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 binge-watch?
- Who is your favorite movie character?
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。
- season /SEE-zuhn/
- enjoyable /en-JOI-uh-buhl/
- continue /kuhn-TIN-yoo/
- imagination /ih-maj-uh-NEY-shuhn/
- character /KAR-ik-ter /
[noun] – one of several series of television programs with the same title and the same characters
The third season of my favorite series will be shown tonight.
[adjective] – An enjoyable event or experience gives you pleasure
I always try to make my lessons enjoyable.
[verb] – to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to do this
Do you want to continue your studies?
[noun] – the ability to form pictures in the mind
He has an active imagination.
[noun] – a person represented in a movie, play, or story
The movie has three main characters.
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。
After a long day at work, you decide to start watching that new show everyone has been interested in by sitting in front of the TV. After finishing half of a season by midnight, you will stay up and watch one more episode, even if you feel the effects of it the following morning at work.
According to clinical psychologist Dr. Renee Carr, Psy.D., it’s because of the brain chemicals that are released when we are having fun, such as when we binge-watch television. The body receives an enjoyable internal reward from this chemical, which encourages it to continue performing that action. Your brain produces dopamine while you binge-watch your preferred show, giving your body a high similar to that of a drug.
All experiences, whether they happen in the real world, on television, in a book, or in our imagination, are stored as real memories in our brains. We become interested in the plots, develop relationships with the characters, and are invested in how things turn out.
According to clinical psychologist Dr. Renee Carr, Psy.D., it’s because of the brain chemicals that are released when we are having fun, such as when we binge-watch television. The body receives an enjoyable internal reward from this chemical, which encourages it to continue performing that action. Your brain produces dopamine while you binge-watch your preferred show, giving your body a high similar to that of a drug.
All experiences, whether they happen in the real world, on television, in a book, or in our imagination, are stored as real memories in our brains. We become interested in the plots, develop relationships with the characters, and are invested in how things turn out.
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。
- Dr. Renee Carr is a clinical psychologist.
- Binge-watching is enjoyable.
- Our brain produces dopamine while you binge-watch your preferred show
- Only movies are stored as real memories in our brains.
- We become interested in the plots and develop relationships with the characters.
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。
| season | enjoyable | continue | imagination | character |
- We’ll ______ with our work.
- ______ is sometimes clearer than reality.
- “Harry and Me” has three ______.
- Cycling is an ______ pastime for people of all ages.
- Augustus is my favorite ______ in the book.