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Apple cider vinegar for weight loss

2017年3月29日

Health - Beginner

Pre-reading questions: Do you enjoy eating foods with vinegar? Do you agree that vinegar has health benefits too? Apple cider vinegar is known for its remarkable purposes – beauty, cleaning, cooking, etc. Experts from Japan believe that it may also have an impact on weight loss. Professor Carol Johnston, who has been studying the healthy benefits of vinegar, agrees that it may subtly help with digestion. Acetic acid found in vinegar, such as ACV, activate fat metabolism. Another evidence shows that diluted vinegar promotes healthier blood sugar levels. Johnston says that it really doesn’t matter what type of vinegar you’re digesting, All types of vinegar contains acetic acid, the vital…
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Intermediate

Apple cider vinegar for weight loss

2017年3月29日

Health - Beg

Pre-reading questions: Do you like the taste of vinegar? Do you know apple cider vinegar? Apple cider vinegar or ACV is known for its many purposes. It is rumored that ACV can help with weight loss. Professor Carol Johnston said that it may contribute lose weight, but the effects would be subtle. Professor Carol has been studying vinegar and its health benefits. According to her, acetic acid found in all types of vinegar, including ACV, is the key ingredient to a healthier digestion. Vocabulary: cider – [noun] an alcoholic drink made from fermented crushed fruit, typically apples acetic acid– [noun] the acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste metabolism –…
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Beginner

Japanese government to give scholarships in 2018

2017年3月29日

Education - B

Pre-reading questions: Is studying in college difficult? Is it expensive to study in Japan? Starting 2018, Japan will give scholarships to students from low-income families for them to enter universities. This means that students from low-income families can study in college for free. Many Japanese students nowadays borrow money from the government to pay for college. With the scholarship program of Prime Minister Abe, students would not need to pay a lot of money to the government. The government wants everyone to have the chance to finish school. The government has prepared ¥7 billion for this program. Vocabulary: scholarship [noun] – an amount of money given by a school, college,…
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Beginner

Asia’s fastest growing economies have the fastest growing slums

2017年3月29日

Business - B

Pre-reading questions: What kind of environment would you want to live in? Why? Do you think many people live in cities? Please explain your answer. Many people live in the cities of countries like Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. Since there are many people in cities like Manila and Jakarta, some people live in slums. World Bank says more people in cities mean that economy is growing. Cities need to lessen the population so World Bank suggests two solutions: make a rural town into an urban city like Singapore or make cities in places far from the city. Vocabulary: slum [noun]- an area with poor housing economy [noun] a…
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Beginner

Asia’s fastest growing economies have the fastest growing slums

2017年3月29日

Business - E

  World Bank data states that nations such as Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines have a high number of squatters in key cities. Cities such as Manila and Jakarta offer encroached properties for migrants. World Bank senior specialist Makiko Watanabe said that opportunities in cities lead to the boost of migrants. It is said that people migrate because of the notion that cities offer a lot of opportunities such as employment and convenience. World Bank offers two solutions for governments to cope up with the rising urban population. Solutions are either recasting a rural town into an urbanized city or developing areas outside key cities to decongest the population….
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Expert

Turrón

2017年3月29日

Lifestyle

Turrón is a popular Spanish dessert made from honey, sugar and nuts. It was invented in Jijona by the Moors over 500 years ago. It is said to have been brought to Spain in the Middle Ages through colonization by the Moors. Manual de Mujeres (Women’s handbook), a 16th century handbook of recipes for cosmetics and food, contains the oldest living Spanish turrón recipe. Today, the Convent of Hermanas Clarisas is known to be the producer of the best turrón in Spain. Twenty-two nuns work together scrupulously to make perfect batches of turrón. Another secret to the prominence of the convent’s turrón is the fact that the nuns have carefully…
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Expert

Asia’s fastest growing economies have the fastest growing slums

2017年3月29日

Business - I

  Pre-reading questions: Do you prefer living in a city or in the countryside? Please explain your answer. Do you think your hometown is overpopulated? Please explain your answer. What do you like most about your city?   World Bank data states that nations such as Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines have a high number of informal settlers in key cities. Cities such as Manila and Jakarta offer illegal housing for migrants. A World Bank senior specialist said that the rise of migrants is an indicator of a growing economy. However, governments are unable to provide quality housing to increasing settlers. World Bank offers two solutions for improvement. One…
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Intermediate

Turrón

2017年3月29日

Lifestyle

Pre-reading questions: Do you think eating dessert is healthy? Does eating sweets make you feel good? In a meal, would you rather miss the appetizer, main course or dessert? Explain. Turrón is a famous Spanish nougat, which is typically made from honey, sugar, and nuts. Turrón’s origins can be traced back to the Moors. When the Moors invaded Spain in the Middle Ages, they not only influenced the architecture and language of their colony but their culinary heritage as well. Today, the best turrón in Spain can be found in the Convent of Hermanas Clarisas. Each nun in the convent is assigned a specific task that is crucial to making…
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Intermediate