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。
- Do you work 5 days a week?
- Do you enjoy this kind of schedule?
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。
- latest /LEY-tist/
- pick /pik/
- staff /staf/
- director /dih-REK-ter/
- traditional /truh-DISH-uh-nl/
[adjective] – newest or most recent or modern
Have you seen the actor’s latest movie?
[verb] – to take some things and leave others
One of my sisters has been picked for the national contest.
[noun] – the group of people who work for an organization
There is a good relationship between staff and students at that school.
[noun] – a manager of an organization, company, college, etc.
Has the director given you permission to see it?
[adjective] – following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing
Her ideas and opinions are traditional.
Article reading:
Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。
Unilever (UL) has become the latest famous business to put the four-day workweek movement into effect; they thought that flexible working is here to stay. On November 24, 2020, the supplier of the three big brands today (Lipton’s tea, Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream) said it would allow less working hours for all its workers in New Zealand, letting them pick which four days they would choose to work each week. The test started this month and would operate for a year. Unilever has 81 staff members in the country, who would be entitled to work reduced schedules with full pay as the University of Technology Sydney in Australia manages the record of their progress. Unilever told that if all runs well, the company will reevaluate whether to create big changes to its workflow. Nick Bangs, managing director of Unilever New Zealand, said that his team was inspired by the results from a case study, and had begun to acknowledge that the traditional ways of working are outdated.
True or False:
Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.
文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。
- Nick Bang is the managing director of Unilever in New Zealand.
- The test started this month and would operate for a year.
- The University of Technology Sydney in Australia manages the record of Unilever’s progress.
- Lipton’s tea, Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream are the three famous brands mentioned in the article.
- Bang said that his team was inspired by the results from a case study, and had begun to acknowledge that the traditional ways of working are outdated.
Fill in the blanks:
Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.
適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。
| latest | pick | staff | director| traditional |
|
- The company still does the _____ way of hiring.
- The _____ TV model was delivered to his house today.
- The music teacher _____ the best singer in the class.
- The _____ of the film won the award today.
- The _____ was advised by his boss to go home early today.