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2010年03月07日
Hi everyone!
Here are the handouts from last week
Starter
Beginner
Intermediate
The big new last week was the earthquake! It was very surprising! In all clases we talked about the difference between scary and scared. Both mean 怖い, but we use them in different places.
I was scared. 怖かった！
I was scary. 私は怖い人だった。
The earthquake was scared. 地震は怖がっていた。
The earthquake was scary. 地震怖かった！
一般的に、「I」から始まる文は、その形容詞は「-ed」で終わる。
「It」で始まる文は、その形容詞は「-ing」で終わる。
There are many words like this.
How did you feel about the earthquake?
Starter
In starter class we talked about your part-time work experience and high school life. Remember we use 「I was」 and 「You were」 for だった in English.
I was scared.
I was a waitress in high school.
Were you scared?
Were you popular in high school?
Beginner
In beginner class we talked about different kinds of jobs. Some jobs you should know:
We also talked about how to say 〜みたい in English. For example, look at this picture:
What can you say about her?
In Japanese they all use the same grammar, but in English we must use different sentences:
よく間違ってるのは、①と③。Please be careful!
Intermediate
In intermediate class we talked about annoying problems in life and how to deal with them. I heard some really interesting stories.
First, do you ever lose your keys? It seems most students don't lose their keys, because as soon as they get home, they put their keys in the same place every time. However, I always leave my keys in my pocket, so I often misplace my keys. When I can't find my keys in the morning, I usually freak out and lose my cool.
On a different topic, one student said that when her husband comes home from work, he never uses his key to open the door. Instead, he rings the doorbell and she opens the door for him. That's unbelievable.
I also asked if you ever had problems with your car. For example, maybe you run out of gas while driving, or your car battery runs out in the parking lot because you left the lights on. Usually, you have to be absent-minded to let these things happen to you.
One student said he ran out of gas over 10 times in his life. I thought he was exaggerating, but apparently it's the truth. He said that when he was young, he had no money so he often tried to avoid filling up on gas. When he ran out of gas, he would go to the gas station and ask for 50 yen's worth of gas. The gas station attendant would give him about 400mL of gas in a plastic bottle, and he would take it back to his motorbike and then go home.
Finally, have you ever had this problem? You go to Naha Main Place, go shopping, and then when you come back you can't find your car? It seems to be a very common problem and everyone has a different way of dealing with it. Most students try to remember the zone by looking at the pillars. Some students actually take pictures of the pillars with their cell phone. One student just parks at Tsutaya next to Main Place, so that he can always find his car easily. How do you deal with this problem?
Here are the handouts from last week
Starter
Beginner
Intermediate
The big new last week was the earthquake! It was very surprising! In all clases we talked about the difference between scary and scared. Both mean 怖い, but we use them in different places.
I was scared. 怖かった！
The earthquake was scary. 地震怖かった！
一般的に、「I」から始まる文は、その形容詞は「-ed」で終わる。
「It」で始まる文は、その形容詞は「-ing」で終わる。
There are many words like this.
- excited/exciting
- tired/tiring
- bored/boring
- surprised/surprising
- interested/interesting
How did you feel about the earthquake?
Starter
In starter class we talked about your part-time work experience and high school life. Remember we use 「I was」 and 「You were」 for だった in English.
I was scared.
I was a waitress in high school.
Were you scared?
Were you popular in high school?
Beginner
In beginner class we talked about different kinds of jobs. Some jobs you should know:
- accountant
- architect
- lawyer
We also talked about how to say 〜みたい in English. For example, look at this picture:
What can you say about her?
- 怒ってるみたい（心はどんな）
- 男みたい（何かの物）
- 私を睨んでるみたい（行動）
In Japanese they all use the same grammar, but in English we must use different sentences:
- She looks angry （心はどんな）- like が抜けてる！
- She looks like a man. （何かの物）
- It looks like she's staring at me.（行動）- 主語は２つ言わないといけない！
よく間違ってるのは、①と③。Please be careful!
Intermediate
In intermediate class we talked about annoying problems in life and how to deal with them. I heard some really interesting stories.
First, do you ever lose your keys? It seems most students don't lose their keys, because as soon as they get home, they put their keys in the same place every time. However, I always leave my keys in my pocket, so I often misplace my keys. When I can't find my keys in the morning, I usually freak out and lose my cool.
On a different topic, one student said that when her husband comes home from work, he never uses his key to open the door. Instead, he rings the doorbell and she opens the door for him. That's unbelievable.
I also asked if you ever had problems with your car. For example, maybe you run out of gas while driving, or your car battery runs out in the parking lot because you left the lights on. Usually, you have to be absent-minded to let these things happen to you.
One student said he ran out of gas over 10 times in his life. I thought he was exaggerating, but apparently it's the truth. He said that when he was young, he had no money so he often tried to avoid filling up on gas. When he ran out of gas, he would go to the gas station and ask for 50 yen's worth of gas. The gas station attendant would give him about 400mL of gas in a plastic bottle, and he would take it back to his motorbike and then go home.
Finally, have you ever had this problem? You go to Naha Main Place, go shopping, and then when you come back you can't find your car? It seems to be a very common problem and everyone has a different way of dealing with it. Most students try to remember the zone by looking at the pillars. Some students actually take pictures of the pillars with their cell phone. One student just parks at Tsutaya next to Main Place, so that he can always find his car easily. How do you deal with this problem?
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