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Secondhand Smoke: Higher Risk of Stroke

2016年11月4日

Health - Beg

  Pre-reading questions: Government warning says that cigarette smoking is dangerous to anyone’s health. Do you agree that smoking is dangerous? You don’t smoke but you are exposed to sickness because of cigarette smoke. Is this okay with you?   A US research says non-smokers who live in the same house with smokers have a high chance of stroke. Almost 50 percent of the nonsmokers who had stroke are exposed to second-hand smoke at home. Stroke survivors exposed to second-hand smoke can die from any cause. A blood test was done to know the amount of smoke people were exposed to. Research factors include race, sex, education, and income level….
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Kellogg’s Cereal Continue To Lose Sales

2016年11月4日

  Pre-reading questions: What do you think about cereals for breakfast? What do you usually eat every morning?   Kellogg’s faces loss in sales for the seventh time based on their reports for the third quarter of 2016. Recently, the cereal manufacturer’s net sales plunked to 2.3%. They blame it to the slumping demand for cereals in the US and struggling market in the UK. Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos, a business psychologist at University College London, said people’s breakfast habits were changing. He explained a lot of individuals only spend five or six minutes on breakfast and are looking for quicker solutions. He also mentioned the younger population will replace cereal…
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Kellogg’s Cereal Continue To Lose Sales

2016年11月4日

Business - B

  Pre-reading questions: What is your favorite breakfast every morning? Have you tried eating breakfast from other countries? Kellogg’s Cereal company loses sales for the seventh time. Their sales is now down to 2.3%. The company thinks it is because most customers in the US and the UK do not want to buy cereals anymore. A business psychologist said the way people eat breakfast is changing now. A lot of people spend five or six minutes only on breakfast. That is why they want to find a quicker way to have breakfast. And, the younger population will replace cereal with smoothies, fresh fruit and yogurt.   Vocabulary: sales – 売上げ…
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527 South Koreans file case against Samsung over Galaxy Note 7

2016年11月4日

  South Korean Galaxy Note 7 users totaling to 527 filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics over the controversy of its fire-prone smartphone units. Attorney Peter Young-Yeel Ko, head of the Harvest Law Firm, said Galaxy Note 7 users are appealing to be compensated for the liabilities it brought about. One of his clients claimed to have lost thousands of family trip photos. Another plaintiff affirmed he drove for eight hours round-trip to return his fire-prone smartphone. Samsung proposed to apportion coupons worth 30,000 won ($26) to all Note 7 users, while those who will purchase another Samsung phone would be provided 70,000 won ($62) coupons. As for those looking…
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Trump speaks disbelief on election results

2016年10月28日

Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump speculates that the election is rigged against him. Trump has sought to alarm the public of a distorted election. He has fallen in opinion polls against Democrat Hillary Clinton. He tells a rally at Green Bay, Wisconsin that his opponent would want to rig the election at the polling place. He further suggests that there are corrupt cities, and voter fraud is profound. Republican campaign lawyer, Chris Ashby states that Trump’s allegations could cause turmoil. A study from New York University School of Law shows that voter fraud incident rates between 0.00004 percent and 0.0009 percent. Democrat campaign manager, Robby Mook states that Trump’s allegations…
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