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 doing household chores?
- What household chores do you do 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。
- desk /desk/
- stress /stres/
- head-on /HED-ON/
- tidy /TAHY-dee/
- calm /kahm/
[noun] – a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers
Nina piled the books neatly on her desk.
[noun] – great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition
Meditation can help people under stress.
[adverb] – direct or directly
We must face the problems head-on.
[verb] – to make a place or a collection of things tidy
Tidy up your closet, please.
[verb] – to lessen someone’s anxiety or make them more peaceful, quiet, or relaxed
Listening to music helps calm Anna down.
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。
Cleaning your desk, folding laundry, and watering your houseplants are tasks that not everyone enjoys. But what is it about these household chores that makes them so strangely satisfying?
Unlike other forms of distraction like playing video games or watching TV, doing household chores is beneficial, enhancing our “perceived control”. When we’re anxious, our powerlessness can cause stress hormones to rise. Over time, this can weaken the immune system’s ability to work. Ideally, we’d face the problem head-on. However, psychologist Stacey Bedwell claims that simply having the capacity to change our surroundings can give us a sense of freedom, which may explain why cleaning and organizing our homes can be so satisfying. But the benefits don’t end there. If you’re tidying your home, you may find that having a cleaner environment is a source of peace in and of itself. Organizing objects into groups (for example, by color) might make navigation easier by providing the brain with more visible clues.
During this time of the pandemic, we may now see why doing household chores could help calm the restless mind.
Unlike other forms of distraction like playing video games or watching TV, doing household chores is beneficial, enhancing our “perceived control”. When we’re anxious, our powerlessness can cause stress hormones to rise. Over time, this can weaken the immune system’s ability to work. Ideally, we’d face the problem head-on. However, psychologist Stacey Bedwell claims that simply having the capacity to change our surroundings can give us a sense of freedom, which may explain why cleaning and organizing our homes can be so satisfying. But the benefits don’t end there. If you’re tidying your home, you may find that having a cleaner environment is a source of peace in and of itself. Organizing objects into groups (for example, by color) might make navigation easier by providing the brain with more visible clues.
During this time of the pandemic, we may now see why doing household chores could help calm the restless mind.
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。
- Doing household chores enhances our “perceived control”.
- Stress hormones do not harm the immune system.
- Stacey Bedwell says that simply having the capacity to change our surroundings can give us a sense of freedom.
- A cleaner environment is a source of peace.
- Organizing items into groups might make navigation harder.
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。
| desk | stress | head-on | tidy | calm |
- Some people are uncomfortable dealing with situations _______.
- He was working at his _______ when I came in.
- Don’t worry. He just needs time to _______ down.
- She’s currently _______ up her room.
- Headaches are sometimes due to _______.