1.2.1: Drills and Exercises

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A. Cue: ビルの中なかですか。 Is it inside the building?

Response: いえ、ビルの中なかじゃないです。外そとです。 No, it’s not inside the building. It’s outside.

Cue: 病院びょういんの前まえですか。 Is it in front of the hospital?

Response: いえ、病院びょういんの前まえじゃないです。後うしろろです。 No, it’s not in front of the hospital. It’s in back.

B. Cue: どのコンビニが近ちかいですか。 Which convenience store is close?

Response:一番近いちばんちかいコンビニは、あれです。 The closest convenience store is that over there.

Cue: どの銀行ぎんこうが、大おおきいですか。 Which bank is big?

Response: 一番大きい銀行いちばんおおきいぎんこうは、あれです。 The biggest bank is that over there.

C. Cue: 日本にほんの漫画まんがありませんか。 Don’t you have any Japanese comics?

Response:日本にほんのですか。はい、あちらにありますよ。 Japanese ones? Yes, there are some over there!

Cue: 先輩せんぱいのケータイありませんか。 Don’t you have senpai’s cell phone?

Response: 先輩せんぱいのですか。はい、あちらにありますよ。 Senpai’s? Yes, it’s right over there!

D. Say it in Japanese. You’ve been asked if there is a vending machine around here.

1. Yes, they are everywhere.

2. Yes, there are many outside of this building.

3. Yes, there is one in front of that drug store. Look!

4. Yes, they are to the right of the entrance.

5. No, there are none in this building. The closest one is in the convenience store next to the hospital.

E. Act in Japanese

1. Stop a stranger and: a) ask if there is an ATM in this area; b) ask for directions to the University Hospital.

2. Ask a co-worker who the man sitting behind Ms. Hayashi is.

3. Suggest that your group hold a meeting in the coffee shop downstairs.

4. You just saw a vending machine for food like ramen, udon, etc. Point it out to Ms. Honda and share your amazement.

5. At a movie theater, you’ve been asked if you want to sit elsewhere. You’d like to sit: a) further in the back, b) more to the left, c) upstairs.