Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 36

Visits and guided tours: the order and the rules

写真しゃしんは撮とっていただけますが、フラッシュはご遠慮えんりょください。

Polite guides talk at length: “may” is 「〜ていただけます」, “don’t” is 「ご遠慮えんりょください」. Get the order, dos, don’ts, exceptions, final meeting time, place.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: the order, what you may do, what you mustn’t
  2. 02How speech sounds: the guide’s keigo and visitors’ casual speech
  3. 03Listen through once: a tour of a sweet factory
  4. 04Scene tips: set phrases on guided tours

Practice

  • Key-point comprehension: what you may do on a visit, and in what order
  • Before and after a visit: what is the question about?
  • Quick response: one line from a guide or staff member
  • What does the guide mean?
  • Match the tour expressions with their meanings
  • Choose the natural expression for a guided tour

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