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How can workers travel back to work after lockdown?
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you take a cab at all times? Why or why not? What do you usually ride when going to places? Vocabulary: route /root/ [noun] — a particular way or direction between places Passengers nowadays will have to take different routes due to lockdown. rush hour /ruhsh OU-er/ [noun] — the busy part of the day when towns and cities are crowded, either in the morning when people are travelling to work, or in the evening when people are travelling home It would be best to avoid rush hours when coming home from the mall. banned /band/ [adjective] — prohibited, not allowed Liquids more than 100 ml are…
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How can workers travel back to work after lockdown?
Vocabulary: impose /im-POHZ/ [verb] — to establish something as a rule to be obeyed Social distancing is imposed in all affected countries around the world in an effort to reduce the chance of infection. electrification /ih-LEK-tri-fi-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] — the process of making a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before One of the local government’s projects is the electrification of railways. platform /PLAT-fawrm/ [noun] — a particular computer technology that can be used with some types of software programs but not with others The initial launching of the banking platform will be suspended until further notice. fret /fret/ [verb] — to be nervous or worried It’s…
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How can workers travel back to work after lockdown?
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you travel everyday? What is your favorite mode of transportation? Vocabulary: daily /DEY-lee/ [adjective] — happening on or relating to every day Drinking coffee is part of my daily routine. mile /mahyl/ [noun] — a unit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers It takes 2 miles to travel to the nearest mall. traffic /TRAF-ik/ [noun] — the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along a route Christmas season in the Philippines has the biggest traffic. passenger /PAS-uh n-jer/ [noun] — a person who is traveling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it…
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Energy-storing bricks: A new renewable energy potential
© The D’Arcy Laboratory in Washington via CNN Pre-reading questions: How do you save energy at home? What types of energy are popular in your country? Vocabulary: expert /EK-spurt/ [noun] — a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity They claimed that the experts have discovered the vaccine for the novel coronavirus. standard /STAN-derd/ [adjective] — usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct or acceptable Could you tell me the standard procedures? strength /strengkth/ [noun] — the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort The poor animal didn’t even have the…
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Energy-storing bricks: A new renewable energy potential
© The D’Arcy Laboratory in Washington via CNN Pre-reading questions: Do you try to save energy? Do you recycle? Vocabulary: find /fahynd/ [verb] — to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something They found out that Alyssa went to the US. magazine /MAG-uh-zeen/ [noun] — a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month The international boyband, BTS, was featured on TIME Magazine. pump /puhmp/ [verb] — to force liquid or gas to move somewhere Did you know…
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Energy-storing bricks: A new renewable energy potential
© The D’Arcy Laboratory in Washington via CNN Vocabulary: embed /em-BED/ [verb] — to fix something firmly into a substance The arrow embedded itself in the tree trunk. advance /ad-VANS/ [verb] — move forward The troop of soldiers advanced to the military camp later that afternoon. porous /PAWR-uhs/ [adjective] — something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly Some rocks are porous; some are not. component /kuhm-POH-nuhnt/ [noun] — a part that combines with other parts to form something bigger Water is a mixture of the chemical components hydrogen and oxygen atoms. commercially /kuh-MUR-shuhl-lee/ [adverb] — in a way that relates…
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Energy-storing bricks: A new renewable energy potential
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Underwater Italian village to possibly resurface after 27 years
© Romano Cagnoni/Hulton Archive/Getty Images via CNN Pre-reading questions: What is your opinion about Italy? Are you interested in visiting a “ghost town”? Why or why not? Vocabulary: resurface /ree-SUR-fis/ [verb] — to rise to the surface of the water again Rumor has it that the underwater village will resurface next year. underwater /UHN-der-WOT-er/ [adjective] — under the surface of water The machine is capable of working even underwater. man-made /MAN-MEYD/ [adjective] — produced or developed by humans rather than coming directly from nature There are many man-made lakes around my city. promote /pruh-MOHT/ [verb] — to encourage the existence or development of something We should focus on promoting the…
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