Ginnyのリスニングの解答部屋

3/23分解答

The Tokyo Olympics are coming soon. (In English, we say they're "right around the corner".) It looks like foreign visitors（ won't be able to watch the games in person）, but maybe there will be more chances to watch live broadcasts in different languages. The first time I watched TV in Japanese was the （1998） Nagano Olympics. To my surprise, I could understand （a lot more than I expected）, and I learned a lot of new words, too! If you have a chance, try watching your favorite sport in English.

4/3分解答
Pronunciation Makes a Difference 1

Sometimes a small difference in pronunciation can make a big difference for communication. When I first came to Japan, I （worked as） a high school teacher. At the beginning of the year, the new students had to take an English evaluation test, and （I was one of the teachers ）in the classrooms when the students were taking the test. The head English teacher (a Japanese woman) told me, "Please （correct）the tests when the exam finishes." I was very surprised!

4/4分解答

The test instructions and many of the answers were in Japanese, so I had no idea what the right answers were. "I have to (correct) them?!," I asked. The teacher said, "No, don't (correct) them, just (correct) them." I was very confused until she said more carefully, "Please (collect) the tests when the exam finishes." Even fluent speakers make mistakes with pronunciation.