Lesson 6
What does Jing want to make?
She wants to make a translator app.
What was Jing’s decision?
She decided to study performing arts in America.
If you had a rocket, would you fly to the moon?
Yes, I would.
or
No, I would not (wouldn’t).
Tell me where you live.
I live in Nishinomiya.
What did Leonardo da Vinci make designs for?
He made the designs for flying machines.
Riku is reading a novel. What is the novel about?
How did Kate become a good Japanese speaker?
She put a lot of effort into studying.
If you had a month of vacation, what would you do?
I would ______.
(Ex: I would go to Hawaii.)
What do you help your family do?
Example:
I help my mother wash the dishes.
What animal did the engineers use to imitate for the new train design?
It is the kingfisher.
What is Riku’s dream?
His dream is to invent a time machine.
Why does the doctor have to use English?
He uses English to communicate within the team and local doctors.
If you had the anywhere door, where would you go? Why?
Example:
I would go to Hawaii because I want to swim in the sea.
I am helping you to prepare for the party. What do you want me to do?
Example:
I want you to decorate the walls.
What was the problem with the Shinkansen before the 1990s?
It had a problem with the air resistance in tunnels. The sudden change in pressure resulted in a loud noise which annoyed people almost half-a-kilometer away.
Why were the earliest aircraft ridiculous?
One inventor tied an umbrella and wings to a chair. Another made a duck-like machine.
Why is learning languages important for the scientist?
The scientist refer to articles in Chinese and listen to reports in German. In addition, the scientist writes papers and give presentations in English.
If you had a time machine, what would you do? Why?
Example:
If I had a time machine, I would go to the future because I want to see my future.
Fill in the blank.
A: I don’t know what to do for my mother’s birthday.
B: _________________________________.
Example:
If I were you, I would give her some flowers.
What is biomimetics?
It is an academic field which people get ideas from nature and use the ideas to create new products and technology.
What were the two important things Riku learned from the stories?
First, we should not hesitate to come up with new and original ideas. Second, (he realized that) we should learn from failure.
Why does the ryokan owner have more foreign guests than before?
(Because) he interviewed his foreign guests, and he made some changes.
If you had ten million yen, what would you do? Make 3 sentences.
Example:
I would buy a big house. The house would have ten rooms. There would be a big swimming pool at the back of the house.
It’s the end of the school year. What shall we do for our homeroom teacher?
Example:
I think we should write her a message card.
How does the bird’s beak give the engineer the idea of the new train design?
The bird has a long, pointy beak. Because of the beak’s shape, it can dive smoothly into water without much of a splash or noise.