Tag Archive: Culture & Travel
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2021年8月19日
©Sotheby’s and MGM resorts via CNN Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you been to Las Vegas? Do you have art pieces in your house? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. estimated /EZ-tuh-meytd/ [adjective] – roughly calculated or approximate The price of the mansion is estimated at $100 million. organizer /AWR-guh-nahy-zer / [noun] – the person or group who plans and arranges an event or activity Please contact the organizer for our company party. highlight /HAHY-layt/ [noun] – the best or most exciting, entertaining, or interesting part of something The highlight of the wedding was the…
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2021年8月19日
©Sotheby’s and MGM resorts via CNN Beginner Intermediate Expert
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2021年8月19日
©Sotheby’s and MGM resorts via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. auction /AWK-shuhn/ [noun] – a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most We are going to host an auction of jewelry from Spain. initiative /ih-NISH-uh-tiv/ [noun] – a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem I work in a company with great environmental initiatives. deepen /DEE-puhn/ [verb] – to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this…
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2021年7月9日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How do you book a hotel? What was the last place that you went to? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. state /steyt/ [verb] – to say or write something, especially clearly and carefully Please state why you wish to apply for this scholarship. lack /lak/ [noun] – the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it Lack of sleep made her more exhausted. procedure /pruh-SEE-jer/ [noun] – a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something The procedure is…
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2021年7月9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 use Airbnb to book a hotel? Do you like traveling? 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。 demand /dih-MAND/ [noun] – a strong request The workers’ demand is better work conditions. despite /DIH-SPAHYT/ [preposition] – without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by I like him despite his faults. region /REE-juhn/ [noun] – a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided The region has become a magnet for small businesses. announce…
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2021年7月9日
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2021年7月7日
©Midnight Trains Beginner Intermediate Expert
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2021年7月7日
©Midnight Trains Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. innovative /IN-uh-vey-tiv/ [adjective] – using new methods or ideas The company needs an innovative solution to the problem. endeavor /suh-STEY-nuh-buhl / [noun] – en-DEV-er He wished me success in all my future endeavors. sustainable /suh-STEY-nuh-buhl / [adjective] – causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time Donating your unused items is a sustainable action. serenity /suh-REN-i-tee/ [noun] – the quality of being peaceful and calm The Japanese garden brought me to a state of serenity. revival /ri-VAHY-vuhl/ [noun] – the process of becoming more active…
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2021年7月7日
©Midnight Trains 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。 Are you an outgoing person? What activity do you miss doing outside? 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。 journey /JUR-nee/ [noun] – the act of traveling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle She wants to go on a journey to Okinawa. private /PRAHY-vit/ [adjective] – only for one person or group and not for everyone We will have our company party at a private dining restaurant. choice /chois/ [noun] – an act or the possibility of choosing It is your choice to be happy….
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2021年7月7日
©Midnight Trains Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How do you go to work/school? Do you enjoy staying in hotels? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. route /root/ [noun] – a particular way or direction between places I need to find the fastest route from Tokyo to Nagano. network /NET-wurk/ [noun] – a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement between the parts and a control center Japan Railways operates about 70 percent of Japan’s railway network. alternative /awl-TUR-nuh-tiv/ [noun] – An alternative plan or method is one that you…
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