Tag Archive: lifestyle – beginner
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2020年7月17日
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you exercise everyday? What is your favorite healthy food? Vocabulary: help /help/ [verb] – to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support My brother said he would help me in washing the dishes. walking /WAW-king/ [noun] – the activity of going for a walk, especially for pleasure: She is walking from her house to her school. mobility /moh-BIL-i-tee/ [noun] – the ability to move freely or be easily moved John loses his mobility after his operation. massage /muh-SAHZH/ [verb] – to rub and press someone’s body with regular repeated movements, in…
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2020年6月8日
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you clean your phone? How often do you wash your hands every day? Vocabulary: sick /sik/ [adjective] physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy Her daughter can’t go to school because she is sick. dirty /DUR-tee/ [adjective] not clean My brother’s room is always dirty. phone /fohn/ [noun] a device that make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device Students should turn their phones off before taking the exam. cleaning /KLEE-ning/ [noun] the activity of removing the dirt from things and places Her favorite thing to do during the weekend is cleaning the house. usual /YOOZH-wuhl/ [adjective]…
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2020年5月25日
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you like drinking tea? Do you drink tea everyday? Vocabulary: popular /POP-yuh-ler/ [adjective] liked, enjoyed, or admired by many people or by most people in a particular group Sushi is one of the most popular foods in the world. shine /shahyn/ [verb] to send out or reflect light The stones in my necklace shine beautifully. roast /rohst/ [adjective] to cook food in an oven or over a fire The president really likes the roasted coffee beans from our province. serve /surv/ [verb] to provide food or drinks Japanese restaurants serve delicious foods. tiny /TAHY-nee/ [adjective] extremely small Ants are so tiny. Japanese green tea is very popular…
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2020年3月20日
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you like making plans? How many tasks do you have in one day? Vocabulary: list /list/ [noun] a record of short pieces of information I made a list of ingredients that we need to buy later in the market. finish /FIN-ish/ [verb] to complete something I need to finish reading these books by tomorrow. important /im-PAWR-tnt/ [adjective] necessary or of great value The doctor said it is important to drink 8 glasses of water every day. task /task/ [noun] a piece of work to be done I have some tasks to do today. reward /ri-WARD/ [noun] something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work The…
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2020年3月13日
Pre-reading questions: What time do you set your alarm clock? Can you wake up early without using an alarm clock? Vocabulary: find out /fahynd out/ [phrasal verb] to obtain knowledge of something, or to obtain knowledge of someone’s activities Our teacher found out that he was cheating on the test. believe /bih-LEEV/ [verb] to think that something is true, correct or real Jane’s classmate believes that it would be hard to pass the entrance exam in college. normal /NAWR-muhl/ [adjective] ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected It’s normal for couples to have a lot of disagreements. dangerous /DEYN-jer-uhs/ [adjective] a dangerous person, animal, thing or activity could…
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2019年11月8日
Pre-Reading Questions: Do you eat fruits and vegetables? Do you use social media sites every day? Vocabulary: psychological /sahy-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl/ [adjective] relating to the human mind and feelings The new game has a psychological effect on kids. lifestyle /LAHYF-stahyl/ [noun] someone’s way of living; the things that a person or particular group of people usually do My doctor advised me to change my lifestyle. quit /kwit/ [verb] to stop doing something or leave a job or a place She promised herself that she would quit smoking. detox /DEE-toks/ [noun] a period when you stop taking unhealthy or harmful foods, drinks, or drugs into your body for a period of time, in…
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2019年11月6日
Pre-Reading Questions: How often do you get sick? What do you usually do when you get sick? Vocabulary: danger /DEYN-jer/ [noun] the possibility that something bad will happen The sick woman is in danger of death. enough /ih-NUHF/ [adverb] as much as is necessary We need enough medicine for our patients. loaded /LOH-did/ [adjective] full My bag is loaded with different pieces of paper. spread /spred/ [verb] to move from one place to another The fire spreads so fast! flu /floo/ [noun] an infectious illness like a very bad cold that also causes a fever Maria has the flu since last week. It’s going to be flu season again, so…
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2019年10月14日
Pre-Reading Questions: Have you tried talking to yourself? Do you usually ask for advice from other people? Vocabulary: intelligence /in-TEL-i-juhns/ [noun] the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments She will take an intelligence test tomorrow. self-reflection /self ri-FLEK-shuhn/ [noun] the activity of thinking about your own feelings and behavior John spends a lot of time doing self-reflection. pronoun /PROH-noun/ [noun] a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase Rin will have a report about pronouns. contrary /KON-trer-ee/ [noun] used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated She thinks that the movie is a comedy, on the…
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2019年9月4日
Pre-reading questions: Do you exercise every day? What activities do you do to be healthy? Vocabulary: almost /AWL-mohst/ [adverb] nearly The children were abandoned for almost twenty years. grow /groh/ [verb] to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed The advocacy’s volunteers began to grow in just a decade. brain /breyn/ [noun] the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity A baby’s brain starts to develop inside the mother’s womb healthy /HEL-thee/ [adjective] strong and well The goal of ou project is to provide healthy environment activity /ak-TIV-i-tee/ [noun] the doing of something, or something that you are doing, have done,…
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2019年8月30日
Pre-Reading Questions: How often do you use your smartphone? Do you always clean your smartphone cover? Vocabulary: temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/ [noun] the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body She’s not used to stay in a place with cold temperature. moisture /MOIS-cher/ [noun] a liquid such as water in the form of very small drops Plants absorb moisture from the soil. mold /mohld/ [noun] a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm places The mold makes the bread black and smells stinky for two weeks. quickly /KWIK-lee/ [adverb] at a fast speed…
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