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Picasso masterpieces displayed in a Las Vegas restaurant could fetch over $100M in auction

2021年8月19日

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©Sotheby’s and MGM resorts via CNN Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you been to Las Vegas? Do you have art pieces in your house? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. estimated /EZ-tuh-meytd/ [adjective] – roughly calculated or approximate The price of the mansion is estimated at $100 million. organizer /AWR-guh-nahy-zer / [noun] – the person or group who plans and arranges an event or activity Please contact the organizer for our company party. highlight /HAHY-layt/ [noun] – the best or most exciting, entertaining, or interesting part of something The highlight of the wedding was the…
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Picasso masterpieces displayed in a Las Vegas restaurant could fetch over $100M in auction

2021年8月19日

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©Sotheby’s and MGM resorts via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. auction /AWK-shuhn/ [noun] – a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most We are going to host an auction of jewelry from Spain. initiative /ih-NISH-uh-tiv/ [noun] – a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem I work in a company with great environmental initiatives. deepen /DEE-puhn/ [verb] – to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this…
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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you encountered a fake doctor before? Please share some details about it. What is your opinion about people who fake their documents or papers? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. former /FAWR-mer/ [adjective] – used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past Our former supervisor now works abroad. pretend /pri-TEND/ [verb] – to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game She had pretended to be a doctor for…
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Intermediate

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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. discharge /dis-CHAHRJ/ [verb] – if a company or organization discharges an employee, it makes them leave their job Spreading confidential information will immediately discharge a worker from employment. determine /dih-TUR-min/ [verb] – to discover the facts or truth about something The teachers determined that several students have cheated on their examinations. allegedly /uh-LEJ-id-lee/ [adverb] – used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved He was criticized for allegedly copying work from somebody else. falsify /FAWL-suh-fahy/ [verb] – to change something, such as a document, in order to…
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Expert

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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18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。 When was the last time you have been to a hospital? Have you heard any news about fake doctors? 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。 staff /stahf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization The hospital staff works well together. register /REJ-uh-ster/ [verb] – to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record You can register for the contest here. document /DOK-yuh-muhnt/ [noun] – a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type Could you…
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Beginner

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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office

2021年8月17日

Google and Facebook to require vaccinations for employees working at the office

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。 Does your country require COVID-19 vaccines for everyone? Have your family members received the vaccine already? 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。 require /ri-KWAHYUHR/ [verb] – to need something or make something necessary The company requires all its workers to work eight hours every day. announce /uh-NOUNS/ [verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially The leader happily announced the success of the project. aim /eym/ [verb] – to intend or direct a course The subject aims to teach students basic English. situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/ [noun]…
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Beginner

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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office

2021年8月17日

Google and Facebook to require vaccinations for employees working at the office

Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Would you prefer working from home or at the office? Why? How do you keep yourself safe from the coronavirus? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. regulation /reg-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – an official rule or the act of controlling something It is a regulation to wear corporate attire at the office. implement /IM-pluh-ment/ [verb] – to start using a plan or system The new payment system will be implemented next week. approach /uh-PROHCH/ [noun] – a way of considering or doing something The government’s approach to health care seems unsystematic. mournful /MAWRN-fuhl/…
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Intermediate

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