Follow an announcement about revised meeting arrangements. Read or play the examples in order, then retrieve specific details.
The idea
Listen for what the question asks first: time, place or document. 当初 signals the original plan; 変更します gives the replacement. ではなく rejects the room before naming the hall. 旧版 and 最新版 distinguish the discarded and required documents. The final time also determines the registration deadline: 9:50.
Examples
- 会議は当初、火曜日の午後二時を予定していました。The meeting was initially scheduled for Tuesday at two in the afternoon.
- 部長の都合で、水曜日の午前十時に変更します。Because of the department head’s schedule, it will be changed to Wednesday at ten in the morning.
- 会場は第三会議室ではなく、二階のホールです。The venue is the hall on the second floor, not meeting room three.
- 資料は旧版を破棄し、最新版をお持ちください。Discard the old version of the materials and bring the latest version.
- 最新版は今朝、メールで全員に送りました。The latest version was emailed to everyone this morning.
- なお、開始十分前までに受付を済ませてください。Please also complete registration at least ten minutes before the start.
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Watch out
A plausible detail may have been mentioned only to be rejected. Do not choose Tuesday or room three just because you heard it; check negation and corrections. This is original practice, not an official test item.
Try it yourself
変更後の会議はいつですか。（水曜日の午前十時／火曜日の午後二時）
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水曜日の午前十時
水曜日の午前十時 is the revised time; Tuesday at two was the original plan.
会場はどこですか。（第三会議室／二階のホール）
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二階のホール
二階のホール follows ではなく, which rules out meeting room three.
どの資料を持っていきますか。（旧版／最新版）
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最新版
最新版 is the version to bring; 旧版 is to be discarded.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
変更後の会議はいつですか。（水曜日の午前十時／火曜日の午後二時）
会場はどこですか。（第三会議室／二階のホール）
どの資料を持っていきますか。（旧版／最新版）
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Listen to the examples in order, then answer each question in Japanese. Replay and identify the words that establish the final detail.