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Listening Supplement

Listening Supplement

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We'll be using original texts and conversations with ChatGPT to provide English- listening-practice supplements. The sentences are created with consideration to various fields, including word choices and sentence structures, and are tailored to each level. Hope these supplements help you improve your listening skills!

Emika Shioda 2023
Language Learning
Episodes
  • St. Valentine’s Day in Japan: Unwrapping the Origins of Chocolate Giving
    Feb 12 2024

    The practice of chocolate giving began around the 1950s or early 1960s when confectionery companies in Japan started promoting the idea of women giving chocolates to men on Valentine’s Day. This marketing strategy boosted chocolate sales during a period that was traditionally not associated with gift-giving.

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    3 mins
  • Eiken_2_2016_02_3B
    Aug 3 2023
    As air travel gets cheaper, more and more people are visiting famous sites aroundthe world. Although this increase in tourism brings economic benefits to the areas around these sites, tourists also cause unexpected problems. In particular, some famous works of art are being affected.
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    2 mins
  • Eiken_2_2016_02_2B
    Aug 3 2023
    The sense of smell is an important tool for animals that live together in groups. Dogs and wolves, for example, use smell to communicate with their families and with other groups. In a similar way, smell is important for humans.
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    2 mins

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