Comments on: Upper Intermediate Lesson S2 #14 - Battle of the Classes 1 - Bring on the Sophistication http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Wed, 23 May 2012 03:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-609793 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:46:13 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-609793 CoffeeJPN-san Kon'nichiwa. Thank you for letting us know. We'll fix it right away. Thanks again:grin: CoffeeJPN-san
Kon’nichiwa.
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]]> by: CoffeeJPN http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-609734 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:45:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-609734 In the "Expansion with Audio" part, only the first 3 Words have ALL the Japanese and English sentences with Audio, after the first 3 words, only the Audio of the new words are given, but no Audio was given for the Japanese and English sentences. I was really looking forward to all the Audios because for me they are a great help for my studies! Please keep the good work and give us all the Audios! ありがとうございます! In the “Expansion with Audio” part, only the first 3 Words have ALL the Japanese and English sentences with Audio, after the first 3 words, only the Audio of the new words are given, but no Audio was given for the Japanese and English sentences. I was really looking forward to all the Audios because for me they are a great help for my studies! Please keep the good work and give us all the Audios! ありがとうございます!

]]> by: kabukiguy http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-596945 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:32:34 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-596945 The lesson itself is fine but it's also another example of a lesson that wastes the listener's time with unnecessary sound effects. Students have to listen to these things over and over, so why should they forced to do so with things like the music that begins this exercise? The lesson itself is fine but it’s also another example of a lesson that wastes the listener’s time with unnecessary sound effects. Students have to listen to these things over and over, so why should they forced to do so with things like the music that begins this exercise?

]]> by: katafei http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-402069 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:36:17 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-402069 Great lesson! I love it when you use a lot of numbers and dates and 'news-like' language, because that is so hard to follow but so necessary for JLPT ^_^ And yes, we do have 運動会 in Holland as well, although they are more low-profile, I think..... Great lesson! I love it when you use a lot of numbers and dates and ‘news-like’ language, because that is so hard to follow but so necessary for JLPT ^_^

And yes, we do have 運動会 in Holland as well, although they are more low-profile, I think…..

]]> by: AndamanIslander http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392080 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:14:37 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392080 仁居流-さん、 Well, I guess what I'm saying is that the ultimate JPod101 Sweet Spot is when you listen to the dialog at the beginning of the audio file and can't make heads or tails of it, but then listen to the explanation, vocab, grammar, and then by the time the dialog repeats at the end of the audio file you realize this time you do understand! Those are my favorite kinds of lessons, anyway. With the last series (the one about Finding Work in Japan) they hit the Sweet Spot in every lesson. This one? Took a bit longer... 仁居流-さん、

Well, I guess what I’m saying is that the ultimate JPod101 Sweet Spot is when you listen to the dialog at the beginning of the audio file and can’t make heads or tails of it, but then listen to the explanation, vocab, grammar, and then by the time the dialog repeats at the end of the audio file you realize this time you do understand!

Those are my favorite kinds of lessons, anyway. With the last series (the one about Finding Work in Japan) they hit the Sweet Spot in every lesson. This one? Took a bit longer…

]]> by: 仁居流 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392052 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:35:41 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392052 AndamanIslander If you understand the lesson the first time you here it, that means you have nothing to learn from it. :twisted: Sound preachy and all knowing don't I. What a joke!!:roll: AndamanIslander If you understand the lesson the first time you here it, that means you have nothing to learn from it. :twisted: Sound preachy and all knowing don’t I. What a joke!! :roll:

]]> by: AndamanIslander http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392039 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:03:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-392039 Gah! This lesson was too hard. When the dialog came up again at the end of my first listen I was still lost. Second listen? A little better. Third listen did the trick... I don't know if it's just me, or if it's a problem inherent to teaching people on all different levels of exposure, but I sometimes feel like JPod101 still has trouble keeping lessons within a given level to a comparable standard of difficulty. The last Upper Intermediate series seemed a lot easier than this! This week's audio blog, I got 98% of it, three weeks ago, more like 55% of it! I'm just complaining at random here. Of course, if it takes three listens to "lick" a given lesson, that's not a legitimate reason to complain...that's a legitimate reason to LISTEN TO IT THREE TIMES! Right? Gah! This lesson was too hard. When the dialog came up again at the end of my first listen I was still lost. Second listen? A little better. Third listen did the trick…

I don’t know if it’s just me, or if it’s a problem inherent to teaching people on all different levels of exposure, but I sometimes feel like JPod101 still has trouble keeping lessons within a given level to a comparable standard of difficulty. The last Upper Intermediate series seemed a lot easier than this! This week’s audio blog, I got 98% of it, three weeks ago, more like 55% of it!

I’m just complaining at random here. Of course, if it takes three listens to “lick” a given lesson, that’s not a legitimate reason to complain…that’s a legitimate reason to LISTEN TO IT THREE TIMES! Right?

]]> by: 仁居流 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391966 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:38:49 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391966 Not trying to be critical, just helpful. There is not time to do all the words. You all do a fantastic job. Not trying to be critical, just helpful. There is not time to do all the words.
You all do a fantastic job.

]]> by: 仁居流 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391954 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:11:37 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391954 Other words used, but not fully defined: 体育祭 - taiikusai - physical education festival 撮影 - satsuei - photographing 撮れる - toreru - to be photographed 校門 - koumon - school gate アンケート - questionnaire (from French enquete)) 値上げ - neage - a raise in price Other words used, but not fully defined:
体育祭 - taiikusai - physical education festival
撮影 - satsuei - photographing
撮れる - toreru - to be photographed
校門 - koumon - school gate
アンケート - questionnaire (from French enquete))
値上げ - neage - a raise in price

]]> by: Lisa http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391915 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:54:23 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-391915 Ideas may have after further understanding. Ideas may have after further understanding.

]]> by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-377530 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/10/17/upper-intermediate-lesson-s214-battle-of-the-classes-1-bring-on-the-sophistication/#comment-377530 <p>Minsa-san, is there an event similar to 運動会（うんどうかい）where you live？</p> Minsa-san, is there an event similar to 運動会（うんどうかい）where you live？

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