102 [✐3,4] Change in state + Shadowing
Description
[✐3. Moderato, 4. Allegretto] Change in state – to make into (noun), to make (adj.)
“Excuse me, halve the amount of rice, please.” (= Please reduce the volume of rice in half.)
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Hello, everyone. Please listen to the following dialogue.
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“Excuse me, my room is dark…”
“Press this button to make adjustment. I will make it bright. (pipipi) How is it? “
“I see, the room became bright. Thanks.”
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Today’s topic is “describing a change in state”. First, change the word with “〜shimasu”, as follows.
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For example,
short
→ shorten, abbreviate, clip
Ready?
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1. long
→ lengthen, prolong
2. big
→ make bigger, expand, enlarge
3. small
→ make smaller, shrink, diminish
4. thick
→ thicken
5. quiet
→ keep it down, make quieter
6. fine, fit, vial
→ make energetic, set up
7. clean, good-looking
→ make clean, smarten up, make beautiful
8. good
→ improve, make better
9. double
→ duplicate
10. half
→ reduce to half, downsize by half
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Now, make a sentence using ”〜te kudasai” as follows.
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For example,
straps on the bag, short
→ Please shorten the straps on the bag.
OK?
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1. LAN calbe, long
→ Please lengthen the LAN cable.
2. size of copy, big
→ Increase the size of the copy.
3. garbage, few
→ Please reduce the amount of garbage.
4. amount of water, 3 times
→ Please triple the amount of water.
5. meeting room, clean
→ Please clean the meeting room.
6. price, cheap
→ Please reduce the price.
7. colour, dark
→ Please darken the colour.
8. amount of cooked rice, half
→ Please reduce the volume of rice in half.
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「すみません、ごはん、はんぶんで。」(= ごはんをはんぶんにしてください。)
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みなさん、こんにちは。さっそく、つぎのホテルでの かいわを きいてください。
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「あのう、へやが くらいんですが。」
「このボタンを おして ちょうせいします。(わたしが)あかるくしますね。(ピピピ) どうですか。」
「あぁ、(へやが)あかるく なりました。どうも。」
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きょうのトピックはdescribing a change in stateです。まず、つぎのように「〜します」にかえてください。
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たとえば、
みじかい
→ みじかくします
いいですか。
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1. ながい
→ ながくします
2. おおきい
→ おおきくする
3. ちいさい
→ ちいさくします
4. ふとい
→ ふとくします
5. しずか
→ しずかにします
6. げんき
→ げんきにします
7. きれい
→ きれいにします
8. いい
→ よくします
9. 2ばい
→2ばいにします
10. はんぶん
→ はんぶんにします
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では、こんどは、つぎのように「〜てください」のかたちのぶんをつくりましょう。
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たとえば、
バッグのひも、みじかい
→ バッグのひもを みじかくして ください。
いいですか。
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1. LANケーブル、ながい
→ LANケーブルを ながくしてください。
2. コピーのサイズ、おおきい
→ コピーのサイズを おおきくしてください。
3. ごみ、すくない
→ ごみをすくなくしてください。
4. みずのりょう、3ばい
→ みずのりょうを3ばいにしてください。
5. かいぎしつ、きれいに
→ かいぎしつを きれいにしてください。
6. ねだん、やすい
→ ねだんを やすくしてください。
7. いろ、こい
→ いろを こくしてください。
8. ごはんのりょう、はんぶん
→ ごはんのりょうを はんぶんにしてください。
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