A: My friend took the Eiken Level 1 test. ------------------------------------------- (G)I've heard it's very difficult (G)Not many people have passed that. (G)(Eiken) Level 1 is very [hard/tough/difficult) (G)It's hard to pass Level 1 1 (G)Passing level 1 is very (hard/tough/difficult) ------------------------------------------- (P)I want to take the Eiken test. (P)I'm thinking about taking the Level-- test. ------------------------------------------- (S)Wow, your friend must be good at English! (I guess/I bet)your friend... (S)I guess Level 1 is very difficult.(Level 1 must be...) ------------------------------------------- A: I went to Mitsui Greenland. (G)Oh, I've heard it's very fun (G)Mitsui Greenland is very fun, huh? (G)It's [fun/nice] to go to Amusement Parks (G)Going to amusement parks is fun. ------------------------------------------ (P)Oh, I've been there. 2 I've never been there. I want to go there. ------------------------------------------------- (S)I bet you had a great time! (S)That must have been fun (S)You must have had fun/a good time. ------------------------------------------------- A: I got the flu last month. (G) I heard many people caught the flu recently. (G) (Oh no) [Having/Getting] the flu is (terrible/awful). (G) It's (terrible/awful) to [get/have] the flu. ------------------------------------------------- (P) (Oh really?) I caught (it/the flu) too! (P) I was lucky, I didn't catch it this time. (P) I'm trying not to catch it. 3 ------------------------------------------------- (S) You must have been very sick. (S) I bet that was terrible. (S) I guess you were very sick, huh? ----------------------------------------- A: I went to a Mr. Children concert recently. ------------------------------------------------ (G)I've heard they are very good. (G)Mr. Children is very popular now. (G)It's (really) (fun/expensive) to go to concerts, huh? (G)Concerts are very (fun/expensive). ----------------------------------------------- (P)Oh, I like them too! (P)Oh, I couldn't go. (P)Oh, I wish I had known about that concert. ----------------------------------------------- (S)I bet it was great, huh? (S)I guess you had a great time, huh?(enjoyed/had fun) (S)You must really like them, huh? (S)That must have been fun/great. ----------------------------------------------- A: I really want to do a homestay in an English-speaking country. (G)I've heard that's a good way to learn English (G)It's really exciting/a big challenge/a great experience to do a homestay. (G)Doing a homestay is (great/fun/a good experience/...) (G)Homestays (Doing homestays) are (is) a great experience/really fun/exciting/challenging (G)Many people do homestays in college. ------------------------------------------------- (P)(Oh really?) I want to do one too. (P)I did a homestay (in----) (P)I have to save some money before I can go. 6 (P)I want to do one, but... ------------------------------------------------- (S)I guess you can speak English. (S)I bet you like learning about other cultures. (S)You must like to travel. (S)That must have been (fun/cool/great...) -------------------------------------------------- A: My grandmother lives with me and my family. ----------------------------------------------------- (G)Many families have a grandparent living with them. (G)I've heard that's good for children. (G)Children can learn many things from a grandparent (G)It's great to live with grandparents (G)Living with grandparents is very good. -------------------------------------------------- (P)Mine lives with us too. (P)My grandmother lives in her own house. 7 (P)Oh really? (In my case) my grandmother lives--- ---------------------------------------------------- (S)I bet she teaches you many things. (S)You must be close to your grandmother (S)I guess you talk with your grandmother sometimes? (S)That must have --------------------------------------------------- A: I went to AmuPla to have dinner with my friends last Saturday. ------------------------------------------------------ (G) I've heard there are many nice restaurants in AmuPla. (G) AmuPla is a fun place (isn't it?/huh?) (G) It's [nice/fun] to eat dinner with friends. (G) Eating (out) with friends is [nice/fun]. ----------------------------------------------------- 8 (P)I've eaten there too. (P)I haven't gone there, but I want to go. (P)I want to go there. (P)I stayed home last Saturday. ------------------------------------------------------ (S)I bet it was expensive. (S)It must have been crowded (if it was Saturday) (S)I guess you had [fun/a good time/a nice time] (S)That must have been (fun/nice). ------------------------------------------------------ A: I had a big change when I moved to Nagasaki and had to live by myself for the first time. ----------------------------------------------------------- (G)Living alone for the first time is hard, (isn't it/huh?) (G)That's hard for everybody. (G)It's (hard/lonely/difficult/nice/cool) to live alone (for the first time). (G)It's a big change to live alone (for the first time). ----------------------------------------------------------- (P)Yeah, I had to live by myself too. 9 (P)I'm from Nagasaki, so I live with my parents ------------------------------------------------------------ (S)I bet it was hard at first, (wasn't it?/huh?) (S)I guess you had to learn many things, huh? ------------------------------------------------------------- A: In high school, I really pushed myself to practice Kendo hard. -------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Kendo is a (good/tough/cool/difficult/...)sport, huh. (G)I've heard you must practice a lot (to be good at Kendo.) 10 (G)Practicing Kendo is (hard/tough/fun/difficult). (G)It's [good/fun/interesting] to practice (sports/kendo) ------------------------------------------------------------- (P)I had something like that too - in my case it was soccer. (P)I did Kendo also! (P)I practiced hard for-----when I was in high school (P)Oh really? I practiced kendo too! (In my case, I practised---) ------------------------------------------------------------- (S)I guess you really like/love/enjoyed kendo. (S)You must have really liked/loved/enjoyed kendo. (S)You must (be/have been) good at kendo. (S)I guess/I bet you really liked/loved/enjoyed kendo. (S)That must have been (fun/hard/tough...) A: I was in the volleyball club in high school. ------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Volleyball is a(good/tough/cool/difficult)sport. (G)Volleyball is (good/tough/cool/difficult). (G)Being in a club is (fun/cool/good/nice/...) (G)It's (fun//cool/good/nice/...) to be in a club. -------------------------------------------------------------- (P)Oh, I was in the club too! 11 (P)Oh yeah? I was in the tennis club. (P)I really like volleyball. -------------------------------------------------------------- (S)You must be a good player! (S)I bet you are a good player! (S)I guess you are a good player! (S)That must have been (fun/nice). -------------------------------------------------------------- A: This summer I'm going to try to get my driver's license -------------------------------------------------------------- (G)I've heard the driving test is(difficult/easy/...) (G)Many people fail the test the first time. (G)It's (fun/great/exciting) getting your driver's license. (G)Getting your driver's license is (fun/great/exciting). --------------------------------------------------------------- (P)I'm going to get mine too! (P)I got mine last summer! 