Level B2 General English
Lesson 58
Predictions And Psychic Powers
予知能力と超能力

1
TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

Do you believe in people with psychic powers?
霊能力者を信じますか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

Directions: 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。
People Who Have Special Powers

People who are psychically endowed seem rare, however, there are actually many people that have so-called paradoxical power. It is now common to hear the terms of psychic healer and psychic police investigator, and there have been a lot of great achievements by psychic people. Since there are so many results of their work, many people are now showing a positive attitude toward accepting psychics.

Many people are still skeptical about psychics because they prefer logic and reasoning and these people never believe in ghosts and miracles, etc. All of the achievements of psychics are not able to be explained logically and scientifically and you do not have to believe in psychics. They are just normal people who seem to be a little bit odd and have an eccentric character.

When something that seemed impossible and unfathomable happened, it could be just a coincidence but later it makes you wonder whether or not psychic abilities are real. Of course, there are no scientific tests to prove the answer, so you can go and talk to these psychics and see what they are like and then decide on the existence of psychic ability.

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。

endowed
恵まれた、備わった
psychic
心霊の、超能力のある
skeptical
懐疑的な
logic
論理
unfathomable
不可解な、測りがたい
eccentric
風変わりな
coincidence
偶然の一致

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. Why are many people showing their positive attitude for psychics?
2. Why are there many people who never believe psychics?
3. Do you think the ability of a psychic is true?
4. What would you do if you had psychic ability?