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(1) I have already eaten lunch. It was delicious. My father made it for us. He is good at cooking.

(2) I’ll leave home to go shopping. I have already closed the windows on the second floor. If it rains, please close all the windows, OK?

(3) My mother is talking to me, but I haven’t finished reading the book yet. I have to finish it by tomorrow because we’ll talk about the book in class. I don’t want to stop reading now.

(4) We started to practice baseball one hour ago. It has just started to rain. But we’ll continue to practice. We will have a game this Sunday.

(5) Ken has already done his homework. I want to ask him some questions about my homework for the next Japanese class. He is a good teacher.　

A(トム):　Hi, Mari.
B(マリ):　Hi, Tom. Have you ever read a Japanese book?
A:　Yes, I have. I've read two Japanese books. I read them in English.
B:　Oh, really? What are the names of the books?
A:　One is “I Am a Cat” and the other is “Botchan."　They were written by Natsume Soseki.
B:　Which one was more interesting?
A:　I liked “Botchan" better. I really enjoyed it.

(1)　Has Tom ever read a Japanese book?
(2)　How many Japanese books has Tom read?
(3)　Did Tom read Japanese books in English?
(4)　Did Tom read Natsume Soseki’s books?
(5)　Which did Tom like better, “I Am a Cat” or “Botchan"?

Hi, I’m Kate. I’m going to talk about my brother. His name is Bob. He is twenty years old and studies music at school. He is good at playing the piano. He has practiced the piano since he was five years old. He went to France when he was fifteen. He met a famous piano teacher there ! He thought he wanted to be a piano teacher like her. Since then, he has studied hard to be a great piano teacher. I think he can do it.

ジム : Hello, Kaoru. Are you free now?
かおる : Hello, Jim. Well, I’m doing my homework. I have been studying for two hours !
ジム : Really? I haven’t done it yet. I started reading a book after breakfast and I’m still reading. Well, I want to go shopping this afternoon. Will you come with me?
かおる : Let’s see. It has been raining since yesterday. So I don’t want to go out today.
ジム : I see. How about tomorrow?
かおる : That’s good. Let’s go shopping tomorrow if it is sunny.
ジム : OK. I’m going to do my homework this afternoon. Bye.

(1)
女の子 : Do you often come to the library, Minato ?
男の子 : Yes, I do.
女の子 : I don’t know how I can use this computer.
男の子 : OK. I’ll show you how to use it.
女の子 : Thank you.
男の子 : Now it’s easy for you to find books.

(2)
男の子 : Do you know what happened to Miho ? She looks sad.
女の子 : Yes. I know why she is sad.
男の子 : Really? Please tell me!
女の子 : She lost her favorite camera in the park.
男の子 : Oh, I hope it will be found.
女の子 : I hope so, too.

(3)
ジョン : Good morning, Emily. Is Bob here ?
エミリー : Good morning, John. He isn’t here. I think he’s late.
ジョン : Do you know how he comes to school ?
エミリー : Yes. He usually comes by bus.
ジョン : Well, I heard the bus was late this morning.
エミリー : I see. I usually come by bus, but today I came by bike. Poor him !

(4)
女の子 : Do you know Mei ?
男の子 : Yes, I do. She is a new student, right ?
女の子 : Yes. She is from abroad. But I don’t know where she is from.
男の子 : She is from Italy.
女の子 : Are you sure ? Italy is my favorite country. I’ve been there three times.
男の子 : Why don’t you talk to her ? I think you will be good friends.

(5)
ケイト : Daisuke, let’s run. We are late !
大介 : Do you know what time the next train comes ?
ケイト : It comes at ten thirty.
大介 : What time is it now?
ケイト : It’s ten twenty five !
大介 : Oh, no! We have only five minutes then! Run faster, Kate !　

(1)
Hi, I’m Lisa. Swimming is a lot of fun for me. I often go to the swimming pool near my house. I learned how to swim when I was five. I have a little brother, Jim. He cannot swim well yet. He is learning how to swim now.

(2)
I’m Yuta. Today is my birthday. My mother gave me a computer for my birthday. I like it, but I don’t know how to use it. So I must learn how to use it. I’m going to buy some books about computers tomorrow.

(3)
I’m Nancy. I’m from Australia. I came to Japan to study Japanese last month. I can speak Japanese a little. I can read and write hiragana and katakana, but kanji is very difficult. So I have to learn how to read and write kanji.

(4)
I’m Ken. My grandfather lives near my house. He is seventy years old. He likes music very much. He can play the guitar very well. He wants to play the piano. So he started to take piano lessons. He is learning how to play it now.

(5)
I’m Mary. I like Japanese food very much. I ate sushi when I visited Japan last year. It was delicious. I want to eat sushi, but there is no Japanese restaurant in my town. I want to know how to make sushi.

(1)
リサ : Are you good at swimming, Eiji ?
エイジ : Yes. I can swim fast. Can you swim, Lisa ?
リサ : No, I can’t.
エイジ : I can show you how to swim. It’s fun.
リサ : Oh, thank you, Eiji.
エイジ : Let’s go to the swimming pool tomorrow.
リサ : OK.

(2)
男の子 : What’s this ? It’s beautiful.
女の子 : It’s origami. We can make many things with it.
男の子 : What can you make ?
女の子 : For example, I can make a cat and a flower.
男の子 : That’s interesting. Can you show me how to make a cat ?
女の子 : OK. I’ll show you.

(3)
女の子 : Is this your game ?
男の子 : Yes, but I don’t know how to play it. Do you know ?
女の子 : No, I don’t. I think my brother knows.
男の子 : Oh, really ? Can you ask him how to play it ?
女の子 : OK. He is in his room. Let’s ask him.
男の子 : Thank you.

(4)
由美 : May I help you ?
マイク : Yes, please. I’m looking for Midori Library. Could you tell me how to get there ?
由美 : OK. I’m going to a park near the library. So I’ll take you there.
マイク : Oh, thank you very much. I’m Mike Brown. Nice to meet you.
由美 : I’m Sato Yumi. Nice to meet you, too. Shall we go ?
マイク : Sure.

(5)
早紀 : Would you like pie, Tom ?
トム : Yes, please, Saki.
早紀 : Do you like it ?
トム : Yes, I do. It’s delicious. Did you make it ?
早紀 : Yes. My mother told me how to make a pie.
トム : I want to make a pie, too. Can you tell me how to make it ?
早紀 : Sure. Let’s make it together tomorrow.
トム : Great. Thank you, Saki.　

A(ダイアナ):　Have you finished your homework yet, Bill?
B(ビル):　No, not yet. Can you help me, Diana?
A:　Sure. Is your homework difficult?
B:　Yes, it is. It’s about Japanese culture. Do you know anything about oshogastu, Diana?
A:　Yes, I do. I’ve just read a book about Japanese culture.
B:　Oh, that’s great.