Saturday, February 21, 2026

Christmas Story 2025 #8

Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Check



Ok now…

A quick vocabulary check from last time…

2.     #1, & #2, please….

#1 ~ Pegī wa doko ni suwatte sorekara

Aru ni nani wo tazunemashita ka?~

*Where DID Peggy sit and then ask Al?

*Where DID Peggy sit and what did she ask Al?

#2 ~ Kanojo wa Aru no tonari ni suwatte,

“kore wa resuringu desu ka?” to tazunemashita.” ~

*She sat down next to Al and asked “Is this wrestling?”

*She sat down next to Al and asked if it was wrestling or not

*She sat next to Al and asked “Is this wrestling?”

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about these next ones….

3.     #3, #4, & #5, please….

#3 ~ Aru wa okotte nanto kotaemashita ka?” ~

*What DID Al answer angrily?

*Al got angry and what did he answer?

#4 ~ "Kare wa “Mochiron resuringu da yo” to itta" ~

*He said Of course it’s wrestling”

#5 ~ Pegī wa “mā, watashi wa resuringu wa

amari suki janai n dakedo” to itta.” ~

*Peggy said “Well, I don’t like wrestling very much”

*Peggy said “Well, I don’t really like wrestling”

*Peggy said “Well, I don’t like wrestling so much”

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

How about these next 4….

4.     #6, #7, #8, & #9, please….

#6 ~ Pegu, matte!” ~

*Peg, hold it!

*Peg, wait!

#7 ~ "Anata wa nani wo suru tsumori desu ka?" ~

*What are you going to do?

#8 ~Anata ga nani wo iisou ka mou wakatte imasu” ~

*I know what you are going to say

#9 ~ "Mōsukoshi shitara, anata wa kō iu deshou…." ~

*In a little while, you are going to say ….

*In a little while, you are going to say that

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright …Sounds good now…

How about the next 4….?

5.     #10, #11, #12, & #13, please….

#10 ~ “rajio de” ~ on the radio

#11 ~ “nyusu de” ~ on the news

#12 ~ “intaneto de” ~ on the internet

online

#13 ~ “terebi de” ~ on TV

  on the TV

(On = Tsushin / housou)

(If needed: Please make a note)

  

Step #4 ~ Vocabulary Pages #2

Please turn your pages over

 



Ok now…

Sounds good now…

How about these next 4….?

1.     #14, #15, #16, & #17, please….

#14 ~Terebi de nani wo yatteimasu ka?” ~ What is on TV?

#15 ~ “(Terebi de) nani wo yatteimasu ka?” ~ What’s on?

#16 ~ “Ima terebi de yatteiru yo” ~ It is on TV now

#17 ~ “Ima (terebi de) yatteiru yo” ~ It’s on now

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about these next 3….?

2.     #18, #19, & #20, please….

#18 ~ “Terebi de kore shika yattenai no?” ~

*Is this all that's on TV?

*Is this the only thing on TV?

*Is this only on TV?

#19 ~ Shibaraku suru to, pegī wa nani o iu nodeshou ka?” ~

*In a little while, what IS Peggy going to say?

#20 ~ "Kanojo wa “Kore shika yattenai no?” to i sou" ~

*She is going to say “Is this all that’s on?”

*She is going to say “Is this the only thing on?”

*She is going to say “Is this all that’s on TV?”

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good now…

(Change picture #10)

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

1.     #21, & #22, please….

#21 ~ ~wo saseru ~ #1 ~ let

#2 ~ make

#22 ~ “Pegu ga kore shika yattenai no?” to itta toki ni” ~

*When Peg says “Is this all that’s on?”

*After Peg says “Is this all that’s on?”

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good now…

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

2.     #23, & #24, please….

#23 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni nani o sase you to shite,

soshite naze deshita ka?” ~

*What WAS she going to make him do and WHY?

#24 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni chan'neru wo

kae saseru tsumori deshita” ~

*She was going to make him change the channel

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

 



Thursday, February 19, 2026

Haunted Week 6 Notes

Step #7 ~ Haunted Vocabulary ….

