Audio Time: 6
min 51 sec
Level: Upper-Intermediate and up
Vocabulary:
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Recess: US: a short period of time during the school day when
children can play.
Indicate: to show (something).
Playground: an outdoor area where children can play that
usually includes special equipment (such as swings and slides).
Overload: to put too great a load on or in (something).
Stuffed animal: US: a toy in the shape of an animal that
usually has fake fur and is filled with soft material.
Grownup: Someone who is fully grown: an adult.
Nonprofit: A nonprofit organization uses whatever money it
earns or raises to run the organization and to do the work of the organization.
Nonprofit organizations usually do work that helps people or supports something
valued by many people in a society (such as art or education).
Resilient: able to become strong, healthy, or successful again
after something bad happens.
Deprivation: the state of not having something that people
need: the state of being deprived of something.
Competent: having the necessary ability or skills: able to do
something well or well enough to meet a standard.
Perseverance: the quality that allows someone to continue
trying to do something even though it is difficult.
Laborious: requiring a lot of time and effort.
Discussion
questions:
1. Do you agree with the article that play is important? Why
or why not?
2. How do you usually play?
3. How did you play as a child?
4. Do you like to play alone or with others?
5. What can play tell us about ourselves or others?
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