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。
- How do you motivate yourself?
- What motivates you every day?
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。
- publish /PUHB-lish/
- situation /sich-oo-EY-shuhn/
- view /vyoo/
- discover /dih-SKUHV-er/
- quickly /KWIK-lee/
[verb] – to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper
Our group publishes a journal every four months.
[noun] – the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place
He oftentimes feels awkward in social situations.
[noun] – an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking about something
They have a very positive view of life.
[verb] – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
[adverb] – after only a very short time
The ground dried quickly after the rain.
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。
It’s natural to imagine motivation as limited. Still, there are useful ways to boost it.
When people resist eating cookies that are placed on a table, their motivational reserves run out. After that, they have less willpower when solving a mathematical problem. This is an example of “ego depletion.” But psychologist Veronika Job questioned the idea in a study she published in 2010. It is said that your willpower is “limited” when situations gather and make it difficult for you to resist them. On the other hand, you are said to have a “non-limited” view of willpower if you have just overcome a new temptation, feel powerful, and are able to resist future temptations. Job discovered that people with limited thought typically behaved in ways that the ego depletion theory predicted. Yet, there were no symptoms of ego depletion in individuals who had a non-limited view of willpower.
What should we do if we quickly run out of self-control? Do not anticipate miracles happening right away. Perseverance is the key to mindset change.
When people resist eating cookies that are placed on a table, their motivational reserves run out. After that, they have less willpower when solving a mathematical problem. This is an example of “ego depletion.” But psychologist Veronika Job questioned the idea in a study she published in 2010. It is said that your willpower is “limited” when situations gather and make it difficult for you to resist them. On the other hand, you are said to have a “non-limited” view of willpower if you have just overcome a new temptation, feel powerful, and are able to resist future temptations. Job discovered that people with limited thought typically behaved in ways that the ego depletion theory predicted. Yet, there were no symptoms of ego depletion in individuals who had a non-limited view of willpower.
What should we do if we quickly run out of self-control? Do not anticipate miracles happening right away. Perseverance is the key to mindset change.
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。
- Thinking of motivation as limited is quite common.
- Veronika Job agreed with the idea of ego depletion.
- You have a “limited” view of willpower when situations gather and you are able to overcome the temptations.
- People with a non-limited view of willpower showed no signs of ego depletion.
- Perseverance will help you change your mindset.
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。
| publish | situation | view | discover | quickly |
- She replied to my message _______.
- The _______ now requires immediate action.
- The newspaper did not _______ the report.
- The police couldn’t _______ who did the crime.
- What is your point of _______ on this issue?