Nico Nico Douga October 30, 2010 Lesson - Beginner

I had an accident.
I was in an accident.
I got in(to) an accident.
1. 保険にはいっている？
2. 保険がこれを保証してくれる？
3. We never planned to
have any children. Our
son was a ~ accident.
4. You shouldn't let someone
that irresponsible work here.
He's an accident waiting to ~.
5. I am so tired. Do you
mind if I ~ on your couch
for a few minutes?
6. It wasn't a bad accident.
It was just a fender ~.
7. I opened up my car
door and the corner of
my car door ~ the door of
the car parked next to us.
8. He drove his car into
a tree. The car cannot
be repaired.　It was ~.
9. Last year there were
quite a few ~ and ~ cases
in Osaka. The drivers hit
people and then just drove away.
10. I needed to learn a lot
about computers really fast
so I took a ~ course.
11. The bicycle ran into the
side of the car and ~ the door.
12. I can't believe that car didn't
hit you! That was a really close ~.
13. OK! It's time for
you speech! ~ a leg!
14. Life is tough, but
you've got to learn
how to roll with the ~.

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Answers
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1. Do you have insurance?
2. Will your insurance cover this?
3. happy
4. happen
5. crash
6. bender
7. dinged
8. totaled
9. hit and run
10. crash
11. dented
12. call
13. break
14. punches

Nico Nico Douga October 29, 2010 Lesson - Beginner

Basic Accident English:Basic Accident English:
1. 私は事故に遭った。

2. 彼が事故で死んだ

3. 大丈夫ですか？

4. 彼女は交通事故で腕の骨を折った。

5. あなたは怪我したの？

6. 誰のせいだった？

7. 救急車が来た？

8. 入院されたの？

9. 痛そうです。

10. 保険がある？

11. 僕の保険が払う。
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Basic Accident English --> Answers
1. I had an accident.
I got in/into an accident.
I was in an accident.
2. He died in an accident.
3. Are you all right? Are you OK?
4. She broke her arm in a car accident.
5. Did you get hurt?
6. Whose fault was it? /
Who was at fault? /
Who was to blame? /
Who was in the wrong?
7. Did an ambulance come？
8. Were you hospitalized? /
Did you go to the hospital?
9. You look like you are in pain.
It looks painful.
That looks like it hurts.
That’s gotta hurt.
10. Do you have insurance?
Are you insured?
11. My insurance will cover it.
11b: I am fully insured.


I got some bruises on my thighs.
I got a bloody nose.
I lost consciousness.



adding 〜ize to a noun makes it a verb
motor-->motorize
computer-->computerize
hospital-->hospitalize

adding an ~ized makes it an adjective
motor-->motorized
computer-->computerized
hospital-->hospitalized

Nico Nico Douga Oct. 24, 2010 - DATING!

DATING!

Oct. 24, 2010
1. 彼女のことが好き。
　I 〜 her.

2. 彼女に惹かれている。［魅力を感じる］
I'm a〜 to her.

3. 彼に首っ丈です。
I've got a c〜 on her.

4. 私は彼に熱を上げている。
　　I've got the h〜 for her.

5. 彼女は彼のことで頭がいっぱいである。
She is o〜 with him.

6. 彼女に夢中になっている。
I am i〜 with her.

7. 彼は彼女に憧れている
He was quite t〜 with her.

8. I d~ her.
彼女のこと好き. (1960s)

9. 私は彼のことが好き
(old fashioned) I am f〜 of her.
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10. 彼氏いる？
Do you have a boyfriend?
Are you ~ anyone?

11. 彼女をデートに誘う？
Are you going to 〜 her 〜 on a date?
I'd like to ask you out sometime.

12. 昨日は彼女とデートした。
I 〜 〜 〜 a date with her yesterday.

13. 彼女に電話した。
　　I ~ her ~.

14. 男達はみんな彼女に恋に落ちる。
All the boys ~ for her.

15. 彼はバーでナンパしたけど、
　　彼女は彼に全然興味なし。
He ~ on her in the bar, but she
wasn't interested in him at all.

16. 彼は何時も女の子を
　　ナンパしようとしている。
He is always trying to 〜 up girls.

17. あたしはそういう女じゃないわ！
I'm not ~ ~ of girl.

18. すぐに会いたいんだ
I want to 〜 you!

19. 会う時間を作ってくれる？
Can you 〜　〜 to see me?　

20. 君のことは真剣に考えているんだ。
I'm 〜 about you!
私のことは真剣ですか？
　 Are you 〜 about me?

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ANSWERS!
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1. like
2. attracted
3. crush
4. hots
5. obsessed
6. infatuated
7. taken
8. dig
9. fond
10. seeing
11. ask / out
12. went / out / on
13. called / up
14. fall
15. hit
16. pick / up
17. that kind
18. see
19. make time
20. serious

ニコニコ動画-Beginner - Advanced-Decisions, Oct. 20, 2010

1. to decide to do st
I decided to buy a new car.

