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Africa’s ambition is to become a hydrogen superpower

2022年1月20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。 Is your country’s unemployment high or low? Are you a supporter of green hydrogen power? 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。 unemployment /uhn-em-PLOI-muhnt/ [noun] – the number of people who do not have a job that provides money The level of unemployment is rising. produce /pruh-DOOS/ [verb] – to make something or bring something into existence Art books are expensive to produce. operation /op-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – an act or process of working, doing something, being in action, or having an effect Several restaurants are now in operation. location /loh-KEY-shuhn…
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Denmark frees three suspected pirates

2022年1月17日

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© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Do you think pirates still exist nowadays? Please share your thoughts about them. Where is the largest sea in your country located? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. suspected /suh-SPEK-tuhd/ [adjective] – believed to be guilty of a crime The suspected thieves were eventually caught by the police. locate /loh-KEYT/ [verb] – to find We cannot locate the exact destination of the shop. attempted /uh-TEMP-tuhd/ [adjective] – (of a crime) that someone has tried to commit without success He’s being questioned for the attempted…
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Denmark frees three suspected pirates

2022年1月17日

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© Danish Armed Forces via BBC News Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. dinghy /DING-gee/ [noun] – a small open boat A strong wave managed to flip the dinghy over. detain /dih-TEYN/ [verb] – to force someone officially to stay in a place The police are permitted to detain suspects for a week. dissuade /dih-SWEYD/ [verb] – to persuade someone not to do something Let’s try dissuading him from leaving early. extradition /ek-struh-DISH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal The suspects have been waiting…
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Denmark frees three suspected pirates

2022年1月17日

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© Danish Armed Forces 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。 What is your image of pirates? Do you think there are pirates 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。 pirate /PAHY-ruht/ [noun] – a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them Pirates were seen near the Gulf of Guinea. jail /jeyl/ [verb] – to put someone in a jail He was jailed for stealing. warship /WAWR-ship/ [noun] – a boat equipped with guns and other weapons of war My grandfather used…
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Hydroelectric dams have been linked to the extinction of tigers and jaguars

2022年1月15日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Why do animals become extinct? What do dams do? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. expansion /ik-SPAN-shuhn/ [noun] – to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way The company’s expansion on their commercial operations during the 1980s had a huge impact on their services. impact /IM-pakt/ [noun] – a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person The new measures are going to prevent the impact of the new tax system. construction /kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn/ [noun] – the work of building…
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Hydroelectric dams have been linked to the extinction of tigers and jaguars

2022年1月15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。 Are you an animal lover? Is there a dam near your area? 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。 natural /NACH-er-uhl/ [adjective] – as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters. population /pop-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – all the people living in a particular country, area, or place What is the population of this city? carnivore /KAHR-nuh-vawr/ [noun] – an animal that eats meat Lions and tigers are carnivores. flood /fluhd/ [verb] – to cause to fill or become covered with…
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Hydroelectric dams have been linked to the extinction of tigers and jaguars

2022年1月15日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. dam /dam/ [noun] – a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area The dam secured the city from the flood. habitat /HAB-i-tat/ [noun] – the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives Many species of wildlife are losing their natural habitat as large areas of forest are cut down. extinction /ik-STINGK-shuhn/ [noun] – a situation in which something no longer exists The dinosaur extinction occurred millions of years ago. distribution /dis-truh-BYOO-shuhn/…
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New Zealand to prohibit the use of cigarettes for future generations

2022年1月14日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. tobacco /tuh-BAK-oh/ [noun] – a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a particular plant We are unable to sell tobacco or alcohol to anyone under the age of 16. campaign /kam-PEYN/ [noun] – a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim The city’s annual Christmas campaign to prevent drunk driving has just started. applaud /uh-PLAWD/ [verb] – to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a…
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