Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 11 · N2

Paper books and e-books: a commentary on reading

深ふかい読書どくしょを支ささえていたのは紙かみという素材そざいではなく、立たち止どまって戻もどる習慣しゅうかんだったのだ。

Does screen reading make us read less deeply? Follow the author’s concession and reply; learn 「〜一方いっぽうで」, 「〜に対たいして」, 「つまり」 and 「むしろ」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04Reading tips

Practice

  • Content and the author’s claim
  • What does it refer to?
  • True or false?
  • The order of the argument and the experience
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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