Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 9

Listening for reasons: why late, why not buy, why quit

電車でんしゃのせいじゃないんです。実じつは、鍵かぎが見みつからなくて。

“Why” questions mix guessed, denied and passing reasons. Catch 「実じつは」「〜んです」「〜もんだから」「一番いちばんは」; cross out 「〜わけじゃない」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: of several reasons, which is real
  2. 02How speech sounds: contractions when giving reasons
  3. 03Listen through once: why were you late?
  4. 04Scene tips: how much of the reason people give

Practice

  • Key-point comprehension: what’s the real reason?
  • After the reason, what happens in the end?
  • Quick response: asking for and giving reasons
  • What does it mean?
  • Match the spoken form with the full form
  • Choose what sounds natural

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