Alright now...
This week..
#1 ~ We will review a couple of the irregular verbs
#2 ~ We will continue our story about Taro and Miki...
#3 ~ We will take a look and discuss Premium Fridays
#4 ~ There will be a little bit of listening practice from the textbook mixed into the lesson
#5 ~ We will finish the Taro and Miki Story
Here are a couple notes from this week's lesson...
Now…To
help you memorize … or remember the irregular verbs…
We’ll
do a little practice….
Now again….For these we need the
#1 ~ present
#2 ~ past
And…
#3 ~ kakobunshi
For each verb of these 12 verbs….
1.
“okiru”
~ wake up ~ woke up ~ woken
up
2.
“kangaeru”
~ think ~ thought ~ thought
3.
“erabu”
~ choose ~ chose ~ chosen
4.
“taosu”
~ beat ~ beat ~ beaten
5.
“hajimaru”
~ begin ~ began ~ begun
6.
“kamu”
~ bite ~ bit
~ bitten
7.
“okane ga
kakaru” ~ cost
~ cost ~ cost
8.
“ochiru”
~ fall ~ fell ~ fallen
9.
“kaze ga
fuku no fuku” ~ blow ~ blew ~ blown
10.
“motte
kuru” ~ bring
~ brought ~ brought
11.
“oshieru”
~ teach ~ taught ~ taught
12.
“horu”
~ dig ~ dug
~ dug
1.
What
is “overtime” in Japanese?
#1 ~ “zangyou” ~ overtime
#2 ~ “hataraki sugi” ~ overwork
#3 ~ “genkai” ~ limit
Alright now…
Besides Taro’s regular 40 hours…
2.
How
much overtime does he tend to work a week?
*He tends to work 20 hours
*He tends to work 20 hours of overtime
*He tends to work 20 hours of overtime a week
Sounds good…now…
Recently …
The Japanese Government has tried to
limit overtime…
And…
5.
How
many hours will the government try to limit overtime to?
*It will try to limit overtime to 100 hours
*It will try to limit overtime to 100 hours a month
*They will try to limit the amount of overtime to 100 hours a month
What do you think?
6.
Is
100 hours of overtime still too much?
*Yes, it is.
Alright then…
What do you think?
7.
What
SHOULD the maximum overtime be?
*It should be half
*It should be under 2 hours a day
*It should be 10 hours a week.
*It should be 1 hour a day max
Sounds good….now….
There is a 2nd problem in
Japan….
If people are always working…
8.
What
aren’t they doing?
*They aren’t using money
*They aren’t spending money
Sounds good….
And…If Japanese people don’t spend
money…
9.
What
is that bad for?
*It is bad for the economy.
*It is bad for the Japanese economy.
Alright now…
The Japanese government has a plan…
If we take a look at this news clip…
What will this announcer say…
10.
What
does the government want Japanese people to do?
The government wants Japanese people to…
*It wants Japanese people to work less and spend more…
#1 ~ work less
#2 ~ spend more
Spend more money
Sounds good…now…
One second…Another quick vocabulary
check…
#1 ~ “encourage” ~ hagemasu
Susumeru
Encourage +
O + to + doushi
#2 ~ “hajimaru” x3 ~ #1 ~ begin
#2
~ Start
#3 ~ Launch
#3 ~ “takameru” ~ boost
Alright now…
Taro can finally meet Miki at the Italian restaurant today because…
11.
What
has the Japanese government recently launched?
*It has launched the Premium Friday
*It has launched the Premium Friday campaign
And…
12.
What
does this new campaign encourage Japanese people to do?
Encourages + O + to + doushi
*It encourages people to leave
offices early
*It encourages people to leave their
offices early
*it encourages people to leave work
early
*It encourages people to go home
early
Sounds good and…If we listen a little bit more…
13.
When
can people leave the office early?
*People can leave work early on the
last Friday of the month
*People can leave work early on the
last Friday of every month
*People can leave work early on the
last Friday of each month
Alright and…
How about the time…
14.
What
time can they leave the office? (0:07~0:08)
*They can leave the office at 3:00
*They can leave the office around
3:00
The campaign encourages people to
leave their offices earlier…
Sounds good…now…
What do you think?
15.
What
can people do with the extra time?
*They can drink
*They can travel
*They can see a movie
*They can do their hobbies
*They can rest
Sounds good…and…If we take a quick look…
16.
What
does the government hope that people will spend more money on? (3 things)
The government hopes that people will
spend more on
#1 ~ shopping
#2 ~ dining out / eating out
#3 ~ taking a trip
17.
What
could the spending help boost?
*It could help the economy
*It could boost the economy
*It could help boost the economy
Alright and…If we take a look…
19.
How
long has the government run this program for?
*It has run it for 1 month
*It has run it since February 24th
OK...Well...I hope you have time to study ...Good luck and see you in class....Good night....ZZZZZzzzzz.....
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