Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

[✐1. Adagio] Ask back with interrogative words

“When and where?”

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Hello everyone. Let’s  keep up the good work today! We practice how to ask back briefly.

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Repeat after me

1. When?

2. What tim…

[✐5. Allegro]  [ Vて]も、[N/なA]でも、[いA]くても

“No matter how much you eat, you won’t get fat.”

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Hello everyone. I’ve got a mail from one of my Japanese Swotter members.

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“No matter how busy I am, I…

[✐2. Andante]〜かたmanner of 〜、how to 〜

“Each person has her/his own way of studying.”

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Hello, everyone. Today, we are going to practice “〜kata”. There are many words that can be constructed in this…

[✐3. Moderato, 4. Allegretto] Change in state – to make into (noun), to make (adj.)

“Excuse me, halve the amount of rice, please.” (= Please reduce the volume of rice in half.)

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Hello, everyone. …

[✐3. Moderato] 〜は…ですが、〜は…です。[contrast]

“I have no money, but I have love.”

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Hello, everyone.

We will practice “contrast” today. For example, “About weather? Huh… it’s sunny today, but it’s going t…

[✐1. Adagio] Daily expressions - react without thinking!

“After you.”

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Hello everyone. Today we will practice expressions such as greetings that we often use. If you think it’s too easy, try dial…

[✐2.Andante]〜とき、…ます/ました

“My voice trembles when I malinger.”

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Hello, everyone. What do you do when you are sleepy during a meeting or class? I would chew gum or drink coffee, etc.

Repeat after me

[…

[✐3.Moderato, 4.Allegretto] Adj.+そう 

“At first glance, it looks scary.”

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Hello, everyone. You are now looking at pictures of your friend’s classmates.  What kind of person do you think they are? …

[✐1.Adagio] Demonstrative expressions これ、それ、あれ、どれ“Where? There! ”

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Hello, everyone.  Today, we will do “koko, soko, asoko,doko” => kosoado!

ここ:  here (near the speaker)

そこ:  there (near the listen…

[✐2. Andante, 3. Moderato] te- & ta-forms 

“After the water comes to a boil, add the ramen   noodles.”

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Hello,   everyone. First, we start by checking the te-   and ta-forms. After the masu-form,…

[✐4. Allegretto, 5. Allegro]  wakuwaku, sabishii, shock, iraira....

“Ah, shock!”

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Hello everyone.

We will practice a bit differently today. First, listen to the sentence twice and you repeat. And …

[✐1. Adagio] 

“It remained online due to corona.”

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Hello, everyone.  We will practice adverbs first.

Repeat after me

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1.  often drink

2.  be sure to/certainly/without fail drink

3.  sometimes d…

[✐3. Moderato] Give more reponses! Back-channel feedback

“Lucky you!”

Hello, everyone.  Let’s start right away. First, please answer with “Well, I don’t know”.

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1.  Is this smartphone John san’s?

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