Thursday, June 18, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #2

Step #14 ~ Vocabulary Check ...

 



Ok now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please…

#1 ~ Kuruma ga doko e mukateiru no wo mimashita ka?” ~

#1 ~ see + O + doush + ing

*Where did you see a car going?

#2 ~ Kuruma ga dokoka e mukatteiru no ga mieta” ~

      *I could see a car going somewhere

      *I could see the car going somewhere

      *I could see a car going to somewhere

#3 ~ Watashitachi wa kuruma ga hoteru ni mukatteiru no ga mieta” ~

     *We could see the car going to a hotel

     *We could see the car going to a hotel

     *We could see the car going at a hotel

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about the next 3….

2.     #4, #5, & #6, please…

#4 ~ Kanojo wa don'na yōsu de, nan to itteimashita ka?” ~

*How WAS she and what DID she say?

#5 ~ Kanojo wa okotte “shinjirarenai!” to itta.” ~

*She was angry

and said

*Unbelievable!

*I can’t believe it

#6 ~ Nani ga shinjirarenai no?” ~

*What IS unbelievable?

*What can’t you believe?

*What can’t she believe?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the next 5, please….

3.     #7, #8, #9, #10, & #11, please….

#7 ~ “shuupatsu suru” ~ leave ~ left

#8 ~ “tochaku suru” ~ arrive ~ arrived

#9 ~ “ikiteiru” ~ alive

#10 ~ Karera wa sono hi no asa, nanji ni

Tōkyō o shuppatsu shita no desu ka?” ~

*What time DID they leave Tokyo that morning?

*What time DID they leave Tokyo?

*What time DID they leave the Tokyo that morning?

#11 ~ Karera wa gozen 9-ji ni Tōkyō o shuppatsu shita.” ~

*They left Tokyo at 9 in the morning

*They left at 9 in the morning

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the next 4, please….

4.     #12, #13, #14, & #15, please….

#12 ~ Hiru no mae ni tsuku to itta” ~

*You said we would arrive before lunch

*You said we would arrive before lunchtime

*You said we would arrive before noon

*You said we would arrive at noon

#13 ~ Karera wa nanji ni hoteru ni tsukimashita ka?” ~

*What time DID they arrive at the hotel?

#14 ~ Karera wa 4ji ni hoteru ni tsukimashita” ~

*They arrived at the hotel at 4

#15 ~ Karera wa yojikan okuremashita” ~

*They were 4 hours late

*They were late for 4 hours

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 


Ok now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The next 2, please….

5.     #16, & #17, please….

#16 ~ Naze karera wa hoteru ni 4-jikan mo okurete

tōchaku shita no desu ka?” ~

*Why WERE they 4 hours late getting to the hotel?

*Why did they arrive at the hotel 4 hours late?

*Why did they arrive 4 hours late to the hotel?

#17 ~ Dōro ga kondeimashita” ~

*The roads were crowded

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the last 2, please….

6.      #18, & #19, please….

#18 ~ Karuizawa de kōtsū jūtai ga hassei shiteita” ~

*There was a traffic jam

*There was a traffic jam in Karuizawa

*There were traffic jams in Karuizawa

#19 ~ Karera wa kōtsū jūtai ni makikomareta” ~

*They got stuck in a traffic jam

*They were stuck in a traffic jam

(If needed: Please make a note)



 

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Psychology ... Awareness Test Vocab... Week 22

 Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Check

 


Ok now…

Do you remember these words from last week?

1.     #1, #2, #3, & #4, please…

#1 ~yuusen” ~ priority

#2~yuusen suru” ~ prioritize

#3 ~ninshiki” ~ recognition

#4 ~ninshiki suru” ~recognize

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about the next 2, please…

2.     #5, & #6, please….

#5 ~Subayai shikō wa, watashitachi wa nani wo suru no wo                   tetsudaimasu ka?

         *What DOES fast-thinking help us to do?

#6 ~Kamigata ga kawatte mo, hito o ninshiki suru no wo                      tasukeru.)

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hair has changed

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hairstyle has 

   changed

*It helps us to recognize a person even if they have a different 

  hairstyle

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hairstyle changed

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good…now…

The next 3….

1.     #7, #8, & #9, please…

#7 ~Subayai shikō wa hito o ninshiki suru no ni yakudatsu ga…” 

*Fast thinking helps us to recognize people but..

#8 ~Nani wo yoku minogashimasu ka?” ~

*What DOES it often miss?

#9 ~Subaya-shikō ha nani ga kawatta no ka o 

           miotoshi-gachi da” ~

*It often misses what has changed.

*It often misses things that have changed.

*It often misses changes

(If needed: Please make a note)


OK now…

1.     #10, #11, & #12, please….

#10 ~Naze iroiro na koto wo miotoshite shimau no ka?

*Why does it miss many things?

#11 ~ Subayai shikō wa nani o yūsen shimasu ka?” ~

*What DOES fast-thinking prioritize?

#12 ~ Subayai shikou wa, nani ga chigauka yorimo "dare de aru ka" wo ninshiki suru koto o yuusen shimasu..

*Fast thinking prioritizes recognizing "who it is" over "what’s           different".

*Fast thinking prioritizes "who it is" over "what is different".

*Fast thinking prioritizes "who it is" more than 

 "what is different".

(If needed: Please make a note)


Please turn your pages over

 


Ok now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The last 3….

1.     #13, #14& #15, please….

#13 ~ Subayai-shikō ga chīsana shōsai o miotoshite toki ni”~

   *When your fast thinking misses small details...

#14 ~ Nanto yobareteimasu ka?” ~

      *What is it called?

#15 ~ Soreha “henka miotoshi” to yobarete imasu.” ~

*It is called “Change Blindness”

(If needed: Please make a note)

Summer Hotel Story Week #2

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