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Plastic-made museum in Indonesia highlights marine crisis

2021年10月13日

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©Prasto Wardoyo/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。 What do you think of plastic shopping bags and bottles? Do you recycle? 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。 persuade /per-SWEYD/ [verb] – to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it Try to persuade Nina to come with us. avoid /uh-VOID/ [verb] – to stay away from someone or something Avoid fast food like hamburgers and fries. waste /weyst/ [noun] – unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts…
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Plastic-made museum in Indonesia highlights marine crisis

2021年10月13日

plastics

©Prasto Wardoyo/Reuters via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. escalating /EH-skuh-lay-ting/ [adjective] – increasing in price, amount, rate, etc. The police are struggling to contain the escalating number of crimes in the area. prosperity /pro-SPER-i-tee/ [noun] – the state of being successful and having a lot of money I wish you a life of prosperity and happiness. revere /ri-VEER/ [verb] – to greatly respect and admire someone or something The students revere Professor Brown for his outstanding teaching skills. archipelago /ahr-kuh-PEL-uh-goh/ [noun] – a group of small islands or an area of sea in which there are many small islands Okinawa…
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Why aren’t even huge ships capable of resolving the shipping crisis

2021年10月8日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think about shipping products abroad? What are the causes of delayed deliveries? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. decline /dih-KLAHYN/ [noun] – when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, or strength There has been a decline in the size of families. shortage /shawr-TIJ/ [noun] – a situation in which there is not enough of something Shortage of water is a growing problem. container /kuhn-TEY-ner/ [noun] – a very large metal box used for transporting goods The container was lifted off the ship by a crane. guarantee /gar-uhn-TEE/…
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Why aren’t even huge ships capable of resolving the shipping crisis

2021年10月8日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. overloaded /oh-ver-KOHD-id/ [adjective] – having or supplied with too much of something The plane was so overloaded it couldn’t leave the ground. lorry /LAWR-ee/ [adjectve] – relating to a truck The accident was clearly the lorry driver’s mistake. closure /KLOH-zher/ [noun] – the fact of a business, organization, etc. stopping operating The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town’s decline. quayside /KEE-sahyd/ [noun] – the edge of a quay, near the water The ship settled on the quayside. premium /PREE-mee-uhm/ [adjective] – an amount that is more than usual The…
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Why aren’t even huge ships capable of resolving the shipping crisis

2021年10月8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。 Do you like to order products from other countries? Do you know about some famous shipping companies 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。 port /pawrt/ [noun] – a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbor, or the harbor itself The port is closed to all shipping. transfer /TRANS-fer/ [verb] – to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another He has been transferred to a different hospital. destination /des-tuh-NEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the place where someone is…
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Scottish students participate in global climate protest

2021年10月5日

Scottish students participate in global climate protest

©Getty Images Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. How do you feel about climate change? What do you think the world’s climate will be like 20 years from now? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. protest /PROH-test/ [noun] – a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition Thousands of employees joined the protest, seeking an increase in the country’s minimum wage. found /found/ [verb] – to bring something into existence Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. activist /AK-tuh-vist/ [noun] – a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in…
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Scottish students participate in global climate protest

2021年10月5日

Scottish students participate in global climate protest

©Getty Images Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. march /mahrch/ [noun] – an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something The march was a symbolic gesture of anger at the newly appointed government official. movement /MOOV-muhnt/ [noun] – a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas They cooperated in the movement to raise cancer awareness. sacrifice /SAK-ruh-fahys/ [verb] – to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person She had to sacrifice…
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Scottish students participate in global climate protest

2021年10月5日

Scottish students participate in global climate protest

©Getty Images 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 anything about climate change? Do you support programs fighting climate change? 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。 solution /suh-LOO-shuhn/ [noun] – the answer to a problem We need to find a solution to this trouble. walk /wawk/ [noun] – an act of moving along by putting one foot in front of the other, or moving a distance Jenny took a walk from her house. program /PROH-gram/ [noun] – a planned series of related events or activities The company has set training programs for employees….
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