Mid-term Exam

Follow-up questions Restaurants Illnesses Personalities Examination

Asking more questions

sounds/followUp.mp3
  1. I played a lot of sports in the summer.
    • How much did you play?
    • How often did you play?
    • Where did you play?
    • Who did you play with?
  2. I saved some money in the summer.
    • How much did you save?
    • What did you do with the money?
    • Did you put the money in the bank?
  3. I went to the beach in the summer.
    • Where did you go. OR What beach did you go to.
    • Who did you go with?
    • How often did you go to the beach?
    • Why did you go to the beach?
    • How did you get there?
  4. I watched TV on the weekend.
    • What did you watch? OR What program did you watch?
    • When did you watch it?
    • How much TV do you watch?
    • Was it a good program?
    • What kind of program was it?
  5. I went to a movie on the weekend?
    • What movie did you see?
    • Who was the star?
    • Who did you go with?

Talking about restaurants

sounds.restaurants.mp3
  1. What is your favorite restaurant?
    • My favorite restaurant is Denny's.
    • I like Denny's the best.
  2. What do you recommend [勧める/推薦する]on the menu at your favorite restaurant?
    • I recommend the spaghetti.
    • You should try the steak.
  3. How often do you go to a restaurant?
    • I go about one time a week.
    • I go about two times a month.
  4. What kind of junk food [即席食品]do you eat?
    • I like donuts and beer.
    • I eat potato chips everyday.

Talking about illnesses

sounds/illness.mp3
  1. How often do you catch a cold?
    • I catch a cold about two times a year.
    • I never catch a cold.
  2. What do you do for a cold?
    • I go to bed a rest for a cold.
    • I don't do anything.
    • I take some cold medicine.
  3. What gives you stress?
    • Speaking in front of many people gives me stress.
    • Examinations give me stress. Examinationsは複数ですから、Sがいりません。
  4. What do you do for stress?
    • I go to karaoke for stress.
    • I take a hot bath for stress.
    • I go for a drive for stress.
    • I go shopping for stress.
  5. What do you do for a headache?
    • I go to bed for a headache.
    • I take a hot bath for a headache.
    • I take an aspirion for a headache.
    • I go shopping for a headache.

Talking about personalities

sounds/person.mp3
  1. What are you like?
    • I am cheerful.
  2. What are good characteristics for a teacher?
    • A teacher should be optimistic.
    • A teacher should be strict.

Some practice for the examination

Clicking here will open a dictionary. You can get sounds files, too.

sounds/exam.mp3
  • ambitious
  • caring
  • cheerful
  • creative
  • easy-going
  • generous
  • gentle
  • hard-working
  • save
  • favorite
  • recommend
  • be afraid of
  • humorous
  • kind
  • optimistic
  • pessimistic
  • serious
  • strict
  • understanding
  • aspirin
  • reservation
  • junk food

When you are ready to practice, please click here.