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רמה: בינוני

Students' Happiness

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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Many people's conception of typical university life may include spending more time online, sleeping less, and skipping classes. But before the coronavirus epidemic, research from Japan revealed a connection between those factors and sadness. Unhappy university students utilized the internet more frequently than cheerful ones, according to a Japanese study of young people. Additionally, skipping more school and getting worse sleep were linked to unhappiness.

Over 1,200 young people were surveyed by researchers at five universities in Japan. They questioned them about their happiness, use of the internet, sleep, and attendance at school. Students were divided into two groups based on their responses: a "high happiness" group and a "low happiness" group. In contrast to the roughly 53% of male participants, less than 43% of female participants were in the low-happiness group.

The students in the low happiness group were 12% more likely to have skipped a day of school and 13% more likely to have arrived late for class, the researchers discovered when they compared the groups. Although there wasn't always less sleep, students in this group stated that the quality of their sleep was roughly 24% lower than students in the high-happy group. The authors suggested that it could be beneficial to examine whether there is a relationship between happiness and the kind of internet information people access.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Epidemic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ noun מגפה

    a disease that affects a large number of people within a region

    There is a flu epidemic.

  • Utilized /juːtɪˌlaɪzd/ verb מנוצל

    to make use of something

    Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.

  • Linked /lɪŋkt/ verb צָמוּד

    to make a connection between two or more idea

    The rooms are linked by hallways.

  • Examine /ɪgˈzæmɪn/ verb לִבחוֹן

    to look at a thing carefully and in detail to discover something about them

    An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.

  • Access /ˈæksɛs/ verb גִישָׁה

    to be able to use or obtain something such as a service

    The new system makes it easier to access the money in your bank account.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What do you think about this study?
  2. When you were a student, did you ever skip class? Why? why not?
  3. When you were a student, did you ever have trouble sleeping enough?
  4. Which parts of high school or college do you miss the most?
  5. What is your happiest experience during your school days?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. How many young people took part in the survey?

  2. What are the two groups?

  3. What did the author suggest to examine?

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