Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 28 · N1

An essay: city freedom, village warmth

町まちの自由じゆうと村むらのぬくもりは、おそらく同おなじ一ひとつのものの表おもてと裏うらなのだろう。

A city-born writer moves to a mountain village and comes to rethink freedom and warmth; 「〜ながら（に）」「〜たるもの」.

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In this lesson

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

Practice

  • Did you understand?
  • The writer’s insight, and demonstratives
  • True or false
  • The order of events, and sentences
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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