Lesson 7Discussing Interests - Friend's Room -
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High School Student Room
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Rooms of high school students 1
Let's look at the rooms of three Japanese high school students.
Rooms of high school students 2
One likes music, another likes manga comics, and the other likes badminton. We are going to take a look at these high school students' rooms.
Haruyoshi Kawabe's room 1
This is Haruyoshi Kawabe's room. There are lots of musical instruments.
Haruyoshi Kawabe's room 2
Haruyoshi is playing a keyboard in his room.
Haruyoshi Kawabe
Haruyoshi's hobby is music.
Guitars
There also are guitars in Haruyoshi's room. Many high school students play guitars in bands. Some students take lessons, and some other students learn by themselves. And some students join the light music club and play there.
Electronic drums
These are electronic drums. Because making a loud sound at home annoys neighbors and is usually not allowed in Japan, electronic instruments with attached headphones are used. By using headphones, you can play instruments in your room without worrying about the sound volume.
Writing music on PC 1
You can write music on a PC. Many tones can freely be combined on a computer, and you can make an intricate melody.
Writing music on PC 2
Haruyoshi also writes music on a PC.
Writing music on PC 3
Haruyoshi is engrossed in writing music on a PC surrounded by a lot of instruments in his room.
Mizuki Sugata's room
This is Mizuki Sugata's room. She is reading a manga comic.
Mizuki Sugata
This is Mizuki. She is a high school student who likes manga comics.
Manga 1
There are lots of manga comic books on the bookshelf. There are D.Gray-man and REBORN! manga.
Manga 2
There are manga comic books all over the room. On this bookshelf, there are LOVELESS manga.
Drawing pictures 1
Mizuki likes not only reading but also drawing manga.
Drawing pictures 2
She sometimes enjoys drawing in a sketchbook.
Drawing pictures 3
She draws characters that she imagines by pencil.
Drawing pictures 4
She draws animal characters, too. She also imagines the voices and movements and draws them in her manga.
Drawing pictures 5
She is having a good time drawing lots of pictures, filling the sketchbook.
Certificates of merit and awards
Many certificates of merit, trophies and medals are displayed on the desk.
Ayano Fuchigami
This is Ayano Fuchigami. She likes badminton a lot.
Badminton
Ayano has been playing badminton for five years. She has participated in a lot of tournaments.
Ayano's room
This is Ayano's room. There is badminton equipment. There is also a badminton uniform beside the school uniform.
Dumbbell
There is a dumbbell on a bookshelf.
Training 1
Ayano trains her wrists using the dumbbell.
Training 2
She trains like this every day in her room to improve her badminton playing.
