Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Haruko Field Trip .... Remember Grammar Week #1

Step #4 ~ Grammar Review #1


Alright now…

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Another quick grammar check…

Now….

1.     #1, #2, #3, #4, & #5, please

#1 ~ “~wo suru kamoshirenai” ~ might

#2 ~ ~wo suru hazu~ supposed to

(should)

#3 ~ ~wo shita hou ga ii~ should

#4 ~ “~suru no wo oboeru” ~ remember to

#5 ~ ~wo yatta no wo oboeteiru~ remember doing

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

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If needed: Remember doing

2.     Please read the grammar point

 

Sounds good now…

If needed:

3.     All of these ones, please…

#1 ~ “Anata wa nani wo shimasu ka?

*What do you do?

#2 ~ “Anata wa nani wo oboeteimasu?

*What do you remember?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

(Verb Questions 1-2-3-4)

4.     All of these ones, please…

#1 ~ “Anata wa nani wo shita no wo oboeteimasu ka?

*What do you remember doing?

#2 ~ “Karera wa nani wo shita no wo oboeteimasu ka?

*What do they remember doing?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

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#3 ~ “Kare wa nani wo shita no wo oboeteimasu ka?

*What does he remember doing?

#4 ~ “Kanojyo wa nani wo shita no wo oboeteimasu ka?

*What does she remember doing?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

#7 ~ “Riko wa nani wo shita ka oboeteimasu ka?

*What does Riko remember doing?

#8 ~ “Riko to Aki wa nani wo shita ka oboeteimasu ka?

*What do Riko and Aki remember doing?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

5.     One more time…

#1 ~ “oboeteiru” ~ #1 ~ remember

#2 ~ remember + doushi + ing (past events)

#3 ~ remember + to + doushi (future events)

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

6.     Patternif needed

 

Step #6 ~ Remember doing Questions

 

Sounds good now…

(Cover the word bubbles)

We take a look at this grandfather and…

When he was young…

7.     What DOES he remember doing?

*He remembers going to school

 

OK…and…

How about during Kyukei Jikan…

8.     What DOES he remember playing with his friends?

*He remembers playing stickball

*He remembers playing stickball with his friends

 

OK and…

When he was a bit older…

9.     What DOES he remember living through?

*He remembers living through the Great Depression

(1929年の世界恐慌)

 

Ok and…

10.What war DOES he remember fighting in?

*He remembers fighting in World War 2

*He remembers fighting in the Second World War

 

Ok now…

How about you…

11.What DO you remember doing yesterday?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

*I remember + doushi + ing

#1 ~ I remember ….

 

Sounds good now…

How about the future…

12.What DOES he have to remember to do tonight?

*He has to remember to take his medicine

*He has to remember to take medicine

*He has to remember to take a medicine

 

OK…and…

13.Who DOES he have to remember to call?

*He has to remember to call his friends and family.

*He has to remember to call his friend’s family.

 

OK now…

How about tomorrow…

14.What DOES he have to remember to pay?

*He has to remember to pay his bills

 

And…for the last one…

15.What DOES he have to remember to buy?

*He has to remember to buy his wife a gift

*He has to remember to buy a gift for his wife

*He has to remember to buy his wife a present

*He has to remember to a present for his wife

*He has to remember to buy his wife a birthday present

 

Alright now…AGAIN….

How about you….

16.What DO you have to remember to do?

(+ an additional question or 2if possible)

#1 ~ I have to remember to

*I have to remember to make slides for my presentation

*I have to remember to do my homework

*I have to remember to fold my laundry and put it away

Friday, October 10, 2025

History: Amaterasu Review Week #3

Week #3 ~ Amaterasu Story ….


Alright now

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Another quick check…

1.     Who IS this famous goddess?

*She is Amaterasu

*She is the Goddess Amaterasu

*She is Amaterasu Omikami

*This famous goddess is Amaterasu Omikami

 

Sounds good and...

2.     What IS she the goddess of?

*She is the Goddess of the Sun

 

Sounds good now….

