Thursday, April 18, 2024

Love Story 2024 #11

 

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Check

(20 ~25 + for this section)



Alright…. Sounds good now…

A quick vocabulary check…

Now…We saw these first 3 last week….

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please

#1 ~ “Sore wo norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over it

#2 ~ “Okotta koto wo norikoerarenai” ~

*I can’t get over what happened

*I can’t get over what has happened

#3 ~ “Kare wo norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over him

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

2.     A quick check…Please read…

Can’t get over (something)

Unable or willing to accept or believe something

#1 ~ I just can’t get over the fact that our team lost at the last minute.

 

Ok now…

3.     A quick check…Please read…

Can’t get over (something)

Used to say that you are shocked, surprised, amused, et. By something

#1 ~ I can’t get over how rude she was

 

OK now…

How about Hoshino

4.     What COULDN’T she get over?

#1 ~ She couldn’t get over

*She couldn’t get over what he said to her

 

OK and…

How about this one…

5.     What COULDN’T Hoshino get over?

#1 ~ She couldn’t get over

*She couldn’t get over the video skipping forward 22 years

*She couldn’t get over the video skipping to 22 years in the future

*She couldn’t get over the video skipping in 22 years

*She couldn’t get over the video skipping after 22 years

 

OK and…

At the end of last week…

6.     What COULDN’T Hoshino get over?

#1 ~ She couldn’t get over

*She couldn’t get over how bad the quality of the video was

*She couldn’t get over the quality of the video was

 

Sounds good now…

(Change picture #27)

How about you…

Recently…

7.     What IS something that you can’t get over?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

#1 ~ I can’t get over

*I can’t get over how much homework I have left

*I can’t get over how much weight I have gained

*I can’t get over my disease

*I can’t get over having to drive on the highway

*I can’t get over my husband saying to drive to Tokyo

*I can’t get over my husband wanting me to drive to Tokyo

 

Alright now…

We go back to the vocabulary list…and…

8.     #4, #5, & #6, please

How about the next 3

#4 ~ “Kore wo oboete oku / Kore wo kimo ni meijiru” ~

*Keep it in mind

*Keep this in mind

#5 ~ “omoi ukabu” ~

*come to mind

#6 ~ “Nani ga omoi ukabimasu ka?” ~

*What comes to mind?

*What comes to your mind?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

When you think of your childhood….

9.     What IS the first thing or item that comes to mind?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

#1 ~ The first thing that comes

*The first thing that comes to mind is nagaimo

*The first thing that comes to mind is my father making dinner

 

Sounds good now…

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

The next 3, please…

10.#7, #8, & #9, please

#7 ~ “Anata ga atama kara hanarenai /

Zutto anata no koto wo kangaeteimasu” ~

*You are on my mind

*You stay on my mind

*I am always thinking about you

*I think about you all the time

*I can’t get you out of my mind

#8 ~ “Anata wa nani wo kangaeteimasu ka?” ~

*What are you thinking?

*What are you thinking about?

#9 ~ “Anata wa nani wo kangaeteiru no?” ~

*What’s on your mind?

(If needed: Please make a note)


Alright now…

(Ask 1 or 2 students)

How about you…

12.What IS on your mind?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

#1 ~ Im thinking about


Sounds good now…

How about these next ones…

#10, #11, & #12, please

15.#10 ~ “~na noni” ~ even though

#11 ~ “~shite mo” ~ even if

#12 ~ “~mae demo / sono mae mo” ~ even before





Alright and…

How about the next 3….

16.#13, #14, & #15, please

#13 ~ “~ato demo / sono ato mo” ~ even after

#14 ~ “Konnani jikan ga tatta atto mo” ~ Even after all this time…

#15 ~ “Tokide sae” ~ Even when

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

This time…

17.Please make 1 sentence…with…

#1 ~ Even if

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

*Even if….

*Even if I study a lot, I can’t get high score on the test

*Even if I practice a lot, I can’t get good results

*Even if I make plans, I always forget

      *Even if my back hurts, I try to go by myself

      *Even if I chop up mushrooms super small, my daughter still can't eat them


Sounds good now…

We saw these ones last week…

18.#16, & #17, please

#16 ~ “~saki ni susumenai” ~ I can’t move on

#17 ~Konnani jikan ga tatta atto mo, nande watashi wa saki ni susumenai ka na to ima da ni omou” ~

*Even after all this time, I still wonder why I can’t move on

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good …now…

How about…

19.#18, & #19, please

#18 ~ “Watashi wa shiritaku nai” ~ I don’t want to know

#19 ~ “Anata wa konya donna shurui no dress wo kiteiru ka shiritaku nai” ~

*I don’t want to know what kind of dress you are wearing tonight

 

Sounds good …and….

20.#20, please

#20 ~ “Kare wa anata wo sugoku kitsuku dakishimeteiru ka dou ka shiritaku nai” ~

*I don’t want to know if he is holding onto you so tight

*I don’t want to know if he is holding you so tight

*I don’t want to know if he is hugging you so tight or not

 

Alright and…

21.#21, please

#21 ~ “Anata ga kanojyo no me wo mitsumeteiru ka shiritaku nai” ~

*I don’t want to know if you are looking into her eyes

*I don’t want to know if you are gazing into her eyes

*I don’t want to know if you are looking into her eyes or not

*I don’t want to know if you are staring at her eyes

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok…and…

Finally…The last section, please…

22.#22, #23, & #24, please

#22 ~ “Shitteiru beki datta noni…” ~ I should have known

#23 ~ “Anata no ai wa ge-mu datta no wo shitteiru beki datta noni…” ~

*I should have known your love was a game

*Even though…I should have known your love was a game

*I should have known your love was just a game

#24 ~ “Totemo zannen desu” ~ It’s such a shame

It’s really too bad

It’s such a pity

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Love Story 2024 #10

 

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Check

(20 ~25 + for this section)

 


Alright…. Sounds good now…

A quick vocabulary check…

Now…We saw these first 3 last week….

