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UK Met Office researchers say there is “fifty-fifty chance” of breaching the 1.5C warming limit

2022年6月29日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. surpass /ser-PAS/ [verb] – to do or be better or more than something else It will be hard to surpass this very high score. pledge /plej/ [verb] – to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something I pledge you my words that it will never happen again. reaffirm /re uh-FURM/ [verb] – to give your support to a person, plan, idea, etc. for a second time; to state something as true again Teachers reaffirm their commitment to their pupils and schools. wildfire /WAHYLD-fahyuhr/ [noun] – a fire that is burning strongly and…
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UK Met Office researchers say there is “fifty-fifty chance” of breaching the 1.5C warming limit

2022年6月29日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is the hottest day that you have ever experienced? Have you watched any news about global warming in the past few days? Could you tell me about it? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. primary /PRAHY-mer-ee/ [adjective] – more important than anything else; main Our primary concern is to provide the refugees with food and healthcare. crucial /KROO-shuhl/ [adjective] – (of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it This aid money is crucial to the government’s economic policies. concerned /kuhn-SURND/ [adjective] – worried The…
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UK Met Office researchers say there is “fifty-fifty chance” of breaching the 1.5C warming limit

2022年6月29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。 How is the weather today? Do you drink plenty of water? 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 The recent storms have damaged the crops. quantity /KWON-ti-tee / [noun] – the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured A large quantity of beer was sold. atmosphere /AT-muhs-feer/ [noun] – the mixture of gases around the earth Toxic gases are released into the atmosphere by these factories. effect /ih-FEKT/ [noun] – the result of a particular…
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The Maldives’ floating city starts to take shape

2022年6月27日

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© Waterstudio.NL/Dutch Docklands via BBC News 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 floating city? Describe the city you live in. 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。 float /floht/ [verb] – to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink Some leaves were floating on the lake. balcony /BAL-kuh-nee/ [noun] – an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level Try having breakfast on the balcony. It’s a great experience. multicolored /MUHL-ti-kuhl-erd/ [adjective] – having several…
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The Maldives’ floating city starts to take shape

2022年6月27日

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© Waterstudio.NL/Dutch Docklands via BBC News Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. metropolis /mi-TROP-uh-lis/ [noun] – city The mayor wants the city to be known as a food metropolis. entice /en-TAHYS/ [verb] – to attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous Advertisements are used to entice people to avail services. vista /VIS-tuh/ [noun] – a view, especially a beautiful view from a high position The street’s main selling point is its vista of the buildings, including its famous cathedral. lagoon /luh-GOON/ [noun] – an area of sea water separated from the sea by a reef…
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The Maldives’ floating city starts to take shape

2022年6月27日

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© Waterstudio.NL/Dutch Docklands via BBC News Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What makes a city great to live in? What is your favorite city and why? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. canal /kuh-NAL/ [noun] – a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another A canal separates the two towns. coastal /KOHS-tl/ [adjective] – positioned on, or relating to the coast The hurricane destroyed several coastal cities. perform /per-FAWRM/ [verb] – to do an action or piece of work…
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Is remote work rapidly closing?

2022年6月24日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. peruse /puh-ROOZ/ [verb] – to read through with thoroughness or care I love perusing this book. protracted /proh-TRAK-tid/ [adjective] – lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary The argument was protracted and at length grew angry. precis /prey-SEE/ [noun] – a short form of a text that gives only the important parts This precis is very comprehensible. profusion /pruh-FRYOO-zhuhn/ [noun] – an extremely large amount of something Lizards occur in great profusion and variety. orthodox /AWR-thuh-doks/ [adjective] – (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people…
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Is remote work rapidly closing?

2022年6月24日

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© Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you ever attended an online meeting after getting out of bed? Why or why not? What does work-life balance mean to you? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. summary /SUHM-uh-ree/ [noun] – a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements In summary, his views are out of date. conference /KON-fer-uhns/ [noun] – a meeting I attended the conference last summer. decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of or need for making up one’s mind He based his decision on facts, not emotions….
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