241211) 엔구 화상영어 5회차

안녕하세요!!

오늘은 엔구 화상영어 5회차입니다!!

 

 우왕 이모티콘 다들 받으셨나요??? 오블완 챌린지 4번인가했는데 스티커라도 주셔서 좋다.....♥

 

첼시쌤과 지난 주 본 위키드 영화 관련해서 얘기하고 싶었는데...선생님 예약이 꽉 차 있어서 크리스틴 선생님과 대화를 해봤어요~~~

 

엔구에서 제공하는 "데일리 뉴스"를 기반으로 얘기하는 시간을 가졌구요.

개인적으로는 프리토킹하는게 더 좋은 것 같아요. 주제는 명확하지 않지만 웃기고 개인적인 이야기들을 많이 할 수 있다는 점에서 그렇습니다 !

 

그럼에도 저는 엔구 비기너이므로...다양한 방식의 수업을 테스트해보고 맞는 방식을 찾는 것이 좋은 것 같아요 ㅎㅎ

(회사에서 매달 지원해줬으면 좋겠으나 ㅜㅜ 1년에 한 번 지원해주는 것이 조금 아쉬워요)

 

오늘 진행한 데일리 뉴스의 주제는!

Tokyo's Government Workers to Get Four-Day Weeks입니다.

주 4일제 topic!

 

Exercise 1. Vocabulary

1. flexible: able to be changed for different situations or conditions; able to move or bend without breaking

  This job offers flexible working hours.

  I don't think I'm flexible enough to try that yoga position.

 

2. empower: to inspire, encourage or suport someone to do or achieve something

  A major goal of the Me Too movement is to empower those who have faced harassment to speak out.

 

3. lag: to fail to move, develop, etc. at the same speed as others

  Your daughter is still lagging behind the rest of the class in math and geography.

 

4. long-standing: having existed for a long time

  My dad and his brother don't speak due to a long-standing feud over inheritance.

 

*feud: a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.

 

5. measure: a plan or action done in order to achieve a particular goal

  The UK has announced a number of measures aimed at reducing its dependence on fossil fuels.

 

6. labor: workers considered together or as a social or political group

  The emigration of young, educated people has led to labor shortages in many industries.

 

Exercise 2. Article

Tokyo's Government Workers to Get Four-Day Weeks
Local government employees in Tokyo will get more flexible work schedules from next year, in a move that officials hope will make life easier for working mothers.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced plans to change the system so that "nobody has to give up their careers due to life events such as childbirth and child care."

Many government workers in the capital can already choose their start and finish times on some days, as long as they work 155 hours over four weeks.

At the moment, this system allows employees to take one day off every four weeks. But from April 2025, they'll be able to work four-day weeks.

In a speech at the start of December, Koike spoke about the importance of supporting female workers.

She said: "Empowering women, a goal that has lagged far behind the rest of the world, has been a long-standing issue in our country."

A number of other local governments — and some private companies — have already introduced similar flexible schedules, including four-day weeks to help parents balance work and family life, and to allow other workers to do extra training.

It's hoped that measures like these could help encourage people to start families, and help both parents return to work after the birth of a child.

*start families: 문맥상) 애기를 갖는 것

Koike also plans to introduce a new benefit allowing government employees to reduce their working time by up to two hours per day to make it easier to care for children.

The Japanese government is worried about the country's low birth rate. It's one of the reasons why many industries are facing labor shortages.

From April next year, companies in Japan will have to offer flexible work options for employees with young children, with new laws allowing people to work from home or have shorter working days.

 

 

Exercise 3. Discussion (질문해보실 분들은 해보세욥~)
Have a discussion based on the following questions.

1) What are your thoughts on Tokyo's government workers getting four-day weeks?
2) What impact do you think such measures could have on Japan's birthrate?
3) Would you like to have a four-day workweek?
4) If you worked a four-day week, what would you do with your extra day?
5) Do you think a four-day workweek will soon be the norm?

Exercise 4. Further Discussion 심층 토론 (요것도 원하는 분들~)
Have a discussion based on the following questions.

1) How flexible is your work schedule? Has this changed in recent years?
2) Would you say that you have good work-life balance?
3) How important do you think it is for parents to have flexible work schedules?
4) Do you know anyone who has had to choose between having a career and having a family?
5) How do you think the world of work will change over your lifetime?

 

수업 외 생각나는 내용

* 화면이 멈췄어! (온라인): you are frozen

* 마이크 웅웅거리는 소음이 심하다: it's echoing a lot

* (선생님께 한 질문; 궁금해서) which country do most students come from? 

which country are a majority of your students? 

어느 나라 학생들이 가장 많은지? 대부분을 차지하는지? 이걸 여쭤보고 싶었는데 질문하는게 어려웠다~!!!!!

아직도 문장이 맞는지 아닌지는 모름 ㅎㅎ

 

그럼 안녕히 계세요 bye!