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please

#1 ~ “~negau / ~dattara ii na” ~

*I wish

#2 ~ “~shitteitara dore hodo yokatta darou” ~

*I wish I had known

*I wish I had known that

*I wish I had known + bun

*I wish I had known + meishi

*I wish I knew

#3 ~ “Sore ga boku de nai to shitteitara dore hodo yokatta darou” ~

*I wish I had known it wasn’t me

*I wish I had known it was not me

*I wish I had known that it was not me

*I wish I would have known that it wasn’t me

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…..

2.     What DOES Hoshino wish she had known?

#1 ~ She wishes she had known….

*She wishes she had known he was cheating

*She wishes she had known he was cheating on her

*She wishes she had known he was cheating on her with another girl

*She wishes she had known he had cheated

*She wishes she had known he cheated on her

 

Sounds good…but….

More importantly…

3.     What DOES she wish she had known?

#1 ~ She wishes she had known….

*She wishes she had known she would die today

*She wishes she had known she was going to die today

*She wishes she had known she will die today

 

Ok …and…

Before she died

4.     What DOES she wish she could have done?

#1 ~ She wishes she could have….

*She wishes she could have traveled abroad

*She wishes she could have gone abroad

*She wishes she could have gone on a trip overseas

*She wishes she could have gone a trip


Ok now…

(Change picture #32)

The next 3, please…

13.#4, #5, #6, #7, & #8, please

#4 ~ “norikoeru” ~ get over

#5 ~ “norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over

#6 ~ “Kono kabe wo norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over this wall

#7 ~ “Sore wo norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over it

#8 ~ “Kare wo norikoerarenai” ~ I can’t get over him

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about you…

16.What IS something that you can’t get over?

#1 ~ I can’t get over

*I can’t get over how much weight I have gained

*I can’t get over my friend getting better results on their test

*I can’t get over not being able to go

*I can’t get over how bad my eyes have gotten

*I can’t read small letters anymore

 

Alright now…

We go back to the vocabulary list…and…

17.#9, #10, #11, & #12, please

How about the next 4

#9 ~ “Anata wa watashi no kokoro ni imasu” ~

*You are on my mind

#10 ~ “Anata wa watashi no kokoro ni nokorimasu” ~

*You stay on my mind

#11~ “Anata ga atama kara hanarerarenai” ~

*I can’t get you out of my mind

#12 ~ “Anata ga watashi no no kara hanarerarenai” ~

*I can’t you out of my brain

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Sounds good now…

We go back to our vocabulary check….and….

How about these next ones…

19.#13 ~ “~na noni” ~ even though

#14 ~ “~shite mo” ~ even if

#15 ~ “~mae demo / sono mae mo” ~ even before

#16 ~ “~ato demo / sono ato mo” ~ even after

#17 ~ “Konnani jikan ga tatta atto mo” ~ Even after all this time…

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

(Change picture #42)

Last week I had you make sentences with Even after all this time

 

Ok now…

(Change picture #44)

This time…

20.Please make 1 sentence…with…

#1 ~ Even though

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

*Even though….


OK now...

We saw this section last time….

21.#18, #19, #20, & #21, please

#18 ~ “Saki ni susumenai” ~ I can’t move on

#19 ~ “Nande watashi wa saki ni susumenai no?” ~ Why can’t I move on?

#20 ~ “Nande watashi wa saki ni susumenai ka na to ima da ni omou” ~

*I still wonder why I can’t move on

#21 ~ Konnani jikan ga tatta atto mo, nande watashi wa saki ni susumenai ka na to ima da ni omou” ~

*Even after all this time, I still wonder why I can’t move on

*I still wonder why I can’t move on, even after all this time

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good …now…

22.#22, #23, & #24, please

#22 ~ “Masa ni sono tori” ~ Just the way

#23 ~ “Anata ga kantan ni yatta mitai ni” ~

*Just the way you did so easily

*Just the way you did it so easily

#24 ~ “Watashi ga mae yatta no to onaji you ni” ~

*Just the way I did before

*Just the way I did it before

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Sounds good …now…

Please take a look at the next page…

Only 2 more sections to go….

23.#25, #26, & #27, please

#25 ~ “Watashi wa shiritaku nai” ~ I don’t want to know

#26 ~ “Anata wa konya donna shurui no dress wo kiteiru ka shiritaku nai” ~

*I don’t want to know what kind of dress you are wearing tonight

#27 ~ “Kare wa anata wo sugoku kitsuku dakishimeteiru ka dou ka shiritaku nai” ~

*I don’t want to know if he is holding onto you so tight

*I don’t want to know if he is holding you so tight

*I don’t want to know if he is hugging you so tight or not

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok…and…

Finally…The last section, please…

24.#28, #29, & #30, please

#28 ~ “Shitteiru beki datta noni…” ~ I should have known

#29 ~ “Anata no ai wa ge-mu datta no wo shitteiru beki datta noni…” ~

*I should have known your love was a game

*Even though…I should have known your love was a game

*I should have known your love was just a game

#30 ~ “Totemo zannen desu” ~ It’s such a shame

It’s really too bad

It’s such a pity

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Love Story 2024 #11

    Step # 2 ~ Vocabulary Check ( 20 ~25 + for this section ) Alright…. Sounds good now… A quick vocabulary check… Now…We saw t...