わたしは夕食の後で、音楽を聞きながら宿題をします。でも、難しい漢字を覚える時は、音楽を止めます。静かな部屋のほうが、漢字をよく覚えます。きょうはギターの新しい歌を聞きました。歌の言葉をノートに書いて、日本語の先生に聞きたいです。
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読解 🎵 Hobbies 文章 NO. 38 3 questions
音楽を聞きながら
Listen to music while studying
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ながら: same person doing two things; The main verb is the thing that comes next. Comparisons show that quiet rooms are better for remembering.
Passage
- CONTENTいつ宿題をしますか。
Explanation: The first sentence has the marker 「夕食の後で」.
- KEY WORD「宿題」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「しゅくだい」.
- INFERENCE難しい漢字を覚える時、何をしますか。
Explanation: The following sentence でも talks about difficult Kanji cases.
Key words
- 音楽 music
- 聞く listen
- 宿題 exercises
- 止める stop/turn off
- 静か quiet
Grammar
V-ながら both do A and do B
Two actions with the same subject; The main verb usually comes after ながら.
A より B のほうが B is... better than A
The correct answer is the noun immediately before のほうが.
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Say how you study: yes/no while doing other things.
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After dinner, I listen to music while doing homework. But when memorizing Kanji is difficult, I turn off the music. In a quiet room, I remember Kanji better. Today I listened to a new song with guitar. I want to copy the lyrics into my notebook and ask my Japanese teacher.