[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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TEASER [✐1. Adagio][2.Andante][3.Moderato][4.Allegretto][5.Allegro]
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
きょうは、Japanese Swotterシャドーウィング・スペシャル２のTeaserです。
 It’s a Shadowing Special 2 Teaser today.
これまでのシャドーウィングをレベルじゅんに あつめました。
It’s a collection of Shadowing so far, in order of level.
はじめにキーワードを いいますから、ざっと テキストの ないようを すいそくしてください。
 I will say key words at the beginning, so you will guess the content of the text roughly.
それから、シャドーウィングします。さいしょにテキストをゆっくりよみます。そのあと、ノーマルテンポでよみます。
Then we will do the shadowing. First, I will read the text slowly, then at normal tempo.
また、くりかえしきいて、にほんごの おとやイントネーション、ながれを かんじてください。
Also, listen repeatedly and feel the sound, intonation and flow of Japanese.
では、はじめましょう。
Let’s get start!
[00:45]
1. [Key words] まいにち、バイト、キツキツ、くたくた、しけん、キリキリ
[00:56] slow tempo
[01:21] normal tempo
 へいじつは まいにちバイトを しています。
 I do part-time job every day on weekdays.
あさから よるまで、スケジュールが キツキツです。
 The schedule is tight from morning till night.
まいにち、くたくたです。
Everyday I’m worn out.
らいしゅう、しけんですが、べんきょうするじかんが ありません。
 I have an exam next week, but I have not time to study. かんがえると、いがキリキリします。
When I think (about the exam), my stomach gets twisted.

[01:44]
2. [Key words] にほんご、３ねん、にほんごがっこう、しごとでつかいます、ホテル、よやく
[01:56] slow tempo
[02:49] normal tempo
にほんごを ３ねんくらい べんきょうしています。
I’ve been studying Japanese about for 3 years.
にちじょうかいわは できるようになりました。
I’ve become able to conduct daily conversations.
テレビのニュースも だいたい わかります。
 I can roughly understand the news on TV.
しごとでも ときどき にほんごを つかいます。
 I sometimes use Japanese at work.
いまは しゅうに いっかい だけですが、にほんごがっこうに かよっています。
Now, only once a week, though, I am attending a Japanese language school.
もっとしごとで にほんごが つかえるようになりたいです。
 I want to be able to use Japanese more at work.
あ、このまえ、ほっかいどうに いきました。
Oh, I went to Hokkaido the other day.
ホテルは じぶんで ネットで よやくしました。
I booked a hotel myself on line.
いまは、なんでも オンラインで できるようになって、べんりです。
Nowadays, you can do anything online. It’s convenient.
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[04:17]
きょうはここまでです。ではまた！
That’s all for today. See you!

