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 hobbies are interesting to you?
- How often do you talk 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。
- social /SOH-shuhl/
- boredom /BAWR-duhm/
- unfinished /uhn-FIN-isht/
- capture someone’s attention /KEP-cher SUHM-wuhnz uh-TEN-shuhn/
- self-doubt /SELF-DOUT/
[adjective] – relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and that happen during the time when you are not working
Social events at school improve the students’ conversation skills.
[noun] – the state of being bored
Reading books help in getting rid of boredom.
[adjective] – not ended or completed
We still have unfinished homework.
[idiom] – to interest someone
The picture books were enough to capture the children’s attention.
[noun] – a feeling of having no confidence in your abilities and decisions
Shin has a lack of self-doubt. He’s confident with his singing skills.
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。
We think of some people as “boring” and ignore them in social situations. But why do we believe they’re a bore before we speak with them?
According to a 2014 study done at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, boredom is one of our most unpleasant emotions. It’s much more difficult for people to sit in a room doing nothing when they see an unfinished jigsaw puzzle that they’re not allowed to touch. This could explain why we become irritated when we’re stuck with a “boring” person while listening to all the other interesting conversations going on around us. Unfortunately, we criticize people before they have an opportunity to capture someone’s attention. Social scientist Wijnand van Tilburg says that people are significantly more likely to judge others when they are threatened.
Someone’s self-doubt could be hidden by negatively evaluating others based on their job or hobbies. Boredom, like beauty, lies in the eyes of the beholder.
According to a 2014 study done at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, boredom is one of our most unpleasant emotions. It’s much more difficult for people to sit in a room doing nothing when they see an unfinished jigsaw puzzle that they’re not allowed to touch. This could explain why we become irritated when we’re stuck with a “boring” person while listening to all the other interesting conversations going on around us. Unfortunately, we criticize people before they have an opportunity to capture someone’s attention. Social scientist Wijnand van Tilburg says that people are significantly more likely to judge others when they are threatened.
Someone’s self-doubt could be hidden by negatively evaluating others based on their job or hobbies. Boredom, like beauty, lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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。
- Boredom is one of our most unpleasant emotions.
- The 2014 study was done at the University of California.
- People criticize others before they have an opportunity to capture someone’s attention.
- Wijnand van Tilburg is a university professor.
- Van Tilburg says that people judge others when they are threatened.
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。
social | boredom | unfinished | capture interest | self-doubt |
- Mira is still filled with fear and _______.
- Were these paintings enough to _______ the kids’ _______?
- I had an active _______ life when I was younger.
- The best cure to _______ is to find an interesting hobby.
- Please don’t leave your meal _______.