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 work from home?
- Would you choose a hybrid setup?
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。
- conclusion /kuhn-KLOO-zhuhn/
- decision /dih-SIZH-uhn/
- organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/
- career /kuh-REER/
- progress /PROG-res/
[noun] – the opinion you have after considering all the information about something
Don’t rush to a conclusion.
[noun] – a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
We need a decision on this by next week.
[noun] – a company or other group of people that works together for a particular purpose
The organization has a large annual budget.
[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 pursued a career in education.
[noun] – movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position
You have made progress with your English.
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。
Research on hybrid work is extensive and ongoing. But we are now starting to draw at least some conclusions.
Many businesses are experimenting with 3-2 and 2-3 set-ups; however, they aren’t very effective. How many days a week employees are required to work in the office is one of the most important decisions that organizations have ever had to make. Businesses use hybrid work in a variety of different ways. There isn’t really a plan that works for all businesses, even as they get ready for returning employees. Mixed employment has numerous emotional consequences. Some individuals find that having a hybrid career provides them with the much-needed emotional boost they need. When they return to work and see coworkers they haven’t seen in months, employees who have been longing for human interaction find themselves reenergized.
To make this phase feel more strategic and less like an experiment, the focus will first be on improving the laws and procedures that make hybrid work the norm. Global movements will help us uncover quick fixes, long-term fixes, and, hopefully, ways to make the hybrid setup work, even if progress is slow.
Many businesses are experimenting with 3-2 and 2-3 set-ups; however, they aren’t very effective. How many days a week employees are required to work in the office is one of the most important decisions that organizations have ever had to make. Businesses use hybrid work in a variety of different ways. There isn’t really a plan that works for all businesses, even as they get ready for returning employees. Mixed employment has numerous emotional consequences. Some individuals find that having a hybrid career provides them with the much-needed emotional boost they need. When they return to work and see coworkers they haven’t seen in months, employees who have been longing for human interaction find themselves reenergized.
To make this phase feel more strategic and less like an experiment, the focus will first be on improving the laws and procedures that make hybrid work the norm. Global movements will help us uncover quick fixes, long-term fixes, and, hopefully, ways to make the hybrid setup work, even if progress is slow.
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。
- Many businesses are experimenting with 3-2 and 2-3 set-ups.
- Businesses use hybrid work in a variety of different ways.
- There is only one plan that works for all businesses.
- Some individuals find that having a hybrid career provides them with a much-needed emotional boost they need.
- When they return to work, employees find themselves reenergized.
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。
| conclusion | decision | organization | career | progress |
- It was a tough ______ to make.
- She has been concentrating on her ______.
- He drew his ______ by gathering up the facts.
- The ______ has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.
- She has made remarkable ______.