Bab 4 Elementary 1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

Bab 4 Elementary 1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

A : Ii tenki desu ne. The weather is nice.

B : Sou desu ne. Ii tenki desu ne. Yes, it is. The weather is nice.

A : Kinou wa yoku furimashita ne. It rained a lot yesterday.

B : Ee, sugoi ame deshita ne. Kyou wa kimochi ga ii desu ne. Yes, it was a heavy rain. Today it feels very good.

A : Ee, sou desu ne. Yes, I think so.

A : Ohayou gozaimasu. Good morning.

B : A, ohayou gozaimasu. Oh, good morning.

A : Kyou wa chotto samui desu ne. It's a little cold today.

B : Sou desu ne. Kinou mo samukatta desu ne. Yes, it is. Yesterday was cold, too.

A : Moshimoshi, Kinoshitasan desu ka. Noi desu. Hello, is this Mr Kinoshita ? It's Noi.

B : Aa, Noisan, ogenki desu ka. Oh, Noi ! How are you ?

A : Hai, genki desu. Kocchi wa kyou ame ga futte masu yo. I'm fine. It's raining here today.

B : Taihen desu ne. Oh, that's too bad.

A : Socchi wa dou desu ka. How is it there ?

B : Kocchi wa ii tenki desu yo. The weather is nice here.

A : Sou desu ka. Oh really ?

Kanji

今日 kyou today

天気  tenki weather

晴れ hare fine(weather)

雨  ame rain/ rainy

雪  yuki  snow

雲  kumo cloud

風  kaze wind

空   sora  sky

Grammar

You are talking with your coworker, Ms Takahashi, on your way to work in the morning.

Takahashi : A, ohayou gozaimasu. Oh, good morning.

Anata : Ohayou gozaimasu. Good morning.

Takahashi : Ii tenki (desu) ne. Tge weather is nice, isn't it ?

Anata : Sou desu ne. (Ii) tenki desu ne. Yeah, it really is.

Takahashi : Kyou mo kimochi ga ii (desu) ne. Today feels very good too.

Watashi wa aki ga ichiban suki desu. Momiji ga kirei desukara. My favorite season is Fall because I like the leaves' color.

You're on the phone with James from the Glasgow branch office.

Anata : Moshimoshi, Emiri- desu. Hello, this is Emily.

Je-muzu : Konnichiwa. Je-muzu desu. Ogenki desu ka. Hello. It's James. How are you ?

Anata : Hai, genki (desu). I'm fine.

Je-muzu : Sou desu ka. Great.

Kocchi wa mainichi ame (desu) yo. It's raining every day here.

Socchi wa dou desu ka.

Anata : Kocchi wa (ii tenki desu) yo. It is fine here.

Je-muzu : Sou desu ka. Oh, I see.

Q1 Choose the correct option.

1. Kinou wa ii (tenki deshita). The weather was nice yesterday.

Totemo (atsukatta desu). It was very hot.

Demo, yoru, ame ga (furimashita). But, it rained at night.

2. Ima, yoku (harete imasu). Now, it's very sunny.

(Atatakai desu). It's warm.

3. Kyou wa hoshi ga takusan (dete imasu). There are many stars out tonight.

Ashita no tenki wa (hare desu) yo. The weather tomorrow will be sunny.

4. Kyonen no fuyu, yuki ga (furimasen deshita). It didn't snow last winter.

Amari (samuku) nakatta desu. It didn't become very cold.

Q2 Choose the correct option.

1. Asoko ni himawari ga (saite) imasu. A sunflower is in bloom there.

2. Kyou wa tsuki ga (dete) imasu. The moon is out today.

3. Sapporo wa, yuki ga (tsumotte) imasu. Tgere's a lot of snow in Sapporo.

4. Kodomo ga yuki daruma o (tsukutte) imasu. The children are making a snowman.

Q3 Listen to the conversation and insert the correct picture into the chart.

Abesan ga iroirona basho no tomodachi to, denwa de tenki ni tsuite hanashite imasu.

Rei :

Abe : Shinsan, Oosaka no tenki wa dou desu ka. Shin, how is the weather in Osaka ?

Shin : Oosaka wa, kyou, harete imasu. In Osaka, it's sunny today.

Shin : Kinou mo haremashita. It was sunny yesterday, too.

Shin : Ashita wa tabun ame ga furimasu. It may rain tomorrow.

1. Abe : Tansan, Toukyou no tenki wa dou desu ka. Tan, how is the weather in Tokyo ?

Tan : Toukyou wa kumotte imasu. It's cloudy in Tokyo.

Tan : Kinou wa ii tenki deshita. The weather was nice yesterday.

Tan : Ashita mo tabun ii tenki desu. The weather may be nice tomorrow.

2. Abe : Yansan, Sapporo no tenki wa dou desu ka.

Yan : Sapporo wa mainichi yuki desu. It's snowing every day in Sapporo.

Yan : Kinou mo furimashita. It also snowed yesterday.

Yan : Tabun, ashita mo furimasu. It may snow tomorrow, too.

3. Abe : Yoshidasan, Fukuoka no tenki wa dou desu ka. Mr Yoshida, how is tge weather in Fukuoka ?

Yoshida : Fukuoka wa ame desu. It's raining in Fukuoka.

Yoshida : Tabun ashita mo ame desu. it may rain tomorrow, too.

Abe : Sou desu ka. Kinou mo ame deshita ka. Is that so ? Did it rain yesterday too ?

Yoshida : Iie, kinou wa furimasen deshita. No, it didn't rain yesterday.

Yoshida : Ii tenki deshita yo. The weather was nice.