Moto Learning Doujou: #4-17 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Noun1とNoun2”

①Improvement 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.)

②Instruction of Exercise

Before Speaking & Writing exercises, check vocabulary and grammar.

Step1 Vocabulary

I referred to words (I marked with☆) and their translations from Page 28-29 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

rest, holiday, a day off ☆ やすみ yasumi

what day of the week ☆ なんようび nanyoubi

class, lesson じゅぎょう jyugyou

every week まいしゅう maisyuu

sale day とくばいび tokubaibi

working day, business day えいぎょうび egyoubi

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “Noun1とNoun2”.

While I referred to “銀行の休みは土曜日と日曜日です。” on Page 33 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English, I used same grammar pattern and wrote another sentence by combining other words like below [*1]. To make dialogue structure, based on [*1] sentence, I wrote [*2] Question sentence as Person A’s line. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A がっこうの　じゅぎょうは　まいしゅうなんようび　ですか。[*2]

gakkouno jyugyouwa maisyuu nanyoubi　 desuka。

What day of the week do you have a class at school?

[まいしゅう means “every week”.]

B がっこうの　じゅぎょうは　まいしゅう　にちようび　と　すいようびです。[*1]

gakkouno jyugyouwa maisyuu nichiyoubi to suiyoubi desu　

I have a class on Wednesday and Sunday.

[Particle と　means “and” so we can put several Nouns by using と like Noun１とNoun２.]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/MGv2cmTlh9Y

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15LffDWrdQ24bFrM3wW39D1H7hjZG_-mZ/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 “Noun1とNoun2” 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 “Noun1とNoun2” 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:　 Bさんが通っている学校の休みは何曜日ですか。

B:　休みは土曜日と日曜日です。あと、祝日も基本的に休みになります。

A：　僕の学校は日曜日と月曜日が休みです。じゃあ、次のゴールデンウイークに、どこかへ旅行に行きませんか。

B：　いいですね。去年は福岡に遊びに行ったので、今年は北海道とかに行って、温泉に入りたいです。

A:　北海道、いいですね。僕は味噌ラーメンと新鮮なお寿司が食べたいです。じゃあ、僕がネットで、どこのホテルが良さそうか調べてみますね。

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”.)

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