【英語リスニング・初級】Japanese Life (1:46)



How many people live in the town?

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What is the name of the town?

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Who was not born in her hometown?

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Who took her many places?

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Who was really busy?

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Todd: OK. I’m back here with Kanade.

Kanade: Yes.

Todd: So Kanade, why don’t you talk about where you’re from.

Kanade: OK. I’m from Akita, which is Northern Japan. And there is a lot of mountains and you can see changing color in the fall and in my home Yashima town, there are only six thousand people in there and there is a waterfall called “Hotonedake”, which is the best one hundred fall in Japan.

Todd: Wow! That’s cool.

Kanade: Yeah, Cool!

Todd: So you’ve seen it?

Kanade: Yes!

Todd: So how high is this amazing waterfall?

Kanade: Uh, I don’t really know. It’s really big.

Todd:Really. So is it famous because it’s really tall or cause it’s really wide?

Kanade: Could be both.

Todd: Oh really, that’s a big waterfall. OK. When is the last time you went home?

Kanade: Last week.

Todd: Uh-huh. Really? Both you’re parents still live there?

Kanade: Yes.

Todd: OK. And were your parents born there?

Kanade: Yes, but different town. My father is from Yashima, same hometown, same home as my home, but my mom is from Nigaho, next town from Yashima.

Todd: Oh, OK. Do you have a lot of childhood memories.

Kanade: Yes. Actually but my dad was really busy, so my mom took me. Took me many, many places…as a child.

Todd: Oh, that’s sweet. Well, you’re a good daughter.

Kanade: I think so. Yeah.

Todd: OK. Thanks a lot.


in the fall

You can see changing colors in the fall.


  • Camping is really nice in the fall.
  • The colors are beautiful in the fall.


My father is from the same hometown.

Your ‘hometown’ is the place where you were born or where you lived for a long time. Notice the following:

  • This is Lady Gaga’s hometown.
  • He still lives in his hometown.


Wow, that’s a big waterfall!


  • We played in the waterfall all day.
  • The waterfall is much bigger after the rainy season.

take (me) places

My mom took me many places.

To ‘take someone places’ is to bring her with you to go somewhere or see something. If you take someone places it can be to visit or to complete necessary tasks. Notice the following:

  • We try to take our children new places every year.
  • My older sister took me everywhere with her.