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。
- Are you self-employed?
- Is there a rise in self-employment in your country during the pandemic?
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。
- appear /uh-PEER/
- truth /trooth/
- go back /goh bak/
- experience /ik-SPEER-ee-uhns /
- patient /PEY-shuhnt/
[verb] – to seem
She tried not to appear envious.
[noun] – the quality of being true
Sooner or later, we will know the truth.
[phrasal verb] – to return
I think you should go back to your original plan.
[verb] – if you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it
We experienced a lot of difficulties doing the tasks.
[noun] – a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
The patient made a rapid recovery.
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。
More women are working for themselves in the US. The rise in self-employment may appear to empower people on the surface, but the truth is far riskier.
At the time of the pandemic, Dr. Amaka Nnamani, a 38-year-old pediatrician from Hershey, Pennsylvania, was expecting her third child. She already had two little kids, who were eight and six years old. She and her spouse both went back to their prior work outside the home in October. Due to their inability to obtain a daycare facility during the epidemic, the couple experienced neglect. She stated that she would soon be unable to handle it. She never stopped caring about her patients. Although they could not remain together, she still loved them. Nnamani is currently a freelance writer, lactation educator, and consultant.
Of course, owning your own business offers many advantages. But the truth hides a horrific story. Like Nnamani, several women who chose to leave their regular jobs appeared to be doing so more out of necessity than choice. Self-employment is seen more as a necessity than a desire.
At the time of the pandemic, Dr. Amaka Nnamani, a 38-year-old pediatrician from Hershey, Pennsylvania, was expecting her third child. She already had two little kids, who were eight and six years old. She and her spouse both went back to their prior work outside the home in October. Due to their inability to obtain a daycare facility during the epidemic, the couple experienced neglect. She stated that she would soon be unable to handle it. She never stopped caring about her patients. Although they could not remain together, she still loved them. Nnamani is currently a freelance writer, lactation educator, and consultant.
Of course, owning your own business offers many advantages. But the truth hides a horrific story. Like Nnamani, several women who chose to leave their regular jobs appeared to be doing so more out of necessity than choice. Self-employment is seen more as a necessity than a desire.
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。
- Self-employment empowers people.
- Dr. Amaka Nnamani is a 38-year-old pediatrician from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
- Dr. Amaka Nnamani already had two little kids, who were eight and nine years old.
- Nnamani is currently a freelance writer, lactation educator, and consultant.
- Self-employment is seen by mothers more as a necessity than as a desire.
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。
| appear | truth | go back | experience | patient |
- It was the best thing that I’d ever ______.
- It ______ she didn’t do her homework.
- I’m really glad I don’t have to ______ there again.
- Please tell the ______.
- She injected the ______ with penicillin.