Monday, February 27, 2023

Week #4

 

Step #2~Vocabulary & Grammar Review

 



Sounds good now…

We’ll start with a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please

#1 ~ “Himitsu wo morasu” ~ #1 ~ Somebody let the cat out of the bag

#2 ~ Somebody spilled the beans

#2 ~ “Koukishin wa inochi tori” ~ Curiosity killed the cat

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright …Sounds good now…

The next 4, please…

2.     #3, #4, #5, & #6, please

#3 ~ “nomu” ~ #1 ~ drink

#2 ~ drank

#3 ~ drunk

#4 ~ “yopparateiru” ~ drunk

#5 ~ “kyokutan ni yopparateiru” ~ extremely drunk

#6 ~ “guden guden ni yopparateiru” ~ as drunk as a skunk

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next 4, please…

3.     #7, #8, #9, & #10, please

#7 ~ “Kare wa dou na no?” ~ How is he?

#8 ~ “Kare wa yopparateiru” ~ He is drunk.

#9 ~ “Kare wa yopparateita” ~ He was drunk.

#10 ~ “Kare wa dore gurai yopparateimasu ka?” ~ How drunk is he?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

The next 3, please…

4.     #11, #12, & #13, please

#11 ~ “Kare wa totemo yopparateiru” ~ #1 ~ He is so drunk

#2 ~ He is very drunk

#12 ~ “Kare wa kyokutan ni yopparateiru” ~ He is extremely drunk

#13 ~ “Kare wa guden guden ni yopparateiru” ~ He is as drunk as a skunk

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next 3, please…

5.     #14, #15, & #16, please

#14 ~ “Kare wa dou natte kita no?” ~ How DID he get?

#15 ~ “Kare wa yopparate kita” ~ He got drunk

#16 ~ “Kare wa dore gurai yopparate kita no?” ~ How drunk DID he get?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Sounds good now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The next 3, please…

6.     #17, #18, & #19, please

#17 ~ “Kare wa totemo yopparate kita” ~ #1 ~ He got so drunk

#2 ~ He got very drunk

#18 ~ “Kare wa kyokutan ni yopparate kita” ~ He got extremely drunk

#19 ~ “Guden guden ni yopparate kita” ~ He got as drunk as a skunk

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

Next we have…

7.     #20, & #21, please

#20 ~ “Kare wa dore gurai nomimashita ka?” ~ How much DID he drink?

#21 ~ “Kare wa takusan nonda” ~ #1 ~ He drank so much

#2 ~ He drank a lot

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about the next 2

8.     #22, & #23, please

#22 ~ “Kare wa nan hai nomimashita ka?” ~

*How many drinks DID he have?

#23 ~ “Kare wa nan hai mo nonda” ~ #1 ~ He had so many drinks

He had many drinks

#2 ~ He had a lot of drinks

 

Ok now…

We take a look over here and..

9.     What is shirafu”…in English, please…

*“shirafu” ~ sober (New)

 

OK now…

(Change picture #17)

#24 ~ “shirafu” ~ sober (New)

#25 ~ “yoi wo samasu” ~ sober up (New)

#26 ~ “Yoi wo samasu jikan ga hitsuyou desu” ~

*He needs time to sober up

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

I want to check all of these one more time…….

And…So….

10.#1, #2, #3, #4, & #5, please

#1 ~ “Kare wa shirafu datta” ~ He was sober

#2 ~ “Kare wa nomi hajimeta” ~ He started to drink

#3 ~ “Kare wa yoi hajimeta” ~ He started to get drunk

#4 ~ “Kare wa nomi hajimeta” ~ He got drunk

#5 ~ “Kare wa yotteiru” ~ He is drunk

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

We have 1 more new idiom…

11.What is this in English, please…?

#27 ~ “Kare wa takusan nomimasu” ~

*He drinks like a fish

*He can drink like a fish

 

Sounds good and …

12.What DOES it say in the dictionary for drink like a fish….?

*To drink too much alcohol

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

OK…Sounds good now…

13.Please read the example….?

*I’ve never seen anyone drink as much as Ross.

He drinks like a fish.

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Monday, February 13, 2023

Resolutions 2023 Week #1



Step #1 ~ Expressions Review

(3~ 5 minutes ….)

 

Alright …Sounds good now…

(Change picture #11)

We take a look and…

We see these 2 expressions again from last week…

 

Now…

#1, & #2, please

1.     #1 ~ “Zutto nantoka wo shiyo to omotteita…kedomadayateinai

#1 ~ I have been meaning to….

#2 ~ I have been meaning to + doushi

#3 ~ I have been thinking about + doushi + ing

#4 ~ I have been thinking of + doushi + ing

#2 ~ “enki suru” ~ put off

 

Alright now…

How about the next 2

#3 ~ “~no kibun” ~ feel like

#4 ~ “~no kibun de wanai” ~ don’t feel like

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright ….

Sounds good …now…

(Change picture#14)

2.     What DO YOU feel like doing?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

#1 ~ I feel like + doushi + ing

 

Step #2 ~ Expressions Review

 

Alright now…

(Change picture #44)

3.     Another quick vocabulary check…

#1 ~ “kowagatteiru” ~ #1 ~ scared

#2 ~ afraid

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

#2 ~ horrified

#3 ~ frightened

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

(Change picture #46)

4.     This one we had last week….

#3 ~ “Zotto suru hodo akireteiru” ~ horrified

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

Another quick check….

