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67 [✐2] It was just OK- impressions/thoughts + Shadowing

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[✐2.Andante] まあまあでした - adjectives in past tense + Shadowing [07:20]
“It was (just) OK.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Let’s start right away.

[00:11]

You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam.  How was it?  Tell me your thoughts or impressions.

[00:24]

For example,

How was the party yesterday?  enjoyable, fun

→ It was fun.

OK?

[00:33]

1.  How was the party yesterday’s party?

boring

→ It was boring.

2.  How was the film?

very interesting/funny

→ It was very interesting.

3.  How was Onsen(hot spring)?

feel good/nice/pleasant

→ Onsen was nice.

4.  How was the test yesterday?

easy

→ It was easy.

5.  How was Panda?

very cute

→ It was very cute.

6.  How was the new restaurant?

was OK

→ It was just OK.

[02:10]

Next, we practice in Plain Style (1).

For example,

How was the party yesterday?  fun

→ It was fun!

[02:21]

Now, we speak a bit faster.

[02:24]

1.  How was the drinking party yesterday?

boring

→ It was boring.

(nomikai = drinking party/session)

2.  Have you seen the video? How was it?

very funny/interesting

→ It was very funny.

3.  How was the beauty salon treatment?

feel very good/comfortable/pleasant

→ It was extremely good.

(esute = beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)

4.  How was the car(license) exam?

easy

→ It was easy.

5.  How was Kabuki?

very good

→ It was very good.

6.  How was the (job)interview?

was so-so, was OK

→ I did OK.

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「まあまあでした」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。では さっそく はじめましょう。

[00:11]

You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam.  How was it?  Tell me your thoughts or impressions.

[00:24]

たとえば、

きのうのパーティは どうでしたか? たのしい

→ たのしかったです。

いいですか。

[00:33]

1.  きのうのパーティ、どうでしたか?

つまらない

→ つまらなかったです。

2.  えいがは どうでしたか。

とても おもしい

→ とても おもしろかったです。

3.  おんせん、どうでしたか。

きもちよい

→きもちよかったです。

4.  きのうのテストは、どうでしたか?

かんたん

→かんたんでした。

5.  パンダは、どうでしたか。

とても、かわいい

→とても かわいかったです。

6.  あたらしいレストランは どうでしたか。

まあまあ

→まあまあでした。

[02:10]

つぎは、Plain Style(1)で れんしゅうします。

たとえば、

きのうのパーティ、どうだった? たのしい

→ たのしかった!

[02:21]

ちょっと スピードアップしますよ。

[02:24]

1.  きのうの のみかい、どうだった?

つまらない

→ つまらなかった。

(のみかい= drinking party/session)

2.  ビデオみた?どうだった?

すごく おもしろい

→すごく おもしろかった。

3.  エステ、どうだった?

すっごく きもちいい

→ すっごく きもちよかった。

(エステ= beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)

4.  くるまのしけん、どうだった?

かんたん

→かんたんだった。

5.  かぶき、どうだった?

すごく いい

→ すごく よかった。

6.  めんせつ、どうだった?

まあまあ

→ まあまあだった。

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