Q1: According to the passage, in what ways do some coffee shops attract customers?

Answer: By keeping a variety of animals to play with

Q2: According to the passage, why is it difficult for people to keep pets at home?

Answer: Because most apartments in Japan don't allow pets.

Q1: According to the passage, how are some companies making parents' lives easier?

Answer: By selling electric bicycles.

Q2: According to the passage, when do parents' bicycles become heavy and difficult to ride?

Answer: When taking children to places and doing the groceries.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 All answers are in the present progressive tense. For example, eating, arranging, paying, taking, walking, etc. from the sample answers.

📌 You may use other expressions like organizing instead of arranging, or cleaning the floor with a mop, instead of mopping the floor.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 In this part, you have to explain two points. In the speech bubble, it shows that the man ordered a mango smoothie, but the woman brought him an ice cream instead. You can also say "He wanted to drink a mango smoothie but she gave him an ice cream."

📌 Know the difference in the nuance of words, especially with the words "dropped" and "fall down".

Question 1

Do you think people will eat at restaurants more often than before in the future?

Sample Answers:

• YES- People can eat many different dishes at restaurants. Also, eating at restaurants is convenient.

• NO- It's expensive to go to restaurants to eat. People can save money by cooking food at home.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 When answering YES to this question, you should start your answer by saying how people are getting busy these days and then explain the effect of this which is not having time to cook at home.

📌 If you answer NO, your response should focus on the foods in restaurants. You can say something like, "Foods in restaurants are unhealthy, unlike homecooked meals.".

Question 2

There are many kinds of house chores. Do you do any chores at home?

Sample Answers:

• YES- I help my parents do the dishes every night. Also, my sister and I clean our rooms on the weekend.

• NO- I don't have the time to do any housework. I'm too busy studying for my classes at school.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 If you answer YES, explain the specific chore you do at home such as cooking dinner or doing the laundry.

📌 If you answer NO, you can use phrases such as "I want to help my parents with the house chores, but.." and state the reason why you cannot do house chores.

Question 1

Do you think it is a good idea to buy things online?

Sample Answers:

• YES- People can buy things anytime they want. Shopping at home is very convenient.

• NO- People like to check products before buying them. Also, shopping at real stores is more fun.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 If you answer YES, you can talk about finding cheaper items online and choosing many different kinds of goods at the comfort of one's home.

📌 If you answer NO, you can talk about not being able to touch or try on the things they're going to buy and that the items that will be delivered may not be as you expected like the color or size.

Question 2

Many foreigners come to Japan to learn the Japanese language first hand. Would you like to teach Japanese to foreigners?

Sample Answers:

• YES- My town has a lot of foreign students. I want to help them learn Japanese.

• NO- I think it's difficult to teach Japanese to people. People need special training to teach it to others.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 If your answer is YES, you may talk about your personal experiences or situations as shown in the example, or you may talk about your interests like teaching languages.

📌 If your answer is NO, you can explain in a more specific manner saying you can speak Japanese, but you can't explain the grammar structure well.