Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Christmas Story 2025 #5

 Step #4 ~ Vocabulary Check


Ok now…

A quick vocabulary check from this section……

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please….

#1 ~ “Keri- ha okaasan ni nani wo kikimashita ka?” ~

    What DID Kelly ask her mother?

#2 ~ “Doushita no?” ~ #1 ~ What’s wrong

                                        #2 ~ What’s the matter?

#3 ~ “Daddy no mondai wa nan desu ka?” ~

  *What’s wrong with daddy?

  *What’s the matter with daddy?

  *What’s the problem with daddy?

  *What’s daddy’s problem?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

The next 3, please…

2.     #4, #5, & #6, please….

#4 ~"Nande Al wa asa ni ochikondeita no?" ~

*Why was Al blue in the morning?

*Why was Al down in the morning?

*Why was Al depressed in the morning?

*Why was Al depressed in the morning?

*Why did Al feel down in the dumps in the morning

#5 ~ "Kare wa nani de isogashikatta no?" ~

*What was he busy doing?

*What was he busy with?

#6 ~ "Kare wa tada seikyuu-sho wo haratteita."

*He was just paying bills

*He was just paying the bills

*He was just paying the bill

 

Alright now….

How about these next ones…

3.     #7, #8, & #9, please….

#7~ “Aru wa konkai naze naiteita no deshou ka?

  *Why was Al crying this time?

#8 ~ “Pegī wa sengetsu dorekurai okane o tsukatta no deshou ka?” ~

  *How much money DID Peggy spend last month?

*How much DID Peggy spend last month?

#9 ~ “Pegī wa sengetsu takusan no okane o tsukatta” ~

 *Peggy spent so much money last month

*Peggy spent a lot of money last month

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next ones…

4.     #10, #11, #12, & #13, please….

#10 ~ shinjiru~ believe

#11~ sore wo shinjite~ believe it

#12 ~ shinji you to, shinjimae to /

      shinjirarenai kamoshirenai kedo~ believe it or not (idiom)

#13 ~ Shinjirarenai kamoshiremasenga…

      watashitachiwa hasan shimashita” ~

*Believe it or not….we are broke

*Believe it or not….we are bankrupt

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #5 ~ Vocabulary Pages #2

Please turn your pages over

 


Sounds good now…

How about these ones…

5.     #14, #15, #16, & #17, please….

#14 ~ yukan na” ~ brave

#15 ~ Kare wa karera ni okane o tsukawanaide to iita noni” ~

*Even though he told them not to spend money

*Even though he told them not to use money

#16 ~ Karera wa dou datta soshite nani wo shimashita ka?” ~

*How WERE they and what DID they do?

#17 ~ Karera wa totemo yūkan datta dochimichi okane o tsukatta” ~

*They were very brave and spent money

*They were very brave and spent money anyway

*They were so brave and spent money

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about these 2

6.     #18, & #19, please….

#18 ~ Karera wa hontō ni nani o kangaeru hitsuyō ga atta no?”~

*What DID they really need to think of?

#19 ~ Okane o setsuyaku suru hōhō o kangaeru hitsuyō ga atta~

*They needed to think of ways to save money

*They needed to think of a way to save money

*They needed to think about how to save money

*They needed to think about how to spend less money

 

Sounds good now…

How about the last 2….

7.     #20, & #21, please….

#20 ~ Aru wa Pegu ni nani o kiita no?” ~

*What DID Al ask Peg?

*What DID Al ask to Peg?

#21 ~ Nakute mo yatte ikeru mono wa nan desu ka?~

*What can you live without?

*What can you do without?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Have/Has = 完了形 Week #2 2026

 Step #6 ~ Have Intro

 



Alright now…

1.   The Next Question…

#1 ~ “Anata wa~wo shimashita ka?” ~

         *Did you

         *Did you do

#2 ~ “Anata wa~shita koto ga arimasu ka?” ~

#1 ~ Have you

#2 ~ Have you ever

#3 ~ “Anata wa ~itta koto ga arimasu ka?” ~

#1 ~ Have you been

#2 ~ Have you ever been

                Have you gone

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…..