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[✐1. Adagio] Demonstratives
ここ:  here (near the speaker)
そこ:  there (near the listener, or somewhere between not far from both speaker and listener)
あそこ: over there (far from both speaker and listener)
***
“Where? There! ”
[00:07]
Hello, everone.  We will do “koko, soko, asoko,doko” 
Repeat after me
[00:17]
1. The pen is here.
2. The pen is there.
3. The pen is over there.
4. Where is the pen?
5. Kate san is here.
6. Kate san is there.
7. Kate san is over there.
8. Where is Kate san?
Now, answer as follows.
[01:45]
Where is the pen?
/ here
→ The pen is here.
Ready?
[01:55]
1. Where is the newspaper?
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
2. Hey, did you see my glasses?
/ there
→ It’s there. 
3. I wonder where my smartphone is.
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
4. Where is Lee san?
/ over there
→ He is over there.
5. Where is Andrew san?
/ next room
→ He is in the next room.
6. There is no Grace san….
/ in the converence room
→ She is in the conference room.
7. Huh? Where is the cat?
/ kitchen
→ S/he is in the kitchen.
    ***
[12:54]
Dialogue (Plain style)
A:   So, which one did you buy after all?
B:    This.
A:    Which one?
B:    This one.
A:    The one!? Not that one? 
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[2.Andante][3.Moderato]  te- & ta-forms
“After the water comes to a boil, add the ramen noodles.”
[03:43]
Repeat after me
1. I have read the book.
2. I have stayed at a Japanese Inn(ryokan).
3. I’ve worked part-time at fast food (shop).
4. I’ve never been to Okinawa.
5. Have you ever climed Mt. Fuji?
6. Have you ever dropped your smatphone in the toilett?
7. Have you ever won the lottery?
(takarakuji wo ateru = win the lottery)
8. Have you ever woken up while laughing in the morning?
(warai nagara = with a laugh/while laughing)
[05:48]
Yep, I have!  I woke up while laughing.  I didn’t remember what kind of dream I had, but I felt really good! 
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(お)ゆが ふっとうしてから、ラーメンのめんをいれます。
[03:43]
Repeat after me
1. そのほんを よんだことが あります。
2. りょかんに とまったことが  あります。
3. ファストフード(ショップ)で アルバイトを したことがあります。
4. おきなわに いったことが ありません。
5. ふじさんに のぼったことが ありますか。
6. スマホを トイレに おとしたことが ありますか。
7. たからくじを あてたことが ありますか。
(たからくじをあてる = win the lottery)
8. あさ、わらいながら、おきたことがありますか。
(わらいながら = with a laugh/while laughing)
[05:48]
わたし、あるんです、わらいながらおきたことが。どんなゆめをみたのか、おぼえていませんが、すっごくいい きぶんでした！
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[✐4. Allegretto, 5.Allegro] Ah, shock!”
[00:07]
Hello everyone. We will practice a bit differently today. First, listen to the sentence twice and you repeat. And then, you will do shadowing.
[00:20]
For example,
It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.
♫
It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.
♪→ You repeat
[shadowing]
It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.
[00:42]
Ready?
There are 15.
[00:46]
1. As I am alone tonight, I feel lonely.
2. As I am alone tonight, I feel free.
 (nobi nobi = feel unconstrained, feel free)
3. I’m nervous because I do alone.
4. I feel comfortable because I do by myself.
 (ki ga raku = feel less stress, fell better)
5. I’m disappointed to hear that he won’t come.
[02:23]
6. I’m frustrated because my colleagues are just talking (and not doing anything).
 (oshaberi bakari = talk and talk)
7. I’m excited to know that my salary will be raised.
 (shoukyu = pay rise)
8. Thank you for remembering me: I’m honored.
 (kouei = honor)
9. I’m worried to hear that my friend is ill.
10. I’m surprised to hear that my friend was hospitalised.
[04:16]
11. I was relieved to hear that my friend had recovered.
12. I’m looking forward to tomorrow as my friend and the family will come over for a visit.
13. I’m worried as I’m not properly preparing for the test.
 (chanto = properly)
14. I get always nervous before the results are announced.
15. Nothing beats a beer after soaking in the bathtub.
 (ofuro agari = after taking a bath)
After a long day, Japanese love to soak in the bathtub to relax at night.
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[✐1. Adagio] Basic adverbs
 “It remained online due to corona.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone.  We will practice adverbs today.   
Repeat after me
[00:14]
1.     often drink
2.     be sure to/certainly/without fail drink
3.     sometimes drink
4.     occasionally/once in a while drink
5.     not drink much
6.     not drink at all   
[01:09]
Now make a sentence as follows.
For example,
What do you drink in the morning?
/ always, coffee → I always drink coffee. 
Ready?
[01:24]
1.     What do you drink in the morning?
/ always, tea
→ I always drink (black) tea.
2.     What do you eat in the morning?
/ often, bread
→ I often eat bread.
3.     What do you eat in the morning?
/ sometimes, rice, miso soup
→ I sometimes eat rice and miso soup.
4.     Do you watch news in the morning?
/ usually, net news
→ I usually watch net news.
5.     What do you do before breakfast?
/ occasionally, jogging
→ I occasionally go jogging.
6.     Do you read the newspaper in the morning?
/ not at all
→ I don’t read at all. 
[03:48]
Do you go to work or school every day? 
Repeat after me
[03:55]
1.     I go to the office every day.
2.     I go to the company(work) 2 days a week.
3.     I come into work twice a week.
(shussha = attendance > shussha suru = come into work)
(shuu2 = twice a week)
4.     Telework is three times a week.
5.     Telework and attendance(come to work) are fifty-fifty. (han han =  fifty-fifty, in halves)
6.     There are sometimes online classes.
7.     I go to college 3 days a week.
8.     I go to college every day.
9.     Due to corona, it remained (all the time) online.
10.  Most were online because of the corona. 

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[✐3] Channel-backed feedbacks
“Lucky you!” 
Hello, everyone.  Let’s start right away. First, please answer with “Well, I don’t know”.
[00:15]
1.     Is this smartphone John san’s?→ Well, I don’t know.
2.     Do you know if John san will come to the drinking party tomorrow?→ Hmm, I don’t know.
[00:37]
Next, it’s about Japanese manners. Please answer with “Really?  I didn’t know it.”
[00:47]
1.     You shouldn’t stick your chopsticks upright into your rice in Japan. → Really?  I didn’t know it.
2.     Do you know, you shouldn’t lick your chopsticks.→ Really?  I didn’t know it.
[01:22]
“Shirimasen deshita” implies; I didn’t know it but I know it NOW because of the question.When you know it, off course, you say “shitteimasu” (not shirimasu).
[01:35]
It’s bad that you pass food from one person to another using your chopsticks.  → That’s right. I know. 
[01:46]
There are other manners like this;
Repeat after me
[01:50]
1.     Japanese people take off their shoes when they enter the house. 
2.     When eating ramen or soba, they(Japanese people) make slurping noises.
3.     When eating rice and miso soup, you should pick up bowls by hand. 

