Moto Learning Doujou: #15-10 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Teform + います（habit/job/business）”

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 94-95 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

make, produce 　　　　　　　　　　☆ つくります tsukurimasu

software 　　　　　　　　　　　☆ ソフト　　　　　sofuto

sell 　　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ うります　 urimasu

furniture 　　　　　　　　　　　かぐ　　　　 kagu

computer software コンピューターソフト konpyuutaasofuto

online shop 　　　　　オンラインショップ　　　　 onrain syoppu

to sell 　　　　　　　　　　　はんばいします hanbaisimasu

miscellaneous goods 　　　　　　ざっか　　　　 zakka

to learn 　　　　　　　　　　　　　まなびます　manabimasu

to work 　　　　　　　　　　　　きんむします　　 kinmusimasu

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “Teform + います（habit/job/business）”.

I cited below [*1] sentence and translation from Page 99 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English, and cited [*2] sentence from みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版本冊, Lesson 15, page 130, 練習B-5. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A IMCは　なにを　つくって　いますか。 [*2]

IMC wa nani wo　tsukutte　 imasuka

What does IMC produce?

[Last time, we learned when something happened and the situation still continues, we can use “specific verb Teform + います”. This time, when someone/company continues an action as job or habit, we can also use “specific verb Teform +います”.]

B IMCは　コンピューターソフトを　つくって　　　います。　[*1]

IMC wa kopyuutaasofuto wo　 tsukutte　 imasu

　　IMC produces computer software.　 [*1]

[チンさんは　いまケーキをつくっています means “Mr. Ching is making a cake　now” So, we can use Teform +います to describe “action in progress”. On the other hand, “IMCは　コンピューターソフトを　つくって　います” means a company IMC continues to produce a software as business. ]

Additional interpretation

たなかさんはトヨタで　はたらいて（Tefomr）　います。Mr. Tanaka has a job and continues to work in Toyota. Thus, we can use “Teform + います”

チンさんは　めいじだいがくで　にほんごを　べんきょうして（Teform）います。Mｒ．Chin has a habit to learn Japanese and continues to learn. Thus, we can use “Teform + います”

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/vkrRfCChMjo

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FxcYfokUEZoClqBpNBIvpSMLejgoWHBl/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 “Teform + います（habit/job/business）” 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 “Teform + います（habit/job/business）” 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:　ミラーさんは高校で何を教えていますか。

B: ミラーさんは高校で英語を教えているそうです。

A:　どこの高校で、どのくらい教えているんですか。

B:　東京にある高校で、もう3年以上教えていると言っていましたよ。私も、以前ミラーさんから英語を習いましたが、教え方がすごく上手でしたよ。

A:　そうですか。今度ミラーさんに、時間がある時に教えてくれないか頼んでみます。

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”.)

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