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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。 Could technical issues with their spacecraft cause astronauts to become stranded in space? Is it important for astronauts to stay calm during emergencies in space? 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。 return /ri-TURN/ [verb] – to go back to a place after being away We hope the astronauts will return to Earth soon. capsule /KAP-suhl/ [noun] – a small container or a space vehicle designed to carry people or things The astronaut entered the space capsule for the mission. last /last/ [verb] – to continue for a period of…
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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 ever seen an endangered species before? Have you ever seen the impacts that a disaster had on nature, especially animals? 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。 salmon /SAM-uhn/ [noun] – a medium-sized fish with pink flesh that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs The chef cooked a fresh salmon for dinner. efforts /EF-erts/ [noun] – the physical or mental energy that you need to do something We appreciate your efforts in cleaning the park. though /thoh/ [conjunction] – despite the fact…
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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 interested in outer space? Did you know that there are more planets in outer space beyond our solar system? 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。 earth /urth/ [noun] – the planet on which we live; the third planet from the sun We live on Earth, which has water and air. although /awl-THOH/ [conjunction] – used to introduce a fact that makes the other part of the sentence surprising Although it was rainy, we went outside. southern /SUHTH-ern/ [adjective] – located in or toward the south We traveled…
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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 the Apollo 11 mission? Are you interested in outer space? 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。 anniversary /an-uh-VUR-suh-ree/ [noun] – a day when we remember or celebrate something important that happened on that day in a previous year My parents’ wedding anniversary is on July 20th. landing /LAN-ding/ [noun] – the act of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after a flight The plane’s landing was smooth and quick. take place /teyk pleys/ [verb] – happened, occurred The meeting took place at 2 PM….
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