A. Answer the Following Questions in English

Japanese Unit 3A | 旅行の話 (Travellers’ tales) | 日光の一日 | 日光の一日 – A day in Nikko

日光の一日 – A day in Nikko

A. Answer the following questions in English.

1. / How did Nick get to Nikko?
2. / What are three things we find out about Nikko?
3. / What did Nick do about breakfast?
4. / What piece of advice did Nick’s host mother give him?
5. / How is Nick feeling now?

B. How does Nick say the following phrases?

1. / ‘went without eating’
2. / ‘went without a jumper on’
3. / ‘even though Nikko is really cold’
4. / ‘without listening to my host mum's advice’
5. / ‘even though I caught a cold, I still enjoyed it’

C. Focus on Nikko

Find the following information on the internet.

1. What is the name of the famous historical figure whose shrine is in Nikko?

2. For what other reasons are the shrines of Nikko considered interesting or important?

3. There are three special monkeys associated with Nikko. What do they signify?

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Solution

A. Answer the following questions in English.

1. / How did Nick get to Nikko?
He took the Tohoku line of the bullet train and changed trains in Utsunomiya. It took two hours.
2. / What are three things we find out about Nikko?
It takes about two hours to get there from Tokyo.
It has interesting shrines and a beautiful waterfall.
It is in the mountains and is very cold.
3. / What did Nick do about breakfast?
He didn’t have time to eat much before leaving home so bought an obentou on the train and ate it.
4. / What piece of advice did Nick’s host mother give him?
She told him to take warm clothes because it would be cold.
5. / How is Nick feeling now?
He has a cold. He has a bit of a fever, his throat hurts and he is sneezing.

B. How does Nick say the following phrases?

1. / ‘went without eating’
食べないで行ってしまった
2. / ‘went without a jumper on’
セーターを着ないで行ってしまいました
3. / ‘even though Nikko is really cold’
日光はかなり寒いのに
4. / ‘without listening to my host mum's advice’
お母さんのアドバイスを聞かないで
5. / ‘even though I caught a cold, I still enjoyed it’
かぜをひいても、楽しかった