きょう、アルバイトの給料をはじめてもらいました。先月は週三回、午後五時から九時まで働きました。お金の半分は銀行に入れました。残りで家族へのお菓子を買いました。自分のものは買いませんでした。
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読解 🏪 Work 文章 NO. 63 3 questions
はじめての給料日
First pay day
💡 Read this first
Keep track of how the money is divided: half to deposit in the bank, the rest to buy gifts. The last negative sentence eliminates the option “buy for yourself”.
Passage
- CONTENT給料の半分をどうしましたか。
Explanation: The phrase 「お金の半分」 goes directly with the act of depositing at the bank.
- KEY WORD「半分」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「はんぶん」.
- INFERENCE残りのお金で何を買いましたか。
Explanation: The next sentence clearly states that what is purchased is equal to the rest.
Key words
- 給料 salary
- 先月 last month
- 半分 half
- 銀行 bank
- 残り the rest
Grammar
N から N まで from N to N
Used for space or time. Underline both ends of the landmark.
V-ません don't do it
Polite negation. The answer is often a reversal of the affirmative/negative to deceive.
✍️ Try it yourself
Say what two things you want to use the first money for.
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Today I received my first overtime salary. Last month I worked three sessions a week, from 5pm to 9pm. I deposited half the money in the bank. The rest I buy candy for my family. I didn't buy anything for myself.