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Intensive Training (Expert)|カジュアルトーク(上級)
Lesson38: Balance between work and private life 仕事とプライベートの両立

PART A_1

I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.

PART A_2

1. What is your opinion about personal issues at work?
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2. Do you think it is advisable to share personal issues at work?
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3. Why do think it is not advisable to share personal issues at work?
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4. Should sharing personal issues be allowed at work?
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5. What would you do if you had a colleague who brought up pesonal issues at work?
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6. What advice would you give him/her?
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7. Do you think employees can avoid sharing personal issues at work?
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8. What should you do to avoid bringing up private issues at work?
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9. If your friend at work shared his/her private issues with you, what would you do?
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10. Are you going to listen to your colleague’s issues while at work?
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11. What if you heard two of your colleagues talking about their private issues while working, what would you do?
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12. Are you going to interrupt them with what they are doing?
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13. How would you advise your colleagues to avoid sharing their issues?
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14. What would you do if your manager shares his/her issues with you?
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15. If you have personal issues to share with your colleagues, when and where you should do that?
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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)
Lesson29: Take a taxi タクシーに乗る

PART A_1

I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.

PART A_2

1. Do you take a taxi to go to your workplace?
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2. How long does it take to go to your workplace by taxi?
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3. Do you take a taxi regularly?
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4. Where do you usually go when you take a taxi?
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5. Is it safe to take a taxi on your own in your place?
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6. How about on a business trip, do you also take a taxi going somewhere?
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7. How much is the biggest taxi fare have you paid so far?
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8. How much is the monthly cost of taking a taxi in a month?
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9. Have you experienced waiting for a taxi and you’re already late for work?
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10. Are you open to sharing a taxi?
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11. If a taxi driver asked you for a certain amount of money to pay and it wasn’t the same as the fare meter, what would you do?
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12. Why do you think some people prefer to take a taxi rather than take a bus?
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13. What taxi company are you familiar with?
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14. What would you do if you’re riding in a taxi in the middle of nowhere then, suddenly it stopped and malfunctioned?
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15. What are the things you should always bring when taking a taxi?
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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)
Lesson41: The timing to have children 子供を作るタイミング

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Are you familiar with the family planning methods in your country?
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2. How many children do you want to have?
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3. What are the requirements you need to have more children in your country?
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4. Is family planning advisable in your country?
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5. What are the methods of family planning in your country?
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6. Which method do you think is effective?
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7. Have you tried family planning?
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8. Which method of family planning did you try?
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9. Do social factors in your country have an impact on family planning?
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10. What social factors in your country affect family planning?
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11. Do cultural factors in your country have an impact on family planning?
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12. What cultural factors in your country affect family planning?
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13. In your opinion, what percentage of families in your country practice family planning?
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14. In your opinion, what are the advantages of family planning?
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15. In your opinion, what are the drawbacks of family planning?
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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)
Lesson40: Late marriage 晩婚化

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. What is your opinion about late marriage?
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2. Do you know someone who got married late?
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3. What is the average marrying age in your country?
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4. What is the rate of late marriage in your country?
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5. Do you think many adults in your country are cautious about getting married?
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6. What do you think are the reasons why some people prefer late marriage?
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7. Do you think late marriage is a problem?
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8. What are the common problems of late marriage?
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9. Do you think late marriage has more advantages than disadvantages?
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10. What do you think are the advantages of late marriage?
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11. What do you think are the drawbacks of late marriage?
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12. Is being financially secured the main factor of marrying late?
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13. Who usually marry late in Japan, men or women?
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14. In your opinion, what percentage of men in Japan prefer late marriage?
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15. In your opinion, what percentage of women in Japan prefer late marriage?
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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)
Lesson39: Reconciliation 仲直り

PART A_1
I will ask the ff questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. In your opinion, what does reconciliation mean?
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2. Have you ever had a fight with someone wherein reconciliation is impossible?
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3. Have you already fought with your friend?
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4. How do you make up when you quarrel with a friend?
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5. Have you fought with a family member?
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6. How do you make up when you quarrel with a member of your family?
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7. Do you admit your mistakes when reconciling with someone?
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8. Do you think reconciliation is necessary?
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9. What are the reasons why reconciliation is necessary?
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10. Is it difficult to do reconciliation?
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11. What do you think are the steps for reconciliation?
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12. When do you think is the right time to reconcile with someone?
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13. How will you reconcile with someone who is still mad at you?
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14. How do you ask for help from others when you reconcile with somebody?
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15. What would you if a person who hurt you the most asked you to reconcile?
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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)
Lesson37: Marriage 結婚生活

