Toyota to cut global production by 40% due to chip shortage
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Toyota to cut global production by 40% due to chip shortage
©Getty Images via BBC Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you drive? What is the most popular car brand in your country? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. essential /uh-SEN-shuhl/ [adjective] – necessary or needed Nowadays, laptops are an essential tool in companies. crisis /KRAHY-sis/ [noun] – a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering We should practice smart spending habits in this economic crisis. production /pruh-DUHK-shuhn/ [noun] – the process of making or growing goods to be sold The toys went out of production in 2010. demand /dih-MAHND/ [noun] – a need for something to…
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Toyota to cut global production by 40% due to chip shortage
©Getty Images via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. component /uh/ [noun] – a part that combines with other parts to form something bigger Fruit is an essential component of a healthy diet. output /OUT-poot/ [noun] – an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc The average output of the factory is 30 cars a day. worsen /WUR-suhn/ [verb] – to become worse or to make something become worse This problem is going to worsen if we stay here and do nothing. funding /fuhnd-ing/ [noun] – money given by a government or organization for an event or…
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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office
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 your country require COVID-19 vaccines for everyone? Have your family members received the vaccine already? 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。 require /ri-KWAHYUHR/ [verb] – to need something or make something necessary The company requires all its workers to work eight hours every day. announce /uh-NOUNS/ [verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially The leader happily announced the success of the project. aim /eym/ [verb] – to intend or direct a course The subject aims to teach students basic English. situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/ [noun]…
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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office
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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Would you prefer working from home or at the office? Why? How do you keep yourself safe from the coronavirus? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. regulation /reg-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – an official rule or the act of controlling something It is a regulation to wear corporate attire at the office. implement /IM-pluh-ment/ [verb] – to start using a plan or system The new payment system will be implemented next week. approach /uh-PROHCH/ [noun] – a way of considering or doing something The government’s approach to health care seems unsystematic. mournful /MAWRN-fuhl/…
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Google and Facebook to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees working at the office
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. enterprise /EN-ter-prahyz/ [noun] – an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money Several enterprises have been affected by the pandemic. evaluate /ih-VAL-yoo-eyt/ [verb] – to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something The supervisor evaluates how well the new policy is working. federal /FED-er-uhl/ [adjective] – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the United States Three men were charged with violating federal law. mitigation /mit-i-GEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of reducing…
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Energy corporation asks $15 billion from Biden administration for pipeline project revocation
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Energy corporation asks $15 billion from Biden administration for pipeline project revocation
©Sue Ogrocki via AP 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。 What large companies do you know? Are you aware of today’s climate 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。 damage /DAM-ij/ [noun] – money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or loss The business tries to recover the damages from the typhoon. cancel /KAN-suhl/ [verb] – to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want The project was…
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Energy corporation asks $15 billion from Biden administration for pipeline project revocation
©Sue Ogrocki via AP Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do industries need to become cleaner and greener? Why or why not? How does your country limit the effects of climate crisis? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. corporation /kawr-puh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization My dad works as an engineer for a German corporation. recover /ri-KUHV-er/ [verb] – to get back something lost or spent The restaurant is trying to recover the amount of its loss from the recent pandemic. violate /VAHY-uh-leyt/ [verb] –…
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