Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Choice of Happiness Week #25

 Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Review #1

 



Sounds good now...

We will start off with the same first 2 as usual

1.     #1, & #2, please

#1 ~ Kono naka wa kore ijō atsuku narenai deshou ka?” ~

*It couldn’t be any hotter in here.

#2 ~ Kanojo wa kore ijō kakoyoku nareru deshou ka?” ~

*Could she be any cooler?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

2.     #3, #4, & #5, please

#3 ~ Tengoku wa kore ijō yoku naru deshou ka? ~

*Could heaven be any better?

#4 ~ akiraka ni / meihaku” ~ obvious

#5 ~Dare no me ni mo akiraka dayou?...

Bare bare dayou!” ~

(English = Motto akiraka ni nareru deshou ka?)

*Could it be any more obvious?

 (If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Review #2

Alright now…

(Change picture #9)

How about the next 2….

3.     #6, & #7, please…

#6 ~Anata wa koreijō iraira saseru hito ni nareru deshou ka? ~

*Could you be any more annoying?

*Could you be any more irritating?

#7 ~ Anata wa kore ijōera-so ninarerudeshou ka?” ~

*Oh my Gosh!  Could you be any bossier?

(If needed: Please make a note)


Step #3 ~ Listening

 

Sounds good now…

(Please listen ….)

#1 ~ Couldn’t be any hotter in here?

…Or could it?

#2 ~ Could she be any cooler?

#3 ~ Could heaven be any better?

#4 ~ Could you be any more obvious?

#5 ~ Could you be any more annoying?

#6 ~ Oh my Gosh!  Could you be bossier?

 

Step #3 ~ Worksheet



Sounds good now…

1.     1, please…

#1 ~ If you work out a lot, you will get stronger.

The more you work out, the stronger you will get

The more you work out, the stronger you will be

 

Alright now….

2.     #2, please…

#2 ~ If the weather is hot, you sweat more.

The hotter it is, the more you sweat

The hotter it gets, the more you will sweat

The hotter the weather is, the more you sweat

 

Ok now…

The next one…

#3, please…

3.     #3 ~ If you eat healthy food, you will feel good.

The healthier you eat, the better you will feel

The healthier the food you eat, the better you will feel

The more healthy food you eat, the better you will feel

 

Ok and....

How about the 4th one…

#4, please…

4.     #4 ~ His boss keeps giving him more work and so he is really stressed.

The more work he gets, the more stressed he is

The more work his boss gives him, the more stressed he is

The more work his boss gives him, the more stressed he gets

The more work his boss gives him, the more stressed he feels

 

Ok and....

How about the next one…

5.     #5 ~ He is getting older, but he is getting wiser

The older he gets, the wiser he gets

The older he gets, the wiser he will be

 

Ok now…

The next one…

#6, please…

6.     #6 ~ He spends a lot of time with her and he looks really happy

The more time he spends with her, the happier he looks

The more time they spend together, the happier they are

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Choice of Happiness Week #24

Step #2Polite Question Review #1


Sounds good now…

(Change picture #5)

We will start off with the same first 2 as usual

1.     #1, & #2, please

#1 ~ Kore ijō atsuku naru deshou ka?” ~

*Could it be any hotter?

#2 ~ Ame wa motto hageshiku furu no deshou ka?” ~

*Could it be raining any harder?

*Could it be raining any heavier?

*Could it be any rainier (so so)

*Could it rain any harder than this?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

2.     #3, #4, & #5, please

#3 ~ akiraka ni / meihaku” ~ obvious

#4 ~ Dare no me ni mo akiraka dayou?...

Bare bare dayou!” ~

(English = Motto akiraka ni naru deshou ka?)

*Could it be any more obvious?

#5 ~Anata wa koreijō baka ni naru darou? ~

*Could you be any dumber?

*Could you be any more stupid?

*Could you be any stupider?

 (If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about the next 2….

3.     #6, & #7, please…

#6 ~Anata wa koreijō tsumaranai hito ni naru darou? ~

*Could you be any more boring?

#7 ~Kore ijō waruku naru darou?” ~

*Could it be any worse?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about the next 2….

4.     #8, & #9, please…

#8 ~Anata wa kore ijō kawaiku naru deshou ka?” ~

*Could you be any cuter?

*Could you be any prettier?

#9 ~Anata wa kore ijō osoku naru deshou ka?” ~

*Could you be any later?

(If needed: Please make a note)


Step #4 ~ the + hikakukyu + the

Sounds good now…

(Change picture #21)

1.     #10, please

#10 ~Kare no koto o shirebashiruhodo suki ni natta” ~

*The more I got to know him the more I liked him

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

2.     #11, please…

#11 ~Natsu no ma ni nomimono o ureba uru hodo rieki ga fuemasu

           The more drinks we can sell during the summer…

The higher our profits will be

 

The more drinks I sell during the summer…

The higher my profits will be

 

          The more drinks you can sell during the summer

The higher your profits will be


Sounds good now…

3.     #12, please…

#12 ~Tsukarete iru to shūchū suru no ga muzukashiku narimasu.

Tsukarereba tsukareru hodo shūchū suru no ga

muzukashiku naru

*The more tired I am, the tougher it is to concentrate

*The more tired I am, the more difficult it is to concentrate

*The more tired we are, the harder it is to focus

*The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate

 

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

4.     The last 1…. #13, please…

#13 ~Kuchi genka sureba suru hodo, karera wa okorimashita?

*The more they argued, the angrier they got

*The more they argued, the angrier they were

*The more they quarreled, the angrier they got

*The more they quarreled, the angrier they became

 

Choice of Happiness Week #25

  Step # 2 ~ Vocabulary Review # 1   Sounds good now... We will start off with the same first 2 as usual … 1.      # 1 , & #...