Tag Archive: world news – beginner

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 traveling? When was the last time you traveled? 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。 decrease /dih-KREES/ [verb] – to become less, or to make something become less I have decreased the amount of sugar in my calorie intake. soon /soon/ [adverb] – in or within a short time; before long; quickly It will soon be impossible for other people to enter the city. depend /dih-PEND/ [verb] – to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing it depends what time I get home…
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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 know about India’s situation today? Were lockdowns implemented in your 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。 poor /poor/ [adjective] – having little money and/or few possessions Most of the world’s poorest countries are in Africa. different /DIF-er-uhnt/ [adjective] – not the same Every day, she seems to put on a different dress. website /WEB-sahyt/ [noun] – a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject, published by a single person or organization This website is currently being created. report /ri-PAWRT/ [verb] –…
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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 visit your dentist? Do you like visiting your dentist? 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。 recent /REE-suhnt / [adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago Is that a recent photo? prevent /pri-VENt/ [verb] – to stop something from happening or someone from doing something Label your suitcases to prevent confusion. disease /dih-ZEEZ/ [noun] – (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature….
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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 like visiting the zoo? Do you like taking pictures of wild animals? 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。 danger /DEYN-jer/ [noun] – the possibility of harm or death to someone He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger. university /yoo-nuh-VUR-si-tee/ [noun] – a place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more knowledge and skills, and get a degree to recognize this She works in a university as a professor. scientist…
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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 dam before? What do you do to stay prepared for natural disasters? 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。 dam /dam/ [noun] – a wall built across a river to stop the flow and collect the water, esp. to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area or can be used to make electricity Local officials building a new dam in the city. glacier /GLEY-sher/ [noun] – a large mass of ice that moves slowly You can see a glacier from…
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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 like traveling? Have you already traveled in Europe? 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。 happen /hap-uhn/ [verb] – (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt. despite /dih-spahyt/ [preposition] – without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by I still enjoyed the week despite the weather. book /book/ [verb] – to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future…
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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 from home nowadays? Do you know about Wuhan’s success story? 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。 pass /pas/ [verb] – to go past a particular point in time Don’t purchase products that have passed the sell-by date. cancel /kan-suhl/ [cancel] – to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want I already canceled the magazine subscription. frightened /FRAHYT-nd/ [adjective] – feeling fear or worry She gets frightened when he shouts at her….
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