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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 sometimes experience a shortage of food at home? What kinds food are usually included in your grocery list? 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。 conference /KON-fer-uhns/ [noun] – an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally That hotel is commonly used for conferences. organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose It’s an organization…
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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。 Is your country’s unemployment high or low? Are you a supporter of green hydrogen power? 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。 unemployment /uhn-em-PLOI-muhnt/ [noun] – the number of people who do not have a job that provides money The level of unemployment is rising. produce /pruh-DOOS/ [verb] – to make something or bring something into existence Art books are expensive to produce. operation /op-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – an act or process of working, doing something, being in action, or having an effect Several restaurants are now in operation. location /loh-KEY-shuhn…
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© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News 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 is your image of pirates? Do you think there are pirates 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。 pirate /PAHY-ruht/ [noun] – a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them Pirates were seen near the Gulf of Guinea. jail /jeyl/ [verb] – to put someone in a jail He was jailed for stealing. warship /WAWR-ship/ [noun] – a boat equipped with guns and other weapons of war My grandfather used…
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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 an animal lover? Is there a dam near your area? 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。 natural /NACH-er-uhl/ [adjective] – as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters. population /pop-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – all the people living in a particular country, area, or place What is the population of this city? carnivore /KAHR-nuh-vawr/ [noun] – an animal that eats meat Lions and tigers are carnivores. flood /fluhd/ [verb] – to cause to fill or become covered with…
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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 smoking rules does your country have? Do you know the benefits of having rules? 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。 generation /jen-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family In comparison to their parents, the younger generation smokes less. forbidden /fer-BID-n/ [adjective] – not allowed, especially by law What things are forbidden in the cinema? quit /kwit/ [verb] – to stop doing something or leave a job or a place Would you quit your work if you…
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