Tag Archive: Culture & Travel

A day to commemorate Japan’s culture

文化の日

Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What are some important holidays in your culture? Please tell me more about them. What do you like the most about your culture? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. figure /FIG-yer/ [noun] – an important or well-known person He wasn’t a public figure, but he had a lot of influence. admission /ad-MISH-uhn/ [noun] – the money that you pay to enter a place Teachers can visit most attractions and museums with free admission. encourage /en-KUR-ij/ [verb] – to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely…
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A day to commemorate Japan’s culture

文化の日

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 like studying culture? What do you think best represents your country’s culture? 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。 historical /hi-STAWR-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – connected with studying or representing things from the past She likes to read historical novels. allow /uh-LOU/ [verb] – to let someone do something or let something happen Students are not allowed to use their smartphones while in class. take part in something /teyk pahrt/ [idiom] – to be actively involved in something with other people They all dressed up to take part in the…
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Origin of the spookiest day of the year: Halloween

Halloween pumpkin with lantern on old wooden

Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. adorn /uh-DAWRN/ [verb] – to add something decorative to a person or thing The walls are adorned with several great oil paintings. Celtic /KEL-tik/ [adjective] – of an ancient European people who are related to the Irish, Scots, Welsh, and Bretons, or of their language or culture The museum’s collection of Celtic relics is remarkable. tenuous /TEN-yoo-uhs/ [adjective] – a tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist The several provinces’ historical and cultural connections were thought to be exceedingly tenuous. skulk /skuhlk/ [verb] – to hide or move around as if…
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Origin of the spookiest day of the year: Halloween

Halloween pumpkin with lantern on old wooden

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 believe in ghosts? Do you like watching horror movies? 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。 enjoy /en-JOI/ [verb] – to get pleasure from something I enjoy playing tennis and soccer. dress up /DRES uhp/ [phrasal verb] – to put on special clothes in order to change your appearance What will you dress up as for Halloween? trick-or-treating /trik-awr-treet-ing/ [noun] – an activity in which children dress up as magical or frightening creatures or as characters from a story on Halloween, and visit people’s homes to demand candy…
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Origin of the spookiest day of the year: Halloween

Halloween pumpkin with lantern on old wooden

Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How do you feel about Halloween celebrations? What has ever made you feel the most scared? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. hallow /HAL-oh/ [noun] – a saint or holy person People used to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve before the name was changed. eve /eev/ [noun] – the period or day before an important event We will be here on Christmas Eve. lurk /lurk/ [verb] – to stay around a place secretly, or to stay hidden, waiting to attack or appear Why are you lurking in the hallway? You should go…
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The mysterious glowing orb of Route 66

spook light

© Ed Craig Collection at Dobson Museum and Home Archive via BBC News Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. eerily /EER-i-lee/ [adverb] – in a strange, frightening, and mysterious way The majority of the structures are in ruins, and the main streets are eerily vacant. enigma /uh-NIG-muh/ [noun] – something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely The enigma of the plane’s disappearance was the subject of numerous articles in the newspapers. smolder /SMOHL-der/ [verb] – to burn slowly with smoke but without flames The woods were still smoldering the next morning. maiden /MEYD-n/ [noun] – a girl or young…
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The mysterious glowing orb of Route 66

spook light

© Ed Craig Collection at Dobson Museum and Home Archive 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。 What do you think about when you hear the word “mystery”? Do you enjoy watching TV programs about unsolved mysteries? 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。 century /SEN-chuh-ree/ [noun] – a period of 100 years This painting must date back many centuries. region /REE-juhn/ [noun] – a particular area or part of the world, or one of the areas into which a country is divided They live in a Canadian farming region. different /DIF-er-uhnt/ [adjective] –…
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The mysterious glowing orb of Route 66

spook light

© Ed Craig Collection at Dobson Museum and Home Archive via BBC News Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you experienced or seen something you could not explain? Please tell me more about it. What is the scariest place for you and why? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. supernatural /soo-per-NACH-er-uhl/ [noun] – caused by forces that cannot be explained by science She was thought to have supernatural abilities by the villagers. bizarre /bih-ZAHR/ [adjective] – very strange and unusual The children saw a bizarre animal in the lake. origin /AWR-i-jin/ [noun] – the thing from…
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