YE_CCT_NEWS_4

PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

自己紹介をしましょう。

PART A_2

My name is ________________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________________. Nice to meet you.

PART A_4

Nice to meet you too, ________________. What will you do after class today?

PART A_5

________________________________. How about you?

PART A_6

________________________________. Let’s begin our lesson!

PART B_1

We will read aloud the words below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.

単語を音読します。講師に続いて読みましょう。講師は発音を確認します。

(Please send the mispronounced words and phrases to your student.)

PART B_2

1.	industrialized nation
	先進工業国
2.	guarantee
	保証、保証となるもの
3.	maternity leave
	出産休暇、（母親の）育児休暇
4.	feel compelled to do ~
	～せざるを得ないと感じる
5.	employer
	雇用主

PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words from part B_2.

ではいくつかの単語を復習してみましょう。

(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART C_1

Please read aloud the passage below. I will check your pronunciation.

文章を音読しましょう。講師は発音を確認します。

(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART C_2

Labor Pains

International Women’s Day exists to celebrate and empower women’s rights. However, even if the US takes the role of a leader in some areas, it is the only industrialized nation to not have a paid family leave. Having no guarantee of paid maternity leave is indeed a huge problem for new mothers.

Lauren Hoffman is one of the many American mothers who took an eight-week maternity leave. She feels compelled to return to work shortly after giving birth. Non-profit magazine In These Times released in their 2015 issue the analyzed data from the Department of Labor that shows that nearly a quarter of new mothers reported back to work two weeks after giving birth due to limited paid leave. According to Hoffman, the Family and Medical Leave Act allows new parents to take up to 12 weeks off, but it does not require one’s employer to pay for that period.

New mothers feel anxiety and guilt leaving their babies to return to work after giving birth. “There will be moments where you might want to cry. Let yourself cry, but know that even though new motherhood is probably the hardest job on the planet, it is absolutely worth it,” Hoffman says.

PART C_3

Now, let’s review some words and expressions from part C_2.

ではいくつかの単語を復習してみましょう。

(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part C_2.)

PART C_4

PART D_1

I will ask the following questions. Please answer based on the passage. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が質問するので音読した文章の内容に沿って答えましょう。講師は文法と完全な文章であるかを確認します。

(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART D_2

1.	According to this news report, what is true about the United States?
Answer:
2.	How many weeks did Hoffman take maternity leave from her work?
Answer:
3.	According to a 2015 article, how soon did 25 percent of mothers return to work?
Answer:
4.	What does the Family and Medical Leave Act allow?
Answer:

PART D_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART D_4

PART E_1

Now, you will make sentences by using the words you learned.

習った単語を使って文章を作りましょう。

(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART E_2

industrialized nation

guarantee

maternity leave

feel compelled to do ~

employer

1.	Having no __________ that a parent can take a paid leave is a problem among new mothers and fathers.
2.	Japan is one of the most __________ alongside the United States.
3.	Most new mothers in the US __________ return to work shortly after giving birth.
4.	Sometimes, __________ are not required to provide paid leaves to their workers.
5.	It is a new mother’s right to have __________ from work after giving birth.

PART E_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART E_4

PART F_1

Please answer the following question.
Give at least one reason to support your opinion. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が質問しますので答えましょう。少なくとも１つの理由を述べましょう。講師は文法と完全な文章であるかを確認します。

PART F_2

1.	Should the US provide longer and paid maternity leaves?
Answer:
	Because

2.	Why do so few fathers take parental leave?
Answer:
	Because

PART F_3

Now, let’s review your answer.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART F_4

PART F_5

Now, let’s answer the following questions. Your answer should start with “Yes/No”.
Give at least one reason to support your opinion. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が質問しますので答えましょう。回答は”Yes/No”から始め、少なくとも１つの理由を述べましょう。
講師は文法と完全な文章であるかを確認します。

PART F_6

1.	Do you think an eight-week leave or rest is enough for new mothers to recover from giving birth?
Answer:	(Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.)
	Because
2.	In Japan, more than 80% of new mothers take maternity leave, while less than 10% of new fathers take parental leave. Do you think new fathers should be legally required to take parental leave?
Answer:	(Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.)
	Because

PART F_7

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART F_8

PART G_1

Let’s do a free talk about the following topics.

フリートークをしましょう。

(Please do a free talk if you have time left.)

PART G_2

It is said that long parental leave prevents the career development of new mothers/fathers. What do you think are the problems?

PART G_3