Vocabulary: director general /dih-REK-ter JEN-er-uhl/ [noun] – the person who is in charge of a big organization Inger Andersen was appointed Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in January 2015. extinction /ik-STINGK-shuhn/ [noun] – a…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you like animals? What is your favorite animal? Vocabulary: still /stil/ [adverb] – continuing to happen or continuing to be done I’m still writing my report. southwestern /south-WEST-tern/ [adjective] – in or from the southwest They have…
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Pre-reading questions: What endangered animals do you know? How can people save animals from extinction? Vocabulary: population /pop-yuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – all the people or animals of a particular type or group who live in one country, area, or place The…
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Vocabulary: resume /ri-ZOOM / [verb] – to start again after a pause The staff will resume their work after lunch. enhanced /en-HANS-t/ [adjective] – greater in value than before Enhanced training procedures will be effective by next month. ease of…
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Pre-reading questions: Why do you think people like traveling? What do you like about your country’s tourist destinations? Vocabulary: recover /ri-KUHV-er/ [verb] – to become normal again from being damaged or having problems The economy is at last beginning to…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you like traveling? Do you buy souvenirs when you travel to other places? Vocabulary: take /teyk/ [noun] – to need a long time It takes time to heal a broken trust. tour /toor/ [noun] – a visit…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you donate money? What help do you give to other people? Vocabulary: through /throo/ [preposition] – by; using I study English through online classes. million /MIL-yuhn/ [noun] – the number 1,000,000 The YouTube video earned almost 1…
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Vocabulary: campaign /kam-PEYN/ [noun] – a planned series of activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim The campaign to complete the road widening project was successful. amass /uh-MAS/ [verb] – to gather a large amount of something, esp….
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