Tag Archive: Business & Economy – Beginner

Chinese budget electric vehicle outsells Tesla in China

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© Shunsuke Tabeta via Nikkei Asia 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 know how to drive? Have you seen an electric vehicle before? 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。 vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/ [noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land Road vehicles include cars, buses, and trucks. cost /kost/ [verb] – If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it How much does this trip cost? competitor /kuhm-PET-i-ter/ [noun] – a person, product, company, etc….
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Elon Musk becomes the richest person in the world

© Lucy Nicholson—Reuters via Time.com 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。 Does money make people happy? Do you want to be the richest person in the world? 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。 owner /OH-ner/ [noun] – someone who owns something Are you the owner of this book? around /uh-ROUND/ [adverb] – in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another They jogged around the park. increase /in-KREES/ [verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size The company is aiming…
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