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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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Archeologists discover “frozen archive” from Norway’s melted ice patch

2020年12月7日

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©CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. haul /hawl/ [noun] – the quantity of what was caught The fishermen had a better haul compared to last month. trace /treys/ [verb] – to discover the causes or origins of something The origins of this country’s customs is surprisingly difficult to trace. liquify /LI-kwi-fai/ [verb] – to become or make something liquid Most ice patches in the Antarctic are liquifying because of global warming. archive /AHR-kahyv/ [noun] – a place where historical records are kept Sasha’s been studying the town’s records in the local archive. surmise /ser-MAHYZ/ [verb] – to decide something is true…
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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. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 Do you like going to museums? Are you interested in history? 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。 discover /dih-SKUHV-er/ [verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time Christopher Columbus discovered America. antler /ANT-ler/ [noun] – a horn with parts like branches that grows on the head of a deer Did you know that deer shed their antlers every year? leather /LETH-er/ [adjective] – animal skin that has been treated in order to preserve it and is used to make shoes, bags,…
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Blue whales have returned to South Georgia after 50 years

2020年12月4日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is the largest animal you have seen in person? Do you like going to zoos or safaris? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. severely /suh-VEER-lee/ [adverb] – very seriously The accident left the students severely traumatized. decline /dih-KLAHYN/ [verb] – to gradually become less, worse, or lower Danica’s interest in the project declined when she became busy with her part-time job. contribute /kuhn-TRIB-yoot/ [verb] – to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people Newton’s discoveries contributed a lot…
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