Tag Archive: science & technology
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2022年12月23日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Can you live without being digitally connected to the world? Why or why not? What does being digitally connected mean to you? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. access /AK-ses/ [noun] – the right or opportunity to use or look at something The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds. service /SUR-vis/ [noun] – a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that people need The center provides a job placement service. explore /ik-SPLAWR/ [verb] –…
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2022年12月23日
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2022年12月23日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. pursue /per-SOO/ [verb] – if you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time We should pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem. countless /KOUNT-lis/ [adjective] – very many, or too many to be counted I’ve told her countless times. faraway /FAHR-uh-WEY/ [adjective] – a long way away She was lost and alone in a faraway place. tirelessly /TAHYUHR-lis-lee/ [adverb] – in an energetic and continuous way He worked tirelessly for the cause of health and safety. prosper…
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2022年12月18日
Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How has technology changed your life? What future technologies are you looking forward to? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. disability /dis-uh-BIL-i-tee/ [noun] – an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is usually permanent or lasts for a long time Yuka is confident despite having a physical disability. medical /MED-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – related to the treatment of illness and injuries Medical tests showed that she was negative for the virus. potential /puh-TEN-shuhl/ [noun] – natural qualities or…
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2022年12月18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。 What is your favorite app? Is technology important for you? 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。 facility /fuh-SIL-i-tee/ [noun] – a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens A new sports facility is being built in the city. website /WEB-sahyt/ [noun] – a place on the Internet with one or more pages of information about a subject To learn more, go to our website. communicate /kuh-MYOO-ni-keyt/ [verb] – to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals Animals use different ways…
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2022年12月18日
Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. beta /BEY-tuh/ [adjective] – beta software is at the second stage of development The software is currently in beta testing and is anticipated to be released early in 2019. muscular dystrophy /MUHS-kyuh-ler DIS-truh-fee/ [noun] – a serious disease in which a person’s muscles gradually become weaker until walking is no longer possible He had muscular dystrophy, but he didn’t think his condition should prevent him from living a happy and fulfilling life. synthesize /SIN-thuh-sahyz/ [verb] – to produce sound electronically Synthesized speech is being improved by the project team. supercharge /SOO-per-chahrj/ [verb] – to make something…
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2022年12月18日
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2022年9月28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 use solar energy at home? Does your car use a lot of fuel? 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。 fuel /FYOO-uhl/ [noun] – a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned The car consumes a lot of fuel. incorrect /in-kuh-REKT/ [in-kuh-REKT] – not correct or not true The information you gave us was incorrect. based on /beyst on/ [phrasal verb] – to use information to support or prove an opinion or belief The novel is based on a true story. technology…
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2022年9月28日
Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is renewable energy? Could you explain it in your own words? What do you think of solar energy? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. pessimistic /pes-uh-MIS-tik/ [adjective] – thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation I am deeply pessimistic about the future. concern /kuhn-SURN/ [noun] – a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried He felt some concern for her safety. inflation /n-FLEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a general, continuous increase in prices Inflation has caused…
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2022年9月28日
Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. swiftly /SWIFT-lee/ [adverb] – quickly or immediately The police must be able to react swiftly in an emergency. assert /uh-SURT/ [verb] – to say that something is certainly true He asserts that he loves her. simulation /sim-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something, or the process of making such a model It has excellent graphics and flight simulation. You can even leave the plane and walk around it if you wish. ongoing /ON-goh-ing/ [adjective] – continuing to exist or develop,…
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