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What causes flash floods in extreme weather?

2021年8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。 When is the rainy season in your country? Do you like the rainy season? 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。 flash flood /flash fluhd / [noun] – a sudden and severe flood A flash flood swept through the area a couple of years ago. warning /WAWR-ning/ [noun] – something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. damage /DAM-ij/ [noun] – harm or injury The damage to the car…
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What causes flash floods in extreme weather?

2021年8月20日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. torrential /taw-REN-shuhl/ [adjective] – used to refer to very heavy rain The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week. impassable /im-PAS-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – an impassable road or path cannot be traveled on because of bad weather conditions or because it is blocked The mud made the roads impassable. infrastructure /IN-fruh-struhk-cher/ [noun] – the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively The industry was accused of having invested little in workers, plants, or infrastructure. abundance /uh-BUHN-duhns/ [noun] – the situation in…
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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. Have you encountered a fake doctor before? Please share some details about it. What is your opinion about people who fake their documents or papers? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. former /FAWR-mer/ [adjective] – used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past Our former supervisor now works abroad. pretend /pri-TEND/ [verb] – to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game She had pretended to be a doctor for…
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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. discharge /dis-CHAHRJ/ [verb] – if a company or organization discharges an employee, it makes them leave their job Spreading confidential information will immediately discharge a worker from employment. determine /dih-TUR-min/ [verb] – to discover the facts or truth about something The teachers determined that several students have cheated on their examinations. allegedly /uh-LEJ-id-lee/ [adverb] – used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved He was criticized for allegedly copying work from somebody else. falsify /FAWL-suh-fahy/ [verb] – to change something, such as a document, in order to…
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Former hospital staff in Australia under investigation for being a fake doctor

2021年8月18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。 When was the last time you have been to a hospital? Have you heard any news about fake doctors? 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。 staff /stahf/ [noun] – the group of people who work for an organization The hospital staff works well together. register /REJ-uh-ster/ [verb] – to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record You can register for the contest here. document /DOK-yuh-muhnt/ [noun] – a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type Could you…
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A $5,800 Japanese whiskey gifted to Mike Pompeo is missing, U.S. says

2021年8月12日

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©Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg / Getty Images 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 is the best gift you have received? Do you enjoy giving gifts? 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。 missing /MIS-ing/ [adjective] – something that is missing cannot be found because it is not where it should be My grandmother’s gold ring has been missing for days. former /FAWR-mer/ [adjective] – of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past My sister was a former university professor. cost /kawst/ [verb] – If something costs an…
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A $5,800 Japanese whiskey gifted to Mike Pompeo is missing, U.S. says

2021年8月12日

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©Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg / Getty Images via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. federal /FED-er-uhl/ [adjective] – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the US My grandfather was a federal employee of the United States. recollection /rek-uh-lek-shuhn/ [noun] – a memory of something She has no recollection of what happened last Tuesday. indication /in-di-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen His question is a good indication of interest. donor /doh-NER/ [noun] – a person who gives money or goods to…
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A $5,800 Japanese whiskey gifted to Mike Pompeo is missing, U.S. says

2021年8月12日

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©Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg / Getty Images via CNN Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What is the most popular whiskey brand in your country? When do you usually give gifts to your family or friends? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. worth /wurth/ [adjective] – having a particular value, especially in money Susanna’s house is worth £300,000. knowledge /NOL-ij/ [noun] – the state of knowing about or being familiar with something He has no knowledge of what happened last Thursday. cause /kawz/ [noun] – to make something happen, especially something bad He told me that too…
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Intermediate

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