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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Please make 1
sentence on your own…
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