Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Kumi and Kenji are driving back to Tokyo after spending Golden Week out of town. Problem is, they’re not the only ones. Now they’re stuck in 4 km traffic jam, part of the yearly U-Turn Rush. We’ll focus on some formal language used on television and radio, traffic terms and a rather easy grammar point, -tto. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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13 Responses to “Upper Intermediate Lesson #16 - Spend Golden Week in Your Car!”
JapanesePod101.com says:
April 25th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Mina-san, what do you do to prevent boredom on long road trips?
sTeVe aUsTiN says:
April 25th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Depends if I’m the driver or passenger.
If I’m the passenger, I usually make funny faces at the other cars and try to make people angry. Keeps me entertained for a long time.
ジャービジ says:
April 26th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
If I was on my own I’d listen to some Jpod lessons and practice some shadowing, otherwise I’d try engaging in the ancient art of conversation 
Another good challenging lesson today 
I find that anything more monologue than dialogue tends to be a lot harder to break down, which is why the news is such a nightmare 
プチクレア says:
April 26th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
This lesson was great !!! Especially since listening to newscasts is so difficult ! More of those, please !!!! 
Naomi says:
April 28th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
sTeVe aUsTiN-san
>>>I usually make funny faces at the other cars and try to make people angry.
Not make people laugh? Make them angry?? そのfunny facesを見てみたいです。
ジャービジ-san
Shadowing definitely works!! 私も、時々、英語のシャドーイングをします。最近サボっていますが…。
プチクレア-san
5月のupper intermediate は もっと難しくなります。
Phil says:
April 29th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Blimey you weren’t kidding when you said the news part was difficult!
Or did I just stumble into arabicpod101 by mistake or something?
ところで、花見できましたか？今度のゴールデンウイクには何しますか？
Naomi says:
April 30th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Phil-san
I think the most difficult part is Vocabulary and phrases in this conversation. ＰＤＦを見ながら聞けば、文法はそんなに悪くはないと思います。 
Brandon-san
お花見しましたよ。きれいでしたが、寒かったです。ちょっと、風邪をひきました。
ゴールデンウィークは、たぶん、山梨で魚釣りをします。 
ブロイズ says:
May 1st, 2008 at 6:38 am
you guys are awesome! I’m really glad to see people dedicated to teach others
More power to you guys
Brandon says:
May 1st, 2008 at 11:08 am
寒かったでしょうね。ここの弘前も意外と寒くて、僕も風邪引いちゃいました。けど、それは２週間前なので、もう治ってきました。お釣り楽しんでください、このレッソンに習った通り、ご無事に。
JapanesePod101.com says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Faruさん、
there’s a bit of info here:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/04/28/news-61-golden-week-schedule-2008/#comments
halfway down that page, you’ll find a link to a Culture Class about it. 
hope this helps!
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Category: Upper Intermediate Lessons |
Grammar: tto | Function: giving a traffic report, listening to a traffic report, talking about things | Topic: Golden Week, holidays, radio, traffic, traffic jam, travel, U Turn Rush | Politeness Level: casual, formal, Polite
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