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 like working from home?
- What makes you worn out?
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。
- employee /em-PLOI-ee/
- worn out /WAWRN-OUT/
- situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn /
- permanent /PUR-muh-nuhnt/
- relaxed /ri-LAKST/
[noun] – someone who is paid to work for someone else
I’m a government employee.
[adjective] – extremely tired
I was awake all night and I’m worn out.
[noun] – the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place
These events will greatly complicate the situation.
[adjective] – lasting for a long time or forever
She is looking for permanent employment.
[adjective] – feeling happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you.
I am feeling relaxed.
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。
The future of work has been described as a split workday that rotates between remote and office time. However, because of this mixed situation, some employees have never felt so worn out.
According to Klara, whose last name is being kept out of concern for the stability of her position, having a permanent hybrid setup seemed at first comforting. She felt like she finally had control over her chaotic home life and demanding work schedule after years of working a full-time office job. But as the months passed, the novelty of the mixed work environment quickly gave way to annoyance and an uncomfortable level of rigidity in the schedule. On the days that she worked from home, Klara claimed that she felt relaxed and concentrated. Klara believes she must now manage two workspaces: one at the office and one at home.
According to more than 80% of executives who responded to a recent global poll by the employee engagement tool TINYpulse, such a structure is taxing for workers. Mixed work arrangements, including full-time office work, according to employees, are more emotionally draining than fully remote ones.
According to Klara, whose last name is being kept out of concern for the stability of her position, having a permanent hybrid setup seemed at first comforting. She felt like she finally had control over her chaotic home life and demanding work schedule after years of working a full-time office job. But as the months passed, the novelty of the mixed work environment quickly gave way to annoyance and an uncomfortable level of rigidity in the schedule. On the days that she worked from home, Klara claimed that she felt relaxed and concentrated. Klara believes she must now manage two workspaces: one at the office and one at home.
According to more than 80% of executives who responded to a recent global poll by the employee engagement tool TINYpulse, such a structure is taxing for workers. Mixed work arrangements, including full-time office work, according to employees, are more emotionally draining than fully remote ones.
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。
- The future of work has been described as a split workday that rotates between remote and office time.
- According to Klara, having a permanent hybrid setup seemed at first comforting.
- On the days that she worked from home, Klara claimed that she felt relaxed and concentrated.
- 8% of executives responded to a recent global poll by the employee engagement tool TINYpulse.
- According to the survey, employees are more emotionally draining than fully remote ones.
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。
| employees | worn out | situation | permanent | relaxed |
- He was doing this to make me more ______.
- There are 300 _______ in his firm.
- I have a ______ job here.
- They were ______ after exercising.
- The ______ could get quite dangerous.