Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
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Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
60 [✐2,3]What did you used to do?
[✐2. Andante, 3. Moderato] Vて+ いました past progressive tense, habitual behaviour in the past
“I used to skip the classes.”
[00:07]
Hello everyone.
What did you use to do as a child? Adjective “yoku” is often added to express “often”. “As a child” is “kodomo no koro”.
Repeat after me
[00:24]
1. As a child, I used to read books.
2. As a child, I used to listen to (phonograph/vinyl) records.
3. As a child, I used to play with Lego.
4. As a child, I used to fight with my brother.
5. As a child, I used to watch Anime.
[01:39]
There was a robbery in your neighbourhood. A detective came to you and interviewed you. “What were you doing yesterday?” Please answer the detective as follow.
For example,
[01:54]
What were you doing around 12 o’clock yesterday?
Lunch, eat
(your answer) → I was eating lunch.
Ready?
[02:07]
1. What were you doing around 3 pm yesterday?
bank, withdraw money
→ I was withdrawing money at the bank.
2. What were you doing around 5 pm yesterday?
→ I was buying clothes in a department store.
3. What were you doing around 7 pm last night?
friends, drink in Izakaya
→ I was drinking with my friends in Izakaya.
(*Izakaya = Informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks.)
4. What were you doing around 9 pm yesterday?
in front of the station, wait for a taxi
→ I was waiting for a taxi in front of the station.
5. What were you doing around 11 pm yesterday?
At home, alone, watch TV
→ I was watching TV alone at home.
[04:25]
I see. You were alone around 11 pm. You have no alibi. You are suspicious….
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「よく じゅぎょうを さぼっていました」
[00: 08]
みなさん、こんにちは。
What did you use to do as a child? Adjectiveよくis often added to express “often”. “As a child” is 「こどものころ」ですね。
Repeat after me
[00:24]
1. こどものころ、よく ほんをよんでいました。
2. こどものころ、よく レコードをきいていました。
3. こどものころ、よく レゴで あそんでいました。
4. こどものころ、よく あにと けんかをしてい ました。
5. こどものころ、よく アニメをみていました。
[01:39]
There was a robbery in your neighbourhood. A detective came to you and interviewed you. “What were you doing yesterday?” Please answer the detective as follow.
たとえば、
[01:54]
きのうの12じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
ランチ、たべます
(your answer)→ ランチを たべていました。
いいですか。
[02:07]
1. きのうの3じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
ぎんこう、おかねをおろします
→ ぎんこうで おかねをおろしていました。
2. きのうの5じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
デパート、ようふくをかいます
→ デパートでようふくをかっていました。
3. きのうのよる7じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
ともだち、いざかやで のみます
→ ともだちと いざかや*で のんでいました。
(*いざかや=Informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks.)
4. きのうのよる9じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
えきまえ、タクシーをまちます
→ えきまえで、タクシーをまっていました。
5. きのうのよる11じごろ、なにをしていましたか。
うちで、ひとりで、テレビをみます
→ うちで、ひとりで テレビをみていました。
[04:25]
そうですか、11 じごろは ひとりでしたね。アリバイがありませんね。あやしいですね…。
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