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An Invitation to a Friend’s Home
Read a home visit invitation and identify the day, time and thing to bring.
An original fictional learning text by LavaJapanese. Places, prices and rules in the passage are invented for practice.
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- 1
に来ませんか
- 2
私のはの近くです。
- 3
駅の前のをまっすぐ来てください。
- 4
に白い家があります。それが私の家です。
- 5
二時に会いましょう。
- 6
一緒に日本語の本を読みます。本をください。
- 7
とお菓子は私が用意します。
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それ refers back to the white house, not to the station or road.
Separate what the guest brings from what the host prepares.
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1. What colour is the host’s house?
白
The house on the left is white. Evidence: 左に白い家があります。それが私の家です。
2. What should the guest bring?
本
The guest brings a book; the host prepares refreshments. Evidence: 一緒に日本語の本を読みます。本を持ってきてください。 / お茶とお菓子は私が用意します。
3. Which day is the invitation for?
日曜日
The invitation heading specifies Sunday. Evidence: 日曜日に来ませんか
4. Copy the meeting time, including 午後.
午後二時
They will meet at two in the afternoon. Evidence: 午後二時に会いましょう。
5. Copy the direction word before に白い家.
左
The house is on the left. Evidence: 左に白い家があります。それが私の家です。
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