きのうは朝から雨でした。洗濯した服を部屋の中に干しました。窓を開けることができませんでしたから、服がなかなか乾きませんでした。きょうは晴れです。学校から帰ったら、ベランダに服を出します。雨の日は、家の中で本を読むのも好きです。
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読解 ☀️ Weather 文章 NO. 26 3 questions
雨の日の洗濯
Laundry on rainy days
💡 Read this first
Don't just see the word 雨: the reason your clothes aren't dry lies in not being able to open the window.
Passage
- CONTENT服はどこに干しましたか。
Explanation: The second sentence states the place where clothes were dried yesterday.
- KEY WORD「洗濯」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「せんたく」.
- INFERENCE服がなかなか乾かなかったのはどうしてですか。
Explanation: The reason is before から.
Key words
- 洗濯 laundry
- 干す drying
- 窓 window
- 乾く dry
- ベランダ balcony
Grammar
Vる ことが できます can do V
Only possibility. Not to be confused with planning or permission.
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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Write 2 sentences about what you do when it rains.
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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.