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 get angry easily?
- What do you do when you get angry?
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。
- get over (something) /GET OW-vr/
- awful /AW-fuhl/
- behind (someone’s) back /bih-HAHYND (SUHM-wuhn) bak/
- rant /rant/
- heartfelt /HAHRT-felt/
[idiom] – to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while
It seems difficult for Lianne to get over her shyness.
[adjective] – extremely bad or unpleasant
I feel awful for forgetting his birthday.
[idiom] – used to say that someone intentionally says or does something when another person is not there and cannot know about it
Mikey heard them talking about Shane behind her back.
[verb] – to speak, write or shout in a loud, uncontrolled, or angry way
Feel free to rant about your stressful school life.
[adjective] – strongly felt and sincere
We sent a heartfelt letter of thanks to our grandparents.
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。
It’s natural to feel long-term feelings of anger when we’re mistreated. We want to get over them, of course, but is it that easy?
When we’re angry, we take revenge by playing pranks, being rude to their requests, or spreading awful rumors behind their backs. Reacting to anger negatively makes us feel superior, but doing so causes the problem to get worse. Lindie Liang of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada suggests using “symbolic retaliation” to help overcome our bitterness. One example is to rant via email to the person without sending it. But remember that this is merely a means to express your anger and not a way to excuse an individual’s actions. Director Karina Schumann of the Conflict Resolution Lab at the University of Pittsburgh explains that forgiving the person brings more positive feelings and emotional benefits.
“Forgiveness makes us feel more moral – that we’ve acted in this elevated way – and that restores our sense of humanness,” Schumann added. No amount of anger can replace a heartfelt act of forgiveness.
When we’re angry, we take revenge by playing pranks, being rude to their requests, or spreading awful rumors behind their backs. Reacting to anger negatively makes us feel superior, but doing so causes the problem to get worse. Lindie Liang of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada suggests using “symbolic retaliation” to help overcome our bitterness. One example is to rant via email to the person without sending it. But remember that this is merely a means to express your anger and not a way to excuse an individual’s actions. Director Karina Schumann of the Conflict Resolution Lab at the University of Pittsburgh explains that forgiving the person brings more positive feelings and emotional benefits.
“Forgiveness makes us feel more moral – that we’ve acted in this elevated way – and that restores our sense of humanness,” Schumann added. No amount of anger can replace a heartfelt act of forgiveness.
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。
- According to the article, we react to anger negatively because it makes us feel superior.
- Lindie Liang does not suggest the use of “symbolic retaliation”.
- One example of symbolic retaliation is to rant via email to the person without sending it.
- Karina Schumann explains that forgiveness has more emotional benefits.
- Liang says that “Forgiveness makes us feel more moral”.
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。
| get over | awful | behind his back | rant | heartfelt |
- It’s not good to laugh _______. Please don’t do it.
- The musician expressed his _______ thanks to his fans.
- Eating alone feels _______, don’t you think so?
- She has been _______ about her stressful coworkers.
- He was able to easily _______ the problem.