From hearing to understanding

青い服と黄色いズボンの絵を見せる男の子と、耳に手を当てて話を聞く女の子の色鉛筆イラスト。

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From hearing to understanding

Listening for a detail, remembering words and combining clues are different tasks. Compare the information each Japanese listening activity asks learners to use.

See levels, routes and learning goals

Choose by the skill being explored. HOP, STEP and JUMP describe Chicodori content levels, not overseas school grades. The branch descriptions explain what to look for in each activity.

HOP · JapaneseSpeaking & listening
HOP · JapaneseUsing information

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Listening for clues illustrationListening for clues
Where Are They? · activity previewPick out detailsIdentify relevant featuresExplore the activities ＋Listening Training · activity previewRemember & chooseHold words in mind for a later questionExplore the activities ＋Vegetable & Fruit Clue Quiz · activity previewConnect cluesCombine clues with what is knownExplore the activities ＋

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Hearing words and using information

Notice whether hesitation comes from hearing the Japanese words, remembering them or combining their meanings. This helps identify a useful next activity.

Where to explore next

Choosing words beyond “great” ›Putting “something looks different” into words ›
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Pick out details

Identify relevant features

Where Are They? · activity previewEnglish guide · Japanese activity →

Where Are They?

Find a person from spoken details

Use clues about clothing colors and objects to identify a person. Several conditions may need to be combined.

What to look for
Which clue was used, and which detail was missed?
Where it can lead
Selecting relevant information.

Remember & choose

Hold words in mind for a later question

Listening Training · activity previewEnglish guide · Japanese activity →

Listening Training

Remember words, then answer a prompt

Listen to several Japanese words before choosing the ones that match a later question.

What to look for
Is the difficulty hearing the words or remembering and selecting them?
Where it can lead
Classifying words and organizing important information.

Connect clues

Combine clues with what is known

Vegetable & Fruit Clue Quiz · activity previewJapanese activity →

Vegetable & Fruit Clue Quiz

Infer a food from its features

Connect spoken clues about vegetables and fruit with existing knowledge.

What to look for
Which word makes the answer clear? What knowledge is unfamiliar?
Where it can lead
Investigating the characteristics of foods.

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