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。
- How often do you use your smartphone?
- How often do you talk to 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。
- friendship /FREND-ship/
- common /KOM-uhn/
- complaint /kuhm-PLEYNT/
- develop /dih-VEL-uhp/
- happiness /HAP-ee-nis/
[noun] – a situation in which two people are friends
Above everything else, I treasure her friendship.
[adjective] – a fact that everyone knows
These rocks are common to certain climate environments.
[noun] – a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory
We’ve received complaints that you’re listening to the radio too loudly.
[verb] – to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
The purpose of this exercise is to develop the shoulder and back muscles.
[noun] – the feeling of being happy
She didn’t find happiness and peace of mind till later in life.
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。
Friendships aren’t what they used to be, it’s a common complaint these days. Instead of speaking, individuals in restaurants stare at their phones. We have become more concerned with our public image than with being present with one another as a result of selfie culture. In numerous ways, today’s friendships are more conditional than they were in the past.
The internet connection has become more important than ever in recent years. So, what is the nature of a friendship that develops through time? Even if internet engagement isn’t ruining friendships, many people are concerned that the way we choose and nurture our friends through digital technology encourages poor social connections.
While it may be tempting to put their phones away and send them outside with a skipping rope, doing so would likely exclude them from an important community. And while spending every waking hour hunched over a smartphone isn’t a recipe for happiness, neither is spending every waking moment writing letters.
The internet connection has become more important than ever in recent years. So, what is the nature of a friendship that develops through time? Even if internet engagement isn’t ruining friendships, many people are concerned that the way we choose and nurture our friends through digital technology encourages poor social connections.
While it may be tempting to put their phones away and send them outside with a skipping rope, doing so would likely exclude them from an important community. And while spending every waking hour hunched over a smartphone isn’t a recipe for happiness, neither is spending every waking moment writing letters.
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。
- Instead of speaking, individuals in restaurants stare at their phones these days.
- Today’s friendships are more conditional than they were in the past.
- The internet connection has become more important than ever in recent years.
- Many people are concerned that the way we choose and nurture our friends through digital technology encourages poor social connections.
- Spending every waking hour hunched over a smartphone isn’t a recipe for happiness.
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。
| friendship | common | complaint | develop | happiness |
- I have a __________ about the food.
- You need to _________ a positive mental attitude.
- __________ is love with understanding.
- _________ symptoms of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
- Over the years, she’s brought us so much __________.