[3.Moderato][4.Allegretto] Tell your impression
"At first glance, it looks scary.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. You are now looking at pictures of your friend’s classmates. What kind of person do you think they are? Tell your impressions.
Repeat after me
[00:20]
1. This person looks serious.
 2. This person looks scary.
3. This person looks kind.
4. It (the appearance) looks scary, but s/he is a kind person. (mitame = appearance)
5. It (the appearance) looks kind, but s/he is a tough person.
6. At first glance, it looks scary, but s/he is a kind person.
 (pattomi : colloq.= at first glance）
[01:40]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
serious, who
→ Who is this person, who looks serious? (Who is this serious-looking person?)
Ready?
 [01:53] 1. serious, woman
→ Who is this woman, who looks serious?
2. scary, man
→ Who is this man, who looks scary?
3. kind, (older) man
→ Who is this (older) man, who looks kind? (ojisan = (older) man)
4. harsh, man → Who is this man, who looks rugged?
5. quiet/docile, child → Who is this child, who looks docile?
 (otonashii = quiet, docile)
6. happy/having fun, eldery woman → Who is this happy-looking woman?
(nenpai josei = eldery woman)
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