hanasu kiku Classroom Session 8-3
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1
 Past -Adjectives  

 

Change each of the following into its past-tense form.

 

Ex
expensive
そのコートは
たかです
たかくありません
たかくなです






Create dialogues like the following using the past tense:

  1. Your friend watched a movie yesterday. Ask him/her how it was.
    A: そのえいがはどうでしたか。
    B: (おもしろい?/おもしろくない?)
  2. Your friend tasted a cookie made by Akane (who is famous for being a bad cook).
    A: あかねさんのクッキーは~
    B: (おいしい?/おいしくない?)
  3. Your friend taught English to a child as a substitute tutor for one day. Ask how it was.
    A: えいごのレッスンは~
    B: (むずかしい?/むずかしくない?)
  4. Ask someone the best (or the most interesting, expensive, scary, boring, etc.) movie he/she saw in the past.
    A: どのえいがが いちばん~
    B: (Free answer)
2
 どんなねこでしたか? Open in New Window 

 

Let's learn to describe a cat by using the past tense sentences for this exercise.

 

pointer ねこは くろかったです。(was black) cat
This cat is not used in the next exercise.
pointer ねこは ちゃいろかったです。(was brown)
pointer ねこは しろかったです。(was white)
pointer To refer to more than one color, use nouns.
ねこは しろくろちゃいろでした。
pointer しっぽ (tail) ながかったです。(was long)
or
しっぽは みじかかったです。(was short)

 

A's cat is missing. The others are saying they saw a stray cat a while ago. If you are playing A, ask what kind of cat they saw. Find out who saw your cat. Sample conversation goes like this:

 

A: Xさんのねこは、どんなねこでしたか。(WH Question)
X: くろかったです。(or しろとちゃいろでした)
A: しっぽはながかったですか。 (Yes-No Question)
X: いいえ、ながくなかったです。 or みじかかったです。

 

  Student
Name
You saw↓ いろ (color) しっぽ (tail)  
Aさん Click if you
are A.
 
 
 
 
tail  
Bさん Click if you
are B.
 
 
 
 
tail
Cさん Click if you
are C.
 
 
 
 
tail
Dさん Click if you
are D.
 
 
 
 
tail
Eさん Click if you
are E.
 
 
 
 
tail
Fさん Click if you
are F.
 
 
 
 
tail
Gさん Click if you
are G.
 
 
 
 
tail
Hさん Click if you
are H.
 
 
 
 
tail
Iさん Click if you
are I.
 
 
 
 
tail
Jさん Click if you
are J.
 
 
 
 
tail
Kさん Click if you
are K.
 
 
 
 
tail

 

3
 そのえいがは どうでしたか  

 

Create conversations like the example below using the polite past -adjectives.

 

Ex
Cat
見ます (see)
ながい vs. みじかい
(long vs. short)
A: きのう、かわいいねこを見ましたよ。
B: そのねこのしっぽは ながかったですか。
A: いいえ、ぜんぜん ながくなかったです。
とても みじかかったです。
(しっぽ: tail)







4
 Pair Work: Questions about your past  

 

Ask your partner about the following questions like this.

 

A: Bさんの 高校(こうこう)は大きかったですか。
B: はい、とても大きかったです/いいえ、あまり大きくありませんでした。
Aさんの高校は?
A: 私の高校は小さかったです。Bさんの高校のたてものはきれいでしたか。
B: ...

 

こうこう
high school
(big?)
こうこう
high school
(pretty?)
こうこうのじゅぎょう
high school class
(fun?)
こうこうのせいせき
high school grades
(???)
Last weekend
アパート・りょう・うち
apartment
(quiet?)
Last week
homework
(busy?)
JAPN 1001

(らく: not hectic or
not demanding)
Final Exam of J1001
final exam
(difficult?)
Ask your
own question

 

5
 Conversation Opener with ~けど or  

 

Start a conversation with a conversation opener by using ~けど or .

 


Ex You keep some cola in the refrigerator. Ask if your friend would have some.
A: コーラがあるけど()む?
B: うん、飲む!

1. You have an interesting video file. You would like to ask if your friend would watch it with you.
A: 、見る?
B: うん、見る!
2. It's nine o'clock. Your roommate's class will start at 9:30, but he/she is still asleep. Ask if he/she is not going to class today.
A: 今日(きょう)は行きませんか。
B: 行きません。今日はクラスがありません。
3. You wrote email to your teacher yesterday and you met him today. You have not received any reply from him yet. You would like to know if he read it. (Ask him politely.)
A: ()みましたか。
B: ああ、今、読みます。
4. The homework deadline is 11:00 p.m. It's 10:30 now. In light of this, you would like to know if your classmate has submitted it. (Ask him politely.)
A:

()しましたか。

B: えええ? 今、出します!
5. There is a cheap bag to buy in a store. Ask your friend if he/she is going to buy it?
A: ()う?
B: うん、買う!
6. You just made a cup of coffee. You would like to know if your colleague would also like to have one. (Ask him politely.)
A: 、Bさんも()みますか?
B: ありがとうございます。