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Twitter adds “tip jar” feature to users’ profiles

2021年5月17日

tip jar

Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How often do you use your Twitter account? Have you ever given tip for any type of service? Please tell me more. Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. enable /en-EY-buhl/ [verb] – to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible Online dictionaries enable users to look for word definitions easily. third-party /thurd-PAHR-tee/ [adjective] – connected with a third person or organization less directly involved in an activity Be careful using third-party applications. Not all of them are safe to use. accessible /ak-SES-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – possible to approach,…
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Twitter adds “tip jar” feature to users’ profiles

2021年5月17日

tip jar

Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. tip jar /tip jahr/ [noun] – (vritual) a feature that lets you receive money from supporters Most fans nowadays use virtual tip jars to support their favorite content creators financially. provider /pruh-VAHY-der/ [noun] – a company or organization that sells a particular type of product or service Internet service providers in our country have excellent services. arise /uh-RAHYZ/ [verb] – to happen The argument arose when one side disagreed with the other’s ideas. toggle /TOG-uhl/ [verb] – to switch a feature on a computer on and off by pressing the same button or key Use these…
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Expert

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Twitter adds “tip jar” feature to users’ profiles

2021年5月17日

tip jar

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 use Twitter? What is your idea of “tipping”? 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。 select /si-LEKT/ [adjective] – chosen from a number or group The medicine is tested to a select number of people only. method /METH-uhd/ [noun] – a way of doing something She discovered a faster method to make bread. journalist /JUR-nl-ist/ [noun] – someone who collects and writes news stories and articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, and television Sarah’s husband was a freelance journalist. control /kuhn-TROHL/ [verb] – to be in charge of something…
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Beginner

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A US-based crew fully surveys the world’s deepest shipwreck

2021年5月14日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think about scuba diving? What would you like see underwater? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. depth /depth/ [noun] – the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something The depth of this sea is impossible to be reached. although /awl-THOH/ [conjunction] – despite the fact that He decided to go, although I begged him not to. entire /en-TAHYUHR/ [adjective] – whole or complete, with nothing missing He used his entire time asleep. discover /dih-SKUHV-er/…
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Intermediate

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A US-based crew fully surveys the world’s deepest shipwreck

2021年5月14日

shipwreck-4213840_1280

Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. wreckage /REK-ij/ [noun] – a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly damaged object Two sharks were trapped in the wreckage from a ship. mile /mahyl/ [noun] – a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometers The speed limit is 30 miles an/per hour. pole /pohl/ [noun] – either of the two points at the most northern and most southern ends of the earth or another planet, around which the planet turns The north pole is warmer than the south. accomplish /uh-KOM-plish/ [verb] – to finish something successfully or to…
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A US-based crew fully surveys the world’s deepest shipwreck

2021年5月14日

shipwreck-4213840_1280

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 know what a shipwreck is? Do you watch documentaries about things that are discovered underwater? 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。 location /loh-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a place or position The hotel is in a beautiful location. film /film / [verb] – to record moving pictures with a camera, usually to make a movie or television show They filmed for a week in Spain. private /PRAHY-vit/ [adjective] – only for one person or group and not for everyone She has a small office that is used for private…
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Beginner

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China records slowest population growth in decades

2021年5月12日

Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘population’? What countries with high population do you know? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. pace /peys/ [noun] – the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes The child is observing how the turtle walk in a slow pace. boost /boost/ [verb] – to improve or increase something The shop boosted their profit this month by having weekend sales. priority /prahy-AWR-i-tee/ [noun] – something that is very important and must be dealt with before…
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Intermediate

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