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Baby Shark becomes YouTube’s most viewed video ever
© via Pinkfong Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What can you say about the viral video “Baby Shark”? How often do you use YouTube? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. widely /WAHYD-lee/ [adverb] – including a lot of different places, people, subjects, etc. The couple both travelled widely. release /ri-LEES/ [verb] – to make a product, for example a book, available for the public to buy, often with a celebration; launch The new edition of the dictionary will be released by the education minister later this month. label /LEY-buhl/ [noun] – a company that produces goods…
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Baby Shark becomes YouTube’s most viewed video ever
© via Pinkfong 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。 Have you watched the viral video “Baby Shark”? Do you always use YouTube? 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。 viral /VAHY-ruhl/ [adjective] – used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc. Within hours the photo went viral. upload /UHP-lohd/ [verb] – to copy or move programs or information to a larger computer system or to the internet They uploaded the video as soon as they had…
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Baby Shark becomes YouTube’s most viewed video ever
© via Pinkfong Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. immensely /ih-MENS-lee/ [adverb] – extremely Karen Carpenter was immensely popular back in her day. and counting /and kount-ting/ [idiom] – used to say that a time, distance, number, etc. is still increasing or is more than a particular amount Bob’s book has topped the best-seller list for three weeks and counting. launch /lawnch/ [verb] – to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product The said program was launched a year ago. as opposed to /az uh-POHZ to/ [phrasal verb] – rather than I’d prefer to attend…
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Baby Shark becomes YouTube’s most viewed video ever
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How to beat burnout: Start from within
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think causes burnout? Do you feel too busy sometimes? In what way? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. burnout /BURN-out/ [noun] – the state of having no energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard, or someone who shows the effects of this state Burnout is quite common among teachers. contribute /kuhn-TRIB-yoot/ [verb] – to be one of the reasons why something happens Working straight for hours contributes to burnout and stress. overcome /oh-ver-KUHM/ [verb] – to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something Overcome our…
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How to beat burnout: Start from within
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。 Have you felt stress recently? What do you do when you are stressed? 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。 parental /puh-REN-tl/ [adjective] – relating to parents or to being a parent Parental care is needed for minors. within /with-IN/ [preposition] – inside The fire started from within one of the hotel rooms. habit /HAB-it/ [noun] – a particular act or way of acting that you tend to do regularly Allen has a habit of tapping his foot when he’s nervous. personal /PUR-suh-nl/ [adjective] – private or relating to someone’s…
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How to beat burnout: Start from within
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. chronic /KRON-ik/ [adjective] – (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time Most chronic lung diseases are attributed to smoking. turn the tables /turn thuh TEY-buhls/ [idiom] – turning an unfavorable circumstance into one of favor I hope we can turn the tables in the next car race and aim for first place. draw a line /draw uh lahyn/ [idiom] – to define a limit in anything Always remember to draw a line when making humorous statements. pivotal /PIV-uh-tl/ [adjective] – important Claude established himself as a pivotal figure in marketing and…
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NASA and Nokia to put a 4G network on the moon’s surface
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。 Are you using a 4G network in your country? How do you feel whenever you cannot get a cellphone signal? 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。 goal /gohl/ [noun] – an aim or purpose My goal is to speak English fluently within two years. involve /in-VOLV/ [verb] – If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc. The trip that he had involved visiting a famous museum. arrival /arrival/ [noun] – the fact of arriving somewhere People gathered to wait for the…
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