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掲載日: March 4, 2021
Words and Phrases
Directions: Let's learn some words and phrases used in the article.
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noun
personality
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noun
feature
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adjective
curious
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verb
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verb
reduce
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noun
goal
Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the article and answer the questions.
Listening Focus
Directions: First of all, let's check some questions that you need to focus on listening.
- 1. How long did people use the app during the study?
- 2. What did most people in the study want to change about themselves?
- 3. What can the app do to help people make personality changes?
Listen to the article
Directions: Listen carefully.
Changing Your Personality With a Smartphone App
A study from five universities shows that a smartphone app can help change the app user's personality. In the study, around 1,500 people used the app for three months. The researchers then looked at how the people in the study had changed.
The study looked at positive features that included being curious, kind, and friendly. Most of the people said they wanted less negative feelings such as anger or being sad.
Friends and family members saw changes in the users who wanted to improve in an area, such as wanting to do a job well or being friendly. However, they weren't able to see any changes in those who wanted to reduce negative feelings, such as being sad.
The app is able to remind people of their goals. It also has short videos and gives them advice. These tools help people reach their goals. The app was made as a research tool, but it is believed that more people will be able to use apps like this in the future.
Answer the Questions
Directions: Choose the correct answers
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- 1. How long did people use the app during the study?
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three weeksB.
three yearsC.
three months -
- 2. What did most people in the study want to change about themselves?
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to have more angerB.
to be less friendly and kindC.
to have less negative feelings -
- 3. What can the app do to help people make personality changes?
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tell them when to wake upB.
remind them of their goalsC.
remind them to call people
Read Out
Directions: Please read out the news article.
Changing Your Personality With a Smartphone App
A study from five universities shows that a smartphone app can help change the app user's personality. In the study, around 1,500 people used the app for three months. The researchers then looked at how the people in the study had changed.
The study looked at positive features that included being curious, kind, and friendly. Most of the people said they wanted less negative feelings such as anger or being sad.
Friends and family members saw changes in the users who wanted to improve in an area, such as wanting to do a job well or being friendly. However, they weren't able to see any changes in those who wanted to reduce negative feelings, such as being sad.
The app is able to remind people of their goals. It also has short videos and gives them advice. These tools help people reach their goals. The app was made as a research tool, but it is believed that more people will be able to use apps like this in the future.
Discussion
Directions: Please answer each question freely or by using the situation given.
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1. Do you agree that smartphones have made our lives better?
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2. Do you think it's important for people to control how much time they spend using their smartphones?
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3. Do you agree that spending too much time using phones or computers is bad for us?