. しょくじ   

Context:

場所                               八王子の小林さんの家

話し相手                           小林けんじ

この家に来てから                3日

 

1.    Let the family know that you are enjoying the dinner.

 

2.    You have been offered more but would like to indicate that you have had enough

 

3.    Yoshiko offers you some sunomono ( きゅうりand たこ - cucumber and octopus in a vinegar based dressing ) but you have never eaten it before and are not used to eating octopus. You aren’t ready to try it yet.

      

 

1. Let the family know that you are enjoying the dinner.

 

2   Language Choices

 

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Likely consequences

教師

生の声

けんじ

よしこ

 

a)    うまい。

 

 

 

 

b)    おいしい。

 

 

 

 

c)     きれいですね。

 

 

 

 

d)    きょうはすごいごちそう。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. You have been offered more but would like to indicate that you have had enough.

 

a)    いや、けっこうです。

 

 

 

 

 

b)    もうたくさんいただきました。

 

 

 

 

c)     おいしかった(わ)。()

おいしかった。(M)

 

 

 

 

 

d)    (ジェスチャーで)もういい(です)。

 

 

 

e)    どうも、わたし/

ぼくはもう...

 

 

 

 

f)      おなかがいっぱいです。

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Yoshiko offers you some sunomono - kyuuri (cucumber) and tako (octopus) vinegarette, but you have never eaten it before and are not used to eating octopus.

 

a) まずい。

 

 

 

 

 

b) いえ、けっこうです。

 

 

 

 

 

c) いらない。

 

 

 

d) すみません。わたしは(すっぱいものは)ちょっと

 

 

 

 

 

e)  すみません。 わたし/ぼくはたこがにがてなんです。

 

 

 

 

f)すみません、わたし/ぼく、たこのアレルギーで(だめなんです。)

 

 

 

 

生の声

 

6.Vocabulary

a) You will have heard Yoshiko and Kenji use the following expressions or words. Match them with an expression with similar meaning:

 

  1. 同年代(どうねんだい)                   よく

 

  1. しょっちゅう                       (自分の言いたいことが)相手にわかる

 

  1. ゲスト                                        かんじょうを入れて

 

  1. ただ                                           おなじ年

 

  1. わざとらしい                                オーバーに

 

  1. 気もちをこめて                             (お)きゃく(さん)

 

  1. つうじる                                     ふつう

 

  1. ふだん                                        だけ

 

b) Of the following words, which are NOT describing how something is said or done?

  1. ひじょうに
  2. ぜったいに
  3. べんりな
  4. あいまいに
  5. いしをはっきりして

Write the English translation of the above words in the context of Kenji and Yoshiko`s discussion.

 

7. What Kenji and Yoshiko say

 

 7-1 Listen again and answer the following.

 

  1. What did Yoshiko say that Kenji did not agree with when he said「まあ、そうでもないけどねえ」?

 

  1. To what expression does Yoshiko think the student should add

です?

 

  1. In what context did Yoshiko refer to かいせき料理(りょうり)?

 

  1. About which word were Yoshiko and Kenji saying the following? けんじ:うん。まだいいけどねえ、つかえるけど。ふだんのかていのしょくじでは、

 

よしこ:つかわない。

 

  1. About which choice did Kenji say that you could only use it if you had been with the family for a long time and if it is a special occasion?

 

  1. Which expression did Yoshiko think that may not be used by young people? 

 

  1. Write at least two comments Yoshiko made about おいしかった:

 

 

7-2 Listen again to the discussions about using もうけっこうです.

Kenji gave his perspective on what non-Japanese speakers of Japanese should say. Mark true or false about what he said:

 

a.    that foreigners should copy the Japanese way of expressing themselves with vagueness.                [  ]

b.    that Japanese people have a preconception that foreigners express themselves openly.                [  ]

c.     that the Japanese will have trouble reading the expression of foreigners if they are not expressive.                          [  ]

d.    that it is better to say clearly what you want to say.   [  ]

 

d. About which choice did Yoshiko suggest using gestures (アクション) rather than words? ________________________________________

 

e. In the discussion of turning down something offered, about which choice did they say the following:

よしこ:これは、はっきり

けんじ:これは一番いい。言い方としてはね。______________

 

f. Translate the following advice from Kenji into English and as a class discuss whether you agree with what he says. ベストなのはやっぱり、ええ、自分が食べられないとか、きらいだとか、そいうことをはっきり意志(いし)を出したほうがいいと思う。

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8.                                How Kenji and Yoshiko said it

 

In conversation we ask questions or seek responses using not only the particlebut by using a variety of other devices as well. Listen again and underline the words or expressions that indicate the speaker is seeking a response from the other:

 

よしこ:「いや、けっこうです」「けっこう」ということばはあまりわかい人はいわないんじゃない?うん。「けっこうです」すごいあらたまったかんじでしょう。

けんじ:うん。でも、まあ、つかうことばとしては、まあ、いちおう、いいんじゃない?

  よしこ:ちょっと、かたくるしい言い方ねえ。

     「もうたくさんいただきました」うん。「たくさんいただきました」でもいいし、「たくさん食べました」でもいいし。これは、ふつうに、ごくふつうにつかうかな?