Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 34

Health talks: the claim, conditions and exceptions

のどが渇かわいていなくても、少すこしずつ水みずを飲のむようにしてください。

Health talks correct a belief, make a claim, add conditions and exceptions. Know 「〜場合ばあいは」「〜に限かぎって」「必かならずしも〜ない」; avoid options that go too far.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: the claim, conditions and exceptions
  2. 02How speech sounds: in talks and in the consulting room
  3. 03Listen through once: questions after a talk
  4. 04Scene tips: words at the hospital and the pharmacy

Practice

  • Summary comprehension: the main point of a talk or explanation
  • Key-point comprehension: conditions and exceptions
  • Quick response: one line from a doctor or pharmacist
  • What does the speaker mean?
  • Match the expressions of conditions and exceptions
  • Choose the natural expression for explanations

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