Tag Archive: science & technology
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2022年7月12日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. wrinkle /RING-kuhl / [noun] – a small line in the skin caused by old age Wrinkles naturally appear as people get older. disclose /dih-SKLOHZ/ [verb] – to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden The company didn’t disclose how much it expects to gain from the two deals. resemble /ri-ZEM-buhl/ [verb] – to look like or be like someone or something She may resemble her father on the outside, but she is nothing like him in other ways. implication /im-pli-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying…
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2022年7月12日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Are you concerned about your future? Why or why not? How do you take care of your body? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. odd /od/ [adjective] – strange or unexpected The jacket and skirt seemed a little odd together. demonstrate /DEM-uhn-streyt/ [verb] – to show or make something clear These data demonstrate the severity of the nation’s economic crisis. vividly /VIV-id-lee/ [adverb] – in a way that is very clear, powerful, and detailed in your mind I vividly remember the first time we met. struggle /STRUHG-uhl/ [verb] – to experience…
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2022年7月12日
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2022年7月9日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. aid /eyd/ [verb] – to help He excuses his intake of alcohol by claiming that it aids digestion. empathy /EM-puh-thee/ [noun] – the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation She had great empathy for people. perspective /per-SPEK-tiv/ [noun] – a particular way of considering something He writes from a man’s perspective. supportive /suh-PAWR-tiv/ [adjective] – showing agreement and giving encouragement We are totally supportive of this idea. run around /ruhn uh-ROUND/ [phrasal verb] – to be very busy doing a lot…
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2022年7月9日
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。 Are you a pet lover? Do you live with children at home? 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。 connection /kuh-NEK-shuhn/ [noun] – a feeling that you understand, like, and are interested in someone or something I felt a connection with the book while reading it. choose /chooz/ [verb] – to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities Choose the option you want from the screen. recognize /REK-uhg-nahyz/ [verb] – to accept that something is legal, true, or important You need to recognize how severe the…
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2022年7月9日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Which animals make the best pets? Why do people have pets? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. element /EL-uh-muhnt/ [noun] – a part of something The film included every element that makes an excellent drama. contribute /kuhn-TRIB-yoot/ [verb] – help to cause or bring about Fuels that contributed to global warming were subject to a tax by the government. symptom /SIMP-tuhm/ [noun] – any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease Fever is a symptom of many illnesses. growth /grohth/ [noun] – something…
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2022年7月9日
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2022年7月7日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. patent /PAT-nt/ [verb] – to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention If you don’t patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it. artificial intelligence /ahr-tuh-FISH-uhl in-TEL-i-juhns/ [noun] – the study of how to produce machines that have some of the qualities that the human mind has, such as the ability to understand language, recognize pictures, solve problems, and learn To understand “natural language,” computers must be equipped with artificial intelligence. avow /uh-VOU/ [verb] – to admit something or say something publicly He avowed himself to be…
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2022年7月7日
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 like robots? Are you familiar with artificial intelligence? 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。 give /GIV/ [verb] – to offer something to someone, or to provide someone with something Please give me some juice. expert /EK-spurt/ [noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity We need to bring in an expert to deal with this problem. people /PEE-puhl/ [noun] – men, women, and children The people are kind. only /OHN-lee/ [adjective] – used to show that…
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2022年7月7日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is your opinion about technologies that can learn and decide on their own? If a computer can do what humans can, should it have the same rights as a living person? Why or why not? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. invention /in-VEN-shuhn/ [noun] – something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before The world changed rapidly after the invention of the phone. expert /EK-spurt/ [noun] – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to…
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