わたしの家族は四人です。父は会社で働いています。母は小さい店で花を売っています。弟は高校生です。日曜日には、家族と公園で昼ごはんを食べます。弟はサッカーが好きですから、食べた後でよくボールで遊びます。
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読解 👋 Self 文章 NO. 02 3 questions
わたしの家族
My family
💡 Read this first
Here で after 会社 and 店 indicates the place where the action takes place; から after 好きです indicates the reason.
Passage
- CONTENT母はどこで花を売っていますか。
Explanation: Action 売っています takes place at 「小さい店」.
- KEY WORD「働く」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「はたらく」.
- INFERENCE弟は昼ごはんの後で何をしますか。
Explanation: After 「食べた後で」, the article clearly states the younger brother's activities.
Key words
- 家族 family
- 働く work
- 売る sell
- 昼ごはん lunch
- 遊ぶ play
Grammar
N で V do V in N
で marks where the action takes place. Distinguished from に used for place of existence or destination.
A から、B Because A, so B
When asking "why", immediately check the clause before から; B is the result.
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My family has four people. Dad works at the company. Mom sells flowers at a small shop. The younger brother is a high school student. Sunday, I have lunch with my family at the park. My younger brother likes football, so after eating he often plays football.