Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 6

Part-time job, day one: do first, do later, don’t do

とりあえず、テーブルを拭ふいといて。お皿さらは洗あらわなくていいから。

Day-one instructions come fast. Catch 「〜といて」「〜なきゃ」「〜ないで」「〜なくていい」: what comes first, what later, what not at all.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: first, later, don’t, no need
  2. 02How speech sounds: a manager’s instructions
  3. 03Listen through once: first day at a café job
  4. 04Scene tips: words and greetings you hear at work

Practice

  • Task-based comprehension: what first, and what isn’t needed
  • Key-point comprehension: the main point, the reason, and which two jobs
  • Quick response: one sentence at work
  • What does it mean?
  • Match the spoken form with the full form
  • Choose what sounds natural in instructions

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