Planet orbiting a “white dwarf” star potentially supports life
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Planet orbiting a “white dwarf” star potentially supports life
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. habitable /HAB-i-tuh-buhl/ [adjective] – providing conditions that are good enough to live in Some parts of the country are simply too cold to be habitable. radiate /REY-dee-eyt/ [verb] – to produce heat and/or light, or (of heat or light) to be produced Jupiter absorbs twice as much heat from the Sun as it radiates from its surface. hypothetical /hahy-puh-THET-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true This is all hypothetical, but how would Jackie’s job affect you if she got it? fluctuate /FLYHK-choo-eyt/ [verb] – to change, especially continuously and between one…
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Auctioneer Sotheby’s sells a rare black diamond for $4.3m
©REUTERS via BBC 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。 Have you tried stargazing? Did you collect rocks as a child? 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。 gem /jem/ [noun] – a jewel (precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape Richard travels the world in search of a particular gem. rare /rair/ [adjective] – not common or frequent; very unusual The townspeople spotted a rare bird at the park. weigh /wey/ [verb] – to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object This package weighs 15…
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Auctioneer Sotheby’s sells a rare black diamond for $4.3m
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Auctioneer Sotheby’s sells a rare black diamond for $4.3m
©REUTERS via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. auction /AWK-shuhn / [noun] – a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most They are selling period furniture at the auction. family /FAM-uh-lee/ [noun] – a group of things that are related or have similar qualities The French language belongs to the Romance language family. trace /treys/ [noun] – a very slight amount This dish has traces of cinnamon and honey. originate /uh-RIJ-uh-neyt/ [verb] – to come…
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Auctioneer Sotheby’s sells a rare black diamond for $4.3m
©REUTERS via BBC Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What have you discovered recently? (music, book, product) Please share something about it. Have you been to a planetarium? If not, would you like to visit one? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. theory /THEE-uh-ree/ [noun] – a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion or explanation Today, we learned about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. origin /AWR-i-jin/ [noun] – the beginning or cause of…
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
©Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge 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 own any Apple device? Do you protect all of your devices with passcodes? 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。 convenient /kuhn-VEEN-yuhnt/ [adjective] – involving little trouble or effort These meals are quick and convenient to prepare. model /MOD-l/ [noun] – a particular type of machine, especially a car, that is slightly different from machines of the same type The phone model comes in eight different colors. activate /AK-tuh-veyt/ [verb] – to cause something to start working To activate your GPS, go to your device’s…
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Apple users can now use Face ID with a mask
©Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. stun /stuhn/ [verb] – to shock or surprise someone very much The news of the disaster stunned people throughout the world. recognition /rek-uhg-NISH-uhn/ [noun] – the ability of a machine to read something electronically and to get information from it Our team is currently developing a text recognition software. snap /snap/ [verb] – to take a lot of photographs quickly Anna was snapping away with her new camera the whole time we were in Vietnam. distinctive /dih-STINGK-tiv/ [adjective] – used to describe something that is easy to recognize because it is different from…
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