CiC3-TB

N OTES FOR PAGE 46

There are nice cafes. Ii kafe ga ikutsuka arun desu. No, it’s too crowded. Iie, konzatsu shisugite imasu.

Preview • In Part 2, students will practice talking about their hometowns with greater detail, focusing primarily on making longer turns, i.e. practicing Golden Rule 2 . This Preview dialog demonstrates some of the things that people usually mention when describing their hometown: a general evaluation, a nice feature or two, and what the people are like. Vocabulary to talk about the weather will also be covered. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 1 : “So” is a transition expression that was covered in Unit 1. Again, this little word links this dialog to the one students practiced in part 1. • Lines 2 : Ask students what implicit question these extra details answer. • Line 3 : Sounds + (adjective) is a very useful reaction patten that is easy to remember. • Lines 5 : This is a nice expression to use in response to someone talking about what they like about their hometown. The pattern " It seems like~ " can also be used to respond to less positive portrayals, such as " It seems like a really boring place to live. ” •

There is too much stress. Sutoresu ga osugirun desu. There are too many people. Hito ga osugirun desu. ❉❉ Did you like living in your hometown? Remember to use the present tense if your partner is still living in their hometown and the past tense if they are not. If you are not sure, please ask: "Do you still live there?" Other things you can point out: • Yes, it’s really pleasant : A simple and effective way to answer “ Do you like living in your hometown? ” is to use the " It's + adjective " structure. Add the optional word " really " to provide stronger emphasis. • There is a lot of nature : You can easily add some extra pieces of information by using " There is " and " There are" . Take care to use the correct form of the Be verb: • There are too many people : ” Too much " goes with uncountable nouns, such as stress, whereas " too many " goes with plural countable nouns, such as people or cars. • What are they like? What’s it like? : Take care to use " are " with plural, countable nouns, such as " people ", and " is " with uncountable nouns, such as " weather ". N OTES FOR PAGE 47 Vary your questions Closed form : Do you / Did you like living there? ➞ Closed form : What do / did you like about living there? Alternatives : • What else do / did you like about living there? X: There are a lot of nature. ◯ : There is a lot of nature.

Model Sentences 1 Romaji transcript of audio track 2-5 Do you like living in~? ~ ni sumu no wa suki desu ka? Did you like living in~? ~ ni sumu no wa suki deshita ka? Do you like living there? Soko ni sumu no wa suki desu ka? Did you like living there? Soko ni sumu no wa suki deshita ka? Yes, it’s really pleasant. Hai, honto ni kaiteki desu. There is a lot of nature. Takusan no shizen ga arun desu.

Notes for Teachers: Unit 3 53