                                        
 

Alright now…..
1.     We will start with a quick vocabulary check…
#1 ~kowaii” ~ scary
#2 ~ “kowagateiru” ~ #1 ~ scared
                                        #2 ~ afraid
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Alright and….
2.     These ones, please….
#3 ~zotto shiteiru” ~ #1 ~ terrified
                                         #2 ~ horrified
                                         #3 ~ frightened
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Alright and….
3.     These ones, please….
#4 ~zotto saseru” ~ #1 ~ terrifying
                                       #2 ~ horrifying
                                       #3 ~ frightening
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Sounds good now…
(Change picture #13)
4.     Another quick check…
#5 ~osoroshiihidoi” ~ #1 ~ terrible
                                              #2 ~ horrible
                                              #3 ~ awful
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
OK now…
5.     Another quick check …
#6 ~ “shinsetsu” ~ kind
#7 ~ “shinsetsu ni” ~ kindly
#8 ~ “Minna no tame ni supesu wo akete kudasai” ~
           *Please make room for everyone
           *Please make space for everyone
           *Please make a space for everyone 
             *Please make a room for everyone
#9 ~ “Minna ga haireru you, douzo oku made tsumete ohairi kudasai” ~
          *Kindly step all the way in and make room for everyone
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Sounds good now…
6.     How about this next one?
#10 ~ “Basu no koubu made idōu shi,
              minasama no tame no supēsu o akete kudasai. ~
       *Kindly move all the way to the back of the bus and make room for everyone
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
OK now…
7.     Another quick check …
#11 ~ “tataru” ~ haunt
Haunt = ghost
#12 ~ “tatarareteiru yakata” ~Haunted Mansion
(If needed: Please make a note)

Step #8 ~ Page 2 Vocab...
Please turn your pages over

                                                     

 
OK now…
1.     How about these ones?
#1 ~miru” ~ #1 ~ see
                         #2 ~ saw
                         #3 ~ seen
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
OK now…
2.     Another quick check…
#2 ~ "Gesuto wa nani o mimashita ka?" ~
      *What have guests seen?
     *What have the guests seen?
      *What did guests see?
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Sounds good now…
3.     How about this one…in English, please…
#3 ~ "Hounteddo manshon no gesuto wa kore made ni nani o mimashita ka?" ~
     *What have Haunted Mansion guests seen so far?
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Alright and…
4.     This next one, please…
#4 ~ "Karera wa robī de masutā gureishī no e o mimashita." ~
    *They have seen the painting of Master Gracey in the lobby.
    *They have seen the picture of Master Gracey in the lobby.
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Sounds good now…
How about the next 3….
5.     Another quick vocabulary check….
#5 ~morau” ~ get ~ got ~ gotten
#6 ~~ni natte kuru” ~ get ~ got ~ gotten
                                        get + keiyoushi = change
#7 ~dareka ni nanika wo yatte morau” ~
         #1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi
                  get someone to do something
(If needed: Please make a note)
 
Ok and….
6.     How about this one….?
#8 ~ "Sutaffu wa karera ni doko ni itte moraimashita ka?" ~
        #1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi   
         *Where DID staff get them to go?
         *Where DID staff get the guests to go?
 
Step #10 ~ Vocabulary Review Continued...
 
Ok now…
We take a look at the next section and…
1.     The first question…in English, please…
#9 ~ "Gesuto wa sutoretchirūmu de nani o mimashita ka?" ~
          *What DID the guests see in the stretching room?
          *What DID the guests see in the stretch room?
          *What DID guests see in the stretching room?
 
Ok now….
2.     The next one, #10, please…
#10 ~ "Karera wa kabe ni 4-mai no e wo mimashita" ~
        *They saw 4 pictures on the walls
 
Alright now….
3.     The next question…in English, please…
#11 ~ "Sorera wa nan no e deshita ka?" ~
        *What WERE they paintings of?
        *What WERE they pictures of?
 
Sounds good and…
4.     #12, in English, please….
#12 ~ "Sorera wa karera no gesuto no nanninka no kaiga deshita" ~
     *They were paintings of some of their guests
     *Those were paintings of some of their guests
     *They were paintings of some of the guests
 
Ok now…
5.     The next question, please…
#13 ~ "Kaiga wa dou natte kimashita ka?" ~
     *How DID the paintings get?
     *How DID the pictures get?
 
Ok and….
6.     The answer, please….
#14 ~ "Kaiga wa masu masu nagaku natte kimashita" ~
    *The paintings got longer and longer
    *The pictures got longer and longer
 
Sounds good…
And for the last one…
7.     How about if I change the question a little…?
#15 ~ "Kaiga wa nani wo yarihajimemashita ka?" ~
    *What DID the paintings start to do?
    *What DID the pictures start to do?
    *What DID the paintings start doing? 
    *What DID the paintings start to doing?


Christmas Story 2025 #8

Step # 3 ~ Vocabulary Check … Ok now… A quick vocabulary check from last time… 2.      # 1 , & # 2 , please…. # 1 ~ “ Pegī ...