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Israel begins vaccination of 16 to 18-year-olds before exams

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© Reuters via 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。 How do you prepare for tests? What do you do after tests? 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。 permission /per-MISH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of allowing someone to do something, or of allowing something to happen I need to ask permission from my parents first if I can go out. exam /ig-ZAM/ [noun] – a test of a student’s knowledge or skill in a particular subject What was your English exam score? essential /uh-SEN-shuhl/ [adjective] – necessary or needed It’s essential to bring sunblock when…
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China unveils bullet train built for extremely cold temperatures

© via CNN.com 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 riding trains? Do you ride on a train everyday? 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。 temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/ [noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body In hot weather the temperature gets very high. speed /speed / [noun] – how fast something moves The car has a top speed of 155 miles per hour. passenger /PAS-uhn-jer/ [noun] – a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it Neither…
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Research shows severe trauma among medical workers in England’s Intensive Care Units

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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 what post-traumatic stress disorder is? Do you like staying in a hotel? 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。 situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/ [noun] – the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place The news put me in a difficult situation. secretary /SEK-ri-ter-ee/ [noun] – an official who has responsibility for the general management of an organization The company secretary has written to all the shareholders to apologize for the cancellation of the meeting. plan /plan/ [noun] – a…
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Spain records its lowest temperatures after snowstorm

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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 snow? What season do you like the most? 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。 temperature /TEM-per-uh-cher/ [noun] – the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body The temperature today is higher than yesterday. Celcius /SEL-see-uhs/ [noun] – a range of numbers for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° Weather forecast said the temperature may drop to 7 degrees Celcius tonight. recent /REE-suhnt/ [adjective] – happening or starting from a short time ago Have you heard the…
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World’s oldest known cave painting discovered in Indonesia

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© Maxime Aubert 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 paintings? Do you like looking at old pictures? 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。 at least /at leest/ [idiom] – as much as, or more than, a number or amount We have to be here at least 15 minutes before 8:00 am. among /uh-MUHNG/ [preposition] – happening or being included as part of a group of people or things Talk about it among yourselves interview /IN-ter-vyoo/ [noun] – a meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper article,…
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An archipelago home to about 18,000 people becomes the first in the globe to be vaccinated

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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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If you desire to travel this year, you may be required a vaccine passport

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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 already been vaccinated? Do you know what CommonPass is? 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。 consider /kuhn-SID-er/ [verb] – to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision Have you considered what you’ll do if you don’t see him? theater /thee-uh-ter/ [noun] – a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity The movie opens Wednesday in theaters across the country. online /ON-lahyn/ [adjective] –online…
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The Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is a massive plastic habitat

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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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Issues about supply hinders Pfizer from producing extra vaccine faster

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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 Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines? Do you know how many doses of Covid-19 vaccines your country needs? 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。 hope /hohp/ [noun] – something good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in the future What are your hopes and dreams for the future? extra /EK-struh/ [adjective] – added to what is normal Recently he’s been working an extra two hours a day. delivery /dih-LIV-uh-ree/ [noun] – the act of taking goods, letters, parcels,…
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A British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company experiments a four-day workweek in New Zealand

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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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