Spring has come. In the park near my house, there are many roses blooming. On Saturday, I ate a boxed lunch with my friends at that park. The children are playing with the dog. A bit windy but nice weather. Before leaving, I took ten photos of flowers.

Mẹo: Scene description details use ～ています. For quantity questions, find the number and then check the units like 枚.

Tự làm: Describe a season you like in 2 simple sentences.

• 春 はる spring
• 公園 こうえん park
• 花 はな flower
• 咲く さく bloom
• 枚 まい thin plate counting unit

Yesterday it rained since morning. I dry my washed clothes in my room. Because I couldn't open the window, my clothes couldn't dry. It's sunny today. When I come home from school, I will bring my clothes to the balcony. On rainy days, I also like reading books indoors.

Mẹo: Don't just see the word 雨: the reason your clothes aren't dry lies in not being able to open the window.

Tự làm: Write 2 sentences about what you do when it rains.

• 洗濯 せんたく laundry
• 干す ほす drying
• 窓 まど window
• 乾く かわく dry
• ベランダ べらんだ balcony

【Weekend weather】 Saturday: sunny in the morning, rainy in the afternoon. Temperature 25 degrees. Sunday: cloudy from morning. The afternoon will be a bit colder. Rainy Sunday night. Bring an umbrella when going out.

Mẹo: Forecast separated by day + session. Read Sunday's line separately, excluding Saturday afternoon's weather.

Tự làm: Make a one-day forecast by morning/afternoon/evening.

• 天気 てんき weather
• 晴れ はれ it's sunny
• くもり くもり cloudy sky
• 気温 きおん temperature
• 傘 かさ ô

A: Going to the mountains tomorrow? B: According to the forecast, there will be snow. A: Is that so? Driving a car is dangerous, isn't it? B: Yes. Let's go to the mountains and eat near the station, okay? A: That's cool. Meet at the station at 1 o'clock.

Mẹo: This is the form of changing plans: reason → abandoning plan A → finalizing plan B. The correct answer is B.

Tự làm: Recommend plan B when plan A is not suitable due to weather.

• 天気予報 てんきよほう weather forecast
• 雪 ゆき snow
• 危ない あぶない dangerous
• やめる やめる stop/quit
• 約束 やくそく appointment

After school, I worked three hours at a convenience store. The job is to be a cashier and arrange goods. In the afternoon, there are many customers so it's busy. But the manager always says “thank you” to me. Because I can hear many new words, I like this job.

Mẹo: There are two reasons to use から: busy because there are many customers, and enjoying work because you hear new words. Read the correct question.

Tự làm: Name a job and one thing you learned from it.

• コンビニ こんびに convenience store
• 働く はたらく work
• レジ れじ cashier counter
• 並べる ならべる arrange / display
• 店長 てんちょう store manager

【Dear Mr./Ms. Yamamoto】 I will go to the bank during my lunch break. I will return to the company before 2 o'clock. If you get a call from a customer, say: “I'll call around 3 o'clock.” There are documents on the table. Thank you for your help.

Mẹo: Read notes according to tasks: where to go → when to come back → what to say if you get a call.

Tự làm: Write a short note asking your friend to answer the phone.

• 昼休み ひるやすみ lunch break
• 銀行 ぎんこう bank
• 戻る もどる return
• お客さん おきゃくさん customers
• 書類 しょるい documents