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A Review the text and fill in the blanks.
1. Steve's idea of learning Japanese:
Learning Japanese is a piece of (
2. Steve's confusing experiences:
Wasei-eigo
). The situation is much more ( ).
Steve thought it was ...
apple juice
a white shirt
a very large house
サイダー
ワイシャツ
マンション
ホットケーキ
フライドポテト
ブレンド
(confused)
(confused)
(confused)
3. What did Steve learn?
( ) is not a bad thing: it's a first (
In English, they say...
soda pop
(
)
) shirt
)
)
(
)
) in learning something new.
B You are having trouble learning English. What kind of advice would Steve give you?
a. I understand your feelings,
but there's nothing that I
can do for you.
b. Don't be afraid of confusion
and making mistakes.
c. Don't waste your time
learning English. Try to
find something more
EA DOY
interesting.
Complete the summary by filling in the blanks.
would be (1.
Steve is a 16-year-old American boy on homestay in Japan. He thought Japanese
) because many words come from English. He had several confusing
experiences. He discovered that English words written in katakana sometimes mean
something (2.
) in Japanese. For example, means a (3.
very large house. Learning Japanese can be (4.
) in learning something new.
is the first (5.
), not a
). However, he feels that confusion
[condominium / different / easy / step / confusing ]