Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 24 · N1

A news report: new uses for a town’s empty houses

元もと酒屋さかやがパン店てんに生うまれ変かわったのを皮切かわきりに、古書店こしょてんや小ちいさな宿やどなどが次々つぎつぎと開業かいぎょうした。

A mountain town turns empty houses into shops and homes, with results and problems. Lead, background, voices; 「〜を皮切かわきりに」「〜を余儀よぎなくされる」.

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

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  • Did you understand?
  • Main points of the report, and demonstratives
  • True or false
  • The order of events
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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