Wednesday, September 8, 2021

#21-5 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Plain style なAdj+とおもいます。”


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

 

No learning words

 

 

Step2 Grammar

 

So, Today’s grammar topic is Plain style なAdj+とおもいます。.

 

While I referred to “きれいですが、ちょっと交通が不便だと思います。” on Page 134 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] sentences as Person A & B’s line. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

 

 

☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

 

A      このテストは  かんたん  ですか。[*2]

kono tesuto wa   kantan      desuka

     Is this test easy?

 

B このテスト は   かんたん  だ(PS-Pres, Aff) とおもいます。[*1]

Konotesuto wa    kantan       da                 toomoimasu

     I think this test is easy.


[このテストは かんたんです is a sentence that we have already learned. When we want to put it into “とおもいますSubject think-”, we just remove です and put “だ” so we can change かんたんです to かんたんだ as “Plain Style, Adjective.” to express Present Affirmative. ]

 

このテストは かんたんな じゃない(PS-Pres, Neg)とおもいます。[*2]

Konotesutowa  kantan      janai                    toomoimasu

   I think it’s not easy.

 

[このテストは かんたん じゃありません is a sentence that we have already learned. When we want to put it into “とおもいますSubject think-”, we just remove じゃありません and put “じゃない” so we can change かんたん じゃありません to かんたん じゃない as “Plain Style, Adjective.” to express Present Negative. ]

 

[To express Past Affirmative and Negative, we can change このテストは かんたん でした to このテストは かんたん だったAnd also change このテストは かんたん じゃありませんでした to このテストは かんたん じゃなかった.]



Step3 Speaking Exercise

 

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

 

 

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/vUACq-hbj7Y

 

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I5kcmgRUl987BD6gqu2yj6xm8oZQLBcF/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 Plain style なAdj+とおもいます。 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 Plain style なAdj+とおもいます。” 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: 先週のテストに比べて、このテストはどうですか。

 

B: 先週のテストに比べて、あまり簡単じゃなかったと思います。難しい漢字が多くて、問題が読めなかったので、意味が分かりませんでした。

 

A: そうですね。漢字が難しかったですよね。意味を理解するために、ゆっくり読んでいたので、最後の問題まで解けませんでした。

 

B: 次回のテストは、もう少し簡単だといいですね。

 

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”.)

https://bit.ly/3xy1Hso

 

 

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I will continue to upload of this series for N5 Basic level. You can easily get each time update, if you follow my SNS account.

 

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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 初級第版 本冊」スリーエーネットワーク.

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