VIP Class Notes (Celeste) [R]
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Read articles from Breaking News English to read about relevant, interesting topics and focus on pronunciation.
Reading
Japan’s $3,000 wagyu beef bento lunch box
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1801/180108-wagyu-bento-box.html
The bento is a very common part of Japanese cuisine. It is a ready-made meal in a box for one person. People buy it from convenience stores and railway stations. Japanese mothers and wives often spend a lot of time carefully preparing a bento lunch box for their husband or children. Bentos are usually cheap and contain a healthy mix of rice or noodles, fish or meat, and pickled and cooked vegetables. Now, a new bento is on the market that does not match our traditional image of this lunch box. The new bento is from Tottori and contains only premium cuts of the country’s highest-quality wagyu beef. It is a little more expensive than the average 600 yen for a bento, as it costs 292,929 yen ($3,000).
Pronunciation
cuisine ( kwi zeen )
vegetables ( veg tuh bulls )
two hundred ninety-two
would / wood / good / could / should
Reading
Online deliveries clogging up city streets
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1801/180106-online-deliveries.html
The huge surge in the popularity of online shopping is creating chaos on the streets of our cities and on our road networks. As the number of online deliveries is skyrocketing, the number of delivery trucks making sure we get our parcels has also increased. The result is that hundreds more trucks are clogging up city streets. This is increasing congestion and adding to levels of pollution. There are literally hundreds more delivery trucks in cities around the world all trying to get parcels delivered on time. Delivery drivers are battling for often non-existent parking spaces. Many are forced to park illegally, or double park, adding to the gridlock for other road users. And the problem is set to intensify.
Pronunciation
huge (huej )
surge ( sir j )
volume *** don’t forget the V and Ume
thousand ( thow zind )
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