Tag Archive: Science & Technology – Beginner

Pre-Reading Questions: Do you watch sci-fi movies? Are you familiar with black holes? Vocabulary: wonderful /WUHN-der-fuhl/ [adjective] – extremely good The photos brought back some wonderful memories. afraid /uh-FREYD/ [adjective] – feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation He climbed to the top of the tree and then became afraid to get down. group /groop/ [noun] – a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit A group of teenagers is playing video games. unusual / uhn-YOO-zhoo-uhl/ [adjective] – different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive This ice cream…
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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you have many phone apps? Do you think all buildings are safe? Vocabulary: lift /lift/ [verb] to end a rule or law The suspension will be lifted next week. advanced /ad-VANST/ [adjective] modern and well developed The applicant needs advanced computer skills to be hired. temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/ [noun] the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body It’s important to take a person’s temperature when he or she has a fever. factory /FAK-tuh-ree/ [noun] a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines Nina works in a shoe factory. especially /ih-SPESH-uh-lee/ [adverb] for a particular reason The Philippines…
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Pre-Reading Questions: What is your favorite place in Japan? What mobile app do you often use? Vocabulary: stuff /stuhf/ [noun] used to refer to more things of a similar kind to ones you have mentioned I need to buy papers, pens, and stuff for my exam tomorrow. tip /tip/ [noun] a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something Please give some tips about the interview. place /pleys/ [noun] an area, town, building. Could you tell me the new place of the store? list /list/ [noun] a record of short pieces of information, such as people’s names, usually written or printed with a single thing on each line…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you think there is life on other planets? Would you like to go to outer space? Vocabulary: crater /KREY-ter/ [noun] a large hole made by something hitting the ground with force The earthquake left a big crater in the hotel lobby. ago /uh-GOH/ [adverb] back in the past I used to play the violin a long time ago. find out /fahynd-out/ [phrasal verb] to obtain knowledge of something, or to obtain knowledge of someone’s activities, esp. dishonest ones I was curious to find out what she had said. produce /pruh-DOOS/ [verb] to create something or bring into existence The company produced many dairy products this month. organism…
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Pre-reading questions: What is your favorite animal? Do you like watching dinosaur films? Vocabulary: ago /uh-GOH/ [adverb] back in time from the present I met her online 3 years ago. dinosaur /DAHY-nuh-saur/ [noun] a type of reptile that became extinct millions of years ago Some dinosaurs are really small and some are large. animal /AN-uh-muhl/ [noun] a living thing that can move and eat and react to the world through its senses, esp. of sight and hearing Animals are wild and beautiful. flying /flahy-ing/ [adjective] able to fly Beetles are a type of flying insect. across /uh-KROS/ [preposition] from one side to the other side of, or at the other…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you have a smartphone? What do you usually do with your smartphone? Vocabulary: made /meyd/ [verb] produced in a particular way or place The wedding gown is made by her grandmother. perform /per-FAWRM/ [verb] to do an action or piece of work The doctors successfully performed the operation on the girl. secure /si-KYOOR/ [verb] to make certain something is protected from danger or risk The police department secured the evacuation center. collect /kuh-LEKT/ [verb] to bring something together from different places or over a period of time The man collects different stones he finds on the beach. support /suh-PAWRT/ [verb] to give encouragement and approval to someone…
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