PART A_1
Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.
PART A_2
| 1. influence | /IN-flu-ens/ |
| -the power to affect how someone thinks or behaves, or how something develops | |
| The influence of youth in achieving sustainable goals is evidently growing. | |
| 2. evident | /E-vi-dent/ |
| -obvious to everyone and easy to see or understand | |
| It is evident that factories are contributing to the pollution. | |
| 3. rise | /rayz/ |
| -to increase in level | |
| The rise in the prices of commodities is alarming. | |
| 4. leap | /lip/ |
| -a sudden improvement or increase | |
| The company took a great leap after operating worldwide. | |
| 5. race | /reys/ |
| -one of the groups that people are divided into according to physical characteristics | |
| Discrimination based on race should not be tolerated. |
PART B_1
Let’s read the article. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
PART B_2
Women’s Influence Growing in US Men’s Professional Basketball
The growing influence of women in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the men’s professional basketball league in North America has become evident with the rise of several women in the organization. The involvement of women in the organization can be seen from broadcasting, officiating, and coaching to high-level management and even team ownership. Currently, 11 women are serving as assistant coaches in the thirty (30) NBA teams. One of them is Boston Assistant Coach Kara Lawson. She was a basketball star back in her University and has won several medals and awards in the field of basketball in the past few years. Player Gordon Hayward commended her as she was very experienced and well-versed in the field. Another woman assistant coach in the league is Kristi Toliver. Aside from being an assistant coach for NBA’s Washington Wizards team, she is also playing for WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Former professional basketball player Nancy Lieberman sees these trends as a great leap from the time when women’s presence in NBA was very rare. Richard Lapchick, who examines racial and gender hiring numbers for the NBA, believes that soon, NBA will have its first female head coach.
PART C_1
Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.
PART C_2
| 1. | What are the involvements of women in NBA? |
| 2. | Why is Assistant Coach Kara Lawson commended by a player? |
| 3. | What does Richard Lapchick believe about the future of NBA? |
PART D_1
Let’s discuss the article. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.
PART D_2
| 1. | Do you watch NBA? Why or why not? |
| 2. | Have you also noticed this trend in the league? Please tell me more about it. |
| 3. | What can you say about women’s influence in the game? |
| 4. | How do you think can their involvement be furthered? |
| 5. | How do you characterize the role which women play in the field of basketball nowadays? |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |