Level B1 Business English
Lesson 92
Article
記事

1
TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

What kind of jobs can people do from home?
自宅からできる仕事とはどんなものか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

考えている男性

Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。

Stay at home jobs – Make money from home

Stay at home jobs have also been a thing in the past. Even before the industrial upheaval, a lot of people are already working from their homes or own a small enterprise close to their abodes. So this just goes to show that even beforehand people were acquainted in working from home. At present, home based jobs have become even more popular with the advent of the internet technology, making transactions and ventures much easier and swifter by the minute.

Public Relations Manager
Median Annual Telecommuter Salary: $62,200

Like market research managers, PR managers spend a considerable amount of time on the phone, making it easy for them to do their jobs, creating and managing the public image of their clients and companies from home.

Market Research Manager
Median Annual Telecommuter Salary: $71,900

Market research managers help companies determine how much their products are worth, identify potential customers, and help set prices that keep customers happy and the company competitive in the market. Because their work can sometimes be done over the phone or online, market research managers can occasionally arrange work-from-home jobs.

3
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

public relations
広報
acquainted
~を熟知して
upheaval
激変
competitive
競争力のある
telecommuter
在宅勤務者

4
Questions
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. What is the role of public relations?
2. What is the role of a market research manager?
3. What stay at home job would you like to have?
4. What are some home jobs that are available now that were not available before?