JLPT N5 longer reading: a rainy Saturday

The idea

二人 refers to Tanaka and the friend. 行きたいです expresses where they want to go; でも introduces the rain, and 行きません tells you they do not go to the park. そのあと moves the story on to the next event.

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Examples

• 土曜日どようび、田中たなかさんは友達ともだちと駅えきで会あいます。On Saturday, Tanaka meets a friend at the station.
• 二人ふたりは公園こうえんへ行いきたいです。The two want to go to the park.
• でも、雨あめが降ふっています。But it is raining.
• 二人ふたりは公園こうえんへ行いきません。The two do not go to the park.
• 二人ふたりはバスで図書館としょかんへ行いきます。The two go to the library by bus.
• 田中たなかさんは猫ねこの本ほんを読よみます。Tanaka reads a book about cats.
• 友達ともだちは旅行りょこうの本ほんを読よみます。The friend reads a book about travel.
• そのあと、近ちかくの店みせでお茶ちゃを飲のみます。Afterwards, they drink tea at a nearby shop.

Watch out

A wish is not the same as an action: they want to visit the park but actually go to the library. Keep Tanaka’s cat book separate from the friend’s travel book.

Try it yourself

1. 田中たなかさんは友達ともだちとどこで会あいますか。（駅えき／図書館としょかん）

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   駅

   駅: the first sentence says they meet at the station.

2. 二人ふたりは何なにで図書館としょかんへ行いきますか。（バス／電車でんしゃ）

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   バス

   バス: the second paragraph says they go to the library by bus.

3. 田中たなかさんは何なんの本ほんを読よみますか。（猫ねこ／旅行りょこう）

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   猫

   猫: Tanaka reads the cat book; the friend reads about travel.

4. そのあと、二人ふたりは何なにを飲のみますか。（水みず／お茶ちゃ）

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   お茶

   お茶: after reading, the two drink tea at a nearby shop.

Use it today

Retell their day in order: meeting place, changed plan, transport, reading and the final stop. Point to a sentence for each answer.