Here is the schedule for September 2020...
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For students who come on Mondays or Tuesdays, please be careful. There are 2 national holidays this month.
If you have any questions or want to a make up a lesson, please call Ayako sensei...
Here are some notes from Week #2…
We reviewed this grammar point and did this
worksheet before the main part of the lesson began…
Hope they help!
Step #2 ~ Grammar
Check
(2 ~ 4 minutes for this section)
Alright ….
Sounds good now…
Please read….
#1 ~ “not as….as …(~hodo) (…dewa nai)”
Alright and…
We have 2 patterns again this week…
Please read them…
#1 ~ NOT as Keiyoushi as meishi
#2 ~ NOT as Keiyoushi as meishi + used to ________
(Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
Please read #1, 2,
& #3
#1 ~ Chris isn’t as
smart as he looks.
#2 ~ Work is not as
busy as last month.
#3
~ I thought the original was better than the
remake…
Sounds good now…
A quick vocabulary check…
Do you remember…
1. What is “izen”?... in English, please?
#1 ~ “izen” ~ use to
Alright now…
We have a new one…
2.
What
is “izen
hodo”?... in English, please?
#1
~ “izen hodo” ~ as keiyoushi as
meishi + used to
(Please make a note….)
OK now…
Please read #4, please….
#4 ~ She is not as
pretty as she used to be.
Sounds good now….
Please read #5 &
#6,
please
#5 ~ It is not as
popular as it used to be.
#6 ~ I don’t love him as much as I used to.
Step #3 ~ Worksheet
(5 ~ 6 minutes for this section)
Alright now… Please turn your papers over and…
Please read the Japanese
As…as….. wo tsukate, onaji imi wo arawasu bun wo kansen shinasai….
Sounds good now…
Please read the first example….
The movie was great but I think the book was much better.
*The movie wasn’t as good as the book.
2.
The Tigers lost again! They
were way better last years..
*The Tigers aren’t as good as last year.
*The Tigers aren’t as good as they were last year.
*They aren’t as good as last year.
*The Tigers didn’t play as well as last year.
3.
I thought he was strong, but I was stronger.
*He wasn’t as
strong as me.
*He wasn’t as
strong as I was.
*He wasn’t as
strong as I thought.
Alright now…. #4, please….
4.
I thought Tabasco was spicy but Shichimi Togarashi is a lot spicier.
*Tabasco isn’t as spicy as Shichimi Togarashi.
*Tabasco isn’t as spicy as I thought.
Sounds good now…
(Change picture #25)
#5, please….
5.
My husband used to really good looking, but he isn’t anymore.
*My husband isn’t as good looking as he used to be.
OK now…
Next one, please….
6.
I used to be really thin, but I have gained a lot of weight.
*I am not as
thin as I used to be.
Sounds good now…
Next one, please….
7.
They used to only cost 100 yen, but now they are much more expensive.
*They aren’t as cheap as they used to be.
Alright… now…
The last one…#8, please….
8.
I used to meet my friends every day, but I don’t anymore.
*I don’t meet my friends as much as I used to.
*I don’t meet my friends as much as I used to meet my friends.
*I don’t meet my friends as often as I used to.
If you have any questions, please ask me...
Study hard and see you soon...
I hope you have all been enjoying your summer vacation.
In just a few days classes will start again and we
are looking forward to hearing about what you all did during the holiday.
Since class will start again in a few days, I am
going to post some notes and IF YOU HAVE TIME…please take a look at them…
OK now…
Before the holiday we took a look at this grammar
point….
Step #2 ~ Grammar
Check
(2 ~ 4 minutes for this section)
Alright ….
Sounds good now…
(Change picture #19)
How about this one….
Please read….
#1 ~ “not as….as …(~hodo) (…dewa nai)”
Alright
and…
We
have 2 patterns…please read them…
#1 ~ NOT as Keiyoushi
as meishi
#2 ~ NOT as Keiyoushi
as idiom
(Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
Please read #1 &
#2
#1
~ Chris isn’t as old as he looks.
#2 ~ I didn’t do as well on the exam as I had hoped.
Sounds good now…
Please read #3 &
#4
#3 ~ “The weather is
better today, isn’t it?” “Yes, it’s not
as humid.”
#4
~ I don’t know as many words as you do.
A quick check…
Do you remember ….
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)
Sounds good now…
(Change picture #23)
Please read the last one… #5,
please
#5 ~
Tokyu wasn’t as crowded as usual.
Step #3 ~ Worksheet
(5 ~ 6 minutes for this section)
Alright now… Please turn your papers over and…
Please read the Japanese
As…as….. wo tsukate, onaji imi wo
arawasu bun wo kansen shinasai….
Sounds good now…
(Change picture #25)
Please read the first example….
1.
I’m pretty tall, but you are taller.
*I’m not as
tall as you.
2.
My salary is high, but yours is higher.
*My salary isn’t as high as yours.
*My salary isn’t as high as your salary.
3.
Vancouver is cold, but Nagano is much colder.
*Vancouver isn’t as cold as Nagano.
Alright now….
#4, please….
4.
Delicia is really cheap, but Seiyu is a bit cheaper.
*Delicia isn’t as cheap as Seiyu.
Sounds good now…#5, please….
5.
I still feel a little blue, but I felt a lot worse yesterday.
*I don’t feel as bad as yesterday.
*I don’t feel as blue as yesterday.
OK now…
Next one, please….
6.
They have lived here for quite a while, but I’ve lived here longer.
*They haven’t lived here as long as me.
*They haven’t lived here as long as I have.
*They haven’t lived as long as me.
*They haven’t lived as long as I have.
Sounds good now…
Next one, please….
7.
I was a little nervous during the interview, but usually I am a lot
more nervous
*I wasn’t as
nervous as usual.
*I wasn’t as
nervous as I usually am.
Alright…. now….
The last one is a bit tough….
8.
You know a lot about Zenkoji, but I know more.
*You don’t know as much as me.
*You don’t know as much about Zenkoji as me.
*You don’t know as much about Zenkoji as I do.
*You don’t know about Zenkoji as well as I do.
*You don’t know about Zenkoji as much as I do.
Alright now…
(Change picture #50)
Please make 1
sentence on your own…
Step # 2 ~ Vocabulary Check ( 20 ~25 + for this section ) Alright…. Sounds good now… A quick vocabulary check… Now…We saw t...
