Air pollution is even worse than previously assumed, according to the World Health Organization
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Air pollution is even worse than previously assumed, according to the World Health Organization
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。 Is it important to solve air pollution? Is clean air a human right? 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。 organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose The hospital has contacted a number of non-profit organizations to assist in raising funds for the new operating room. warn /wawrn/ [verb] – to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future I was warned against visiting the east coast due to the high number of…
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Conversion of classic autos to electric vehicles
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think about EV? Why do we have to recycle things? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. beneath /bih-NEETH/ [preposition] – in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something A cat was beneath the table. insurance /in-SHOOR-uhns/ [adjective] – relating to an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc. When my car was stolen, I filed an insurance claim and received a reimbursement of $150. claim /kleym/ [verb] – to…
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Conversion of classic autos to electric vehicles
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 to have a vintage car? Do you think electric vehicles will be a trend in the future? 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。 otherwise /UHTH-er-wahyz/ [conjunction] – used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion I should write it down, otherwise, I’ll forget it. agency /EY-juhn-see/ [noun] – a business acting for or representing a person, an organization, or another business He founded the first consumer protection agency in his country. charge…
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Conversion of classic autos to electric vehicles
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. alongside /uh-LAWNG-SAHYD/ [preposition] – next to, or together with The new pill will be used alongside vaccines. conversion /kuhn-VUR-zhuhn/ [noun] – the process of converting something from one thing to another The conversion of the sun’s energy into heat and electricity is known as solar power. subsidy /SUHB-si-dee/ [noun] – money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen Subsidies to farmers will be phased off by the government. diesel /DEE-zuhl/ [noun] – a type of heavy oil used as fuel This car runs on diesel. scrappage /SKRA-puhj/ [noun]…
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New Google AI system to predict rain in next two hours
©Getty Images via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. equation /ih-KWEY-zhuhn/ [noun] – a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols It took thirty minutes for the college students to solve the equation. casualty /KAZH-oo-uhl-teE/ [noun] – a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war The hurricane’s casualty toll could reach 100. thrive /thrahyv/ [verb] – to grow, develop, or be successful Many people in small communities thrive because of vegetation. implication /im-pli-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future World…
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New Google AI system to predict rain in next two hours
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2,400-year-old fruit baskets, other archaeological treasures discovered under sunken Egyptian city
©Christoph Gerigk/Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. wicker /WIK-er/ [adjective] – made of very thin pieces of wood twisted together I can’t believe that I just spent a huge amount on this wicker furniture! metropolis /mi-TROP-uh-lis/ [noun] – a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country Kim lives in the metropolis of Shanghai in China. archaeologist /ahr-kee-OL-uh-jist/ [noun] – someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past The archaeologist found a lion fossil in the cave. lavish /LAV-ish/ [adjective] – large in quantity…
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2,400-year-old fruit baskets, other archeological treasures discovered under sunken Egyptian city
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