A city announces a new library. Read the original bulletin as a transcript and look for the central event before the details.
The idea
The first sentence gives the topic, time and action: the city will open a library next month. Later sentences explain its location and hours.
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市は来月、新しい図書館を開きます。 駅の近くに建てられました。 図書館は夜の九時まで開いています。 仕事の後でも利用できます。 市は多くの人に本を読んでほしいと話しています。 開館の日にはイベントも予定されています。
Examples
- 市は来月、新しい図書館を開きます。The city will open a new library next month.
- 駅の近くに建てられました。It was built near the station.
- 図書館は夜の九時まで開いています。The library is open until nine at night.
- 仕事の後でも利用できます。People can use it even after work.
- 市は多くの人に本を読んでほしいと話しています。The city says it wants many people to read books.
- 開館の日にはイベントも予定されています。An event is also planned for opening day.
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開きます means “will open” in the announcement; 開いています describes being open until nine. The station is the location, not the thing opening.
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何が来月開きますか。(図書館/駅)
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図書館
図書館 is the new facility; the station only tells you where it is.
図書館はいつ開きますか。(来月/来年)
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来月
来月 means next month, the opening time in the first sentence.
図書館は何時まで開いていますか。(九時/六時)
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九時
九時 is the closing hour; まで marks the endpoint.
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何が来月開きますか。(図書館/駅)
図書館はいつ開きますか。(来月/来年)
図書館は何時まで開いていますか。(九時/六時)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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