Indian restaurant owner and cook arrested for food poisoning
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Indian restaurant owner and cook arrested for food poisoning
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 is your favorite food? Do you often go to restaurants? 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。 arrest /uh-REST/ [verb] – if the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed They were arrested for selling fake paintings. quality /KWOL-i-tee/ [noun] – how good or bad something is The food in this restaurant has very good quality. ill /il/ [adjective] – not feeling well, or suffering from a disease I felt ill, so I went back home. shut (something)…
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The good and bad of indecisiveness
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. indecisive /in-di-SAHY-siv/ [adjective] – not good at making decisions I apologize for being so indecisive, but may I let you know tomorrow? perfectionism /per-FEK-shuh-niz-uhm/ [noun] – the wish for everything to be correct or perfect She exhibits perfectionism both at work and at home. ambivalence /am-BIV-uh-luhns/ [noun] – the state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel Emily is open to her ambivalence about cooking. prone /prohn/ [verb] – likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such…
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The good and bad of indecisiveness
Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How do you make decisions? In what situations do you ask for others’ opinions first before making decisions? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. put something off /poot of/ [phrasal verb] – to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date We’ve been forced to put off our trip until September. generally /JEN-er-uh-lee/ [adverb] – considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it The house is generally in bad shape. clumsy /KLUHM-zee/ [adjective] –…
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The good and bad of indecisiveness
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 think making decisions is easy? What is the best decision you have made? 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。 avoid /uh-VOID/ [verb] – to stay away from someone or something The driver took a different route to avoid the accident. correctly /kuh-REKT-lee/ [adverb] – in a way that is in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted Could you teach me how to say this word correctly? slip /slip/ [verb] – to slide without intending to Be careful not to slip! There’s water…
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Why do we dream?
Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you often remember your dreams? What can you say about them? Why do you think some people remember their dreams while others do not? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. recall /ri-KAWL/ [verb] – to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember I can’t recall exactly what happened. theory /THEE-uh-ree/ [noun] – a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event…
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Why do we dream?
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. trigger /TRIG-er/ [verb] – to cause something to happen, especially something bad Shrimps and certain other seafood can trigger Alphonse’s allergies. hypothesis /hahy-POTH-uh-sis/ [noun] – an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved Based on our hypothesis, the man may have fallen asleep while driving. recurrent /ri-KUR-uhnt/ [adjective] – happening again many times The issue of unemployment is recurrent during this time. peculiarity /pi-kyoo-lee-AR-i-tee/ [noun] – the quality of being strange or unusual, or an unusual characteristic or habit I picked up on some peculiarities in…
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Why do we dream?
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 remember your dreams? Do you believe that dreams have special meanings? 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。 dream /dreem/ [noun] – a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping I had a weird dream last night. nightmare /NAHYT-mair/ [noun] – a very upsetting or frightening dream What was your nightmare about? Do you still remember it? stay /stey/ [verb] – to continue doing something, or to continue to be in a particular state The store stays open until 8 p.m….
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