Friday, March 29, 2024

Love Story 2024 #8

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Check

(10~ + for this section)

 


Sounds good now…

A quick vocabulary check…

Some are old and some are new…

1.     First …#1, #2, & #3, please

#1 ~ #1 ~ “~izen hodo~shinai” ~

          We don’t_____ as much as we used to

    #2 ~ “izen hodo ~hinpan ni shinai” ~ 

          We don’t_____ as often as we used to

#3 ~ “mae hodo ~shinai” ~

     We don’t_____ as much as before

#2 ~ “~mo shinai” ~ don’t ___ anymore

#3 ~ “izen no you ni…” ~ like we used to

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Ok now…

(Ask students one of the 2 questions…)

1.     Question #1What IS something that you don’t do as much as you used

*I don’ t go abroad as much as I used to

 

Question #2:  What IS something that you don’t do anymore?

*I don’t buy clothes anymore because I have enough clothes

*I can’t sleep all through the night anymore

 

Ok ….

Sounds good now…

2.     How about…#4, #5, & #6, please

#4 ~ “Watashitachi wa mo warawanai” ~

*We don't laugh anymore

#5 ~ “Zenbu wa ittai nan no tame datta no?” ~

*What was all of it for?

*What was everything for?

#6 ~ “Watashitachi wa mo hanasani, izen no you ni…” ~

*We don't talk anymore, like we used to

*We don't talk anymore, like we used to do

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Sounds good now….

3.     A quick check…

#1 ~ “honmei no hito” ~ the one

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

If you were looking for “THE ONE

4.     What WOULD be the most important thing…. For you?

*He should be rich

I would like a rich man

I never want to worry about money again

*He should have the same sense of values

 *He should have a good personality


Sounds good now….

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

How about the next ones…

5.     #7, #8, #9, & #10, please

#7 ~ “Sakki kiita” ~

*I just heard

#8 ~ “Anata wa honmei nohito wo mitsuketa, te sakki kiita yo” ~

*I just heard you found the one

*I just heard you found the person

#9 ~ “Anata ga sagashiteita honmei no hito…” ~

*the one you’ve been looking for

*the one you were looking for

*the one who you were looking for

#10 ~ “Anata ga sagashiteita honmei no hito wo mitsuketa, te

sakki kiita yo” ~

*I just heard you found the one you’ve been looking for

*I just heard you found the person you’ve been looking for

*I just heard you found the one you were looking for

*I just heard you found the one who you have been looking for

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Alright….

Sounds good now…The next 3, please….

6.     #11, #12, & #13, please

#11 ~ “~negau / ~dattara ii na” ~

*I wish

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

*I wish I had known

*I wish I had known + bun

*I wish I knew

#13 ~ “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 would have known that it wasn’t me

(If needed: Please make a note)


Ok now…

How about you…?

1.     What IS something that you wish you had known before?

#1 ~ I wish I had known….

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

  *I wish I had known there would be a sale

  *I bought face cleaner online and a few days later the price went down

*I wish I had known it would go on sale

  *I wish I had known my husband's real character before marriage

  *I wish I had known how cold it was here in winter

  *I wish I had known how cold it was here in winter



Sounds good…now…

Just a few more…

The next 2, please….

1.     #14, & #15, please

#14 ~ “Kare, mae no kanojyo to tsukitateiru to omou” ~

*I think he is seeing his ex-girlfriend

*I think he is going out with his ex-girlfriend

#15 ~ “Kare wa mae no kanojyo no koto ga wasurerarenai to omou” ~

*I think he can’t forget his ex-girlfriend

*I think he can’t stop thinking about his ex-girlfriend

*I think he can’t get his ex-girlfriend out of his mind

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Sounds good…now

We saw these 2 last week…

2.     #16, & #17, please

#16 ~ “Da-te suru toki ni watashi ga itsumo harau” ~

*I always pay when we go on a date

*I always pay for everything on a date

*I always pay for you when we go out

*I always pay every time we go out

#17 ~ “Itsumo warikan nan no yo” ~

#1 ~ We always split the bill

We always split the check

#2 ~ We always go Dutch

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Sounds good…and…

The last one, please…

3.     #18, please

#18 ~ “Kare wa okane wo zenbu shumi ni sosogikonde shimasu yo” ~

*He always spends all of his money on his hobby.

*He always spends all of his money on his hobbies

*He always wastes all of his money on his hobbies

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about you?

(Change picture #18)

Recently…

4.     What DO you spend most of your money on?

#1 ~ I spend most of my….