3.     We have…. A quick pronunciation check…

#1 ~ “kenka suru” ~ fight ~ fought

#2 ~ “kenka” ~ a fight

#3 ~ “aru” ~ have ~ had

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now….

Do you remember from last time….

One day….

4.     Who DID Amaterasu have a BIG fight with?

*She had a fight with her brother

*She had a fight with Susanoo

*She had a fight with her brother Susano

 

Ok now…

5.     Another quick check…

#1 ~ “~ni natte kuru” ~ #1 ~ become ~ became

                                           #2 ~ get ~ got

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK…now…

After his fight with Amaterasu

6.     Why WAS Susano furious with her?

*He was furious

*He was furious with her

*He was furious with her for tricking him

*He was furious with her because she tricked him

*He was furious with her for deceiving him

 

Sounds good now…

7.     Another quick check…

#1 ~ “tsukuru” ~ make ~ made

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

He was so furious at Amaterasu that….

8.     What DID he make?

*He made a storm

*He made a huge storm

*He made a giant storm

*He made an immense storm

*He made a massive storm

 

Sounds good now…

9.     Another quick check…

#1 ~ “kowasu” ~ break ~ broke

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Now…After making the storm…

He went to where his sister’s favourite horse was…..

10.What DID he do?

*He broke the door

*He kicked the door open

*He kicked open the door

*He broke open the door

*He kicked the door and then opened it

 

Sounds good now…

11.Another quick check…

#1 ~ “hirou” ~ pick up ~ picked up

#2 ~ “tobu” ~ fly ~ flew

#3 ~ “shitteiru” ~ know ~ knew

#4 ~ “sodatsu” ~ grow ~ grew

#5 ~ “nageru” ~ throw ~ threw

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now….

12.What DID Susano do with her horse?

*He picked up and threw her horse

*He picked up her horse and threw it

*He picked up her horse, threw it and it fell through the roof

 

OK now….

Why WERE they all surprised…

13.What DID he do to her favourite horse?

*He killed her horse

*He killed her favourite horse

*He killed her favourite horse because he was angry with her

*He killed her favourite horse because he was angry with her for tricking him

*He killed to her horse

 

Sounds good now…

14.Another quick pronunciation check….

#1 ~ “hashiru” ~ run~ ran

#2 ~ “hashitenigeru” ~ run away ~ ran away

#3 ~ “kakureru” ~ hide ~ hid

#4 ~ “kakusu” ~ hide ~ hid

#5 ~ “doukutsu” ~ a cave

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

Do you remember from last time…

After Susano killed her horse….

15.What DID she do?

*She ran away and hid in a cave

*She ran away and hid herself in a cave

*She hid a cave

*She hid into a cave

*She ran away, went into a cave and hid

 

And…

16.What DID she use to block the entrance of the cave?

*She used a giant rock

*She used a rock to block the entrance

*She used a giant rock to block the entrance of the cave

*She used a huge stone to block the entrance

*She used a huge stone to block the entrance of the cave

*She used a giant stone to block the entrance

*She blocked the entrance with a huge stone

*She used a stone to block the entrance

*She used to rock

*She used to block to block the entrance

*She used a block to block the entrance

*She used to block the entrance with a rock

 

Now....

When Amaterasu disappeared…

The sun disappeared and so….

17.What HAPPENED to the world?

*The world became cold and dark

*The world got cold and dark

 

Ok now…

18.Another quick check…

#1 ~ “kooru” ~ freeze ~ froze

#2 ~ “hikiokosu” ~ cause ~ caused

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

Since there was no sun…

19.What HAPPENED? (kakuchi de)

#1 ~ Rivers and lakes froze

The rivers and lakes froze

#2 ~ Youkai caused trouble everywhere

    Monsters caused trouble everywhere

 

Haruko Field Trip Week #18 ....

Step # 3 ~ Vocabulary Review # 1 Alright now… ( Change picture # 5 ) Another quick grammar check… 1.      # 1 , # 2 , # 3 , # 4 ...