Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 7 · N2

An explanatory text: sleep and memory

眠ねむっている間あいだ、脳のうまで休やすんでいるわけではない。

How sleep helps memory. Questions and answers, different levels of certainty, the uses of 「〜によって」, and the partial negative 「〜わけではない」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04How to read an explanatory text

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  • Main point and demonstratives
  • True or false
  • The process and how the text unfolds
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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