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What time do you normally get up on weekends? Futsu wa shumatsu nanji ni okimasu ka? I usually get up around 7:30. Fudan wa shichiji han goro okimasu. ❉❉ What time do you usually get up on weekdays? While it's technically okay to ask or answer a question without "usually", "normally" or “around”, it sounds very stiff and robotic if you do. In conversation, it's best to avoid being overly specific. △ I get up at 7. ◯ I get up around 7. N OTES FOR PAGE 29 Vary your questions Open form : What time do you usually get up? ➞ Closed form : Do you usually (get up early)? • Using parenthesis is one way of indicating that other options are possible in this slot. Mentioning a few other examples when you present this answer would help students understand the possibilities, such as “ Do you usually get up at 8?” How about you? • Give students a few minutes to fill in the blanks with their own answers. Remind them to make note of times change from day to day; these differences can be brought up during conversations. For example, students might have breakfast at 8:00 during weekdays, but at around 10 am on weekends. • Model the model dialog with a few students. Switch up leading with open and closed forms to keep students on their toes. • Have students talk about their daily routines with several classmates, making sure to use both open and closed forms.

Preview • This dialog previews the main sub-theme of part 1, which is talking about daily routines in terms of time. Students will be able to talk about what time they do typical daily activities and how long it takes to do them. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 1: “ Hey, Paul! You look tired! ” is a typical comment that people who know each other well can say to get a conversation rolling about typical daily routines. This was included to provide a realistic context for when someone would actually want to talk about daily routines outside of a language class. This would be a good time to emphasize the importance of context- it can be rude to just walk up to someone and ask them seemingly random questions! Another idea for opening up the topic of daily routines is “ You look great! ” Other opening expressions could be something to explore with your students. • Line 2 : Paul adds some extra details to his answer. You can ask your students, “ What implicit question is he answering? ” This is a subtle way of reviewing Golden Rule 2 . • Line 3 : “Wow, that’s tough” is a preview of a reaction expression that can be used to respond appropriately with compassion, which is covered in the Sounding Natural Note . • Line 5 : Pausing/thinking sounds are used by Sylvie, previewing the Sounding Natural Note on this topic. In this lesson, students will learn other sounds and expressions they can use instead of unconsciously doing so in Japanese. • Line 6 : The expression “ I guess ” is used as a means of softening an answer and showing a bit of uncertainty. Other similar expressions are “ I suppose ” or “ I think .” Model Sentences 1 Romaji transcript of audio track 1-23 What time do you usually get up on weekdays? Fudan wa heijitsu nanji ni okimasu ka?

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