Activity 18

ざっと読みするために文章を読むときは同時にリスニングを行う。音声を途中で止めたりせずに、話されるスピードについていこう。これはあなたにいくつかの単語をスキップさせることになるだろう。それは実は大事なスキルだ。章は短いので、１０分費やすために何度も同じ章を繰り返しざっと読みすることになるだろう。

Listen to HNT Chapter 3 on YouTube (download it, or open another window) and follow along with the text below (you'll listen as you read).
 
Don't pause. Just allow the audio to continue smoothly.
Repeat until the 10 minutes are up.  Your job is simply to spend the time, not to understand every word.

Listen softly, lightly.
 
HNT Chapter 3

I am a teacher. I teach English. I walk to school every day, because I’m training to walk in Japan.
 
Today, two weeks before I fly to Japan, I had to walk to school two times. I had forgotten my teaching notes. I didn’t mind, because I like to walk.
 
Walking is natural. It’s easy and simple to walk. It’s good for our bodies. It’s good for me.
 
But now I am planning to walk a long way. Japan is 3000km from south to north. That’s far. Of course, I need to train. I need to practice. I need to get ready. How am I doing that?
 
I just walk every day. I walk to work in the morning, and in the afternoon I walk home. Sometimes I run, but not often. My body is fit enough. I have walked and run for many years. I think it’s more important to train my mind. And my mind is fit too. The last three summers, I walked for many weeks in New Zealand.
 
In Japan, I will start by walking slowly. Slowly, I will grow fitter. I will lose some weight. Later, I will run a little. That’s my plan. It’s a simple plan, but I think it will work. We’ll see.