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Facebook stops discriminatory ads

2018年11月14日

Facebook stops discriminatory ads

Pre-reading questions: Do you like Facebook? Why or Why not? What do you think are the advantages of social media? Vocabulary: prejudice /PREJ-uh-dis/ [noun] an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling The scenes of this movie have a lot of prejudices among Asian people. accuse /uh-KYOOZ/ [verb] to say that someone is responsible for a crime or for having done something wrong My friend was accused of stealing money from our teacher but it is not true. potential /puh-TEN-shuhl/ [adjective] possible when the necessary conditions exist Jessica gives her business card to her potential client. policy /POL-uh-see/ [noun] a set of ideas or a plan that needs to be followed…
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Intermediate

Facebook stops discriminatory ads

2018年11月14日

Facebook stops discriminatory ads

Vocabulary: exclude /ik-SKLOOD/ [verb] to intentionally not include something You better check all your blog posts and exclude the discriminatory statements that you wrote.e ethnicity/ /eth-NIS-i-tee/ [noun] a person belonging to a particular race of people One’s ethnicity should not be a basis on how we should treat individuals. hinder /HIN-der/ [verb] to limit the ability of someone to do something Managers who lack of good leardership skills hinder the productivity of the employees. discriminatory /dih-SKRIM-uh-nuh-tawr-ee/ [adjective] unfairly treating a person or particular group of people differently from others I don’t like this restaurant, it has some discriminatory policies towards the customers. legitimate /li-JIT-uh-mit/ [adjective] reasonable and acceptable There are…
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Expert

Facebook stops discriminatory ads

2018年11月11日

Facebook stops discriminatory ads

Pre-reading questions: Do you like Facebook? Why or why not? What are the good things about Facebook? Vocabulary: information /in-fer-MEY-shuhn/ [noun] facts about a situation, person, event, etc. There are a lot of information about our history in the library. personal /PUR-suh-nl/ [adjective] private or relating to someone’s private life The boy keeps on asking about the personal life of the girl. against /uh-GEYNST/ [preposition] disagreeing with a plan or activity I am against to their plan on cutting trees at school website /WEB-sahyt/ [noun] a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject There are many useful websites on the Internet. agree /uh-GREE/ [verb] to…
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Beginner

Drones to help Japanese farmers

2018年11月7日

Drones to help Japanese farmers

Pre-reading questions: Do you like technology? Why or why not? Are you interested in farming? Please explain your answer. Vocabulary: cheaper /cheep-er/ [adjective] costing little money or less than usual Converse is much cheaper than Nike. goal /gohl/ [noun] aim or purpose My goal is to finish college. attract /uh-TRAKT/ [verb] to cause someone to become interested in someone or something My red Converse attracted a lot of people. solve /solv/ [verb] to find an answer to a problem The president is trying to solve the country’s problems. employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/ [noun] work or job What is your employment status? Nileworks Inc., Ja Miyagi Tome, and Trading House Sumitomo Corp. developed…
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Beginner

Millennials on saving money

2018年11月7日

Millennials on saving money

Vocabulary: manpower /MAN-pou-er/ [noun] the supply of people who are able to work The lack of manpower causes the company to shutdown. Millennials /mil-LEN-eeuhls/ [noun] people born in the 1980s or 1990s Millennials nowadays are adventurous that’s why they like to travel. fund /fuhnd/ [noun] an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose People from different countries contributed money for the disaster fund. anticipate /an-TIS-uh-peyt/ [verb] to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee We anticipate that there will be a storm coming because the weather seems bad. literate /LIT-er-it/ [adjective] having or showing knowledge about something People need to be financially literate to become rich. Nowadays, the…
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Expert

Drones to help Japanese farmers

2018年11月7日

Drones to help Japanese farmers

Vocabulary: collaboration /kuh-lab-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] the act of working together with other people or organizations to create or achieve something Syndey and Aki’s collaboration made their project a success. productivity /proh-duhk-TIV-i-tee/ [noun] the rate at which a person, company, or country does useful work The company needs to increase productivity by the end of this year. engage /en-GEYJ/ [verb] to cause someone to become interested or involved in an activity to cause someone to become interested or involved in an activity execute /EK-si-kyoot/ [verb] to do or perform something planned to do or perform something planned relief /ri-LEEF/ [noun] means reduction or end of pain This medicine provides relief for cough…
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Expert

Millennials on saving money

2018年11月7日

Millennials on saving money

Pre-Reading Questions: What are your plans for your future? What are your spending habits? Vocabulary: worker /WUR-ker/ [noun] someone who works in a particular job The worker wants a high salary. young /yuhng/ [adjective] not old She looks so young at her age. savings /SEY-vings/ [noun] the money that you keep His savings help him start a new business. valuable /VAL-yoo-uh-buhl/ [adjective] important, useful We must take care of our valuable things. handling /HAND-ling/ [noun] the act of moving, storing, or organizing information Handling of important documents is crucial. Most of the workers today are Millennials. They are the young laborers of our time. Few of the Millennials don’t save…
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Beginner