Intermediate

Tips on sharing food safely during the pandemic

2020年8月31日

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Pre-Reading Questions: What do you usually order online? Which do you prefer, cooking your own food or buying meals from the store? Vocabulary: tasty /TEY-stee/ [adjective] – (of food) producing a pleasant flavor and feeling in the mouth when eaten The pasta we had in the new Italian restaurant was really tasty! stew /stoo/ [noun] – a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid Jinnie cooked this beef stew for me. furthermore /FUR-ther-mohr/ [adverb] – in addition They don’t like to live there because it’s far from their workplace. Furthermore, the area always gets flooded. surface /SUR-fis/ [noun…
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BRZRKR: A sneak peak inside Keanu Reeves’ new endeavor

2020年8月26日

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© Boom! Studios Pre-Reading Questions: What type of comic books do you like reading? How often do you read comic books? Vocabulary: team up /teem-uhp/ [phrasal verb] – to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together Let’s team up to finish this task faster. issue /ISH-oo/ [noun] – a group or series, or one of a group or series, of things that are made available, published, or printed at the same time The sixth issue of my favorite manga will be delayed. illustrate /IL-uh-streyt/ [noun] – to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc. The action scenes in this new comic…
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Intermediate

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Wildlife flourishes in closed national parks

2020年8月24日

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Pre-reading questions: Do you like going to parks? Why or why not? What place do you like to visit? Vocabulary: enormous /ih-NAWR-muhs/ [adjective] – extremely large The new shopping mall in town is enormous. wander /WON-der/ [verb] – to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction The new tenant wandered around the house for inspection. wildlife /WAHYLD-lahyf/ [noun] – animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions The company advocates people to protect the wildlife. behavior /bih-HEYV-yer/ [noun] – a particular way of acting Scientists are observing animal behavior to prove their theory. temporary /TEM-puh-rer-ee/ [adjective] – not lasting…
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Intermediate

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Google Doodle reminder: wear masks and save lives

2020年8月21日

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© Google Doodle via independent.co.uk Pre-reading questions: Do you follow social distancing? What sites do you usually visit? Vocabulary: maintain /meyn-TEYN/ [verb] to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less Vitamin A helps us to maintain good eyesight. variety /vuh-RAHY-i-tee/ [noun] the characteristic of often changing and being different The milk tea cafe offers a wide variety of flavors. redirect /ree-di-REKT/ [verb] to change the direction of something, especially to send a letter to a new address I think the URL is broken. It won’t redirect me to the website. decrease /dih-KREES/ [verb] to become less, or to make something become less The statistics…
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Intermediate

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Live-action remake of “Mulan” to be streamed on Disney+

2020年8月19日

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© Disney via BBC Pre-reading questions: What kind of movies do you like watching? How often do you watch movies? Vocabulary: announcement /uh-NOUNS-muhnt/ [noun] – something that someone says officially, giving information about something Based on the announcement, the school festival will be moved to a different date. welcome /WEL-kuhm/ [verb] – to accept with pleasure the occurrence or presence of Let us welcome our new teacher, Mr. Sasaki. moviegoer /MOO-vee-goh-er/ [noun] – a person who regularly goes to watch films at the cinema My brother Al is a moviegoer. He watches almost every movie in the cinemas. depend on /dih-PEND on/ [phrasal verb] – to be determined or decided…
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Intermediate

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Asian cooks: Cooking up game plans amidst the lockdown

2020年8月17日

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Pre-Reading Questions: What is your favorite food? Why? Which do you prefer, eating at a restaurant or eating at home? Why? Vocabulary: gather /GATHER-er/ [verb] – to collect several things, often from different places or people The campaign aims to gather enough food for the typhoon victims. merchant /MUR-chuhnt/ [noun] – a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries Being a merchant is a difficult job especially in promoting the products. strategy /STRAT-i-jee/ [noun] – a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sports, or the skill of planning for such situations:…
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Meet Gli, Hagia Sophia’s celebrity cat

2020年8月14日

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© hagiasophiacat on Instagram via hagiasofiaturkey.com Pre-Reading Questions: What places have you been to? What would you like to have as a pet? Vocabulary: basilica /buh-SIL-i-kuh/ [noun] –a public building in ancient Rome that was round at one end and had two rows of columns supporting the roof, or a large church with a similar design The king was buried in the Basilica of Saint Denis in northern Paris, where his body stayed until 1793. shelter /SHEL-ter/ [noun] –to protect yourself from bad weather, danger, or attack: The boys took shelter from the storm inside an old truck. sensation /sen-SEY-shuhn/ [noun] –something very exciting or interesting, or something that causes…
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Intermediate

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80,000 tourists begin evacuation from Da Nang, Vietnam

2020年8月12日

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© Reuters via Bangkok Post Pre-reading questions: Have you been travelling for leisure or vacation during the pandemic? Why or why not? What do you do during day offs or holidays in this time of pandemic? Vocabulary: evacuation /ih-vak-yoo-EY-shuhn/ [noun] the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe The evacuation for the landslide victims will start today. domestic /duh-MES-tik/ [adjective] relating to a person’s own country Domestic flights are not allowed from today until further notice. extensive /ik-STEN-siv/ [adjective] covering a large area; having a great range The extensive survey in the community started yesterday. spread /spred/ [noun] the development or growth of something so that…
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Intermediate

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Carbon emissions decrease during COVID-19 pandemic

2020年8月10日

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Pre-reading questions: Do you think carbon dioxide is good for the environment? Why or why not? Kindly share the pandemic safety guidelines in Japan. Vocabulary: volume /VOL-yoom/ [noun] the number or amount of something in general The volume of this container is 3 cubic meters. industry /IN-duh-stree/ [noun] the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area The hotel and casino industries are working hard on improving their images. measure /MEZH-er/ [verb] to discover the exact size or amount of something It is impossible to measure the total amount of money in the bank. circumstance /SUR-kuhm-stans/ [noun] a fact…
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Intermediate

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Kevin Mayer passes over a Disney top job to set off as TikTok CEO

2020年8月7日

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© Photo: Disney via Deadline Pre-reading questions: What live-streaming videos do you like to watch? Why? Do you use the TikTok app? If yes, please tell me more. If no, why not? Vocabulary: contract /KON-trakt/ [noun] – a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself The contract says that all employees are entitled to receive gratitude pay upon resigning at the company. massive /MAS-iv/ [adjective] – very large in size, amount, or number A massive attack brought fear to everyone. dealmaker /DEEL-mey-ker/ [noun] – a person who makes business agreements or arrangements, especially one who is skilled at…
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Intermediate

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