Sunday, July 26, 2020



Alright now…
A quick check…
Do you remember from last week…
1.     What is #1?
Hone no you ni~
*It is as dry as a bone.

Sounds good…now…
This student usually pees his pants…but….
When he checked his underwear…
2.     How is he?
#1 ~ *Dry as a bone.
#2 ~ *He is as dry as a bone.
(Please make a note)
(Please listen one more time)

Alright now…
Let’s take a look at the next one…
And….
3.     What is #2, please…
 “Koori no you ni~
*It is as cold as ice.

OK now…
When he checked his friend…
4.     How did he know he was dead?
Because….
#1 ~ He was as cold as ice.
(Please listen one more time)
(Please make a note)

Sounds good now…
Next….
5.     What was “unagi no you ni”?
*It is as slippery as an eel

Ok and…
6.     What does the expression slippery as an eelmean?
*It means…. “Tsukumai nikui

Like this robber….
7.     How was he?
#1 ~ He was as slippery as an eel
 (Please listen one more time)
(Please make a note)

Sounds good now…
How about the next one…
8.     What is “sekitan no you ni….
*It is as black as coal.

Sounds good now…
We take a look over here and…
What did he say?
9.     What time was it?
#1 ~ It was midnight

Sounds good and…
10.                            How dark was it outside?
#1 ~ black as coal.
#2 ~ It was as black as coal.
*I couldn’t see my hand in front of me.
(Please listen one more time)
(Please make a note)

Alright and….
We have one more ….
How about this dog….
11.                            How does he like his coffee?
* as black as night.
*He likes his coffee as black as night

Sounds good now…
#5, is new….
12.                            What is “Toori no you ni”…in English, please….
Tori no you ni
*It is as free as a bird.

Sounds good now…
We take a look and…
What did he say…?
After a bump on the head…
13.                            How is he?
#1 ~ He is as free as a bird.
 (Please listen one more time)
(Please make a note)

Sounds good now…
For the last one….
14.                            We have…“e no you ni” …in English, please…
*It is as pretty as a picture.

Sounds good now…
For the last one…
15.                            What did he say to Miss Dwyer?
He said
#1 ~ You are as pretty as a picture.
(Please listen one more time)
(Please make a note)

August 2020 Schedule


Here is the schedule for August 2020...
If you have any questions or want to a make up a lesson, please call Ayako sensei...

2020年 8月のカレンダーです。
質問がある方や、振り替えのクラスをご希望の方は、綾子先生にご連絡ください。
Telephone:  026 - 225 - 8678

Thursday, July 9, 2020

July 2020 Schedule...



Here is the schedule for July 2020...
If you have any questions or want to a make up lesson, please call Ayako sensei...

2020年7月のカレンダーです。
質問がある方や、振り替えのクラスをご希望の方は、綾子先生にご連絡ください。
Telephone:  026 - 225 - 8678



As けいようし As めいし

Recently in class we reviewed the grammar point...  as....as.....

Here are just a few of the notes from class...
Sorry everyone I removed all the special questions, examples etc that we had for each expression... 



Please read….
#1 ~ “as….as (to onaji gurai ) (NOT the same like)

Alright and…
We have 2 patterns…please read them…
#1 ~ as Keiyoushi as meishi
#2 ~ as Keiyoushi as idiom
 (Please make a note)

Sounds good now…
Please read #1 & #2
#1 ~ Tom is as old as Brian
#2 ~ He is as tall as Kawakami.

Sounds good now…
Please read #3 & #4
#3 ~ This summer has been as hot as last year.
#4 ~ He is as successful as Kawakami.

What is “itsumo no you ni”….in English, please…

#1 ~ As ever ~ itsumo no you ni
#2 ~ As usual ~ itsumo no you ni
(Please make a note)

Alright now…
Please read the last 2 sentences, please
#5 ~ It is as busy as ever.
#6 ~ It is as crowded as usual.
(Please write #5 & #6)



Alright now…

Do you remember from last week…
1.     What is #1?
hokori no you ni~
*It is as dry as dust

Alright now…
Let’s take a look at the next one…
What is #2, please…
ishi no you ni~
*It is as hard as a rock
(Please make a note)

Sounds good now…
The next one is new….
What is “unagi no you ni”?
*It is as slippery as an eel   (And the meaning is “Tsukumai nikui”)

Ok now...
We take a look at #4, and…
What is “rion no you ni….
*It is as brave as a lion

OK now...Just 2 left to go...
 #5, please…
jigoku no you ni
*It is as hot as hell

Great and ....For the last one...
We have…“hane no you ni”...
*It is as light as a feather

Hope these notes help a bit...Study Hard...


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