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1-minute Level Checks

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Your teacher has EXPLAINED his 4‹æ grammar. I HOPE you've been PRACTICING these patterns in your Group Work every week. Now it is time to CHECK your conversation skill level.

Class, Grp, Week:
 
Student # and Name:
 
Watch video:
What did you see ___ ? 
Micro-•¶–@ 1 ‹æ 2 ‹æ 3 ‹æ +a ‹æ
2 Full
N Phrase
    
Watch video:
What happened? 
Macro-•¶–@ S ‹æ V ‹æ O/C ‹æ +A ‹æ
3 Full
Sentence
    
4 Yes/No
Question
    
5 Short
Answer
    
Watch video:
Tell me more! 
Macro-•¶–@ Wh- ‹æ m-S-V ‹æ O/C ‹æ +A ‹æ
6 Wh-
Question
    
Think of your answer to the question. 
7 Answer
(Sentence)
    

Shodo Girls [character's names]
red [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [J] [Q]
black [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [J]


A New Normal [character's names]
clubs [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

The Ramen Girl [character's names]
clubs [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [J] [Q] [K]


Someplace in this Universe [character's names]
spades [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [J] [Q] [K]

Distortion Girl [character's names]
red [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Convenience Store Comedy [character's names]
black [A] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [J] [Q]



Level 1: Watch a few minutes of a video clip
(randomly selected with a draw of the cards).

Plan A: 3-Minute Routine [timer]

Level 2: What did you SEE?
(I saw ...) 1‹æ, 2‹æ, 3‹æ Noun Phrase (see Lesson 1 gu-ichi-pa).
Useful? Yes, if you can put it in a sentence.

Level 3: What HAPPENED?
Full sentence Conversation Starter S‹æ, V‹æ, O/C‹æ, +A‹æ (see Lesson 2).
Interesting? Not if it is predictable before watching the video clip.

Level 4: Really?
Yes/No question with emphasis on doubtful information (see Lesson 7).
Polite way to tell people that they are wrong.

Level 5: Short answer.
(Yes OR no,) pronoun AND auxiliary verbi‘ã–¼ŽŒ@•“®ŽŒj.
Conversation Stopper unless you ADD more information.

Level 6: I WANT to KNOW more.
Wh- question to CLEAR UP vague information OR GET new information (see Lesson 7).
Don't ask if you have your own answer.

Level 7: I DO KNOW more (using your own answer).
Full sentence S‹æ, V‹æ, O/C‹æ, +A‹æ to continue the conversation (see Lesson 2).


Last updated September 2023
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