Grammar Notes:

■ Using 前(まえ)に (before…) [Add a の if placed after a noun; when placed after verbs, use the dictionary (plain) form.]

• 食(た)べる　前(まえ)に　手(て)を　あらいましょう。 Wash your hands before eating.
• 4(よん)年(ねん)　前(まえ)に　学生(がくせい)　でした。 (I) was a student four years ago.
• 休(やす)みの　前(まえ)に　すこし　べんきょう　します。 Before taking a break, I will study a little.

Key Vocabulary:

• 去年(きょねん) last year [去 (past; gone) + 年 (year)]
• わたし I; me [kanji: 私(わたし)]
• かぞく family; members of a family [kanji: 家族(かぞく)]
• 日本(にほん) Japan [日 (day; sun) + 本 (origin; book)]
• りょこう travel; trip; journey [kanji: 旅行(りょこう)]
• 行(い)きました went [polite past tense form of the verb 行(い)く (to go)]
• 父(ちち) father
• 母(はは) mother
• いもうと younger sister [kanji: 妹(いもうと)]
• 前(まえ)に before
• 毎日(まいにち) every day
• 日本語 Japanese language [日 (day; sun) + 本 (origin) + 語 (word; language)]
• べんきょう study [kanji: 勉強(べんきょう)]
• だから therefore; so
• すこし a little
• できます to be able to do [polite present form of the verb 出来(でき)る]
• ひこうき airplane [kanji: 飛行機(ひこうき)]
• のっている riding [present progressive tense of the verb 乗(の)る (to ride)]
• 時間(じかん) time
• とても very; exceedingly
• 長(なが)かった was long [past of i-adjective 長(なが)い (long)]
• が but; however
• たのしかった it was fun [past of i-adjective 楽(たの)しい (fun; enjoyable; pleasant)
• 行(い)く to go
• ので because
• わくわく excited; thrilled [onomatopoeia; indicates your heart is pounding with excitement]
• ふじ山(さん) Mount Fuji
• のぼりました climbed [polite past tense form of the verb 登(のぼ)る (to climb; to hike up (the mountain))]
• 東京(とうきょう) Tokyo
• はらじゅく Harajuku (a place in Tokyo famous for gathering of cosplayers)
• しぶや Shibuya (a place in Tokyo known as a major commercial and business center, it houses the two busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
• ぎんざ Ginza (Ginza is a popular shopping area of Tokyo with numerous internationally renowned department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses—like Fifth Avenue in New York City.  It is considered one of the most expensive, elegant, and luxurious streets in the world)
• かい物(もの) shopping

Answers:

1) C – All four members of the family.

2) D – She shopped in Ginza.