PART A_1
Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.
PART A_2
| 1. fantasy | /FAN-ta-si/ |
| -a situation or event that you imagine, which is not real or true | |
| Being in Disneyland feels like a fantasy. | |
| 2. competition | /kom-pi-TISH-uhn/ |
| -a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else | |
| My friend will join the world chess competition. | |
| 3. commence | /KO-mens/ |
| -to begin something | |
| The ceremony will commence in a few minutes. | |
| 4. approximation | /uh-prok-suh-MEy-shuhn/ |
| -a guess of a number that is not exact but that is close | |
| Could you give me a rough approximation of how many people will be coming? | |
| 5. combine | /kom-BAYN/ |
| -to become mixed or joined, or to mix or join things together | |
| The chances of winning will be higher if the groups will be combined. |
PART B_1
Let’s read the article. Please read them aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
PART B_2
Why Americans Spend Billions of Dollars on Fantasy Football
Nima Vaez-Zadeh has been playing fantasy football for years. In fact, checking the performance of his fantasy football team had been part of his daily routine. This may be the case not just for Vaez-Zadeh, but for a lot of Americans as well. Fantasy football is a competition wherein participants get to pick players from the real league, the National Football League (NFL), and score points according to their performance. When the season starts to commence, participants will give money which will form part of the ‘pot’ for the league. The performances of the players from the real league will be scored and the participant with the highest score will get the money from the pot. The Fantasy Sports and Gaming Association’s approximations show that 59 million are playing fantasy games in the United States and Canada combined. But, according to Andrew Challenger, these leagues are costing US businesses billions of dollars. With the competence required in the game, workers need to check on the performance of their players requiring them to use a daily average of thirty minutes. This time could have gone to the business, but instead, it is paid to the employee in a time when he is not actually working. As to Vaez-Zadeh, aside from the fun and entertainment, you can get from playing, it also allows you to reconnect and keep in touch with your friends.
PART C_1
Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.
PART C_2
| 1. | How do you understand fantasy football? |
| 2. | How can fantasy football cost billions to businesses? |
| 3. | Aside from the entertainment, what encourages other people to participate? |
PART D_1
Let’s discuss the article. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.
PART D_2
| 1. | Are you personally familiar with fantasy football? |
| 2. | What do you know about the matter so far? |
| 3. | Do you think it is more advantageous or disadvantageous? Why do you think so? |
| 4. | If there is such a league in your area, will you consider joining? |
| 5. | Will you agree that this is a good avenue to strengthen ties with other people? Why do you think so? |
REVIEW AND FEEDBACK
Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)
| Grammar 文法 |
Pronunciation 発音 | Vocabulary 単語 |
Comprehension 理解 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 GOOD |
文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる | ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる | 習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる |
 FAIR |
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある | たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある |
 POOR |
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要である | 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる | 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい |