Meet the World 2021

This book is made up of 20 texts taken from The Japan News, one of Japan’s leading English-language newspapers.
The target users are students just starting out on reading English newspapers as well as students who experience difficulty dealing with longer texts. Accordingly, articles have been selected with word count and degree of difficulty in mind, and vocabulary particular to English-language newspapers is presented. In addition, the text is designed to extend all four skills and to improve note-taking ability, critical thinking, and self-expression. In addition to answers, the teacher’s manual contains translations, four tests, and supplementary tasks.

Contents

103-year-old Italian says ‘courage, faith’ helped beat virus
Ichibanya curry receives favorable reaction in India
Japan kyogen actor seeks popularity in France 
Vienna to reward carless travel with tickets
New system eyed to reuse EV batteries
AI algorithm can produce common cancer diagnoses
Osaka University transplants iPS heart cells in world first
Foreign visitors’ consumer complaints rise
Tokyo govt testing reward points for SDG-friendly activists
Itochu to launch business to recycle marine plastic waste
U.S. lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules, etc.
（Total 20 Units）