Devil Card ~ Jaiko 2 ~ June 22 ~ June 28

Well...Here we go .... We will start this week's lesson at the point where Jaiko has quit her ballet lessons and is eating a lot of greasy food.  She is about to put on a lot of weight....

This week will be looking at:
Page 5 ~ Blue New Interchange Text
be / get used のあとに、不定詞 （to do /to driveなど） を使うことはできない。
　*She is used to driving on the left.  [×She is used to drive]

be used to のtoは不定詞ではなく、前置詞である。従って、次のようにーing形を使わなければならない。
　*Frank is used to living alone. [×Frank is used to live]
   *Lisa had to get used to driving on the left. [×get used to drive]

I am used to doing　と　I used to do を混同しないように注意。
I am used to (doing).......は、「・・・・・・に慣れている」という意味である。
　*I am used to the weather in this country. (私はこの国の気候に慣れている）
　*I　am used to driving on the left because I've lived in Japan for a long time.

I used to do......は、「かつてよく・・・・したものだが、今はもうしていない」を意味する。これは過去について述べる表現で現在の状況を表すには使えない。[×I am used to do]

 *I used to drive to work every day,but these days I usually ride my bike.
 (以前は毎日運転して仕事に通っていたものだが、最近はたいてい自転車で通っている）
　*We used to live in a small,but naw we live in Los Angeles.

Nicknames
Did you used to have a nickname?
What was your nickname?
How did you get it?
Who used to call you __________?

Get used to something

Diets and Losing Weight
If you were Jaiko, how would you lose weight?
Have you ever been on a diet?
Have you ever been to a gym?
What kind of exercise did you do at the gym?
How much weight did you lose?

The Preposition ~ on

On?= wearing

Pattern 1: verb + on + noun

Nana has on a school uniform.

Ayako put on her new shirt.

Pattern 2:  verb + noun + on + noun

She put the ring on her finger.

He had a hat on his head.

Typical verbs:

Get, have, keep, try, put, wear

On?= can show behaviour towards something

     *The teacher is much too easy on the boys.

Pattern 1: be+ adjective + on + noun

*The boys were rough on Jaiko yesterday.

Typical nouns after on:

easy, hard, rough, soft, strict, tough

On?=can show membership in a group

Pattern 1: be+ on +the + noun

*Nanase is on the track and field team.

*I was on the tennis team.

*I am on the committee.

Typical nouns after on:

Board, committee, council, list, payroll, staff, team

On Phrasal Verb

pick on (non-seperable) ~ (いじめる)

That boy is a bully.  He always picks on everyone.

That teacher likes the boys but picks on the girls.