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2022年9月7日
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 what a cruise is? Have you already traveled by ship? 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。 cruise /krooz/ [noun] – a trip on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places I’d love to go on a round-the-world cruise. firm /noun/ [noun] – a business organization—such as a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership—that sells goods or services to make a profit. Mary has just started working for an accounting firm. public /PUHB-lik/ [adjective] – relating to or involving people in general, rather…
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2022年9月2日
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2022年9月2日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think of electric vehicles? What is the largest city in your country? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. contribution /kon-truh-BYOO-shuhn/ [noun] – something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful I can make a great contribution to society. pressure /PRESH-er/ [verb] – to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do She was pressured to enter the contest. objective /uhb-JEK-tiv/ [noun] – something that you plan to do or achieve…
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2022年9月2日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. compel /kuhm-PEL/ [verb] – to force someone to do something The law will compel employers to provide health insurance. populated /POP-yuh-leyt-id/ [adjective] – (of a place) having people living there The island is populated largely by sheep. surpass /ser-PAS/ [verb] – to do or be better than Young people surpass old men in strength. feasible /FEE-zuh-buhl/ [adjective] – able to be made, done, or achieved Your proposal sounds quite feasible. alliance /uh-LAHY-uhns/ [noun] – a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims The two…
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2022年9月2日
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 want to buy an electric car? Do you always follow the law? 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。 speed /speed/ [verb] – to (cause to) move, go, or happen fast The best thing you can do to speed up your recovery is sleep. fossil fuel /FOS-uhl FYOO-uhl/ [FOS-uhl FYOO-uhl] – fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago Fossil fuel could be used up one day. environmental /en-vahy-ruhn-MUHN-tl/ [adjective] – relating to the environment She…
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2022年8月30日
© GETTY IMAGES via BBC News Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What laws for disabled people does your country have? Are the same laws applied in your school/workplace? Please tell me more about it. Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. disability /dis-uh-BIL-i-tee/ [noun] – an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is usually permanent or lasts for a long time Samantha is incredibly self-assured despite her disability. seek /seek/ [verb] – to try to find or get something, especially something that is…
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2022年8月30日
© GETTY IMAGES via BBC News 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 someone who is disabled? What do you feel when you see a disabled person? 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。 employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/ [noun] – the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization He left his hometown to look for employment. frequently /FREE-kwuhnt-lee/ [adverb] – often How frequently do taxis come around here? broad /brawd/ [adjective] – very wide We moved along a broad corridor. service /SUR-vis/ [noun] – a government system or private organization that…
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2022年8月30日
© GETTY IMAGES via BBC News Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. NEET /neet/ [noun (abbreviation)] – Not in Education, Employment or Training: a name for people aged 16 to 24 who have finished their education and are unemployed There are already more than a million NEETS in Britain. equivalent /ih-KWIV-uh-luhnt/ [adjective] – having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. There are several principles in Chinese medicine that have no exact equivalent in the West. undervalue /uhn-der-VAL-yoo/ [verb] – to consider someone or something as less valuable or important than he, she, or it really is They never do a comprehensive…
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2022年8月30日
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2022年8月14日
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. all-time /AWL-tahym/ [adjective (before noun)] – the highest, lowest, best, etc. that something has ever been The price of rice had hit its all-time high. rebound /ri-BOUND/ [verb] – to return to an earlier and better condition; improve It’s more difficult for older athletes to rebound from injuries. in the midst of (something) /in thuh midst uhv/ [phrase] – in the middle of an event, situation, or activity I’m in the midst of writing a report right now, so I’m afraid I’m too busy. slowdown /SLOH-doun/ [noun] – a reduction in speed or activity The slowdown…
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