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A Morning Before Japanese Class

Follow one person’s morning, separating the time of leaving home from the start of class.

An original fictional learning text by LavaJapanese. Places, prices and rules in the passage are invented for practice.

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  1. 1

    私(わたし)の朝(あさ)

  2. 2

    毎朝(まいあさ)、六時半(ろくじはん)に。

  3. 3

    七時(しちじ)にを食(た)べます。

  4. 4

    コーヒーではなく、を飲(の)みます。

  5. 5

    七時半(しちじはん)にを出(で)ます。

  6. 6

    でに行(い)きます。

  7. 7

    のは九時(くじ)からです。

Vocabulary for this text

WordReadingMeaning here
起きるおきるget up
朝ご飯あさごはんbreakfast
お茶おちゃtea
家いえhouse; home
電車でんしゃtrain
学校がっこうschool
日本語にほんごJapanese language
授業じゅぎょうclass; lesson

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Match each time to its action. 七時半 is leaving home; 九時 belongs to class.

ではなく replaces the first drink with the second. The speaker drinks tea.

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1. What does the writer drink in the morning?

お茶

The second drink after ではなく is tea. Evidence: コーヒーではなく、お茶を飲みます。

2. How does the writer go to school?

電車

電車で names the means of transport. Evidence: 電車で学校に行きます。

3. Which happens at seven?

朝ご飯を食べます

Breakfast is at seven, not half past seven. Evidence: 七時に朝ご飯を食べます。

4. Copy the time class starts, without からです.

九時

Class starts at nine. Evidence: 日本語の授業は九時からです。

5. Copy the time the writer leaves home.

七時半

The departure from home is at half past seven. Evidence: 七時半に家を出ます。

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