Meet the World 2025

This textbook consists of 20 articles from one of Japan’s leading English newspapers, The Japan News. Taking into account learners who are new to English newspapers and those who have trouble with longer texts, the articles are arranged based on word count and topic difficulty. Including an introduction to the particular features of newspaper English, the book aims at comprehensive development of the four skills, critical thinking and self-expression, as well as boosting note-taking skills. Teacher’s materials include four sets of exam questions and auxiliary tasks.

Contents

Unit 1　  Seismic isolation devices to be certified in new system　      

Unit 2　  Govt recommends at least 6 hours of sleep for adults　     

Unit 3　  Govt eyes foreigners’ help for local regions　       

Unit 4　  Deaf boy can now hear after breakthrough gene treatment　    

Unit 5　  Global fertility rate to keep plummeting, major study warns    

Unit 6　  Elementary, junior high school classes might be shortened 　     

Unit 7　  Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms　   

Unit 8  　Which dogs live the longest? Small ones with long noses　   

Unit 9 　 Toyota plans 1st Level 4 self-driving service　    

Unit 10　Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant　    

Unit 11　Govt to aid intl partnerships for humanities grad schools　           

Unit 12　Japan, U.S. institutes to jointly develop AI for scientific research　    

Unit 13　Michelangelo’s David gets spa treatment in Florence　    

Unit 14　IVF breakthrough could revive nearly extinct rhino species　   

Unit 15　Childhood deaths at record low, but progress ‘precarious’― UN　    

Unit 16　Concerns grow as generative AI gives info for criminal purposes　    

Unit 17　Poo bags and trackers―Nepal orders new Everest rules   

Unit 18　Japan elderly care services drawing interest from other Asian nations　    

Unit 19　2 million animals dead as extreme winter weather hits Mongolia

Unit 20　Finland is world’s happiest country for seventh year―study　  

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