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. In your opinion, what does marriage mean?
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2. Are you married?
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3. If yes, how long have you been married? If not, why haven’t you been married yet?
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4. Do you like to work together with your spouse?
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5. Why do you want to work together with your spouse?/ Why don’t you want to work together with your spouse?
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6. Do you want to work full-time after marriage?
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7. If yes, why do you want to work full time after marriage? If not, why don’t you want to work full time after marriage?
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8. Do you share housework with your husband/wife?
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9. How did you decide on the sharing of housework with your husband/wife?
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10. Do you have rules to follow in your house?
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11. What are the rules in your house?
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12. Who made the rules in your house?
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13. What would be the consequence if one of you disobeyed the house rules?
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14. What is the best thing about marriage?
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15. What is the worst thing about marriage?
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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)
Lesson36: Savings 貯金

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Do you have savings?
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2. Are you good at saving money?
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3. What do you think about saving money?
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4. What is the main reason you save money?
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5. How much money do you save in a month?
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6. How do you save money?
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7. What are your other reasons for saving money?
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8. Do you advise other people to save money as well?
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9. How do you encourage others to save money?
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10. Do you think the money you saved is a good investment for the future?
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11. Do you have a target amount of savings?
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12. What would you do if you reached your target savings amount?
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13. Have you ever wasted your money?
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14. What did you do with your wasted money?
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15. Why did you waste that money?
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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)
Lesson35: Animal protection 動物保護

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
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1. Do you like animals?
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2. Have you ever had a pet?
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3. Are you familiar with an animal protection program?
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4. What is an animal protection program?
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5. Have you ever volunteered for an animal protection program?
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6. What is the mission of an animal protection program?
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7. When did you join the animal protection program?
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8. What is your job as a volunteer in an animal protection program?
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9. Why did you choose to be a volunteer in an animal protection program?
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10. Where do you implement this animal protection program?
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11. How many members are there in your animal protection program?
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12. What is the job of each member in your animal protection program?
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13. What animals have you taken care of in this program?
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14. What is your best experience so far in this program?
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15. Are you planning on being a volunteer for a long time?
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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)
Lesson34: Prank call いたずら電話

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
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1. What does a prank call mean?
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2. Have you ever received a prank call?
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3. If yes, what did you do?
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4. When did you receive a prank call?
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5. What kind of prank calls did you receive?
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6. How did you realize that it was a prank call?
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7. What do you think a person should do if he/she receives a prank call in the office?
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8. Why do you think some people are doing prank calls?
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9. What should a person avoid so he/she won’t be a victim of prank calls?
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10. Do you know someone who is a victim of a prank call?
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11. What did he/she do after receiving a prank call?
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12. Are there many victims of prank calls in Japan nowadays?
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13. Do you think everybody should be very vigilant about prank calls?
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14. Do you have a law about prank calls in Japan?
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15. If you receive another prank call, what would you do this time?
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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)
Lesson33: Expensive restaurant 高級レストラン

PART A_1
I will ask the following questions. Please answer them.
PART A_2
1. Have you ever gone to an expensive restaurant?
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2. What cuisine do they serve in that expensive restaurant?
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3. When do you usually go to an expensive restaurant?
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4. Who would you go to an expensive restaurant with?
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5. Are you fond of eating in a fine dining restaurant?
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6. Do you always feel satisfied after eating in an expensive restaurant?
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7. How much do you usually pay when dining in an expensive restaurant?
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8. Who usually pays for your meal in an expensive restaurant?
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9. Have you experienced being unsatisfied with the service and food in a fancy restaurant?
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10. Which do you prefer, luxury stores or high street stores? Why?
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11. How do you choose an expensive restaurant?
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12. What is your most favorite cuisine in a fancy restaurant?
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13. What is your least favorite cuisine in a fancy restaurant?
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14. Have you tried eating in an expensive restaurant and paid for everything?
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15. When are you planning to eat again in an expensive fancy restaurant?
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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