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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。 What part of nature do you like the most? Do you go to forests in your country? 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。 financial /fi-NAN-shuhl/ [adjective] – relating to money or how money is managed The company needed financial help from the government. sign /sahyn/ [verb] – to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself Please sign the document before you return it to me. decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/ [noun] – something you…
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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。 In what ways do you go green? Do you like to own an electric car someday? 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。 announcement /uh-NOUNS-muhnt/ [noun] – something that someone says officially, giving information about something The announcement was not entirely unexpected. developing country /dih-VEL-uh-ping KUHN-tree / [noun] – a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes China is the most populous developing country in the world. abroad /uh-BRAWD/ [adverb] – in or to a foreign country or countries We always go abroad…
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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。 Have you been to Thailand? Are there businesses in your city that are still closed? 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。 tourism /TOOR-iz-uhm/ [noun] – the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday We need to improve the island’s tourism. require /ri-KWAHYUHR/ [verb] – to need something or make something necessary Our company requires uniforms. register /REJ-uh-ster/ [verb] – to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record I registered your name under the swimming…
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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 support the use of renewable energy? Do you use renewable energy at home? 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。 percent /per-SENT/ [noun] – one part of every 100, or the specified amount of something divided by 100 About 70 percent of the computing company’s revenue comes from business clients. firm /furm / [noun] – a company or business She is employed by a local firm that manufactures medical equipment. expect /ik-SPEKT/ [verb] – to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive We were almost…
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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 reusable things at home? How often do you buy clothes? 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。 approach /uh-PROHCH/ [verb] – to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount In the distance, we could see the train approaching. encourage /en-KUR-ij/ [verb] – to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen At school, we were encouraged to learn foreign languages. mention /MEN-shuhn/ [verb] – to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or…
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©Getty Images via BBC 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。 Are there a lot of tall buildings in your city? Do you enjoy sightseeing? 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。 strict /strikt/ [adjective] – strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey Her school has some strict rules. limit /LIM-it/ [noun] – the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed The store put a limit on toilet paper purchases. mega /mega/ [adjective] – very big My friend…
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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。 Are you a hardworking employee? Do you like to have 2 jobs at the same time? 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。 employer /em-PLOI-er/ [noun] – a person or organization that employs people Many employers believe that practical experience is just as valuable as academic credentials. experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns/ [noun] – (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things Do you have any previous experience working with children? valuable /VAL-yoo-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – important, useful, or beneficial They do valuable services for poor, rural women. system…
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