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2025年10月27日
©AP Photo/David Goldman, File 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 ever seen a painting with very bright colors? Do you know any famous artist from your country or another country? 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。 intentional /in-TEN-shuh-nl/ [adjective] – planned or done on purpose, not by chance Her smile was intentional and made the child feel happy. relevant /REL-uh-vuhnt/ [adjective] – connected with what is happening or being discussed The teacher asked for relevant answers during the class discussion. distinctive /dih-STINGK-tiv/ [adjective] – easy to recognize because of being different from others…
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©AP Photo/David Goldman, File Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. illustrious /ih-LUHS-tree-uhs/ [adjective] – famous, well respected, and admired The city hosted an illustrious writer who shared stories of travel. salutary /SAL-yuh-ter-ee/ [adjective] – causing improvement of behavior or character The teacher gave salutary advice that helped students focus on goals. seminal /SEM-uh-nl/ [adjective] – strongly influencing later developments The scientist published a seminal study that changed medicine. lucid /LOO-sid/ [adjective] – clearly expressed and easy to understand The professor gave a lucid explanation of the difficult theory. interdisciplinary /in-ter-DIS-uh-pluh-ner-ee/ [adjective] – involving two or more different subjects or areas of knowledge…
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2025年10月27日
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2025年10月27日
©AP Photo/David Goldman, File Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you ever seen a painting with very bright colors? If so, what colors stood out? If not, what colors do you like in art? Do you know any famous artist from your country or from another country? If so, what do you know about their work? If not, who would you like to learn about? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. noteworthy /NOHT-wur-thee/ [adjective] – important or interesting enough to be noticed The museum displayed a noteworthy piece that attracted many visitors. deliberate /dih-LIB-er-it/ [adjective] –…
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2025年10月25日
©(Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer via AP) Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. quarry /KWAWR-ee/ [noun] – a place where large amounts of stone, sand, or minerals are dug from the ground The new quarry provided marble that was later used in building the museum. resin /REZ-in/ [noun] – a sticky substance produced by some trees, often hardening into a solid form Ancient jewelry was sometimes made by setting small objects inside hardened resin. supercontinent /soo-per-KON-tn-uhnt/ [noun] – a very large landmass made up of multiple continents joined together in the past Scientists explained that the movement of the supercontinent eventually created today’s separate continents….
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2025年10月25日
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2025年10月25日
©(Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer via AP) 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 ever seen an insect up close? Would you like to see something that is millions of years old? 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。 fossil /FOS-uhl/ [noun] – the remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived a very long time ago, preserved in rock Scientists studied fossils of fish found deep in the desert. discover /dih-SKUHV-er/ [verb] – to find something for the first time, or something that was not known before Archaeologists discovered an ancient city buried under the…
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2025年10月25日
©(Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer via AP) Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. If you could go back in time to see an ancient forest, what would you expect to find there? How do you imagine the world looked in the time of the dinosaurs? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. deposit /dih-POZ-it/ [noun] – a natural layer where minerals, fossils, or other materials have collected in the ground Scientists studied salt deposits formed millions of years ago under the sea. absence /AB-suhns/ [noun] – the state of not being present or not existing The absence of animals in the…
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2025年10月24日
©Hirofumi Matsumura via AP Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. epochal /EP-uh-kuhl/ [adjective] – very important, or having a great influence, especially making the beginning of a new development or period The invention of the internet was an epochal moment in communication. heuristic /hyoo-RIS-tik/ [adjective] – allowing people to learn by discovering things themselves and learning from their own experiences The teacher used a heuristic method to help students find answers. transcendence /tran-SEN-duhns/ [noun] – the state of being greater, better, or going beyond usual limits Music gave her a sense of transcendence beyond daily life. edifying /ED-uh-fahy-ing/ [adjective] – improving someone’s…
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2025年10月24日
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