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2006.05.17

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“Comprehension” means “understanding”. And now that you understand that, you should be prepared for today's edition!

Today's LessonCATEGORY: ジャパニーズイングリッシュ
(READING / LISTENING) COMPREHENSION
読解力/聴解力

Explanation

  • Your reading comprehension is your ability to understand what you read.

    Your listening comprehension is your ability to understand spoken language.

    Be Careful! We do NOT use the word “hearing” like the Japanese ヒアリング to mean listening comprehension.
  • reading comprehension とは、読んだものを理解する能力のことです。

    listening comprehension とは、話す言葉を理解する能力のことです。

    注意:語学試験にある聴解力テストのことを日本語では「ヒアリング」とよく言いますが、英語では listening comprehension と言います。

examples

  1. We got our English tests back today. I got a very high score on the reading comprehension section (= part of the test).
  2. My reading comprehension is good, but my listening comprehension is still a little weak.
  3. I've been listening to the English-language news in order to improve my listening comprehension.

英会話レッスンUnderstand?