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 know what a stigma is?
- Should mental health be prioritized in the workplace?
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。
- employer /em-PLOI-er/
- limited /LIM-i-tid/
- certain /SUR-tn /
- take away /TEYK-uh-wey/
- benefit /BEN-uh-fit/
[noun] – a person or organization that employs people
His employer has increased his salary.
[adjective] – small in amount or number
The food is very limited.
[adjective] – particular but not named or described
Certain members of the audience are wearing red.
[phrasal verb] – if you take something away from someone, you remove it from them, so that they no longer possess it or have it with them
I can’t take away the pain you feel.
[noun] – a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
He couldn’t see the benefit of arguing any longer.
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。
According to employers, they are more eager than ever to assist workers who have mental health concerns. But do employees speak up more frequently?
The mental health of many people was in danger throughout the pandemic. Everyone has been feeling more fear and worry than usual due to different stresses that have been made worse by long isolation, an increase in loss, limited access to mental healthcare, and seismic socio-political events. Certain businesses have made planned moves to realize how important tension is. Several organizations have improved benefits by first addressing psychological well-being and then expanding the alternatives provided through employee assistance programs (EAPs), which provide free services to address mental health conditions and drug abuse challenges.
But in basically every aspect of life, there is still a stigma connected with mental health problems. Has the public’s belief in mental health issues in the office changed as a result of greater corporate transparency, support, and awareness as well as employees’ willingness to speak up? Or, even in the middle of global trauma, are certain biases difficult to change and be taken away?
The mental health of many people was in danger throughout the pandemic. Everyone has been feeling more fear and worry than usual due to different stresses that have been made worse by long isolation, an increase in loss, limited access to mental healthcare, and seismic socio-political events. Certain businesses have made planned moves to realize how important tension is. Several organizations have improved benefits by first addressing psychological well-being and then expanding the alternatives provided through employee assistance programs (EAPs), which provide free services to address mental health conditions and drug abuse challenges.
But in basically every aspect of life, there is still a stigma connected with mental health problems. Has the public’s belief in mental health issues in the office changed as a result of greater corporate transparency, support, and awareness as well as employees’ willingness to speak up? Or, even in the middle of global trauma, are certain biases difficult to change and be taken away?
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。
- Employers are more eager than ever to assist workers who have mental health concerns.
- Everyone’s mental health was in danger throughout the pandemic.
- Stress has been made worse by long isolation and an increase in loss.
- “EAP” stands for the employee assistance program.
- EAPs provide free services to address mental health conditions and drug abuse challenges.
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。
| employer | limited | certain | take away | benefit |
- One of the many ______ of foreign travel is learning about different cultures.
- We have ______ reasons for our decision.
- His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his ______.
- I was given some pills to ______ the pain.
- Even the most boring times in life are ______.