母：薬を飲みましたか。
子：まだです。ご飯の後で飲みます。
母：この薬は一日に三回です。水で飲んでください。
子：分かりました。明日は学校へ行ってもいいですか。
母：熱がなかったら、いいですよ。
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読解 💊 Health 会話 NO. 43 3 questions
薬を飲みましたか
Have you taken medicine yet?
💡 Read this first
Distinguish between the time of drinking (after meals) and the conditions for going to school (if there is no fever). The condition is in the mother's answer.
Passage
- CONTENT子どもはいつ薬を飲みますか。
Explanation: My first answer has the mark 「ご飯の後で」.
- KEY WORD「水」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「みず」.
- INFERENCE明日学校へ行ってもいいのはどんな時ですか。
Explanation: I use the condition 「熱がなかったら」.
Key words
- 薬 medicine
- 一日 one day
- 水 water
- 熱 fever
- 後で then / after
Grammar
Vた 後で after doing V
Task V is completed first. Don't choose a later action for the “first” question.
Vた / Aかった / Nだった + ら if/when the condition occurs
The preceding clause たら is a condition or completion milestone; The latter is the next action or result.
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Say a warning to take medicine with ～てください.
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Mother: Have you taken your medicine yet? Child: No. I will drink it after meals. Mother: This medicine three times a day. Take it with water. Child: Yes. Can I go to school tomorrow? Mother: If you don't have a fever, it's okay.