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EXERCISE 7

Say it in Japanese
A friend has asked you why you came to Japan for. Explain.
1. I’ve come to Japan to study Japanese.
2. I’ve come to Japan to work.
3. I’ve come to Japan to see the summer festivals.

4. I’ve come to Japan for vacation (asobi).
5. I’ve come to Japan to do shopping.

Invite a friend to do the following activities.
6. Why don’t we check/look at the map?
7. Why don’t we go eat ramen?
8. Why don’t we ask the service counter one more time?

9. Why don’t we park behind that brown building?
10. Will you practice English with me?

EXERCISE 8

Role Play
1. Your group has been working hard. Suggest that you go for a drink
afterwards.
2. It’s 12:00. Invite a friend to go eat lunch.
3. At a reception, you meet another guest. Ask about her company, hometown,
college, major, favorite food, favorite music, and hobbies.

4. You’ve been asked to go to karaoke with everyone. Politely turn down the
invitation, explaining that:
1) you have a previous engagement (plan) today;
2) you are not good at singing.
5. Discuss what leisure activities:
1) you like and do often;
2) you want to do but don’t do very much;

3) you don’t do at all.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. a) How do you make the Informal Affirmative forms of noun predicate,
adjective predicate, and verb predicates?
b) What about Informal Negative forms?
2. a) What are the irregular verbs in Japanese?