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Saitama begins homestay project for Tokyo 2020
Pre-reading questions: Is homestay popular in Japan? What are your thoughts about Tokyo 2020? Vocabulary: submit /suhb-MIT/ [verb] to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others We need to submit our task before the deadline. goal /gohl/ [noun] an aim or purpose My goal is to achieve the highest grade for the test. provide /pruh-VAYD/ [verb] to give someone something that they need He will provide a house for his family. accept /ak-SEPT/ [verb] to agree to take something She agreed to accept his job offer in his company. apply /uh-PLAHY/ [verb] to request something especially in writing or by sending in a form She…
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Saitama begins homestay project for Tokyo 2020
Vocabulary: deepen /DEE-puhn/ [verb] to make something increase or become more serious This experience will help you to deepen your understanding about our campaign. perception /per-SEP-shuhn/ [noun] a thought, belief, or opinion based on appearances People have their own perception regarding this issue. authority /uh-THAWR-i-tee/ [noun] a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity They should report those people to the authorities. exclusive /ik-SKLOO-siv/ [adjective] limited to only one person or group of people They have an exclusive access to this area because they are part of this prestigious club. respective /ri-SPEK-tiv/ [adjective] relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you…
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Saitama begins homestay project for Tokyo 2020
Pre-reading questions: Have you had a homestay experience before? Please explain your answer. Do you like sports? Why or why not? Vocabulary: give /giv/ [verb] to provide someone with something Jeffry will give money to the charity. meal /meel/ [noun] an occasion when food is eaten Camelle’s mom always prepares her meals. guest /gest/ [noun] a person who is staying with you or a person whom you have invited to a social occasion They will invite guests for their daughter’s birthday party. stay /stey/ [verb] to not move away from or leave a place or situation Bea will stay in her company for two years. interested /IN-ter-uh-stid/ [adjective] wanting to…
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Facebook stops discriminatory ads
Pre-reading questions: Do you like Facebook? Why or Why not? What do you think are the advantages of social media? Vocabulary: prejudice /PREJ-uh-dis/ [noun] an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling The scenes of this movie have a lot of prejudices among Asian people. accuse /uh-KYOOZ/ [verb] to say that someone is responsible for a crime or for having done something wrong My friend was accused of stealing money from our teacher but it is not true. potential /puh-TEN-shuhl/ [adjective] possible when the necessary conditions exist Jessica gives her business card to her potential client. policy /POL-uh-see/ [noun] a set of ideas or a plan that needs to be followed…
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Facebook stops discriminatory ads
Vocabulary: exclude /ik-SKLOOD/ [verb] to intentionally not include something You better check all your blog posts and exclude the discriminatory statements that you wrote.e ethnicity/ /eth-NIS-i-tee/ [noun] a person belonging to a particular race of people One’s ethnicity should not be a basis on how we should treat individuals. hinder /HIN-der/ [verb] to limit the ability of someone to do something Managers who lack of good leardership skills hinder the productivity of the employees. discriminatory /dih-SKRIM-uh-nuh-tawr-ee/ [adjective] unfairly treating a person or particular group of people differently from others I don’t like this restaurant, it has some discriminatory policies towards the customers. legitimate /li-JIT-uh-mit/ [adjective] reasonable and acceptable There are…
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Facebook stops discriminatory ads
Pre-reading questions: Do you like Facebook? Why or why not? What are the good things about Facebook? Vocabulary: information /in-fer-MEY-shuhn/ [noun] facts about a situation, person, event, etc. There are a lot of information about our history in the library. personal /PUR-suh-nl/ [adjective] private or relating to someone’s private life The boy keeps on asking about the personal life of the girl. against /uh-GEYNST/ [preposition] disagreeing with a plan or activity I am against to their plan on cutting trees at school website /WEB-sahyt/ [noun] a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject There are many useful websites on the Internet. agree /uh-GREE/ [verb] to…
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Drones to help Japanese farmers
Pre-reading questions: Do you like technology? Why or why not? Are you interested in farming? Please explain your answer. Vocabulary: cheaper /cheep-er/ [adjective] costing little money or less than usual Converse is much cheaper than Nike. goal /gohl/ [noun] aim or purpose My goal is to finish college. attract /uh-TRAKT/ [verb] to cause someone to become interested in someone or something My red Converse attracted a lot of people. solve /solv/ [verb] to find an answer to a problem The president is trying to solve the country’s problems. employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/ [noun] work or job What is your employment status? Nileworks Inc., Ja Miyagi Tome, and Trading House Sumitomo Corp. developed…
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Millennials on saving money
Vocabulary: manpower /MAN-pou-er/ [noun] the supply of people who are able to work The lack of manpower causes the company to shutdown. Millennials /mil-LEN-eeuhls/ [noun] people born in the 1980s or 1990s Millennials nowadays are adventurous that’s why they like to travel. fund /fuhnd/ [noun] an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose People from different countries contributed money for the disaster fund. anticipate /an-TIS-uh-peyt/ [verb] to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee We anticipate that there will be a storm coming because the weather seems bad. literate /LIT-er-it/ [adjective] having or showing knowledge about something People need to be financially literate to become rich. Nowadays, the…
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