Standard Listening Speech - Level 2 Understanding Questions 今回のトピックは「簡単な文章を理解する」です。 文章は最初の主語と動詞のペアの部分で、主要な意味付けがなされます。 分の最初に出てくる主語・動詞の意味をしっかり理解できるようにしましょう。

1. Listening: Level 2

2. Understanding Questions

3. Understanding Questions
Learn many question forms and how to
answer them
Listen for those forms in conversation
What is being asked? How is it answered?

4. Learn Two Types of Questions
Type 1
"Yes" or "No" question
This question asks for a "yes" or "no" answer
e.g.
Is this your bag?
- No, it's not.

5. Learn Two Types of Questions
[More Examples]
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
- Yes, I have two sisters.
Have you ever been to Canada?
- Yes, I’ve been there once.

6. Learn Two Types of Questions
Type 2
Multiple choice question
This question gives the answer choices within the
question itself
Note two important words: "which" and "or"
e.g.
Is this an apple or an orange?
- It's an orange.

7. Learn Two Types of Questions
[More Examples]
Which version of the book did you read, the English
one or the Japanese one?
- I read the English one.
Do you want to eat out or order some pizza tonight?
- Let’s have some pizza tonight.

8. Tag Questions
• A tag question is used for
reminding or confirming
• Listen to the rising or falling
inflections

9. Tag Questions
[Example]
You're not coming with us, are you?
あなたは私たちと一緒に来ませんよね？
- Yes, I am.
いいえ、行きますよ。
Be careful! In English, always answer "yes" to
indicate affirmation

10. Tag Questions
[One More Example]
You don’t drink coffee, do you?
コーヒーは飲みませんよね？
Yes, I do.
いいえ、飲みますよ。

11. Intonation and Stress
Interrogative Questions
• A declarative statement can be turned
into a question
• Listen to the rising inflection at the end of
the sentence to decide whether or not it
is a question

12. Intonation and Stress
Interrogative Questions
[Example]
You've never been to Japan.
あなたは日本に行ったことがありません。
You've never been to Japan?
あなたは日本に行ったことがないのですか。

13. Understanding Questions

14. Listening: Level 2