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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 recycle? Do you think recycling solves lots of environmental problems? 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。 recycling /re-SAYH-kling/ [noun] – the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again A committee to study recycling has just been formed by the town authority. waste /weyst/ [noun] – unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed Every year, this city produces 20 million tons of household waste. condition /kuhn-DISH-uhn/…
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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 recycling? Do you still use a 10-year-old gadget? 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。 valuable /VAL-yoo-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – valuable information, advice, etc. is very helpful or important He was able to provide valuable information to the police. metal /MET-l/ [noun] – a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat can travel Precious metals include silver, gold, and platinum. weigh /wey/ [verb] – to have a…
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© REUTERS 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。 Have you seen a lunar eclipse? Is the moon important in your culture? 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。 lunar /LOO-ner/ [adjective] – of or relating to the moon Today is the first day of the lunar new year. usually /YOO-zhoo-uh-lee/ [adverb] – in the way that most often happens My family and I usually go to the restaurant every Sunday. chance /chans/ [noun] – the happening of something in a way that no one could have known, so that it seems to have no…
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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 already seen an animal fossil? Have you already seen a shark in real life? 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。 could /kood/ [modal verb] – used to express possibility, especially slight or uncertain possibility She could arrive anytime now. belong to /bih-LAWNG to/ [phrasal verb] – to be someone’s property You should not take something that doesn’t belong to you. email /EE-meyl/ [verb] – to send an email to someone Has he emailed you the address list yet? example /ig-ZAM-puhl/ [noun] – something that is typical 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。 How is the weather today? Do you like hot weather? 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。 agency /EY-juhn-see/ [noun] – a government organization The agency’s responsibility is to act in the child’s best interests. warning /WAWR-ning / [noun] – something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future The surgeon general has issued a warning against sunbathing. predict /pri-DIKT/ [verb] – to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience…
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