The series avoids monotony by rotating through four main task styles:
| Lessons | Key listening points | |---------|----------------------| | 1–5 | Introductions, numbers, time, daily verbs, direction particles | | 6–10 | て-form, permission/prohibition, comparisons, quantity | | 11–15 | Counters, potential verbs, desire (たい), giving/receiving | | 16–20 | て-form + いる (continuous/result), dictionary form, ことがある, 前に | | 21–25 | と思います, と言っていました, んです, 条件 (と/ば), 受身形 (passive) | minna no nihongo listening 1 25