Follow a short sequence of classroom instructions in Japanese and identify the book, page and information to write. This original passage has no matching recording yet; the audio linked in Sources is separate practice.

The idea

Listen for the action at the end: 開いてください means open, 読んでください means read, and 書いてください means write. まず, 次に and 最後に mark the order.

Patterns to compare
Starting formForm or example
開ひらく開ひらいてください
読よむ読よんでください
書かく書かいてください

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まず、本ほんを開ひらいてください。次つぎに、三さんページを読よんでください。最後さいごに、お名前なまえを書かいてください。

Examples

  • ここにお名前なまえを書かいてください。Please write your name here.
  • 窓まどを少すこし開あけてください。Please open the window a little.
  • この本ほんをあとで読よんでください。Please read this book later.
  • ゆっくり日本語にほんごで話はなしてください。Please speak Japanese slowly.
  • ここで少すこし待まってください。Please wait here a moment.
  • ゆっくり声こえに出だして読よんでください。Please read aloud slowly.

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Watch out

Do not confuse the object with the action. A page number tells you where to read, not what to write.

Try it yourself

  1. What should you open first? （本ほん／窓まど）

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    本

    本 is the object of 開いてください: open the book first.

  2. Which page should you read? （三さんページ／一いちページ）

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    三ページ

    三ページ is the page mentioned after 次に; read page three.

  3. What should you write at the end? （名前なまえ／住所じゅうしょ）

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    名前

    名前 is the information requested in the final instruction.

Use it today

Ask a partner to read the passage aloud without showing it, note the three actions, then check the transcript.