Lesson 12: This vacuum cleaner is light and easy to move around
Shopping for Appliances and Comparing Products
This lesson focuses on shopping for appliances and household items, with an emphasis on comparing products and describing their features. Students learn expressions for discussing product specifications, comparing items, describing ease of use, and understanding delivery times. The lesson covers useful vocabulary for electronics shopping and product evaluation.

Key topics:
- ・Describing product specifications and features
- ・Comparing two or more products
- ・Discussing ease of use and difficulty
- ・Understanding delivery and shipping times
- ・Asking about product availability and options
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: V-るまで、~
Used to express duration until a certain action ends. Indicates the time frame continuing until the action is completed.
Rule 2: V-やすいです/V-にくいです
Used to express the ease or difficulty of an action. ~やすい means 'easy to do', ~にくい means 'hard/difficult to do'.
Rule 3: N1 と N2(と)、どちら/どっちが~か?
Used to compare two things. どちら is more formal, どっち is more casual.
Rule 4: (N1 より) N2 のほうが、~
Used to indicate that N2 is more [adjective/verb] than N1. N1より can be omitted if the comparison is clear from context.
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct form to complete 'It only took two days to reach me.'
てもとに______まで、ふつかしかかかりませんでした。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 店員.
______にきいて下さい。
Question 3
Choose the correct form to say 'This pen is very easy to write with.'
このぺんはとても______です。
Question 4
What does 税別 mean?
このかかくはぜいべつです。
Question 5
Choose the correct form to ask 'Which is easier to use?'
______つかいやすいですか。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 親切.
このひとは______なひとです。
Question 7
Choose the correct form to say 'I like autumn more than summer.'
なつよりあき______すきです。
Question 8
What does 価格 mean?
このくるまのかかくはたかいです。
Question 9
Choose the correct form to say 'This vacuum cleaner is heavy and hard to use.'
このそうじきは、おもくて、______ですね。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 商品.
この______はにんきがあります。
Question 11
Choose the correct form to say 'I worked until late at night.'
よるおそく______しごとをしました。
Question 12
What does 値段 mean?
このねだんはやすいです。
Question 13
Choose the correct form to ask 'Which do you like, tea or coffee?'
こうちゃとコーヒー______、どちらがすきですか。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 消費税.
にほんの______は10パーセントです。
Question 15
Choose the correct word order to say 'Seshiba's vacuum cleaner is lighter than Sugishita.'
せーしばのそうじき______すぎした______かるくて、うごかしやすいですよ。
Question 16
What does 重い mean?
このにもつはおもいです。
Question 17
Choose the correct form meaning 'fragile' (tends to break).
このがらすは______ですから、ちゅういして下さい。
Question 18
Choose the correct reading of 軽い.
このパソコンは______です。
Question 19
Choose the correct form to complete 'Please wait until I return.'
わたしが______まで、まっていて下さい。
Question 20
What does 変わる mean?
じかんがかわりました。