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Pilot gives tips for coping with jet lag
Passengers count on their airline pilots and crews to be alert while they are on board, flying across the globe from 35 to 39 thousand feet. Pilots simply don’t have the luxury of sleeping off jet lag-induced exhaustion, so learning how to handle it is an obligation in their lifestyle. Pilots drain their days and nights flying across all kinds of time zones. They have to know how to deal with lethargy, which is why at Southwest they incorporate their training on how to beat jet lag. Managing jet lag is a job stipulation for them. R.J. Deutschendorf, a system chief pilot at Southwest Airlines aforementioned that you have…
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A winter deer-calling event
Pre-reading questions: What is your favorite winter activity? Have you ever been to Nara Prefecture? There is a special winter event in Kasugataisha Shrine, Nara prefecture. At 10AM every day, a member of a deer protection group played the horn. Hundreds of deer rushed out of the forest. Tourists fed the deer with acorns and happily took pictures. This winter event lasted until December 14. Vocabulary: event – [noun] a thing that happens; situation; occasion horn – [noun] a musical instrument made of a tube which the musician blows rush out – [verb] run out; leave feed – [verb] to give food acorn – [noun] the fruit of…
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Early Season of Autumn Leaf in Nikko
Pre-reading questions: Have you ever been to Nikko? Do you think travelling during Autumn season is fun? The leaves are about to change its colors in Nikko. The mountainous area is full of maple trees. This gives the small land a warm colorful day. Many tourists go to this place during November. This is the best time for watching the autumn leaves. Enjoy the autumn by looking around the Chuzenji lake. People can also walk around Nikko Toshogu shrine for better viewing places. Vocabulary: mountainous – 山地の [adjective] having mountains land – 土地 [noun] ground, soil warm – あたたかい [adjective] hot tourists – 観光客 [noun] someone who…
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