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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。 Do you the company Moderna? Do you know some vaccines that are used today? 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。 ocean /OH-shuhn/ [noun] – a very large area of sea These mysterious animals live at the bottom of the ocean. against /uh-GENST/ [preposition] – disagreeing with a plan or activity Those people voted against the new proposal. apart /uh-PAHRT/ [adverb] – separated by a distance or by time Stand with your feet wide apart. manage /MAN-ij/ [verb] – to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult…
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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。 Does garbage cause pollution? Can we stop garbage pollution? 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。 bug /buhg/ [noun] – a very small insect I’ve definitely been bitten by the gardening bug. Pacific /puh-SIF-ik/ [noun] – the ocean that is to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of North and South America Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean. environmental /en-vahy-ruhn-MUHN-tl/ [adjective] – relating to the environment Environmental issues are becoming more widely recognized. permanent /PUR-muh-nuhnt/ [adjective] – lasting for a long time or forever…
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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。 Do you work 5 days a week? Do you enjoy this kind of schedule? 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。 latest /LEY-tist/ [adjective] – newest or most recent or modern Have you seen the actor’s latest movie? pick /pik/ [verb] – to take some things and leave others One of my sisters has been picked for the national contest. staff /staf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization There is a good relationship between staff and students at that school. director /dih-REK-ter/ [noun] – a…
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©CNN 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 going to museums? Are you interested in history? 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。 discover /dih-SKUHV-er/ [verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time Christopher Columbus discovered America. antler /ANT-ler/ [noun] – a horn with parts like branches that grows on the head of a deer Did you know that deer shed their antlers every year? leather /LETH-er/ [adjective] – animal skin that has been treated in order to preserve it and is used to make shoes, bags,…
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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 seen a blue whale? What endangered animals do you know? 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。 badly /BAD-lee/ [adverb] – in a severe and harmful way Her boss treated her badly. hunting /HUHN-ting/ [noun] – chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit Hunting wild animals for fun should stop. decrease /dih-KREES/ [verb] – to become less, or to make something become less The couple’s share in the stock market has decreased this year. continue /kuhn-TIN-yoo / [verb] – to keep happening, existing,…
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©Reuters 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 going shopping? How often do you go shopping? 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。 marketplace /MAHR-kit-pleys/ [noun] – a small outside area in a town where there is a market Mina and I will go to the marketplace this weekend. strict /strikt/ [adjective] – limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual My parents are strict. They won’t let me go out with my friends without their permission. route /root/ [noun] – a fixed path for regularly moving or delivering people…
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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。 Do you spend any holiday with your family? Do you have any plans to travel this year? 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。 celebrate /SEL-uh-breyt/ [verb] – to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important I always celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. holiday /HOL-i-dey/ [noun] – an official day when you do not have to go to work or school June 12 is a public holiday in my country. screen /skreen/ [verb] – to test or examine someone or something…
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