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 kind of job would you like to have?
- Do you easily get bored?
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。
- industry /IN-duh-stree/
- career /kuh-REER/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- demanding /dih-MAN-ding/
- unpleasant /uhn-PLEZ-uhnt/
[noun] – a type of business
She’s worked in the banking industry for years.
[noun] – the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money
He is not really suited for a teaching career.
[noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
Have they reached a decision yet?
[adjective] – needing a lot of attention, effort, or time
I’m trying to learn a new language, and I find it very demanding.
[adjective] – not enjoyable or pleasant
A very unpleasant thing has happened.
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。
Workers are changing industries more frequently as they look for careers with more meaning. This important movement teaches us a lot about how individuals approach their profession.
The 33-year-old Marcin knew that his profession needed a major makeover. The New Jersey-based auditor was bored of being a deskbound employee whose only face-to-face communication was via email and whose primary daily duty was to promote a company’s bottom line. He said that while looking through big amounts of data and performing the same boring tasks repeatedly every day, he was only trying to find human errors so that clients might get their money back. He believed that the job was useless. Marcin made the decision to study nursing rather than auditing. He studied at a community college for three years and spent a year in nursing school. He was happy despite how demanding, difficult, and unpleasant it was.
The Great Resignation has caused millions of people to move into new positions. Some people look for greater financial security or greater freedom, while others switch professions in order to advance their careers.
The 33-year-old Marcin knew that his profession needed a major makeover. The New Jersey-based auditor was bored of being a deskbound employee whose only face-to-face communication was via email and whose primary daily duty was to promote a company’s bottom line. He said that while looking through big amounts of data and performing the same boring tasks repeatedly every day, he was only trying to find human errors so that clients might get their money back. He believed that the job was useless. Marcin made the decision to study nursing rather than auditing. He studied at a community college for three years and spent a year in nursing school. He was happy despite how demanding, difficult, and unpleasant it was.
The Great Resignation has caused millions of people to move into new positions. Some people look for greater financial security or greater freedom, while others switch professions in order to advance their careers.
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。
- Workers are changing industries more frequently.
- Marcin became bored of being a deskbound employee.
- Marcin made the decision to study education rather than auditing.
- He studied at a community college for four years.
- The Great Resignation has caused millions of people to move into new positions.
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。
| industry | career | decision | demanding | unpleasant |
- He tried a ______ in medicine.
- Children are so ______. They need constant attention.
- The city needs to attract more ______.
- We need a ______ on this by next week.
- He said some very ______ things.