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[2.Andante] Basic verbs - Let's go out!
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. Today, we will practice words used when you go out. 
[00:13]
Oops, we’ve got lost already...
Repeat after me
[00:19]
1. Excuse me, where is the station?
2. Where is the nearest station from here?
3. Is the station this way/direction?
(kocchi no hou = this way/direction)
4. Is there a convenience store around here?
5. I’m looking for a supermarket.
6. I’d like to go to a department store.
7. How long does it take from here?
8. Can I go by foot? (=Is it within walking distance?) 
(ikemasu = potential form of iku＞ikimasu)

Dialogue
[01:55]
Lisa san seems to have lost her way.  She asked a woman the way.
[02:02]
Lisa:  Um… is the station in this direction?
Woman :  No, not this way, but that way.
L:    Is it within walking distance?
W:  Well, let’s see, it will take 20 minutes. Go straight here and turn right at that traffic light. From there, follow the road about 15 minutes, and you will see the station, I guess.
L:    Michinari?
W:  Well, (it means) to follow the road. There will be a little slope, though. 
L:    I  should be fine. It will be a good exercise! 

Repeat after me
[02:41]
1. Is the station in this direction?
2. Not this way, but that way.
3. It will take 20 minutes.
4. Go straight here and turn right at that traffic light.
5. Follow the road about 15 minutes, and you will see the station, I guess. 
[03:50]
You are not in time for the appointment. So, you contact your friend.

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[✐4. Allegretto] お+Vます(I,II)+します、ご+Vます(III)/N+します
Upgrade your Japanese - humble and beautiful!
“I will call you later.”
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Today, we will practice the refined expressions which are useful in business situation. I also recommend you to use them when you talk to superiors or people you meet for the first time. 
Note: Kenjougo is a humble way of speaking, when you speak to someone of a higher position of power or a senior person, in which you humble yourself down. Together with sonkeigo(honorific language), many learners are annoyed by these complicated systems - but today, we stick to the very basic of humble way of speaking. In fact, not just in a hierarchical context, it also gives others a sophisticated impression.   
[00:21]
My condition of throat is not good today, but I will do my best. 
[00:27]
Followings are when you talk about your own actions.  In other words, the subject is “watashi = I”. Repeat after the sound ♫.    

It’s difficult to reflect a humble way of speaking in the English translation, but think of it with the nuance of “let me do something (for you).”
[ 00:40]
1.     I will lead the way. 
2.     I will explain how to use. 
3.     I will inform you of tomorrow’s schedule. 
4.     I will prepare it. 
5.     I will carry (your) bag. 
6.     I will give you the materials/handouts.   
7.     I will take your picture. 
8.     I will send the package/parcel. 
9.     I will lend you an umbrella. 
10.  I will call a taxi.
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[08:25] Dialogue
Conversation between Laura san and Assistant Manager in an office.     
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[10:14] [Shadowing]
First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it (or with a bit of delay if you’re confident), like a shadow.

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[1. Adagio, 2. Andante] *Onomatopoeia = A word that expresses various states and movements with sound, including a sensory expression, although the sound is not actually heard.
Even the same onomatopoeia has different meanings depending on the context; e.g. “peko peko” could mean 1) “very hungry”, or 2) “be very humble” or “touch one’s forelock” = “He apologized humbly. / He apologized over and over again.” 

[00:07]
Hello everyone.  We will practice onomatopoeia* today.  The conversation will become more fun. 
Repeat after me
[00:16]
1. I’m very hungry.
→ peko peko = really hungry
2. I ate a lot.
→ pan pan = ate a lot and I’m stuffed
3. It’s raining a lot.
→ zaa zaa = pouring down
4. I’m very busy now.
→ bata bata = being busy
5. I’m very tired today.
→ heto heto = be exhausted
[01:24]
Now I will ask you a question, so please repeat the answer.
[01:29]
For example,
Have you already eaten?
→ Not yet.  I’m peko peko (hungry). 
Ready?
[01:37]
1. Have you eaten breakfast?
→ Not yet.  I’m awfully hungry.
2. Would like to have a refill?
→ I’m full.  I’m stuffed.
3. It rained a lot this morning, didn’t it?
→ You’re right.  It was pouring. 
4. You look busy.
→ Yes, I’ve been hectic since this morning.
5. Moving today was a lot of work, wasn’t it?
→ Yes, I’m totally worn out.
[02:54]
Next is onomatopoeia related to clothing. 
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