Thursday, June 25, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #3

 Step #14 ~ Vocabulary Check...



Alright now..

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please…

#1 ~ Kanojo wa doko de chuushoku o tabetakatta desu ka?” ~

         *Where DID she want to eat lunch?

         *Where DID she want to have lunch

#2 ~ Kanojo wa Eirin de chuushoku o tabetakatta” ~

*She wanted to eat lunch at Eirin

*She wanted to have lunch at Eirin

*She wanted to have a lunch at Eirin

*She wanted to eat lunch for Eirin

*She wanted to eat lunch to Eirin

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now..

How about the next 2….

2.     #3, & #4, please…

#3 ~ Soshite chuushoku no ato, kanojo wa nani o shitakatta?” ~

*And after lunch…

*What did she want to do?

#4 ~ Kanojo wa Karuizawa no tenisukōto de tenisu o shite,

takusan ase o kakitakatta.” ~

*She wanted to play tennis at the Karuizawa courts and sweat a lot

*She wanted to play tennis in Karuizawa and sweat a lot

*She wanted to play tennis in the Karuizawa courts and sweat a lot

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next 3….

3.     #4, #5, & #6, please…

#5 ~ Sate, tenisu o shita ato ni…

nani wo, doko de shitakatta desu ka?” ~

*Alright and after playing tennis…

*What DID she want to do and where?

#6 ~ Kanojo wa Kajima no Mori no Kafe Terasu de ocha o nomitakatta” ~

*She wanted to drink tea at the Kajima no Mori no Cafe Terrace

*She wanted to have tea at the Kajima no Mori no Cafe Terrace

#7 ~ Kanojo wa Kumoba Ike made saikuringu ni ikitakatta” ~

         *She wanted to go cycling to Kumobaike

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about the next 3….

4.     #8, #9, & #10, please…

#8 ~ “chirakasu” ~ make a mess

#9 ~ “chirakatteiru” ~ messy

#10 ~ “mechakucha” ~ messed up

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good now…

How about the next 2, please….

1.     #11, & #12, please….

#11 ~ Karera ga totemo okureta node,

kanojo wa kare ni sukejūru no koto ni tsuite nan to iimashita ka?” ~

*Since they were so late…           

*What DID she say to him about their schedule?

*What DID she say to him about the schedule?

#12 ~ Kanojo wa Kyō no sukejūru wa mechakucha dato itta.” ~

*She said "Today’s schedule is messed up"

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 



Ok now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The next 3, please….

2.     #13, #14, & #15, please….

#13 ~ Karera no sukejūru ga mechakucha ni natta to kiita toki” ~
*When he heard their schedule was messed up

*When he heard that their schedule was messed up

#14 ~ Kare wa dou ni natte kitte, soshite kare wa kanojo ni

 nanto sakebimashita ka?” ~

*How DID he get and What DID he shout at her?

#15 ~ Kare wa okotte `wakatteru yo' to itta” ~

*He got angry and said "I know"

*He was angry and said "I know"

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

The next 5, please…

3.     #16, #17, #18, #19, & #20, please….

#16 ~ "wakateiru yo" ~ I know

                                           I know that

#17 ~ "yappari" ~ I knew it

#18 ~ "naruhodo" ~ I see

#19 ~ Watashi mo sou omou” ~ I think so, too

#20 ~ "Deshou?!" ~ Right?!                        

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

4.     The last 3, please…

#21 ~ Kanojo wa naze son'nani isoide,

oku no koto wo yarou to shiteita no desu ka?” ~

*Why WAS she in such a rush to do so many things?

*Why WAS she in such a rush to do a lot of things?

*Why WAS she in such a hurry to do so many things?

#22 ~ Karera wa dorekurai hoteru ni tomaru koto ga dekimashita ka?” ~

*How long COULD they stay at the hotel for?

*How long COULD they stay at the hotel?

#23 ~ Karera wa hoteru ni 1-paku futsuka taizai suru koto ga dekita ~

*They could stay at the hotel for 1 night 2 days

*They could stay at the hotel for 1 night and 2 days

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Friday, June 19, 2026

Awareness Test 2026 .... Vocabulary Week 23

 Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Check



Alright now…

First …Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from last week…

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please….

#1 ~ Subayai-shikō ga wazaka na shōsai wo miotoshite toki ni”~

*When your fast thinking misses small details...

#2 ~ Nanto yobareteimasu ka?” ~

*What IS it called?

