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Sony and Honda team up to build and sell electric cars

2022年3月10日

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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 been to a car show? Do you buy Sony products? 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。 electric /ih-LEK-trik/ [adjective] – using electricity for power Lyn gave me an electric clock for my birthday. vehicle /VEE-i-kuhl/ [noun] – a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land Please don’t park your vehicle here. deal /deel/ [noun] – an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business Kenji would like to get a deal with the company. historical /hi-STAWR-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – connected…
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Sony and Honda team up to build and sell electric cars

2022年3月10日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What are some popular Sony products in your country right now? How often do you receive car sales brochures/flyers? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. joint /joint/ [adjective] – belonging to or shared between two or more people This is a joint project between the university and the town hall. establish /ih-STAB-lish/ [verb] – to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time They will establish a new organization next year. agreement /uh-GREE-muhnt/ [noun] – a decision or arrangement, often formal and written, between two or more…
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Sony and Honda team up to build and sell electric cars

2022年3月10日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. venture /VEN-cher/ [noun] – a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty He learned many things from a failed business venture last year. conglomerate /kuhn-GLOM-er-it/ [noun] – a company that owns several smaller businesses whose products or services are usually very different Mr. Kent was the head of this conglomerate for 15 years. well-positioned /wel-puh-zish-uhnd/ [adjective] – in a good situation to be able to do something The store is well-positioned to expand and introduce more products. redefine /ree-duh-FINE/ [verb] – to change the meaning of something or to make people think about…
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Planet orbiting a “white dwarf” star potentially supports life

2022年3月8日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you believe that there is life on other planets? Please elaborate on your answer. Could you give three reasons why Earth is habitable? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. capable /KEY-puh-buhl/ [adjective] – having the ability, power, or qualities to be able to do something I believe your idea is capable to be enhanced. identify /ahy-DEN-tuh-fahy/ [verb] – to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is Even a newborn can identify its mother’s voice. initially /ih-NISH-uh-lee/ [adverb] – at the beginning The…
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Planet orbiting a “white dwarf” star potentially supports life

2022年3月8日

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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

2022年2月19日

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©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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