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‘Pandemic’ declared as 2020’s word of the year by Dictionary.com

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© Dictionary.com 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 wear facemasks? Is your city still on a lock down? 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。 announce /uh-NOUNS/ [verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially The host announced the winner of the competition to the excited audience. search /surch / [noun] – the action of looking for information on a computer or on the internet Funny images appeared on the search results. compare / kuhm-PAIR/ [verb] – to examine or look for the difference between two or more things The…
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A British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company experiments a four-day workweek in New Zealand

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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 work 5 days a week? Do you enjoy this kind of schedule? 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。 latest /LEY-tist/ [adjective] – newest or most recent or modern Have you seen the actor’s latest movie? pick /pik/ [verb] – to take some things and leave others One of my sisters has been picked for the national contest. staff /staf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization There is a good relationship between staff and students at that school. director /dih-REK-ter/ [noun] – a…
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Archeologists discover “frozen archive” from Norway’s melted ice patch

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©CNN 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 like going to museums? Are you interested in history? 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。 discover /dih-SKUHV-er/ [verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time Christopher Columbus discovered America. antler /ANT-ler/ [noun] – a horn with parts like branches that grows on the head of a deer Did you know that deer shed their antlers every year? leather /LETH-er/ [adjective] – animal skin that has been treated in order to preserve it and is used to make shoes, bags,…
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Blue whales have returned to South Georgia after 50 years

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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 seen a blue whale? What endangered animals do you know? 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。 badly /BAD-lee/ [adverb] – in a severe and harmful way Her boss treated her badly. hunting /HUHN-ting/ [noun] – chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit Hunting wild animals for fun should stop. decrease /dih-KREES/ [verb] – to become less, or to make something become less The couple’s share in the stock market has decreased this year. continue /kuhn-TIN-yoo / [verb] – to keep happening, existing,…
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El Rastro in Madrid reopens after more than 8 months due to COVID-19 threat

©Reuters 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 like going shopping? How often do you go shopping? 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。 marketplace /MAHR-kit-pleys/ [noun] – a small outside area in a town where there is a market Mina and I will go to the marketplace this weekend. strict /strikt/ [adjective] – limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual My parents are strict. They won’t let me go out with my friends without their permission. route /root/ [noun] – a fixed path for regularly moving or delivering people…
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Americans still travel for Thanksgiving despite the growing number of COVID-19 cases

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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 spend any holiday with your family? Do you have any plans to travel this year? 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。 celebrate /SEL-uh-breyt/ [verb] – to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important I always celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. holiday /HOL-i-dey/ [noun] – an official day when you do not have to go to work or school June 12 is a public holiday in my country. screen /skreen/ [verb] – to test or examine someone or something…
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Community noise may affect dementia risk

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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 usually forget things? Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary? 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。 community/kuh-MYOO-ni-tee/ [noun] – the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality He’s well known in the local community. research /REE-surch/ [noun] – meaning Mr. Morris has dedicated his life to scientific research. collect/kuh-LEKT/ [verb] – to bring something together from different places or over a period of time The…
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The pandemic is playing with our focus: How do we get rid of it?

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©Alamy 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。 Do you work/study from home? What do you do to stay focused? 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。 topic /TOP-ik/ [noun] – a subject that is discussed, written about, or studied It’s time to pick new topics for next week’s discussion. argue /AHR-gyoo/ [verb] – to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them Molly and Ted are arguing over the phone again. lack /lak/ [noun] – that fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it…
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A Turkish-German power couple develops the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

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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 know about Pfizer? What are some pharmaceutical companies 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。 giant /JAHY-uhnt/ [adjective] – extremely large, strong, powerful, or important, esp. when compared to similar persons or things Their sales this year has made them a giant publishing business today. disease /dih-ZEEZ/ [noun] – (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident An infectious disease spread through the city for a very short time. advanced /ad-VANST/ [adjective] –…
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People who regularly eat chili peppers have reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, study suggests

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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 like eating spicy foods? What is your favorite food? 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。 often /AW-fuhn/ [adverb] many times I often eat here for lunch. around /uh-ROUND/ [preposition] in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of) The students gathered around the table. rarely /RAIR-lee/ [adverb] not often She said that they rarely see each other now. further /FUR-ther/ [adjective] more or extra If you have any further questions, please let me know….
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