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Google opens its first facility for assistive technology in the UK

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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 is your favorite app? Is technology important for you? 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。 facility /fuh-SIL-i-tee/ [noun] – a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens A new sports facility is being built in the city. website /WEB-sahyt/ [noun] – a place on the Internet with one or more pages of information about a subject To learn more, go to our website. communicate /kuh-MYOO-ni-keyt/ [verb] – to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals Animals use different ways…
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How to get a good night’s sleep and enjoy being at home

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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。 Did you have a good night’s sleep? Do you enjoy being 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。 approach /uh-PROHCH/ [noun] – a way of considering or doing something This approach seems very sensible to me. environment /en-VAHY-ruhn-muhnt/ [noun] – the conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you can work An unhappy home environment can affect a child’s behavior. appearance /uh-PEER-uhns / [noun] – the way a person or thing looks or seems to other…
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How food choices affect the environment

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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 is your favorite food? How often do you eat at restaurants? 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。 menu /MEN-yoo/ [noun] – a list of the food that you can eat in a restaurant Can I have the menu? encourage /en-KUR-ij/ [verb] – to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen Rewards encourage students to study harder. information /in-fer-MEY-shuhn/ [noun] – facts about a situation, person, event, etc. Please go to this website for more information. control /kuhn-TROHL/ [verb] – to…
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The evolution of “non-verbal communication” in the digital age

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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 aware of non-verbal cues? Is a non-verbal cue important? 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。 communication /kuh-myoo-ni-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of communicating with people Good communication is important for business. attitude /AT-i-tood/ [noun] – a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this His attitude made me extremely annoyed. frequently /FREE-kwuhnt-lee/ [adverb] – often He frequently exhibits at the art gallery. via /VAHY-uh/ [preposition] – using a particular machine, system, or person to send or receive something…
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Moonlighting: The controversial subject involving tech employees in India

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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 it allowed to have a second job in your country? Could you tell me about your job? 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。 require /ri-KWAHYUHR/ [verb] – to need something or make something necessary He will require surgery on his left knee. service /SUR-vis/ [noun] – the act of dealing with customers in a store, restaurant, or hotel by taking their orders, showing or selling them goods, etc. The only problem with this restaurant is that the service is so slow. reasonable /REE-zuh-nuh-buhl/ [adjective] – acceptable You must…
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Cell-cultured chicken safe to eat, FDA says

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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 is your favorite food? Do you like meat? 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。 approve /uh-PROOV/ [verb] – to accept, allow, or officially agree to something My parents didn’t approve of me traveling alone. decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/ [noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities Leaving the country was a difficult decision to make. similar /SIM-uh-ler/ [adjective] – looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same My friend and I have similar tastes in music. several /SEV-er-uhl/ [determiner] – some; an amount…
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The best beef in the world: Wagyu beef

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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 is your favorite food? Do you like meat? 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。 expensive /ik-SPEN-siv/ [adjective] – costing a lot of money The concert tickets are expensive. butcher /BOOCH-er/ [noun] – a person who sells meat in a shop The local butcher is a family friend of ours. purpose /PUR-puhs/ [noun] – why you do something or why something exists What is the purpose of your visit? provide /pruh-VAHYD/ [verb] – to give someone something that they need I’ll provide food and drinks for the picnic. exist…
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Some who have stopped using social media say it is “very liberating”

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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 social media? What social media accounts do you have? 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。 reach /reech/ [verb] – to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort traveling The railway line will soon reach our town. account /uh-KOUNT/ [noun] – an arrangement to use a social media website or internet service by a particular person who gives their name and some personal details I decided to delete all of my social media accounts.  experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns/ [verb] – if…
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Landowner appeals to court about chopping down trees

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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 planted a tree? Are there many trees where you live? 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 typhoons are natural disasters that usually hit the Philippines. remove /ri-MOOV/ [verb] – to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something Remove the cake from the oven as soon as it’s done. improve /im-PROOV/ [verb] – to get better, or to make something better I improve my English speaking…
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Women who were obliged to “select” self-employment

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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 self-employed? Is there a rise in self-employment in your country during the pandemic? 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。 appear /uh-PEER/ [verb] – to seem She tried not to appear envious. truth /trooth/ [noun] – the quality of being true Sooner or later, we will know the truth. go back /goh bak/ [phrasal verb] – to return I think you should go back to your original plan. experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns / [verb] – if you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it We experienced a…
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