Oral Reading Fluency 19 - "An Island" - Gain confidence speaking English!

1 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:22,660 Are you the kind of person who likes to be alone? 2 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:25,660 Some people don't like it at all. 3 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:29,480 The truth is we all need to find some kind of balance, right? 4 00:00:30,0 --> 00:00:34,600 I think we should learn to be comfortable being alone, 5 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,200 but it's also healthy to be in the company of other people. 6 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,960 That's what our reading is about. 7 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,180 Finding that balance. 8 00:00:52,140 --> 00:00:58,720 "Conditions" refers to states or situations that we live in. 9 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,100 Good conditions. Bad conditions. Normal conditions. 10 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:07,360 Not everyone lives under the same conditions 11 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,100 or want the same coniditions. 12 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:12,160 Listen for that word 13 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,500 as well as the verb "draw." 14 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:17,420 It has two meanings. 15 00:01:17,420 --> 00:01:20,820 You probably know that to draw means 16 00:01:20,820 --> 00:01:24,180 to use a pencil or other tool to make a picture. 17 00:01:24,180 --> 00:01:32,60 But "draw" also means to move or move something in a certain direction. 18 00:01:32,60 --> 00:01:39,740 For example, a rainstorm can draw near, move closer. 19 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:48,440 Are you like an island? 20 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,220 Think about it. 21 00:06:50,220 --> 00:06:53,40 Do you let people draw near? 22 00:06:53,40 --> 00:06:58,540 Hopefully, you feel neither isolated nor crowded. 23 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:01,960 I think we all need to find a balance in life 24 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,0 between being alone and being with others.