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© hagiasophiacat on Instagram via hagiasofiaturkey.com Pre-Reading Questions: Do you have a pet? What is your favorite animal? Vocabulary: build /bild/ [verb] – to make something by putting bricks or other materials together The workers are building the house. tabby /TAB-ee/ [noun] – (a cat) having dark-coloured marks on grey or brown fur Lindsay has a tabby cat. star /stahr/ [noun] – a very famous, successful, and important person, especially a performer such as a musician, actor, or sports player Paul was the basketball star of their batch. visit /VIZ-it/ [verb] – to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to…
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© Reuters via Bangkok Post Pre-reading questions: Have you been to Vietnam? What country do you want to visit after the pandemic is over? Vocabulary: tourist /TOOR-ist/ [noun] someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday Angela is an American tourist visiting Kyoto. return /ri-TURN/ [noun] an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they were before Saki’s return to Odaiba is moved next week. daily /dey-LEE/ [adverb] happening on or relating to every day I make sure to eat three meals daily. fill out /fil out/ [phrasal verb] to write or type information in spaces that are provided for it…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you think climate change is getting worse? Do you follow the “stay at home” rule in your place? Vocabulary: amount /uh-MOUNT/ [noun] a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted The bank contains a large amount of money. equal /EE-kwuhl/ [adjective] the same in amount, number, or size All of us are equal under the law. satisfied /SAT-is-fahyd/ [adjective] pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted Be satisfied with it or get nothing. reduce /ri-DOOS/ [verb] to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. We’ll need…
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