5.     #1 ~ “osusume suru” ~ #1 ~ recommend

#2 ~ suggest

#3 ~ propose

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

 

Sounds good now…

6.     Another quick vocabulary check…

#1 ~ “sugu ni” ~ right away

#2 ~ “tadachi ni” ~ immediately

#3 ~ “zannen nagara” ~ unfortunately

#4 ~ “chinami ni” ~ incidentally

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Ok now…

While Monica was working at the café …

1.     What was she horrified to see?

*She was horrified to see them at the cafe

*She was horrified to see her friends

*She was horrified to see her friends there

*She was horrified to see her friends sitting in the café

*She was horrified to see her friends in the cafe

 

OK and….

As soon as she saw them sitting there….

2.     What DID she immediately think to herself?

#1 ~ She immediately thought
*She thought Somebody let the cat out of the bag

*She thought Somebody spilled the beans

*She thought Somebody said I work here

 

Alright and…

What did Monica say….

3.     What DID she recommend that they have on New Year’s Eve?

#1 ~ recommended + that + S + GKD

*She recommended that they have a party

*She recommended that they have a special party

*She recommended that they have a special party on New Year’s Eve

 

Ok now…

(Change video #77)

(0:00~0:05)

Instead of a special party…

4.     What DID Joey propose that they do instead?

#1 ~ proposed + that + S + GKD

*He proposed that they get some pizza and beers and have fun.

*He proposed that they get some pizzas, get some beers and have fun.

*He proposed that they have a party with pizza and beer

 

Ok now…

(Change picture #78)

When Monica heard that…

(Have students read the top sentence and then make the if sentence)

5.     What DID she think to herself?

#1 ~ She thought

(Only getting pizza and beers is not special)

*If we only get pizza and beers, it won’t be special

*If we spend New Year’s with only pizza and beers, it wouldn’t be special

*If we are only getting pizza and beers, it won’t be special

 

Grammar point

(Change picture #80)

#1 ~ “tanomu” ~ ask

#2 ~ “tsutaeru” ~ tell

#3 ~ “iu” ~ say

 

Alright now…

(Change picture #84)

#1 ~ tell +O + to + doushi

#2 ~ ask + O + to + doushi

#3 ~ say + to + doushi

 

OK now…

Since P san didn’t want to drink alcohol…

(Change video #82)

(0:00~0:03)

She had a request….

6.     What DID she say to Joey?

#1 ~ She said

Can you bring some soda?

Can you bring me some soda?

 

Alright and…

To remember what she JUST said…

7.     What DID Joey say to himself many times?

#1 ~ He said

#1 ~ She asked me to bring some soda.

#2 ~ She told me to bring some soda.

#3 ~ She said to bring some soda.

 

Ok now…

We take a look over here and…

8.     What DID Chand want Joey to get?

*He wanted him to get some Japanese whiskey

*He wanted him to get whiskey

 

Sounds good …but…

9.     What DID Joey say to him?

#1 ~ He said

(It is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it)

*If it weren’t expensive, I would buy it.

*If it weren’t so expensive, I would buy it.

*If it weren’t so expensive, I could get it.

*If the whisky were cheap, I would buy it.

 

And then….

10.What DID Joey say to him next?

#1 ~He said

(I can’t buy it because I can’t afford it)

*If I could afford it, I could buy it

*If I could afford it, I would buy it




Ok sounds good now…

(Change picture #87)

1.     What DID Mon say to Chand?

#1 ~ She

#1 ~ She asked him to call Rach

#2 ~ She told him to call Rach

#3 ~ She said to call Rach

 

Alright ….

Sounds good…but…

2.     What DID Chand answer?

#1 ~He said

(I don’t have my phone with me, right now)

*If I had my phone, I would call her

*If I had my phone, I could call her

*If I had my phone with me, I would call her

*If I had my phone, I could call

 

Sounds good … But after saying “Yes….

(Change video #93)

(0:00~0:07)

Rachel also had a request…

And….

3.     What DID she say to Joey?

#1 ~ She said

Don’t say anything to Albert

Oh and…Don’t say anything to Albert

 

Ok so then…

(Change picture #88)

After Joey hung up the phone…

4.     What DID he say to everyone?

#1 ~ He said

#1 ~ She asked us not to say anything to Albert.

#2 ~ She told us not to say anything to Albert.

#3 ~ She said not to say anything to Albert.

 

#1 ~ She asked me not to say anything to Albert.

#2 ~ She asked me not to say anything to Albert.

#3 ~ She said not to say anything to Albert.

 

Sounds good and…

Before they finished making their plans…

Ross had 1 last thing to say…

5.     What DID he tell them?

(I can’t drink too much because I have work the next day )

#1 ~He said

*If I didn’t have to work the next day, I could drink more

*If I didn’t have to work the next day, I could drink a lot

*If I didn’t have work the next day, I could drink a lot

*If I didn’t have work the next day, I could drink so much

*If I didn’t have work the next day, I would drink so much

 

 





 

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