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Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson62: Explain the Obon holiday お盆休みを説明

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.

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PART A_2
1. What is the Obon holiday?
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2. When is it?
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3. Why do the Japanese celebrate the Obon holiday?
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4. Do you celebrate the Obon holiday with your family?
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5. Do you think it is important that this holiday be celebrated?
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6. What do you do during the Obon holiday?
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7. Is it the same as what other Japanese do?
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8. Where do you specifically celebrate this holiday?
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9. What are some of the differences in the celebration of this holiday?
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10. How is Obon celebrated in your area?
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11. How long has it already been celebrated in Japan?
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12. How do you think an area’s culture may affect its celebration?
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13. How do you feel every time the Obon festival is approaching?
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14. Would you like to share this festival with foreigners?
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15. How do you think this festival should be explained to them?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson61: Card games カードゲーム

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you like playing card games?
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2. With whom do you like to play them?
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3. Will you consider yourself a strong card player?
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4. Why do you say so?
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5. What card games do you play?
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6. Do you win most of the time?
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7. What is your favorite card game?
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8. How is that played?
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9. Will you say that you are playing card games often?
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10. How often do you play?
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11. What do you do when you lose a game?
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12. What do you do when you win a game?
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13. What characteristic do you think is needed to be a strong card player?
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14. Will you recommend playing card games to other people?
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15. What specific card game will you recommend?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson60: Trouble after giving birth to a child 子供を産んだ後の悩み

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you given birth to a child?
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2. How many times have you given birth to a child?
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3. What was the most challenging part of givng birth?
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4. Did you experience stress after having the baby?
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5. Will you say that it happened to you often?
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6. What was the most stressful thing after having a child?
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7. How did you cope with it?
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8. Were there people who made things less stressful for you?
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9. Who were these people?
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10. Do you think they played a big role for you to cope with the stress?
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11. What did you do to improve your situation?
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12. How were you able to deal with the stress?
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13. What are the things that you and the people around you do to lessen your stress?
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14. What are the changes that happened to you after giving birth?
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15. What tip would you give to people experiencing the same?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson59: Extraterrestrial life 地球外生命体

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you like talking about extraterrestrial life?
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2. What do you think about extraterrestrial life?
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3. Do you believe that life exists outside Earth?
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4. What made you think so?
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5. Do you believe in UFOs?
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6. What do you think a UFO looks like in real life?
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7. Would you like to see one?
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8. What picture comes to your mind when you hear extraterrestrial life?
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9. Do you believe that extraterrestrials visit our world from time to time?
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10. Why do you think so?
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11. What do you imagine an alien would look like?
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12. Which planet do you think they may come from?
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13. What do you imagine the other world is going to look like?
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14. What made you think so?
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15. What are some supernatural concepts that interest you?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson58: Slang スラング

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you use slang?
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2. How often do you use slang?
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3. How did you know about slang?
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4. With whom do you talk to using slang?
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5. What are your favorite slang words/ phrases?
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6. Where did you learn these words/ phrases?
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7. Is slang often used in your community?
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8. How do slang words propagate in your area?
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9. What are some recent slang words that you have learned?
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10. What do these words mean?
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11. What do you think are the disadvantages of using slang?
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12. Do you think slang is generation-specific?
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13. How would you characterize people who use slang words or phrases?
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14. Do you think it is okay to use slang at all times?
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15. Will you be more comfortable talking to people who use slang?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson57: Traveling with a lover 恋人との旅行

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you have a special someone?
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2. Have you traveled with him/ her?
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3. What places have you already been to with him/her?
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4. Where else would you like to travel with him/ her?
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5. How did you decide on what places to visit?
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6. Did you prepare an itinerary?
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7. Do you think couples must travel?
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8. Why do you think couples must travel?
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9. Do you prefer traveling with your special someone than with your friends?
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10. What was the best travel you had with your special someone?
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11. Why did you say so?
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12. What should couples consider when deciding where to travel?
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13. When you want to go to different locations, how do you want to say it?
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14. What do you look forward to when traveling with your special someone?
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15. What travel destination would you recommend to couples?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson56: Having a baby 子供が生まれて変わった事

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. How many children do you have?
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2. Is it challenging to have a baby?
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3. Did having a baby affect your daily routine?
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4. Did you continue working when your child was born?
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5. How did your life change when your child was born?
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6. Did you change your eating habits?
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7. Did your values change?
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8. How did having a baby help you mature?
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9. When do you usually find it most tiring to have a baby?
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10. What do you do when you get tired?
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11. What role does your partner play in parenting?
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12. What would you like your child to be in the future?
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13. How did having a baby affect your outlook in life?
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14. What are the things you would like to improve when taking care of your child?
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15. What tips would you give to people who are planning to have a baby?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson55: Proposals プロポーズ

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. What do you think about marriage proposals?
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2. Will you be willing to propose to someone?
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3. Do you think one should think thoroughly before proposing?
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4. What is your ideal proposal?
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5. Would you like it to be grand?
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6. Would you like it to be intimate?
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7. What do you think about public proposals?
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8. Why do you think people do such things?
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9. How do you want someone to propose to you?
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10. How do you want to propose to someone?
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11. Is there something unique about proposals in Japan?
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12. How is it different from other countries?
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13. What role do Japanese parents play in their children’s proposals?
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14. What do you think is the importance of a proposal?
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15. Who should be involved and help you prepare a proposal?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson54: Japan’s Valentine’s Day 日本のバレンタイン

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you ever received chocolate from someone on Valentine’s Day?
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2. Have you ever given chocolate to someone on Valentine’s Day?
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3. What other kind of gifts have you received for Valentine’s day?
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4. Do you think Valentine’s day is exclusively for couples?
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5. If yes, why do you think so?
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6. If not, why do you think everyone should celebrate it?
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7. Do you think couples must give each other gifts on Valentine’s day?
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8. Will you say that Valentine’s day is all about exchanging gifts?
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9. What do you think is the essence of Valentine’s day?
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10. How do you think this day might help couples?
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11. What kind of gift would you like to receive on Valentine’s day?
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12. What is your most memorable Valentine’s day?
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13. Why do you think some people look forward to this day?
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14. Why do you think it is important to celebrate?
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15. How do you characterize this kind of day?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson53: Bowing お辞儀

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Why do you think people bow?
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2. Do you bow when you talk to people?
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3. How is bowing different in Japan’s culture?
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4. Is there a difference between a light bow and a deep bow?
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5. When should one do a light bow?
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6. When should one do a deep bow?
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7. Will these bows be considered impolite when you interchange them?
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8. How important is bowing in Japan’s culture?
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9. Is a deep bow more respectful than a light bow? Or the other way?
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10. Why is it important to use the right kind of bow?
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11. Did you find this part of your culture easy to understand?
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12. What kind of role does a bow play in a conversation?
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13. Why do people bow while in a call?
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14. How will you characterize the bow in a call?
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15. How will you explain this matter to a foreigner?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)
PART A_4