*I spend most of my money on the gym

*I spend most of my money on the gym

*I spend most of my money on shoes


Ok and…

We have one last word on our vocabulary list…

1.     Do you remember what hinan suru / semeruWAS? …in English, please…

#19 ~ “semeru / hinan” ~ #1 ~ accuse

#2 ~ accuse + O + of + doushi + ing

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

Last time…

Since her boyfriend had been acting strange

2.     What DID Hoshino accuse him of doing?

#1 ~ accuse + O + of + doushi + ing

*She accused him of cheating

*She accused him of cheating ON her

*She accused him of cheating with another girl

*She accused him of cheating ON her with someone

*She accused him of cheating ON her with another girl

*She accused him of cheating ON her with another woman


Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Love Story 2024 #7

 

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Check

(10 ~ + for this section)

 


Sounds good now…

A quick vocabulary check…

Now… Some are old and some are new…

1.     First …#1, & #2, please

#1 ~ #1 ~ “~izen hodo ~shinai” ~

       We don’t _____ as much as we used to

     #2 ~ “izen hodo ~hinpan ni shinai” ~

       We don’t_____ as often as we used to

#3 ~ “mae hodo~shinai” ~

  We don’t_____ as much as before

#2 ~ “Saikin, watashitachi wa izen hodo dekakenakunatta” ~

*Recently, we don’t go out as much as we used to

*Recently, we don’t go out as often as we used to

*Recently, we don’t go out as much as before

*Recently, we haven’t gone

*Recently, we haven’t gone as much as we used to

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Ok ….

Sounds good now…

2.     How about…#3, & #4, please

#3 ~ “Doushite izen hodo denwa shite kurenai no?” ~

*Why don’t you call as much as you used to?

*Why don’t you call me as much as you used to?

*Why don’t you call as much before?

#4 ~ “Doushite watashitachi wa izen hodo hanasanai no?” ~

*Why don’t we talk as much as we used to?

*Why don’t we talk as often as we used to?

*Why don’t we talk as much as before?

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now….

How about this

3.     #5, & #6, please

#5 ~ “Watashitachi wa mo hanasanai” ~

(Please say it 3 times)

#1 ~ We don't talk anymore

#2 ~ We don't talk anymore

#3 ~ We don't talk anymore

#6 ~ “Izen no you ni…” ~

*like we used to

*like we used to do

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now….

Next…

4.     #7, #8, & #9, please

#7 ~ “Watashitachi wa mo warawanai” ~

*We don't laugh anymore

#8 ~ “Zenbu wa ittai nan no tame datta no” ~

*What was all of it for?

*What was everything for?

#9 ~ “Watashitachi wa mo hanasana, izen no you ni…” ~

*We don't talk anymore like we used to

*We don't talk anymore like we used to do

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about you…

7.     What IS something you don’t do anymore?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

*I don’t walk as often as before

*I don’t read aloud as often as before

*I don’t read books as often as I used

*I don’t eat out with my mother as much as before

 

Sounds good now….

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

8.     #10, #11, & #12, please

#10 ~ “Dareka to tsukiatteimasu ka?” ~

#1 ~ Are you seeing anyone?

#2 ~ Are you going out with anyone?

#3 ~ Are you dating anyone?

Or

#1 ~ Are you seeing someone?

#2 ~ Are you going out with someone?

#3 ~ Are you dating someone?

#11 ~ “Hoka no hito to tsukiateiru no?” ~

*Are you seeing someone else?

*Are you seeing another person?

*Are you seeing anyone else?

*Are you seeing another girl?

#12 ~ “Hoka no hito to de-to suru no wo hajimeta hou ga ii to omou” ~

*I think we should start seeing other people

*I think we should start going out with other people

*I think we should start dating other people

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 


Alright….

Sounds good now…

We take a look at the other side and…

The next 4, please….

9.     #13, #14, #15, & #16, please

#13 ~ “Jikan ga arimasu ka?” ~

*Do you have time?

#14 ~ “Ima wa nanji ka shiteimasu ka?” ~

*Do you have the time?

*Do you know what time it is?

#15 ~ “Ima wa hima desu ka?” ~

*Are you free?

*Are you free now?

*Are you free at the moment?

#16 ~ “Chotto ii ka?” ~

*Do you have a moment?

*Do you have a second?

*Do you have a minute?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good…now…

Just a few more…

The next 2, please….

10.   #17, & #18, please

#17 ~ “Tada yaru dake” ~

*Just do it….

#18 ~ “Hakkiri itte yo” ~

*Just say it

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good…and…

11.    The last 2, please….

#19 ~ “Da-te surutoki ni watashi ga itsumo harau” ~

*I always pay when we go on a date

*I always pay for everything on a date

*I always pay for you when we go out

#20 ~ “Itsumo warikan nan no yo” ~

*We always split the bill

*We always split the check

*We always go Dutch

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

What do you think?

12.                            If you went out on a date, who DO you think should pay…. and why?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

 #1 ~ I think

   *Case by case

   *We should take turns paying

   *I want him to pay for dinner and I pay for coffee

   *If he were older than I am, he would tend to want to pay


Love Story 2024 #11

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