Let’s meet her there at 7 o’clock.

INTRODUCE

Time is important when making plans. 計画を立てるときに時間は重要です。

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

I. Listen and repeat.聴いて、リピートしましょう。

meet up会う	get thereそこに着く
start始まる	end終わる
open開く	close閉まる

II. Which of the things above usually happen in the morning? Which usually happen at night?上記のうち、通常朝に起こることは何ですか？夜に起こることは何ですか？

in the morning
at night

III. Practice reading the words.単語を読む練習をしましょう。

/ð/	/f/
there そこに	fair 公平な
these これらの	fees 入場料・手数料
those あれらの	foes 敵

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

Use what time to ask when something happens or will happen.

what timeを使って、いつ起こるのかを尋ねることができます。

What time does the store open?

いつ開店しますか？

What time do you want to meet up?

いつ会いたいですか？

To read time, simply read the numbers. You can read 0 as oh. 時間を読むとき、単に数字を読みましょう。０はオーと読みましょう。

Let’s meet up at 10:45 (ten forty-five).

１０時４５分に会いましょう。

It’s 8:15 (eight-fifteen) right now.

今は８時１５分です。

The show starts at 9:05 (nine oh five).

劇は９時５分に始まります。

It’s 6:01 (six oh one) right now.

今は６時１分です。

You can add o’clock for times that end in :00. :00 で終わる時間には、 o’clock を付けることができます。

The store opens at 9 o’clock.

この店は９時に開きます。

It closes at 8 o’clock.

８時に閉まります。

Use a.m. for morning and p.m. for afternoon/evening/night. Be careful not to use o’clock with a.m. or p.m. a.m. は午前中に、 p.m. は午後／夕方／夜に使いましょう。 a.m. やp.m.と一緒に o’clock は使わないようにしましょう。

The store opens at 9 a.m.

この店は午前９時に開きます。

Let’s meet up at 9:30 p.m.

午後９時３０分に会いましょう。

UNDERSTAND

READING

It’s Sunday morning. Saori and Masa are texting each other.

日曜の朝です。サオリはマサとメールのやり取りをしています。

Saori: Hi, Masa. Sorry, I can’t meet up tonight. I have plans with Catherine.

Masa: Okay. Do you want to have dinner together after school tomorrow? There’s a new ramen restaurant near our school. It’s called Kame Ramen.

Saori: Kame Ramen? lol Sure. Can Catherine come with us?

Masa: No problem.

Saori: Great! What time should we meet her?

Masa: I think Kame Ramen opens at 6 p.m. Let’s meet her there at 7 o’clock.

Saori: All right. I’ll tell her that.

TRIVIA

Do you know lol? It’s the English version of wara (笑). It means laughing out loud. Another common way to write wara (笑) in English is rofl, which means rolling on the floor laughing.

英語のテキスト上でよく使われる「lol」を知っていますか？これは、日本語のテキスト上で使われる「（笑）」で、「laughing out loud（大声で笑う）」という意味です。

この他によく使われるのは、「rofl」で「rolling on the floor laughing（床に転がるほどおかしい）」というものもあります。

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Make sentences using the pictures. Use the questions/answers as clues.

写真とカッコの中の質問／答えをヒントにし、文を完成させましょう。

ex. 1

Tutor: What time does the bookstore close?

Student: It closes at 7 o’clock.

ex. 2

Student: What time does the bookstore close?

Tutor: The bookstore closes at 7 p.m.

Tutor: What time is it now?

Student: __________.

Student: __________?

Tutor: It starts at 6 o’clock.

Tutor: What time do you want to meet up?

Student: __________.

Student: __________?

Tutor: The coffee shop opens at 6:30 a.m.

STEP B EXERCISE

Answer the questions with a.m. or p.m. using the pictures and the words in parentheses.

写真とカッコの中の単語を使って、 a.m.と p.m.を含む文で質問に答えましょう。

(3:21 in the afternoon)

ex. What time is it in Tokyo right now?
It’s 3:21 p.m.

(6:07 in the evening)

1. What time is it in Auckland right now?

(10:20 in the morning)

2. What time is it in Moscow right now?

(9:42 at night)

3. What time is it in Buenos Aires right now?

(1:04 in the morning)

4. What time is it in New York City right now?

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

You are reading a social media post from your favorite band.

あなたは好きなバンドのSNSの記事を読んでいます。

Read the post. Then, tell your friend about it.

記事を読みましょう。そして、友達にその内容を伝えましょう。

Today's grammar tip

what time
o’clock
a.m.
p.m.

Cold Storm Official

Hi, everyone! We’re coming to Japan in December! Here’s the schedule for the Cold Storm Concert Tour:

Hyper Arena in Saitama (Friday, Dec. 15)
Gates open at 6 p.m.
Concert starts at 8 p.m.

Hyper Arena in Saitama (Saturday, Dec. 16)
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Concert starts at 6:30 p.m.

Buy your tickets online or at your local convenience store! Tickets go on sale at 11:59 p.m. tonight!

Challenge 2

Discuss your ideas. あなたの意見を言いましょう。

If Time
Allows

1 TIME	2 OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES
1 TIME What time do you usually wake up? What time do you usually go to bed? What time do you go to work/class? What time does your work/class end?	2OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES What time do Japanese banks usually open? What time do they close? What time do department stores usually open? What time do they close? What time does your favorite restaurant open? What time does it close? What time do train stations usually open? What time do they close?

FEEDBACK

I can read and understand someone’s plans.計画を読んで理解できるようになる。

LESSON GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

4
Very Good

Could complete the task with ease
3
Good

Could complete the task with some clarifications
2
Fair

Could complete the task with additional instructions
1
Poor

Could somehow complete the task with difficulty

PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK

RANGE 表現の幅
語彙をどの程度使えるか How well can you use vocabulary?
ACCURACY 正確さ
文法が正しく使えているかどうか Are you using grammar correctly?
FLUENCY 流暢さ
円滑に喋ることができるかどうか Are you able to speak smoothly?

INTRODUCE

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

UNDERSTAND

READING

TRIVIA

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

STEP B EXERCISE

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

Today's grammar tip

Challenge 2

TIME

OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES

TIME

2OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES

FEEDBACK

I can read and understand someone’s plans.計画を読んで理解できるようになる。

LESSON GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

4Very Good

3Good

2Fair

1Poor

PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK

4
Very Good

3
Good

2
Fair

1
Poor