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。
- What do you enjoy the most in your job/school work?
- Are you still working from home?
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。
- career /kuh-REER/
- consider /kuhn-SID-er/
- ambition /am-BISH-uhn/
- due to /doo to/
- limit /LIM-it/
[noun] – the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money
He’s hoping for a career in the police department.
[verb] – to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
Have you considered what you’ll do if you aren’t hired?
[noun] – a strong wish to achieve something
His long-term ambition is to create his own company.
[prepositional phrase] – because of
He was late due to heavy snow.
[noun] – the amount of something that is enough and not too much
I won’t have any more drinks. I know my limit.
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。
Melissa Villareal was teaching history to middle schoolers at a private school in a rich California suburb when the coronavirus broke out. It was a career in which she was passionate. She’s entirely resigned from teaching and now works in industrial design for a major cosmetics company, just over a year later. Thousands of people, including Villareal, are resigning or considering abandoning their employment.
Some workers’ ambitions have changed as a result of the pandemic. Some of the parents had to be stay-at-home moms and dads. On the other hand, many others chose to leave their jobs because of how their employers treated them throughout the pandemic.
Employees are resigning in large part because of how their companies treated them during the pandemic – or did not treat them. Workers eventually chose to work for companies that provided assistance over companies that did not. Workers who were on the verge of resigning due to a terrible working environment before the pandemic were pushed to their limits.
Some workers’ ambitions have changed as a result of the pandemic. Some of the parents had to be stay-at-home moms and dads. On the other hand, many others chose to leave their jobs because of how their employers treated them throughout the pandemic.
Employees are resigning in large part because of how their companies treated them during the pandemic – or did not treat them. Workers eventually chose to work for companies that provided assistance over companies that did not. Workers who were on the verge of resigning due to a terrible working environment before the pandemic were pushed to their limits.
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。
- Melissa Villareal’s previous job was a history teacher.
- Mellisa enjoyed being a teacher.
- Some workers’ ambitions have changed as a result of the pandemic.
- Some of the parents had to be stay-at-home moms and dads.
- Employees are resigning in large part because of how their companies treated them during the pandemic.
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。
| career | consider | ambition | due to | limit |
- His success was largely __________ his diligence.
- Helen made a successful __________ in the city.
- She paused a moment to _________.
- She has got a lot of _________.
- It is beyond the __________ of my ability.