#3 ~ Sore wa “henka miotoshi” to yobarete imasu.” ~

*It is called “Change Blindness”

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about the next 2, please…

2.     #4, & #5, please….

#4 ~ Senshū mitemita kenkyū wa nan deshita ka?” ~

*What study did we take a look at last week?

*What study did you take a look at last week?

*What experiment did we take a look at last week?

#5 ~ Watashitachi wa “doa kenkyū” wo mite mimashita” ~

*We took a look at the “Door” study

*We took a look at the “Door” experiment

*We saw the “Door” study

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good…now…

The next 2 ….

3.     #6, & #7, please…

#6 ~ “Doa kenkyū” wa nan deshita ka?” ~

*What WAS the “door” study?

#7 ~ “Sore wa 1998-nen ni okonawareta shinri jikken datta.

*It was a 1998 psychological experiment

*It was a 1998 psychological study

*It was a psychological experiment conducted in 1998

*It was a psychological experiment that they did in 1998

(If needed: Please make a note)


OK now…

1.     #8, & #9, please….

#8 ~ Jikken no saisho no suteppu toshite

kenkyūsha-tachi wa dare o yatotta no ka?” ~

*For the first step of the experiment…

*Who DID the researchers hire?

*Who DID the experimenters hire?

#9 ~ Karera wa sūnin no gakusei o yatoimashita

*They hired a few students

*They hired several students

(If needed: Please make a note)


OK …

Sounds good now…

1.     #10, & #11, please….

#10 ~ Karera wa hitobito ni nani o tazuneru hazu datta no?

*What WERE they supposed to ask people?

#11 ~ “Karera wa hitobito ni michi o kiku koto ni natteita

*They were supposed to ask for directions

*They were supposed to ask people for directions

*They were supposed to ask how to go somewhere

*They were supposed to ask where a street was

*They were supposed to ask people the way to somewhere

(If needed: Please make a note)


OK now…

1.     #12, & #13, please….

#12 ~ “Kono gakusei wa dare ni chikayoimashita ka?” ~

*Who DID this student approach?

*Who DID the student approach?

#13 ~ “Kare wa shiraga no aru dansei ni chikayoimashita” ~

*He approached a man with white hair

*He approached the man with white hair

*He approached a white-haired man

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 


Ok…Sounds good now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The next 2….

1.     #14, & #15, please….

#14 ~ “Gakusei ga sono dansei ni chikayoru to…kare ni nan to iimashita ka?

#1 ~ As the student approached the man...

#2 ~ What DID he say to him?

#15 ~ “Sumimasen… Eki e no ikikata o oshiete itadakemasu ka?

#1 ~ Excuse me…

*I’m sorry

#2 ~ Could you tell me how to get to the station?

Could you tell me how to go to the station?

(If needed: Please make a note)Alright …Sounds good now…

The next 3

1.     #16, #17, & #18, please….

#16 ~ “Dansei ga michi an'nai o shiyou to shiteita toki…

*When the man was about to give him directions

*When the man started to give him directions

*While the man was trying to give directions…

*As the man was about to give him directions

#17 ~ “Karera wa hoka no futari no seito ni nani wo yatte moraimashita ka?

#1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi

*What DID they get 2 other students to do?

#18 ~ “Karera ni doa o hakonde moratte, karera no aida wo toraseta.

#1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi

      *They got 2 other students to carry a door and go between them.

      *They got 2 other students to carry a door and pass between them

      *They got 2 other students to carry a door and walk between them

(If needed: Please make a note)


Alright …Sounds good now…

Just a few more…

1.     #19, #20, & #21, please….

#19 ~ “Karera ga futari no ma wo aida wo tōrisugiru toki…

*As they passed between them…

*As they were walking between…

*When they went between them…

#20 ~ “Jikken tantōsha wa dare ni kōtai shita no desu ka?

*Who WAS the experimenter replaced by?

#21 ~ “Kare wa betsu no hito ni kōtai saserareta…

*He was replaced by someone else

*He was replaced by another person

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good and finally…

1.     The last 2, please

#22 ~ “Oyoso nan pāsento kurai no hito ga henka  ni kidsukanakatta deshou ka?

*About what percentage of people DIDN’T notice the change?

*About what percent of people DIDN’T notice the change?

#23 ~ “Hanbun gurai no hitotachi wa henka ni kidzukanakatta.” ~

*About half of the people didn’t notice

*About half of the people didn’t notice the change

*About 50 percent of the people didn’t notice the change

(If needed: Please make a note)



Summer Hotel Story Week #3

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