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Keeping your hands clean – without getting dry skin? No problem!

2020年4月27日

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Pre-Reading Questions: How often do you wash your hands? Why? Do you think washing your hands every day makes your skin dry? Why or why not? Vocabulary: risk /risk/ [noun] the possibility of something bad happening Sue stayed indoors to avoid the risk of having the disease. threat /thret/ [noun] the possibility that something unwanted will happen The bomb threat had everyone in a state of total panic. advise /ad-VAHYZ/ [verb] to suggest something We advised her to check the statements before going public. communal /kuh-MYOON-l/ [adjective] belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person The communal bathroom remained clean even after being used…
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Intermediate

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Japan’s Tokyo Marathon restricted to elite athletes amidst virus concerns

2020年4月24日

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Pre-reading questions: Do you play sports? What is your favorite sport? Vocabulary: postpone /pohst-POHN/ [verb] to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time The basketball committee will postpone their game for this season. international /in-ter-NASH-uh-nl/ [noun] a sports event involving more than one country, or a person who competes in it International baseball players will have a tour in Asia. advice /ad-VAHYS/ [noun] an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation She always follows her mother’s advice. suggest /suhg-JEST/ [verb] to mention an idea, possible plan, or action…
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Beginner

Chinese firms are on a mission to put an end to the virus

2020年4月24日

UV

Pre-reading questions: What do you know about viruses? Please explain your answer. What is ultraviolet (UV) light used for? Vocabulary: implement /IM-pluh-ment/ [verb] to start using a plan or system The company implemented the use of mobile phones at work. convert /kuh n-VURT/ [verb] to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character Through the help and advice of his family, he has converted himself into a better person. lower /LOH-er/ [verb] to move something into a low position He lowered down the volume of the radio so that he could hear the music well. install /in-STAWL/ [verb] to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into…
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Intermediate

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Japan’s Tokyo Marathon restricted to elite athletes amidst virus concerns

2020年4月24日

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Vocabulary: authority /uh-THAWR-i-tee/ [noun] a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity The police authority mandated drivers to wear their seat belts to avoid major accidents. restrict /ri-STRIKT/ [verb] to limit someone’s actions or movement, or to limit the amount, size, etc., of something The government can restrict unauthorized staff from accessing a titled land. elite /ih-LEET/ [noun] those people or organizations that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type Some elite sports participants may have the opportunity to compete at the highest level of the competition. assemble /uh-SEM-buhl/ [verb] to bring or come together in a single…
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Expert

Chinese firms are on a mission to put an end to the virus

2020年4月24日

UV

Pre-reading questions: Do you wash your hands regularly? What public transportation do you use everyday? Vocabulary: company /KUHM-puh-nee/ [noun] an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money I want to work in a company where there is a friendly environment. regular /REG-yuh-ler/ [adjective] usual or ordinary I had a regular day at work today doing usual tasks. lamp /lamp/ [noun] any of various devices that produce particular types of light I switch on the lamp whenever I sleep because I can’t sleep when there isn’t light. use /yooz/ [verb] to put something such as a tool, skill, or building to a particular purpose I use a…
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Beginner

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Japan’s Tokyo Marathon restricted to elite athletes amidst virus concerns

2020年4月24日

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Pre-reading questions: What sport in the Olympics interests you the most and why? How do you celebrate important events? Vocabulary: cancel /KAN-suhl/ [verb] to decide that an organized event will not happen The reunion that is scheduled to happen next week will be canceled by their sponsors. marathon /MAR-uh-thon/ [noun] a running race of slightly over 26 miles Dehydration during the marathon is not good for the runners. disease /dih-ZEEZ/ [noun] illness of people, animals Some people with serious disease choose to have vaccines to get cured. organizer /AWR-guh-nahy-zer/ [noun] the person or group who plans and arranges an event or activity The organizers of the previous event made a…
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Intermediate

Chinese firms are on a mission to put an end to the virus

2020年4月24日

UV

Vocabulary: eradicate /ih-RAD-i-keyt / [verb] to get rid of or destroy something completely Doctors eradicated the spread of Spanish flu through a vaccine in 1918. urge /urj/ [verb] to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing The CEO urged the employees to go out for their own security. instruct /in-STRUHKT/ [verb] to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way The education department has instructed the teachers to follow certain measures in providing quality education. irritation /ir-i-TEY-shuh n/ [noun] a painful or sore feeling in a part of the body The medicine that he has applied to his skin caused irritation. infectious…
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Expert

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