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L1-SEQ-01 · Sequence, reasons, contrast

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L1-SEQ-01Level 1 RefresherLevel 1 Linking

Level 1 refresher: sequencing actions, giving reasons, and making contrast

This lesson refreshes the linking patterns that make your Japanese feel less like single isolated sentences.

verb て / verb stem ながら / noun の まえに / noun の あとで / reason + から / でも / が

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. あさごはん を たべて、 学校 へ 行きます。I eat breakfast and then go to school.
  2. あめ です から、あるきません。でも バス で 行きます。Because it is raining, I will not walk. But I will go by bus.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Pick the linkChoose sequence, reason, or contrast.
  2. Keep the order clearSay the first action or reason before the next clause.
  3. Finish the second ideaMake sure the second clause completes the meaning.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: I eat breakfast and then go to school.あさごはん を たべて、 学校 へ 行きます。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.あめ です から、あるきません。でも バス で 行きます。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Morning routineあさ は なに を しますか。シャワー を あびて、それから 学校 へ 行きます。
  2. Weather changeきょう は ピクニック ですか。いいえ、あめ です から、うち に います。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L1-SEQ-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • Use から when you want a reason. Use て when you want a sequence.
    • でも often starts a new sentence, while が often links inside one sentence.

Success check

Mastery tick-off