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2.1.1: Drills and Exercises

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    A. Cue: 映画 えいが ですか。 Is it a movie (that you are going to)?

    Response: はい、映画 えいが に行い きます。 Yes, I’m going to a movie.

    Cue: 学校 がっこう ですか。 Is it a school (that you are going to)?

    Response:はい、学校 がっこう に行い きます。 Yes, I’m going to school.

    B. Cue: アポは 七時 しちじ ですよ。 The appointment is at seven o’clock.

    Response: わかりました。七時 しちじ に来 き ます。Got it. I’ll come at seven.

    Cue: アポはあしたですよ。 The appointment is tomorrow.

    Response: わかりました。あした来 き ます。Got it. I’ll come tomorrow.

    C. Say it in Japanese.

    Your group is discussing what to do together during the break. Suggest:

    1. to go to a movie

    2. to go shopping

    3. to visit a hot spring in the mountains

    4. to visit Senpai’s house because it is near the ocean

    5. to visit a nearby park

    You’ve been asked when to meet up at the station. Suggest to meet:

    1. at 4:45

    2. at 9:20 p.m.

    3. on Saturday morning

    4. at 11:00 on Monday

    5. at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow

    D. Act in Japanese.

    1. You and a co-worker are visiting a customer together tomorrow. Find out what time you should meet up at the station.

    2. You’ve been told the meeting will start at 7:45. Confirm that it’s 7:45 a.m. 25

    3. You came late for class today. Apologize and tell your teacher that you will come ten minutes earlier tomorrow.

    4. Your group is discussing a vacation. Ask which they like to go to, the beach or the mountains.

    5. Regarding your daily schedule, ask each other what time you a) eat breakfast, b) go to school/work, c) have lunch, d) return home, e) go to sleep.


    This page titled 2.1.1: Drills and Exercises is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Emiko Konomi (Portland State University Library) .

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