Lesson 18: I am thinking about starting my own company
Future Plans and Aspirations
This final lesson focuses on expressing future hopes, plans, and ambitions. Students learn how to talk about career goals, personal aspirations, and future dreams. The lesson covers expressions for discussing purposes, giving and receiving help, and describing long-term plans.

Key topics:
- ・Expressing future plans and intentions
- ・Discussing career goals and aspirations
- ・Describing purposes and objectives
- ・Expressing giving and receiving help
- ・Talking about dreams and ambitions
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: V-(よ)うと思います/思っています
Used to describe the person's future hopes, plans, and volition. 思っています indicates a longer-standing intention.
Rule 2: V-るために、~
Used to describe the purpose of an act or activity. Used with volitional verbs that you can control with your own will.
Rule 3: V-てあげます
Used to express that someone is doing an act for another person. Used when the person thinks the act is beneficial to the other person.
Rule 4: V-てもらいます
Used to express that the person receives a certain act from someone. Used when the receiver thinks the act is beneficial to them.
Rule 5: V-てくれます
Used to express that someone does a certain act for the speaker. Used when the speaker thinks the act is beneficial to them.
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct volitional form to complete the sentence meaning 'I am thinking about starting my own company in Thailand in the future.'
しょうらいは、タイで、じぶんのかいしゃを______とおもいます。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 留学.
らいねんアメリカに______します。
Question 3
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'I want to study Japanese harder so I can live in Japan.'
にほんに______ために、もっとにほんごをがんばろうとおもいます。
Question 4
What does 住む mean?
とうきょうにすんでいます。
Question 5
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'I am going to build a house for my parents.'
りょうしんに、いえを______あげるつもりです。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 役に立つ.
このほんはべんきょうに______。
Question 7
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'I had my teacher correct my essay.'
せんせいにさくぶんを______もらいました。
Question 8
What does 特に mean?
とくにさしみがすきです。
Question 9
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'Yamauchi-san taught me a lot of Japanese.'
やまうちさんは、わたしにたくさん、にほんごを______くれました。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 卒業.
だいがくを______しました。
Question 11
Choose the correct volitional form to complete the sentence meaning 'I've been thinking about climbing Mt. Fuji during summer vacation.'
なつやすみにふじさんに______とおもっています。
Question 12
What does 募集 mean?
アルバイトのぼしゅうがあります。
Question 13
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'I exercise every day for my health.'
けんこう______、まいにちうんどうしています。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 希望.
にほんにりゅうがくするのが______です。
Question 15
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'My friend moved, so I helped them.'
ともだちがひっこしするので、てつだって______。
Question 16
What does 建てる mean?
あたらしいいえをたてます。
Question 17
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'People at JF industry were very kind to me.'
JFこうぎょうのみなさんには、とてもしんせつに______。
Question 18
Choose the correct reading of 続けます.
にほんごのべんきょうを______。
Question 19
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'My mother made me a cake for my birthday.'
はははわたしのたんじょうびにケーキを______くれました。
Question 20
What does 考える mean?
しんせつについてかんがえます。