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。
- Are you friendly?
- Do you share the same interests with your friends?
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。
- benefit /BEN-uh-fit /
- sponge /spuhnj/
- lead /leed/
- increase /in-KREES/
- stressed /strest/
[noun] – a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
The discovery of oil provided numerous benefits to the town.
[verb] – to get money, food, or other needs
In the deep seas, other types of fish sponge for food.
[verb] – to control a group of people, a country, or a situation
I think we’ve chosen the right person to lead the team.
[verb] – to (make something) become larger in amount or size
The cost of the project has increased since it began.
[adjective] – worried and nervous
The kids are sick, I’ve recently lost my babysitter, and our toilet is broken — it’s no wonder I’m stressed!
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。
“With best friendship there tends to be intimacy, a feeling that the other person is there for you, that they have your back,” says Rebecca Graber, a psychology lecturer at the University of Sussex, in the UK. “It’s about perceived support rather than actually showing up.” However, are we pre-programmed to have best friends? According to research, developing such close social bonds with others has significant evolutionary benefits.
Dolphins, like humans, form bonds with one another based on shared interests. A study published in 2019 states that male dolphins who “sponge” for food in the deep seas primarily interact with other male spongers. According to Manuela Bizzozzero, a researcher at the University of Zurich and the study’s lead author, these profound links can last for decades and are critical to each male’s mating success.
A 2003 study led by Princeton University primatologist Jeanne Altmann shows that friendships among female adult baboons increased their children’s chances of survival. Female baboons with strong social ties are less stressed, according to another study, and when a close partner is killed by predators, females strive to create new associations.
Dolphins, like humans, form bonds with one another based on shared interests. A study published in 2019 states that male dolphins who “sponge” for food in the deep seas primarily interact with other male spongers. According to Manuela Bizzozzero, a researcher at the University of Zurich and the study’s lead author, these profound links can last for decades and are critical to each male’s mating success.
A 2003 study led by Princeton University primatologist Jeanne Altmann shows that friendships among female adult baboons increased their children’s chances of survival. Female baboons with strong social ties are less stressed, according to another study, and when a close partner is killed by predators, females strive to create new associations.
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。
- Rebecca Graber is a psychology lecturer at the University of Sussex in the UK.
- According to research, developing close social bonds with others has significant evolutionary benefits.
- Dolphins, like humans, form bonds with one another based on shared interests.
- Manuela Bizzozzero is a researcher at the University of Zurich.
- Male baboons with strong social ties are less stressed.
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。
| benefit | sponge | lead | increase | stressed |
- He was feeling very __________ and tired.
- The officer is afraid to __________ the team.
- The mother leaves her babies to __________ for food.
- People would __________ greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.
- Smoking can __________ the risk of developing heart disease.