included as part of a group of people or things Talk about it among yourselves interview /IN-ter-vyoo/ [noun] – a meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper article,…
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World’s oldest known cave painting discovered in Indonesia

2021年1月18日

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© Maxime Aubert Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. archeologist /ahr-kee-OL-uh-jist/ [noun] – someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past A team of archeologists are currently at the site. resemble /ri-ZEM-buhl/ [verb] – to look like or be like someone or something Paula really resembles her father very closely. narrative /NAR-uh-tiv/ [noun] – a story or a description of a series of events The picture book is a narrative of wartime events. interaction /in-ter-AK-shuhn/ [noun] – an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other…
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An archipelago home to about 18,000 people becomes the first in the world to be vaccinated

2021年1月15日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. residence /REZ-i-duhns/ [noun] – a home The governor’s official residence is here. vaccine /vak-SEEN/ [noun] – a substance containing a virus or bacterium in a form that is not harmful, given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease that the virus or bacterium causes This vaccine protects people against some kinds of viruses. restriction /ri-STRIK-shuhn/ [noun] – a rule or law that limits what people can do Most countries already implemented restrictions on their borders. authority / ri-STRIK-shuhn/ [noun] – an official limit on something Other countries are planning to lift…
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An archipelago home to about 18,000 people becomes the first in the globe to be vaccinated

2021年1月15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 the company Moderna? Do you know some vaccines that are used today? 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。 ocean /OH-shuhn/ [noun] – a very large area of sea These mysterious animals live at the bottom of the ocean. against /uh-GENST/ [preposition] – disagreeing with a plan or activity Those people voted against the new proposal. apart /uh-PAHRT/ [adverb] – separated by a distance or by time Stand with your feet wide apart. manage /MAN-ij/ [verb] – to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult…
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