Sunday, August 22, 2021

#3-1 Japanese Speaking and Writing Practice with Moto for N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Nounはどこですか。Nounはあそこです。”.


Improvement of Speaking and Writing

 

こんにちは。モトです。I am Japanese and I am teaching Japanese. In this series, I will share my practice way for N5 Beginner and Intermediate level learners who want to review.

 

If learners are studying Japanese only for JLPT as test preparation, it might be difficult to improve speaking and writing Japanese actually, because the test does not cover Speaking and Writing. Thus, we set a Goal to improve Speaking and Writing in this series while learning JLPT N5 Beginner topics.

 

Features and Advantages

 

While using Practice Sheet, we try to remember Question and Response sentences as Dialogue to learn how to use word and grammar. (Using story or dialogues, it could be easier to remember them efficiently.)

 

It is also good to partially hide some words in tables in Practice Sheet by hand to check your progress or you can also change part of words and make another sentence like improvisation music.

 

After Speaking, through making your sentences, you can improve Writing. (Based on your sentences, it is good to make your Practice Sheet and play Dialogues with other learners.)

 

I will apply Minna no Nihongo to speaking and writing practice that covers almost all topics introduced by Genki so Genki user can also use this series.

 

(I will cite English translation from the textbook as it is, or I try to translate some expressions by myself. Now I am also learning English so my translation and explanation could be not correct or not natural, sorry for that.)

 


Instruction of Exercise

 

Before Speaking & Writing exercises, check vocabulary and grammar.

 


Step1 Vocabulary

 

I referred to words (I marked with) and their translations from Page 22-23 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

 

here, this place                                         ☆        ここ      koko

there, that place near the listener               ☆        そこ      soko

that place over there                                 ☆        あそこ    asoko

where, what place                                    ☆          どこ      doko

toilet, rest room                                         ☆   おてあらい   otearai

conference room, meeting room                 ☆    かいぎしつ   kaigishitsu

classroom                                                ☆     きょうしつ   kyoushitsu

staircase                                                  ☆        かいだん     kaidan

lift, elevator                                              ☆   エレベーター   erebeetaa

escalator                                                  ☆    エスカレーター  esukareetaa

room                                                       ☆      へや            heya

desk                                                                 つくえ          tsukue

convenience store                                             コンビニ         konbini

 

 

Step2 Grammar

 

So, Today’s grammar topic is Nounはどこですか。Nounはあそこです。.

 

I cited below [*1] sentences and translations from Page 26 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

 


☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

 

A          おてあらい は   どこですか。[*1]

otearai    wa  dokodesuka

     Where’s the toilet?  [*1]

 

[Grammar pattern is “Nounはどこですか。” When we want to ask “Where is Noun”, we can use the pattern]

 

B       おてあらいは  あそこです。  [*1]

            otearai   wa  asokodesu

     The toilet is over there.  [*1]


[ここ means here あそこ means over there and そこ is to indicate a place that is in the midpoint between ここ and あそこ.]



Step3 Speaking Exercise

 

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

 


Speaking Practice Video↓


https://youtu.be/80D99pdtNRU

 

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/148KtofM-agffghN8ctROq1oOvWKib8lP/view?usp=sharing

 


Step4 Writing Exercise

 

(W1) Read the above “☆☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A and B. The Dialogue contains Grammar topic in each time.

 

(W2) Try to make your dialogue between Person A&B like “☆Basic Example Dialogue”. In your dialogue, please try to use this time grammar topic Nounはどこですか。Nounはあそこです。 appropriately. Millions of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate. 


N5 level learner, if you have difficulty to write Dialogue style sentence, it is OK to write single sentences with grammar topic and OK to use only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word).

 

(W3) It is good to ask your teacher or Japanese friends to correct your sentences.

 


For Intermediate Level Learners

 

(W4) See the below Advanced Example Dialogue”. Like the example, try to use this time Grammar topic Nounはどこですか。Nounはあそこです。” at least once and make your original Dialogue. In other words, if you just use the topic at least once, you do not have to use the topic anymore and you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.

 


Advanced Example Dialogue”

 

A: すいません。この辺りで、コンビニはどこですか。

 

[Topic is used here.]

 

B:  コンビニですか。コンビニは あそこですよ。ほら、あそこに牛丼屋がありますよね。あのビルの中にありますよ。

 

[It is also used here.]

 

A: ありがとうございます。ちょっと、コンビニのATMでお金をおろしたかったので。

 

B: あー、そうですか。僕がさっきコンビニに立ち寄った時、メンテナンス中の張り紙が出ていたので、駅前の銀行のATMを使ったほうがいいと思いますよ。

 

A:  そうですか。ありがとうございます。

 

So, like this, while using Today’s grammar topic, write your dialogue and if you add [ ] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and correct your sentences.

 

(If you have a difficulty to find out someone to correct your sentences and want to ask me to correct your sentences, check my “Moto Writing Doujou”.)

https://bit.ly/3xy1Hso



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Other Activities

 

Need correction? Check Moto Writing Doujou

https://bit.ly/3xy1Hso

 

Self-learning Doujou with Moto

https://bit.ly/3yCqxIH

 


Reference

 

3A Corporation 2012, Minna No Nihongo Second Edition - Elementary Japanese1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English, 3A Corporation, Tokyo.

ISBN-10: 4883196046

 

スリーエーネットワーク(2012, 「みんなの日本語 初級I 第版 本冊」, スリーエーネットワーク.

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