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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

Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson52: Colds 風邪

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you ever caught a cold?
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2. How often do you catch a cold?
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3. What are the signs that you will catch a cold?
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4. Do you think it can be avoided?
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5. How do you take care of yourself when you have a cold?
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6. If not, who takes care of you?
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7. When do you usually catch a cold?
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8. What do you do when you catch a cold?
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9. Do you ask for help when you catch a cold?
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10. What kind of food do you eat when you catch a cold?
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11. What are the beverages you drink?
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12. What activities do you avoid doing?
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13. Do you take medicine?
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14. What do you think is the best remedy when one catches a cold?
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15. What food or drink will you recommend to someone who caught a cold?
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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)
Lesson51: Homeless ホームレス

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you seen a homeless person?
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2. What comes to your mind when you see a homeless person?
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3. Are there a lot of homeless people in your city?
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4. Have you ever interacted with a homeless person?
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5. If yes, what things did you learn from them?
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6. If not, will you be okay with talking to a homeless person?
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7. Why do you think a lot of people become homeless?
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8. What do you think are the problems being faced by a homeless person?
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9. Do you think ordinary citizens would be willing to help homeless people?
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10. Would you personally engage in helping the homeless?
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11. What kind of help do you think you could give to a homeless person?
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12. How do you think the government can eradicate homelessness?
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13. What do you think can make the situation of the homeless people better?
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14. What problems do you think might a homeless person pose to society?
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15. How do you think these can be avoided?
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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)
Lesson50: Dog tricks and discipline 犬の芸や躾

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you have a dog?
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2. How many dogs do you have?
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3. What do you think about teaching tricks to your dog?
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4. Have you ever taught dog tricks?
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5. How was your experience?
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6. Did you and your dog have fun?
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7. What kind of tricks did you teach your dog?
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8. Did you find it easy to teach dog tricks?
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9. Why did you decide to teach dog tricks?
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10. Will it require disciplining the dog?
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11. How many tricks does your dog know?
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12. How do you think teaching dog tricks might help in disciplining a dog?
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13. What do you think are the requirements for one to be able to teach dog tricks?
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14. Which dog trick is the easiest to teach?
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15. How would you encourage your friends to teach dog tricks?
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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)
Lesson49: Job ads 求人広告

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you tried looking for a job?
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2. How do you try to look for a job?
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3. Do you often see job advertisements?
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4. Do you think these are helpful?
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5. Are you currently employed?
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6. If yes, how did you find it?
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7. If not, how do you plan to find a job?
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8. Are you familiar with online job ads?
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9. What are the ways to find a job?
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10. What is your preferred way of looking for a job?
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11. How effective is your preferred way?
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12. What do you think are the advantages of posting a job ad online?
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13. What do you think are the disadvantages of posting a job ad online?
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14. When do you think a paper trail is more effective than an online post?
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15. Which way of finding a job would you recommend to a friend?
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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)
Lesson48: Conversation with a friend after a few years 数年ぶりに会う友人との会話

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. How have you been?
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2. Are you working?
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3. What is your current job?
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4. How are you doing with your job?
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5. Are things going well in your life?
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6. Were there any changes in your life since we have last met?
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7. Are you still working in the same company?
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8. How is your family?
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9. What have you been doing lately?
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10. Did you venture into new activities?
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11. What are the recent changes in your private life?
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12. How are things with you and your partner?
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13. How are things with you and your family?
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14. How often do you get a chance to catch up?
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15. What other things would you like to share?
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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)
Lesson47: Roommate and housework ルームメイトと家事

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you ever shared a room?
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2. If yes, whom did you share it with?
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3. If not, would you be willing to share a room?
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4. How would you describe a good roommate?
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5. What room rules would you make?
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6. Would you allow your roommate to use your things?
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7. Do you get angry when your roommate leaves the shared space cluttered?
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8. How do you tell him/ her about it?
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9. How do you try to resolve such issues?
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10. Would you be strict in implementing the house rules you made?
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11. What are the instances when you do not want to share a room?
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12. What do you think are the benefits of having a roommate?
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13. What do you think are the disadvantages of having a roommate?
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14. What do you think about sharing stuff with your roommate?
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15. Why do you think people sometimes choose to have a roommate?
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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 (Intermediate)|カジュアルトーク(中級)
Lesson21: Place to live 住む場所

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you live in a city?
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2. Is your city big?
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3. Are there parks in your city?
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4. Do you have friends in your city?
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5. What do people like to do in your city?
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6. What is your favorite place in your city?
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7. What do you love about your city?
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8. What do you dislike about your city?
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9. Are you proud of your city?
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10. Do you prefer a quiet city or a lively city?
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11. Would you change anything about your city?
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12. Where do you want to live for retirement?
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13. If you could live in any country, where would you want to live in?
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14. What type of city do you not want to live in?
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15. What is your ideal place to live in?
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PART A_3
Now, let’s review your answers.
(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)
Lesson46: Falling asleep at work 仕事中の居眠り

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you ever fallen asleep at work?
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2. How often do you fall asleep at work?
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3. Why do you fall asleep at work?
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4. Were you deprived of sleep before that day?
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5. If you have not slept at work, have you ever felt sleepy at work?
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6. If not, why do you think so?
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7. If yes, what did you do to keep yourself awake?
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8. Have you ever been caught sleeping by a co-worker?
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9. What did you do about it?
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10. Do you perform certain activities before going to work to avoid getting sleepy?
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11. Why do you think people get sleepy at work?
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12. How do you think the nature of the job can affect the attentiveness of an employee?
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13. How would you characterize your job?
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14. What role does the type of job play in keeping a worker awake?
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15. What advice would you give to people who have a hard time staying awake at work?
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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