Intermediate

Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you think hydrogen is more efficient than electricity? Why do you think so? What are the pros and cons of hydrogen power? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. revolution /rev-uh-LOO-shuhn/ [noun] – a very important change in the way that people do things The vaccine produced a revolution in medicine. council /KOUN-suhl/ [noun] – a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization The council discussed the proposed law…
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© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you think pirates still exist nowadays? Please share your thoughts about them. Where is the largest sea in your country located? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. suspected /suh-SPEK-tuhd/ [adjective] – believed to be guilty of a crime The suspected thieves were eventually caught by the police. locate /loh-KEYT/ [verb] – to find We cannot locate the exact destination of the shop. attempted /uh-TEMP-tuhd/ [adjective] – (of a crime) that someone has tried to commit without success He’s being questioned for the attempted…
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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Why do animals become extinct? What do dams do? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. expansion /ik-SPAN-shuhn/ [noun] – to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way The company’s expansion on their commercial operations during the 1980s had a huge impact on their services. impact /IM-pakt/ [noun] – a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person The new measures are going to prevent the impact of the new tax system. construction /kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn/ [noun] – the work of building…
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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What are some people’s bad habits? What do you think of smoking? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. prohibit /proh-HIB-it/ [verb] – to officially refuse to allow something Trucks are prohibited from driving on the ice. implement /IM-pluh-ment/ [verb] – to start using a plan or system Changes to the national health system will be implemented in 2024. addicted /uh-DIK-tid/ [adjective] – unable to stop taking drugs, or doing something as a habit I’m addicted to salty foods. objective /uhb-JEK-tiv/ [noun] – something that you plan to do or achieve Her…
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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you take medicines immediately after feeling feverish? Why or why not? What other vitamins or food do you take to boost your immune system? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. demand /dih-MAND/ [noun] – a need for goods or services that customers want to buy or use The price of poultry products increased because of high demand. shortage /SHAWR-tij/ [noun] – a situation in which there is not enough of something There is an ongoing shortage of sanitary supplies. temporarily /tem-puh-RAIR-uh-lee/ [adverb] – in a way that does not last…
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