Tag Archive: Culture & Travel
Sports Day 2022
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. periodically /peer-ee-OD-ik-lee/ [adverb] – in a way that is repeated after a particular period of time Teachers periodically meet to talk about progress. fanfare /FAN-fair/ [noun] – great attention to and interest in something The product was introduced with much fanfare all across the world. scavenger hunt /SKAV-in-jer huhnt/ [noun] – a game in which people must collect a number of items in a given period of time without buying them Some examples of group activities include building a mini golf course and going on a scavenger hunt. Frisbee /FRIZ-bee/ [noun] – a concave plastic disk…
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Sports Day 2022
Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What healthy routines do you follow (washing your hands before eating, sleeping early, etc.)? What do you think is the best way to exercise? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. satisfying /SAT-is-fahy/ [adjective] – giving pleasure, esp. by taking care of a need or desire It’s a very satisfying job. declare /dih-KLAIR/ [verb] – to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially A state of emergency was declared by the mayor. kindergarten /KIN-der-gahr-dn/ [noun] – a class for young children, usually children four and five years old, which is often the first…
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Sports Day 2022
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 exercise? What do you do to stay healthy? 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。 relay /REE-ley/ [noun] – a running or swimming race between two or more teams usually of four members, each of whom goes a part of the distance Which country won gold in the sprint relay? playful /PLEY-fuhl/ [adjective] – done as a form of play rather than intended seriously, or wanting to have a good time and not feeling serious My mother had a playful mood that day. tug of war /tuhg uhv…
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The Door to Hell
© BBC Travel Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you enjoy viewing mystery films or reading mysteries? What can you say about them? What can you say about your city’s architecture? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. blazing /BLEY-zing/ [adjective] – very bright and hot We quickly became exhausted in the blazing heat. explore /ik-SPLAWR/ [verb] – to search and discover (about something) The best way to explore the countryside is by walking. tremendous /trih-MEN-duhs/ [adjective] – very great in amount or level, or extremely good Tremendous damage has been done by the floodwater. colosseum /kol-uh-SEE-uhm/…
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The Door to Hell
© BBC Travel 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 exploring new places? What place are you interested in visiting the most? 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。 suddenly /SUH-duhn-lee/ [adverb] – quickly and unexpectedly The weather suddenly turned bad. expedition /ek-spi-DISH-uhn/ [noun] – an organized journey for a particular purpose They prepared themselves for the expedition. directly /dih-REKT-lee/ [adverb] – without anything else being involved or in between Let’s go directly to the bookstore. edge /ej/ [noun] – the outer or furthest point of something Mae lives by the edge of the…
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The Door to Hell
© BBC Travel Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. desolate /DES-uh-lit/ [adjective] – a desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it The house was situated in a desolate environment. catch sight of (someone/something) /kach sahyt uhv/ [idiom/phrase] – to see something only for a moment You can catch sight of the entire city from where you are standing at the top of the hill. distortion /dih-STAWR-shuhn/ [noun] – a change to the original or natural shape of something The photographic image can be severely distorted by an improper chemical balance. expel /ik-SPEL/ [verb] –…
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Tartessos: Was it a city, kingdom, or river?
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Tartessos: Was it a city, kingdom, or river?
© Andrew Lofthouse via BBC News Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. shroud /shroud/ [verb] – to hide something by covering or surrounding it By eight o’clock, the mist that had been shrouding the valley was gone. millennium /mi-LEN-ee-uhm/ [noun] – a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends The Earth’s position as the center of the universe has been widely acknowledged for millennia. confluence /KON-floo-uhns/ [noun] – a situation in which two things join or come together A confluence of circumstances is bringing nuclear policy to public attention. thriving /THRAHY-ving/ [adjective] – growing, developing,…
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