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Amazon to market Panorama boxes to companies

2020年12月14日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. market /MAHR-kit/ [verb] – to offer products for sale to buyers Our new marketing strategy is working flawlessly. automate /AW-tuh-meyt/ [verb] – to make something operate automatically by using machines or computers Several banks have begun to automate processes. defect /DEE-fekt/ [noun] – something that is lacking or that is not exactly right in someone or something Were the quality checkers able to find any defect in the products? vicinity /vi-SIN-i-tee/ [noun] – the area immediately surrounding something According to witnesses, the stolen car was found in the vicinity of the station. discrimination /pruh-nuhn-see-EY-shuhn/ [noun] –…
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‘Pandemic’ declared as 2020’s word of the year by Dictionary.com

2020年12月11日

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© Dictionary.com 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 wear facemasks? Is your city still on a lock down? 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。 announce /uh-NOUNS/ [verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially The host announced the winner of the competition to the excited audience. search /surch / [noun] – the action of looking for information on a computer or on the internet Funny images appeared on the search results. compare / kuhm-PAIR/ [verb] – to examine or look for the difference between two or more things The…
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‘Pandemic’ declared as 2020’s word of the year by Dictionary.com

2020年12月11日

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© Dictionary.com Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. outbreak /OUT-breyk/ [noun] – a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant There was a cholera outbreak. skyrocket / SKAHY-rok-it/ [verb] – to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success Prices of certain commodities have skyrocketed in recent months. behind / bih-HAHYND/ [preposition] – responsible for or the cause of Albert Einstein was the man behind enormous changes in science. prevalent /PREV-uh-luhnt/ [adjective] – existing very commonly or happening often These diseases are more prevalent among young children. surge /surj/ [noun] – a sudden…
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‘Pandemic’ declared as 2020’s word of the year by Dictionary.com

2020年12月11日

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© Dictionary.com Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you know about the coronavirus? What was your reaction when the global pandemic was announced? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. frequent /FREE-kwuhnt/ [adjective] – happening often Mrs. Johnson is a frequent visitor to the ocean park. declare /dih-KLAIR/ [verb] – to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially Other local government units declared their support for the proposal related / ri-LEY-tid/ [adjective] – connected Unemployment and related issues were discussed in the meeting. context /KON-tekst/ [noun] – the situation within which something exists or happens, and…
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A British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company experiments a four-day workweek in New Zealand

2020年12月9日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. influential /in-floo-EN-shuhl/ [adjective] – having a lot of influence on someone or something She wanted to work for a bigger and more influential firm since she graduated high school. authorize /AW-thuh-rahyz/ [verb] – to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something Who authorized the distribution of the goods? reconsider /ree-kuhn-SID-er/ [verb] – to think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it He talked to her to reconsider her decision but she would not. radical /RAD-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – believing or expressing…
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A British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company experiments a four-day workweek in New Zealand

2020年12月9日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What famous brands do you know? How many days do you go to work a week? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. implement /IM-pluh-ment/ [verb] – to start a plan or a system Your job is to implement the new protocol. brand /brand/ [noun] – a type of product made by a particular company This isn’t my usual brand of shampoo. schedule /SKEJ-ool/ [noun] – a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done The class…
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A British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company experiments a four-day workweek in New Zealand

2020年12月9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 work 5 days a week? Do you enjoy this kind of schedule? 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。 latest /LEY-tist/ [adjective] – newest or most recent or modern Have you seen the actor’s latest movie? pick /pik/ [verb] – to take some things and leave others One of my sisters has been picked for the national contest. staff /staf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization There is a good relationship between staff and students at that school. director /dih-REK-ter/ [noun] – a…
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Archeologists discover “frozen archive” from Norway’s melted ice patch

2020年12月7日

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©CNN Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What comes to mind when you hear the word “artifact”? Is it important for us to discover more artifacts? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. artifact /AHR-tuh-fakt/ [noun] – an object, such as a tool, that was made in the past My family and I will go to the local museum to see some artifacts. medieval /mee-dee-EE-vuhl/ [adjective] – related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500) Alfred has taken a liking to studying medieval culture….
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