8. チェックポイント
は、が – topic marker, subject marker
を – object marker の – of, 's
に – place, time marker, destination (へ) も – also, as well
で – place, methods と – and, with
から – from, because まで – until
よく、ときどき、あまり~ません、ぜんぜん~ません – degrees
どこに – to where どこで – at/in where どこか-somewhere
どこから – from where どこも – nowhere (with negative)
どこの – of where どの・どれ – which
だれが- who (does/is) だれに – to who だれと – who with
だれの – whose だれも – no-one (with negative)
どなた - who (polite) なんで – how なに・なん-what
なにを – what なにも – nothing (with negative)
いつ、いつからいつまで when, from when till when
なんじ – what time いくら、いくつ – how much, how many
なんがつ、なんにち、なんようび – what month, what date, what days of the week
9. チェックポイント
A: What do you always do at the weekend?
B: I go to a sport club often with C.
C: Yes, I meet B at school. Then (sorekara) we go to the
sport club. And you, A?
A: I listen to music at home. And (soshite) I sometimes
watch film with my friend.
B: But (demo) on next Sunday, I will go to a park with C
because (kara) we will play football. Do you want to go
together (isshoni) too, A?
A: That sounds good! How do you go there?
C: We go to the station at 9am. And we go to the park by
train.
A: Is that so? (sōdesu ka) Where will we eat lunch?
B: We will eat lunch at 12 in the park.
C: What do we eat?
B: We eat sushi and tempura!
A&C: That sounds good!
11. Tips for oral exam
-useful phrases-
もういちど いってください。 Please say it again.
ゆっくり いってください。 Please say it slowly
すみません、わかりません。 I'm sorry, I don't understand.
-filler words/expression -
そうですねぇ。 Yes, it is. I agree.
そうですか。 Is it? are you? etc (with raising tone) Oh, really?
いいですね。 that's good, sounds good
あなたは? How about you?
トムさんは? How about you, Tom?
すみません、なんですか。Pardon? What is it?
えーっと。。。 well....
あのう。。。 let me see.....
じゃぁ well, then
そして and
でも but