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 set deadlines for your activities?
- How do you feel when you are late for something?
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。
- organize /AWR-guh-nahyz/
- prevent /pri-VENT/
- routine /roo-TEEN/
- encourage /en-KUR-ij/
- take charge /TAYK CHAARJ/
[verb] – to make arrangements for something to happen
Jun helped organize the party.
[verb] – to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
The bad weather prevented us from going to the park.
[noun] – a usual or fixed way of doing things
Morning stretches are part of my daily routine.
[verb] – if something encourages an activity, it supports it or makes it more likely
Our local government encourages community cleanups.
[phrasal verb] – assume control or responsibility
She took charge of today’s meeting.
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。
Time management helps us organize our schedule and makes decision-making easier. But experts say that not all tasks fit into our calendars. Scheduling can prevent us from finishing and enjoying our work.
Many of us nowadays take time management seriously. However, professional and personal activities don’t always need scheduling. Assistant Professor Brad Aeon explains that over-organizing delivers time pressure instead of benefits, and excessively arranging our routines encourages efficiency, not quality performance. Over-organization affects our emotions as well. For example, interruptions irritate and stress us out, especially when the time for a specific task is almost up. We feel that we don’t have enough time when we schedule our tasks too tightly.
Rather than allowing our schedules to control our activities, we must take charge of them. It’s time to change our understanding of “time management”.
Many of us nowadays take time management seriously. However, professional and personal activities don’t always need scheduling. Assistant Professor Brad Aeon explains that over-organizing delivers time pressure instead of benefits, and excessively arranging our routines encourages efficiency, not quality performance. Over-organization affects our emotions as well. For example, interruptions irritate and stress us out, especially when the time for a specific task is almost up. We feel that we don’t have enough time when we schedule our tasks too tightly.
Rather than allowing our schedules to control our activities, we must take charge of them. It’s time to change our understanding of “time management”.
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。
- Experts say that not all tasks can be scheduled.
- Nowadays, many people take time management seriously.
- Brad Aeon explains that over-organizing delivers benefits.
- Over-organization does not affect our emotions.
- We feel we do not have enough time when our tasks are scheduled too tightly.
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。
| organize | prevent | routine | encourage | take charge |
- This will help _______ injuries if you fall.
- Schools must _______ students to explore their talents.
- I volunteer to _______ of the budgeting.
- Use this software to _______ your tasks.
- Do you have a night _______?