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How convenient are Singapore’s vending machines?

2021年3月1日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What was the last thing you bought from a vending machine? Where are vending machines usually found in your country? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. worn-out /WOHRN-out/ [adjective] – worn or used beyond repair We visited our old elementary school and it’s already worn-out. limited /LIM-i-tid/ [adjective] – kept within a particular size, range, time, or group The employees have a limited budget for the business trip. expand /ik-SPAND/ [verb] – to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way Plans to expand the…
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How convenient are Singapore’s vending machines?

2021年3月1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。 How often do you use vending machines? Are there many vending machines in your town/city? 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。 special /SPESH-uhl/ [adjective] – not ordinary or usual There will be a special event tonight at the office. salmon /SAM-uhn/ [noun] – a medium-size fish with pink flesh which lives in the sea I caught some salmons when I went fishing yesterday. mention /MEN-shuhn/ [verb] – to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words Did she mention anything about her sister? abroad /uh-BRAWD/ [adverb]…
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Beginner

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How convenient are Singapore’s vending machines?

2021年3月1日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. too good to be true /too good too bee troo/ [idiom] – so good that it is hard to believe, or seeming very good but not real Lisa’s new job sounds too good to be true. She only has to work 6 hours a day but the pay is good. unstaffed /un-stahft/ [adjective] – not provided with a staff or official personnel The unstaffed stations have special telephones instead to collect information. retail /REE-teyl/ [noun] – the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in stores They expanded their retail operations by selling Korean products….
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Children during the pandemic go without dental treatment

2021年2月26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。 Do visit your dentist? Do you like visiting your dentist? 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。 recent /REE-suhnt / [adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago Is that a recent photo? prevent /pri-VENt/ [verb] – to stop something from happening or someone from doing something Label your suitcases to prevent confusion. disease /dih-ZEEZ/ [noun] – (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature….
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Children during the pandemic go without dental treatment

2021年2月26日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. obstacle /OB-stuh-kuhl/ [noun] – something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult A tree trunk on the road was the biggest obstacle in our path. closure /KLOH-zher/ [noun] – the fact of a business, organization, etc. stopping operating Many elderly people will be affected by the library closures. spokesman /SPOHKS-muhn/ [noun] – someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them Whenever the president is in difficulties, the press faces his spokesman. indicator /IN-di-key-ter/ [noun] – something that shows…
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Children during the pandemic go without dental treatment

2021年2月26日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. When did you last have your dental checkup? How often do you have your dental checkup? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. dental /DEN-tl/ [adjective] – relating to the teeth Have you already made a dental check-up appointment? survey /SUR-vey/ [noun] – an examination of opinions, behavior, etc., made by asking people questions A new survey found that 58% of individuals didn’t know where their heart was. nationwide /NEY-shuhn-WAHYD/ [adjective] – existing or happening in all parts of a particular country A nationwide survey was announced yesterday. fear /feer/ [noun] –…
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Climate change is worsening pollen season across the U.S.

2021年2月24日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. intensify /in-TEN-suh-fahy/ [verb] – to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this The coach intensified the swimming team’s training. concentration /kon-suhn-TREY-shuhn/ [noun] – a large number or amount of something in the same place The concentration of toxic chemicals in the area affected the worker’s health during the industrial revolution. numerous /NOO-mer-uhs/ [adjective] – many Numerous studies have pointed out the effects of climate change. in line with /in lahyn with/ [idiom] – similar to something or at the same level as something The company’s results are in line with…
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Climate change is worsening pollen season across the U.S.

2021年2月24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。 Do you have allergies? When is Japan’s pollen season? 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。 recent /REE-suhnt/ [adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago Is this a recent photo? amount /uh-MOUNT/ [noun] – a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted The total amount raised so far is approaching 20,000 pesos. rise /rahyz/ [noun] – an increase There is a significant rise in sales across lockdown. pollen /POL-uhn/ [noun] – a powder, produced by the male part of a flower, that causes the…
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