Moto Learning Doujou: #12-1 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Noun はNoun でしたor Noun じゃありませんでした。”

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 76-77 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

weather 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　☆　てんき tenki

plan, schedule よてい　 yotei

full marks, 100 marks out of a maximum of 100 　100てん　hyaku ten

rain, rainy 　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ あめ ame

sunny day (Noun) はれ hare

day off きゅうか kyuuka

national Holiday さいじつ saijitsu

(Subject) will work day after tomorrow. asatteno yoteiwa sigotodesu

あさっての　よていは　しごとです。

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “Noun1 はNoun2 でしたor Noun2 じゃありませんでした。”.

While I referred to “サントスさんは元気でしたか。はい、元気でした。”　on Page 101, Lesson 12, 練習B-3 in みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版本冊, I used same grammar pattern and wrote other sentences by combining other words like below [*1]. To make dialogue structure, based on [*1] sentence, I wrote [*2] Response sentence as Person B’s line. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A もくようびは　きゅうか　でしたか。　[*1]

mokuyoubiwa kyuuka desitaka

　　　　Did you take a day off on Thursday?

[The pattern is “Noun１はNoun2　でしたか。” です is present form and でしたis past form.]

B1 はい、　もくようびは　きゅうかでした。[*1]

hai mokuyoubiwa kyuukadesita.

　　　　　Yeah, I took a day off.

[“Noun は　Noun　でした。” indicates past affirmative as response.]

B2 いいえ、　もくようびは　きゅうか　じゃありませんでした。　[*2]

iie mokuyoubiwa kyuuka jya arimasenndesita

No, I didn’t take a day off.

[“NounはNoun じゃありませんでした”.indicates past negative. ]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/SmpXe6I4rz4

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q6kUE3GmlDvjk9Zn1cJbNhAucn19AZcX/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 はNoun2 でした or Noun2 じゃありませんでした。” 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 はNoun2 でした or Noun2 じゃありませんでした。” 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:　昨日の東京の天気はどうでしたか。

B:　テレビの天気予報では、雨が降ると言っていたのですが、昨日は雨じゃありませんでしたよ。それどころか、気温も２５度くらいまで上がって、快適でした。風も穏やかでしたよ。お昼は、お弁当を買って、公園まででかけて、食べました。

A:　どこでお弁当買ったんですか。

B：　駅から井の頭公園までの途中にあるお弁当屋さんを知っていますか。そこで買いました。

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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