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© Romano Cagnoni/Hulton Archive/Getty Images via CNN Pre-reading questions: Have you been to Italy before? What places do you like visiting? Vocabulary: village /VIL-ij/ [noun] — a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside The fishing village next to ours is very popular. reappear /re-uh-PEER/ [verb] — to appear again or return after a period of time It’s possible that the disease may reappear. sink /singk/ [verb] — to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. former /FAWR-mer/ [adjective]…
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Pre-reading questions: What is your favorite animal? Do you like going to parks? Vocabulary: park /pahrk/ [noun] – a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it Students went to Yellowstone park for their field trip. staff /staf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization The staff accompanied their hotel guests. visitor /VIZ-i-ter/ [noun] – someone who visits a person or place: Rose prepared toasted bread and juice for her visitors. worker /WUR-ker/ [noun] – someone who works in a particular job…
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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you like ordering food online? Do you know how to cook? Vocabulary: cook /kook/ [noun] – someone who prepares and cooks food I love eating at home because my mother is a great cook. customer /KUHS-tuh-mer/ [noun] – a person who buys goods or a service: especially by trading with other countries The customer requested extra sauce for his pasta. center /SEN-ter/ [noun] – a building, office, etc. that is used for a particular business or activity They made their building into an evacuation center during the typhoon. help /help/ [verb] – to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of…
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© hagiasophiacat on Instagram via hagiasofiaturkey.com Pre-Reading Questions: Do you have a pet? What is your favorite animal? Vocabulary: build /bild/ [verb] – to make something by putting bricks or other materials together The workers are building the house. tabby /TAB-ee/ [noun] – (a cat) having dark-coloured marks on grey or brown fur Lindsay has a tabby cat. star /stahr/ [noun] – a very famous, successful, and important person, especially a performer such as a musician, actor, or sports player Paul was the basketball star of their batch. visit /VIZ-it/ [verb] – to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to…
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© Reuters via Bangkok Post Pre-reading questions: Have you been to Vietnam? What country do you want to visit after the pandemic is over? Vocabulary: tourist /TOOR-ist/ [noun] someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday Angela is an American tourist visiting Kyoto. return /ri-TURN/ [noun] an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they were before Saki’s return to Odaiba is moved next week. daily /dey-LEE/ [adverb] happening on or relating to every day I make sure to eat three meals daily. fill out /fil out/ [phrasal verb] to write or type information in spaces that are provided for it…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you think climate change is getting worse? Do you follow the “stay at home” rule in your place? Vocabulary: amount /uh-MOUNT/ [noun] a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted The bank contains a large amount of money. equal /EE-kwuhl/ [adjective] the same in amount, number, or size All of us are equal under the law. satisfied /SAT-is-fahyd/ [adjective] pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted Be satisfied with it or get nothing. reduce /ri-DOOS/ [verb] to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. We’ll need…
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