Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

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Passive Form: 「おつかいをたのまれました」
[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Actually I had a terrible day yesterday.  My wallet was stolen! There were many other things (that have happened to me).  Change the sentences to the passive form.

[00:24]
1.  Someone stepped on my foot.
→ I was stepped on.
2.  Dog chased.
→ I was chased by a dog.
3.  Someone broke my watch.
→ My watch was bloken.
4.  The police(man) asked me a question me.
→ I was questioned by the Police(man).
5.  A client scoled.
→ I was scoled by a client.
6.  Everybody laughed (at me).
→ I was laughed by everyone.
[02:07]
Now, answer the questions as follows.
For example,
By whom was your CD thrown away? (who threw away your CD?)  My mother
→ (CD) was thrown away by my mother.
[02:18]
1.  By whom was your diary read? (Who read your diary?)
--- my big brother
→It was read by my big brother.
2.  What was eaten by the dog? (What did the dog eat?)
--- Ham for dinner
→ Ham for my dinner was eaten (by the dog).
3.  Where did your smartphone get stolen?
--- maybe, in a crowded train
→ Maybe it was stolen in a crowded train.
4.  Who was worried about you, when you came home late?
--- my family
→ I had my family worried about me (My family was worried about me.)
5.  When you bought a motorbike, by whom did you get scolded?
--- my wife
→ I was scolded by my wife.

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:57]

A: How’s your new job?
B: I was praised by my boss today. But I was complained by a client.
A: Why (what happened)?
B: Because of delayed delivery. Another colleague was in charge, but I was blamed for that.
A: That’s terrible.
(betsu no hito = another person (here means another colleague.)
(tantou = in charge )
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「おつかいを たのまれました」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。Actually, I had a terrible day yesterday.  My wallet was stolen!  さいふをぬすまれたんです。ほかにもまだいろいろありましたよ。Change the sentences to the passive form.

[00:24]

1.  あしを ふみました。

→ あしを ふまれました。

2.  いぬが おいかけました。

→ いぬに おいかけられました。

3.  うでどけいを こわしました。

→うでどけいを こわされました。

4.  けいさつが しつもんしました。

→ けいさつに しつもんされました。

(けいさつ = Police here means police(wo)man)

5.  クライエントが おこりました。

→ クライエントに おこられました。

6.  みんながわらいました。

→みんなに わらわれました。

[02:07]

では、つぎのようにこたえてください。

たとえば、

だれに CDを すてられたんですか。

--- はは

→ ははに すてられました。

[02:18]

1.  だれに にっきをよまれたんですか。

--- あに

→ あにに よまれました。

2.  なにをいぬにたべられたんですか。

--- ゆうしょくのハム

→ゆうしょくのハムをたべられました。

3.  どこで スマホを とられたんですか。

--- たぶん、まんいんでんしゃ

→たぶん まんいんでんしゃで とられました。

(まんいんでんしゃ = in a crowded train)

4.  かえりがおそくて、だれに しんぱいされたんですか。

--- かぞく

→ かぞくに しんぱいされました。

5.  バイクをかって、だれに おこられたんですか。

--- つま

→つまに おこられました。

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:57]

A: どう、あたらしい しごとは?
B: きょうは、じょうしに ほめられたんだけど…。でも、クライエントに もんくを いわれたよ。
A:  どうして?
B:  はいたつが おそいって。べつのひとが たんとうだったんだけど、ぼくのせいにされた。
A: それはひどいね。
(べつのひと = another person (here means other colleague)
(たんとう = in charge )

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