12 (P)I'm thinking about getting mine too. -------------------------------------------------------------- (S)So I guess you are practicing now(, huh?) (S)I bet you're looking forward to driving, huh? (S)You must be practicing now. -------------------------------------------------------------- A: Driving in Nagasaki, I had a really scary experience - I almost had a car accident! ---------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Nagasaki traffic is very dangerous! (G)Driving is so dangerous - we have to be careful! 13 (G)It's (scary/dangerous/difficult/...)driving in Nagasaki. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (P)I almost had one recently too! (P)In my case, I almost had a bike accident! (P)I'm lucky - I haven't had one yet. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (S)I guess that was really scary! (S)I bet that was really scary! (S)That must have been really scary! A: I saw the movie "Pirates of the Carribean 3" last weekend. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)I heard it's very (fun/exciting/cool/...) (G)The "Pirate" movies are fun. -------------------------------------------------------------------- (P)I saw it too! (P)I want to see it too! 14 (P)I (liked/didn't like) the first and second ones. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (S)I guess/I bet it was crowded. (S)You must have enjoyed the first two. (S)You must like action movies. (S)I bet/I guess you had a good time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A: The other day I got sick after drinking too much Sho-chuu, and then I had a terrible hangover the next day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Sho-chuu is very strong - you should be careful! (G)Sho-chuu hangovers are (tough/terrible/awful/...) (G)It's [terrible/hard/painful] to have a hangover. (G)Having a hangover is [terrible/hard/painful]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (P)I (like/don't like/can't drink/don't usually drink/...) Sho-chu 15 (P)Oh really? I had a bad Sho-chu (experience/hangover/time/...) once too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (S)You must have drank a lot! (S)I bet you felt terrible! (S)I guess you can't drink too much? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: I pushed myself to study for the entrance exam, but I failed it the first time... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)I heard that many people fail it the first time. (G)It's really (depressing/hard/tough/...) to fail the exam. 16 (G)It's hard when you try so hard, but still fail. (G)It's [hard/tough/difficult] to pass the entrance exam (isn't it?) (G)It's [hard/sad/disappointing] to fail (an entrance exam). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P)I failed it the first time too. (P)I was lucky, I passed it the first time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S)You must have felt(bad/sad/disappointed/...) (S)I bet/I guess you felt happy when you finally passed, huh? (S)I guess/I bet that was (hard/disappointing/difficult). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: I'm thinking about joining the Swing Band Orchestra club. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Oh, I've heard it's very fun. (G)It's (great/fun/nice) to play an instrument. (G)Playing an istrument is (great/fun/nice) (G)Being in an orchestra is (great/fun/nice) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (P)I wish I could play an instrument. (P)I'd like to join too. 17 (P)I'd join, but I can't play any instrument. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (S)It must be cool to be able to play an instrument. (S)I bet you're a good musician. (S)So I guess you play an instrument, huh? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: I bought a little puppy. It's really cute, but I have to take it for a walk and feed it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (G)Yeah, a pet is (a big responsibility/hard to take care of/...) (G)Pets are really nice / It's (great/fun/cool/...) to have a pet, huh? (G)Having a pet is (great/fun/cool/a big responsibility...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P)Oh, I have a puppy too. (P)I like animals, but I don't want the responsiblility. 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S)It must be fun to have a pet. (S)I bet it's (fun/expensive/a lot of work/...), huh? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: I had a great memory when I went on a school trip to Kyoto. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Kyoto is (a beautiful/an interesting/a historical/...) city. (G)Kyoto has a lot of historical places to see. (G)(Travelling/Going on a school trip)is (great/fun/cool/...) (G)It's (great/fun/cool/...) to travel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P)My school went (there too!/to Nara/to another place/...) 19 (P)(Oh really?) I've (been/never been) to Kyoto. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S)You must have seen many temples. (S)I bet/I guess it was interesting (to see all those temples) (S)That must have been (great/fun/cool/...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: I was kind of homesick when I first started Nagasaki University. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (G)Yes, many people feel homesick at first.(=when they first live away from home) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P)Yes, I felt that way, too. (P)I was lucky, my family lives in Nagasaki(, so I didn't feel homesick). 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S)I guess you missed your family. (S)I guess it was hard at first. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------