はる休みのリスニングのしゅくだい

はる休みのリスニングのしゅくだい

Over spring break I decided to watch a Japanese TV show on Netflix. The audio was in Japanese, and I used subtitles but they were also in Japanese as well. I did this so I could try to connect the audio with the texts in hopes of broadening my exposure to new vocabulary, grammar, and language mechanics/form. I watched the first two episodes of Good Morning Call because it seemed like an interested and cute premise from the description: []. The image I included is one of the official image headers of the show. Some of the main characters in this header don't show up until later in the show/series, I think, however. Since I watched 2 episodes, and each episode is around 43 minutes long, I ended up listening to 80+ minutes of the show; so almost 1.5 hours. The show is about a girl, Nao, who is in high school and buying her first apartment for herself. However, it turns out there was a problem with the leasing contract and the school heartthrob Uehara, a popular and mysterious boy, also co-owns it with her! They navigate a difficult time together since they both thought they'd have the apartment to themselves. What makes matters worse is that Nao has a crush on Uehara as well, and she can't seem to figure him out. I really liked the show. It was fun and cute to watch, and the storyline reminded me a lot of teen dramas you'd see here in the US. However, it was definitely hard to follow at sometimes because I am only in Japanese I and I don't have that much-varied knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. So I am glad I had the visuals to rely on when I couldn't understand what the characters were saying or what was happening in the story. I definitely like listening exercises though because it is fun to challenge my knowledge of what I do and don't know.