Speaking & Listening Classroom Session 3
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1
 　Family Terms ▲　

 

Taro is talking with Mari, an outsider, about his own family members. How should he refer to them?
in-group-terms Click on answers1:
Mari is talking about Taro's family members. How should she refer to them?
out-group-terms Click on answers2:
Taro is within his own family addressing his own family members. No outsiders below.
in-group-terms Click on answers3:
Let's fill out the chart below.
    Ingroup-Humble form (humble)
(my family)		 Outgroup-Honorific form (honorofic)
(your/his/her family)
1. parents りょうしん
(my parents)
(your/his/her parents)
2. mother おかあさん
3. father ちち
4. older sister おねえさん
5. older brother あに
6. younger sister いもうとさん
7. younger brother おとうと
8. child こ or こども
9. grand mother そぼ
10. grand father おじいさん
Additional Terms
11. wife おくさん
12. husband しゅじん
13. daughter むすめ
14. son むすこさん
Click on answers4:

 

2
 　Counting People/Age ▲　
  age counters people counter
  ～つ ～さい ～り・～にん ～人
1. ひとつ いっさい ひとり 一人
2. 二人
3. 三人
4. 四人
5. いつつ ごさい ごにん 五人
6. 六人
7. 七人
8. 八人
9. 九人
10. とお 十人
20.    
? いくつ 何人
Click on answers5:

 

3
 　Talking about Family ▲　

 

You are writing Taro's family biography. You will interview him and your classmate will answer your questions as Taro. Be sure to use the correct outgroup (honorific) or ingroup (humble) references. (Family members living together are circled in green. ゆうこ no longer lives with Taro.)

 

4
 　Pair Work ▲　

 

Let's interview your classmates about their family members. Write down the information and report back.

 

1. ご家族(かぞく)は、何人ですか？
How many people are in your family?
ご兄弟(きょうだい) は、いますか。(一人(ひとり)っ子(こ) : the only child)
If he/she has siblings, are they brothers, sisters, older, younger, etc.?
How old? Whether they are married, working or students, the place they live, etc.
2. ごりょうしんと いっしょに すんでいますか。
(live alone = ひとりで すんでいます)
3. お父さん or お母さん は、はたらいていますか。
If so, どこに つとめていますか。
or どこではたらいていますか。