2.     Another quick vocabulary check…

#1 ~ “narabu” ~ line up

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

We take a look and…

3.     What attraction HAVE these people lined up for?

*They have lined up for the Haunted Mansion

 

What do you think?

To enter the haunted mansion

4.     How long HAVE they waited in line for?

*They have waited for 1 hour

*They have waited in line for 1 hour

*They have waited for a few hours

*They have waited for 2 hours

*They have waited for over 30 minutes

*They have waited in line for a long time

*They have to wait in line for 1 hour

 

Ok now…

Even though there was nobody in line…

5.     How long WAS the waiting time for the haunted mansion?

*It WAS 13 minutes.

*The waiting time WAS 13 minutes.

*It was waiting for 13 minutes

 

Sounds good now…

6.     Another quick vocabulary check…

#1 ~ “iu” ~ say

#2 ~ “kaku” ~ write

#3 ~ “kaite aru” ~ say

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Even though there are few people in line…

What do you think?

7.     Why DO the signs say13”…?

*It is an unlucky number…

*Because 13 is an unlucky number

*13 is the number of ghosts

 

Alright now…Question…

8.     Haunted Mansion ni haitta koto ga aru

*Have you ever been in the Haunted Mansion?

*Have you ever been into the Haunted Mansion?

*Have you ever been to the Haunted Mansion?

*Have you entered the Haunted Mansion?

 

OK…now….

9.     HAVE you ever been in the haunted mansion?

      (Have de kiita kara… Have de kotaeiru)

#1 ~ Yes, I have

#2 ~ No, I haven’t

 

(Optional)

OK…and…

How about you?

#1 ~ So have I.

#2 ~ I have, too

#3 ~ Me, too

 

Sounds good…now…

10.How IS it supposed to be inside?

#1 ~ It is supposed to be ….

#1 ~ “kowai” ~ scary

#2 ~ “kurai” ~ dark

#3 ~ “zoku zoku saseru” ~ thrilling

#4 ~ “bukimi” ~ eerie

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

11.Another quick vocabulary check….

#1 ~ “kowaii” ~ scary

#2 ~ “kowagateiru” ~ #1 ~ scared

                                        #2 ~ afraid

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and….

These ones, please….

#2 ~ “zotto shiteiru” ~ #1 ~ terrified

                                         #2 ~ horrified

                                         #3 ~ frightened

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now… Question…

12.Anata wa obake wo kowagateimasu ka?…in English, please
#1 ~ Are you scared of ghosts?

      #2 ~ Are you afraid of ghosts?

 

OK now…

13.Yure wa obake wo mita koto ga arimasu ka?

*Have you ever seen a ghost?

 

Ok…now…

14.Haunted Mansion ni hairu no wo kowagateimasu ka?
#1 ~ Are you scared + to + doushi 

#2 ~ Are you afraid + to + doushi 

*Are you scared to enter the haunted mansion?

*Are you scared to go into the haunted mansion?

*Are you scared to go in the haunted mansion?

*Are you afraid to go into the haunted mansion?

 

OK…now…

15.Why DO some people avoid the Haunted Mansion?

#1 ~ They are scared of ghosts so…

#2 ~ they are scared to enter the haunted mansion

they are scared to go into the haunted mansion

They are afraid to go into the haunted mansion because they are afraid of ghosts

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #12 ~ Retire Questions

 

OK now…

16.Another quick check …

#1 ~ “taishoku suru” ~ retire ~ retired

#2 ~ “taikshoku” ~ retirement

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good…now…

If we take a look….

Many ghosts have retired at the haunted mansion…

And…

17.Where ARE they from?

(If needed: Chomeina ~ prominent)

#1 ~ They are from

*They are from all over the world

 

And….and now…

18.How many ghosts LIVE in the haunted mansion?

      (If needed: Tataru ~ haunt)

*999 ghosts live in the haunted mansion

*There are 999 ghosts in the haunted mansion

*There are 999 ghosts there

Christmas Story 2025 #5

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