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L2-SEQ-03 · When with とき

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L2-SEQ-03Level 2 GrammarSequencing

Using とき to talk about when something happens

This lets you talk about time and situations more naturally, especially childhood, events, and school moments.

plain form / adjective / noun の + とき

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. ちいさい とき、 よく そと で あそびました。When I was little, I often played outside.
  2. ひま な とき、 にほん の ドラマ を みます。When I am free, I watch Japanese dramas.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Time or situationChoose the condition or time.
  2. ときAdd とき after it.
  3. Main actionSay what happens then.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: When I was little, I often played outside.ちいさい とき、 よく そと で あそびました。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.ひま な とき、 にほん の ドラマ を みます。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Looking backちいさい とき、なに が すき でしたか。どうぶつ の えほん が すき でした。
  2. Rainy dayあめ の とき、どう しますか。うち で おんがく を ききます。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-SEQ-03.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • Use noun の + とき, not noun + とき directly.
    • Think about whether you are talking about one moment or a general situation.

Success check

Mastery tick-off