田中さんへ
土曜日のシフトですが、午後一時から五時まで働くことができますか。わたしは病院へ行かなければなりません。代わりに、来週の火曜日、田中さんのシフトで働きます。返事を金曜日までにください。
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読解 🏪 Work メモ NO. 64 3 questions
シフトの変更
Change shifts
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Notes include shift change request, reason for change, and change request. The response deadline is not the shift day.
Passage
- CONTENT田中さんにいつ働いてほしいですか。
Explanation: The first question states the date and time range that needs to be replaced.
- KEY WORD「返事」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「へんじ」.
- INFERENCE書いた人はどうして土曜日に働けませんか。
Explanation: The second sentence states the obligation to go to the hospital.
Key words
- シフト shift
- 変更 change
- 代わり Replace / exchange
- 返事 feedback
- 働く work
Grammar
V-なければ なりません must do V
Describe obligations. Look for reasons or deadlines to understand the required action.
N までに before term N
までに is the deadline: the action must be completed before milestone N. Distinguished from まで which lasts continuously until that milestone.
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Write a shift change message: time, reason, and response deadline.
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Dear Mr./Ms. Tanaka, regarding the Saturday shift, can you work from 1:00 to 5:00 pm? I have to go to the hospital. In return, next Tuesday I will work Mr./Ms. Tanaka's shift. Please respond by Friday.