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Miniature pipebots to help with the UK’s leakage crisis
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 you use too much water? What do you use water for? 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。 engineer /en-juh-NEER/ [noun] – a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles My brother is studying to be an engineer. pipe /pahyp/ [noun] – a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another Could you check if there are any leaks in the pipe? develop /dih-VEL-uhp/ [verb] –…
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Miniature pipebots to help with the UK’s leakage crisis
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Miniature pipebots to help with the UK’s leakage crisis
Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How important is water for you? What would it be like to not have access to clean drinking water? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. patrol /puh-TROHL/ [verb] – to go around an area or a building to check that it is free from trouble or danger Police patrolled the area every hour. leak /leek/ [noun] – a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that comes out Do not use electricity if you think there may be…
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Miniature pipebots to help with the UK’s leakage crisis
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. miniature /MIN-ee-uh-cher/ [adjective] – used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object I got some miniature furnishings for my niece’s dollhouse. subterranean /suhb-tuh-REY-nee-uhn/ [adjective] – under the ground Many believe that a subterranean creek exists in the settlement. scour /SKOU-er/ [verb] – to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something Police are scouring the region for the missing child. fleet /fleet/ [noun] – a number of buses, aircraft, etc. under the control of one person or organization He operated a fleet of moving vans…
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Benefits of vegetarianism and veganism for the climate
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 eat meat? Are you a vegan? 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。 pollution /puh-LOO-shuhn/ [noun] – damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste Pollution poses a great threat to our existence. technique /tek-NEEK/ [noun] – a way of doing an activity that needs skill Our sales technique needs polishing up. experiment /ik-SPER-uh-muhnt/ [noun] – a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true The experiment confirmed my theory. climate /KLAHY-mit/ [noun] – the general weather…
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Benefits of vegetarianism and veganism for the climate
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What foods are sustainable? Do you follow a plant-based diet? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. occasionally /uh-KEY-zhuh-nl-ee/ [adverb] – sometimes but not often She only sees her niece occasionally. misleading /mis-LEE-ding/ [adjective] – causing someone to believe something that is not true Your statement is misleading. evidence /EV-i-duhns/ [noun] – one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true The evidence is certain, and the facts are clear. carbon footprint /KAHR-buhn FOOT-print / [foot-print ] – Someone’s carbon footprint is a measurement…
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Benefits of vegetarianism and veganism for the climate
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. ambiguous /am-BIG-yoo-uhs/ [adjective] – having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally The title of this chapter is ambiguous. deceptive /dih-SEP-tiv/ [adjective] – making you believe something that is not true Appearances can be deceptive. emit /ih-MIT/ [verb] – to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas Some emit poisonous gases that kill or temporarily paralyze any insects. hypothesis /hahy-POTH-uh-sis/ [noun] – an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved We have proved the hypothesis. detrimental /de-truh-MEN-tl/ [adjective] – causing harm or damage…
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Benefits of vegetarianism and veganism for the climate
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A new attempt to see Titanic
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is your lifelong dream? Could you tell me about it? Do you want to explore underwater? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. surface /SUR-fis/ [noun] – the outer or top part or layer of something The moon’s surface is pocked with small craters. occur /uh-KUR/ [verb] – (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen If headaches only occur at night, a lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause. observe /uhb-ZURV/ [verb] – to watch carefully the way something happens or the…
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