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Romaji transcript of audio track 1-11 What year are you? Nan nensei desu ka? I’m in my first year. Ichi nensei desu. I’m a first year student. Ichi nensei desu. I’m a freshman. Ichi nensei desu. ❉❉ Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior These nicknames for school years at a high school or university are mainly used in the United States. Other English speaking countries tend to use first, second, third, or fourth-year student, as is done in Japan. Vary your questions Open form : What’s your major? ➞ Closed form : Are you a ◯◯ major? Alternatives : • Are you majoring in ◯◯ ? • Is your major ◯◯ ?

Preview • This dialog previews the main sub-theme of part 2, which is exchanging basic information about majors, school years, and club activities. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 1 : “So” is a transition expression that was covered in part 1. It works well here if you imagine that the Preview dialogs in part 1 and 2 are connected. The “so” transitions away from Where do you live now? to a new topic, What’s your major? • Lines 2 & 3 : Notice how each speaker adds a bit of information to their answers. This is in accordance with Golden Rule 2 . • Lines 3 & 4 : The reaction expressions in these lines enable the speakers to sound more friendly. Model Sentences Romaji transcript of audio track 1-10

What’s your major? Senko wa nan desu ka? I’m a literature major. Bungaku o senko shite imasu. I’m an engineering major. Kougaku o senko shite imasu. I’m majoring in engineering. Kougaku o senko shite imasu. I’m in the Engineering faculty.

Open form : What year are you? ➞ Closed form : Are you a ◯◯ ? Alternative : • Are you in your ◯◯ year?

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Sounding Natural Note: If you don’t know how to say something, ask! English transcript of audio track 1-12 When talking about majors and faculties, you may soon find yourself at the limits of your vocabulary, a situation that often results in long silences. However, as we learned previously, it's vitally important in English conversation to avoid silences of more than a few seconds. This is because silence carries a negative meaning in many English speaking cultures. So, if you want to say something but don't know how, just ask! Use the expression, " How do you say ~ in

Kougaku-bu ni zaiseki shite imasu. ❉❉ I’m an engineering major. If your major or faculty begins with a vowel sound, take care to say “an". For example: I’m an engineering major. I’m an arts major.

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