2. to decide on st
I decided on a new car.

3. decide (up) on someone or something

4. decide between (someone and someone else)
and decide between (something and something else)

5. decide against / for someone or something

6. to pull some strings
I want my son to get into a very exclusive school, so I called my friend – who works there at the school – and I asked him for a favor. = I pulled some strings.

8. to go through channels:
If you got through the right
channels you should be able
to get your son into the school.
9. to abide by a decision

10. to make up one’s mind

12. to change one’s mind
He changes his mind again
and again. He’s very fickle.

He flip flopped on his decision.

13. The ~ is out.

14. The ~ is still out.

15. to think twice about st

16. up to (someone) to
decide/do (something)
- to be responsible to
choose or decide something
It's up to you to decide what you want to do.
It is up to the company
president to decide when
the meeting will start.

17. to think something through
I haven’t really thought it through.

18. an impulse decision

19. a half-baked decision=
a decision that hasn’t been
thought through completely


Answers:
For this lesson, we didn't really have a quiz. We just talked about these expressions, explained them, and made sample sentences...
13. The jury is still out.

ニコニコ動画 - 初級 Time Expressions, Oct. 18, 2010

First, rules!
before / after + 事件/event!
in + 期間
on + 日
over + 2 or more days
at + time
in + the morning/afternoon/evening
at + night

1.
I can't meet you tomorrow
because I have to go to
a lunch party, but I can
meet you ~ lunch. How
about 3pm?

2. Please call me ~
you come over.

3. I am always scared ~ night.

4. I'm going to study ~ the weekend.

5. I'll see you ~ a few days.

6. I haven't seen her ~ weeks!
I wonder if she's all right.

7. What did you do ~ Obon?

8. OK! See you ~ a few minutes!

9. I woke up ~ the middle of the night.

10. The phone woke
me up ~ the morning.

What is the difference between
"on time" & "in time"?
11. on time = to come at or
before the promised time

12. in time = late but safe

13. She missed the trailers, but
she was just ~ for the movie.

14. If you are not ~ for your flight
you won't be allowed to board.

15. How many words
do you know for 時々?
sometimes, (every) once in a while,
occasionally, from time to time,
(every) now and then, at times,
on occasion, every so often

16. I'm in a hurry.
=I'm ~ for time.
a) squeezed
b) pushed
c) pressed

17. I like to ~ time by
surfing the internet.
a) killed
b) killing
c) kill

18. We better hurry!
There's no time to ~!
a) drop
b) lose
c) waste

19. My grandmother wakes up
at the ~ of dawn every day!
a) break
b) crack
c) slip

20. OK! I think that's enough
for today. Let's call it a ~.

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Answers:
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1. after
2. before
3. at
4. over
5. 6. for/in
7. over
8. in
9. in
10. in
13.
14.
15.
17. c) kill
18. b) and c)
19. a) and b)
20. day/night

Nico Nico Video - Oct. 17, 2010 - Mixed Level: Learning Idioms

Nico Nico Video
Oct. 17, 2010
Mixed Level
Learning Idioms
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PRE-TALK
The miners were rescued.
How long were the miners in the cave.
They were in the cave for 69 days.
Q. What do you call
69 day old constipation?
A. Chilean miners.

人種差別=racist
a bigot
Nazis
They are outlawed.
The Nazi party is illegal.
Pedophiles are the worst.


to champion st = to defend it and
protect it and support it as a good thing

Freedom of Speech
hypocritical

Ishihara often says very controversial things.

Politicians are not hired.
They are elected.
So it’s very difficult to fire them.
controversial =



1. 彼のアイデア、初めは気に入らなかったけど、考えてみたらそんなに悪くないね。
At first I didn't like his idea, but on second thought it isn't so bad.

“at first” vs. “first" vs. “first of all”

“at first” = used with changes.
At first I didn’t like natto.=Now I do.
At first I didn’t like natto, but now I do.

“first”=used when describing steps
If you want to plan a party first make a list.

First, ~. Then, ~. After that ~.

“First of all”=used for giving reasons
A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car. Second of all, I don’t have the money.

A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car.
Second of all, I can't afford a new car.

2. ～に慣れる、～になじむ
~に慣れている。
まだ~に慣れていない。
to get used to st
I’m still not used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.
I can never get used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.

Cool expression:
I could get used to this.
(This is nice!)

3. 考えさせてください。
Let me think about it.
Let me think it over.
Let me think on it.
Let me sleep on it.

Nico Nico Douga Learning Idioms-Oct. 15, 2010

1. to take up Ving=to begin doing st as a habit

He took up smoking/drinking.
He took up French/Spanish.
She took up the piano/guitar.
When I retire I’m going to take up calligraphy.


2. to pick up st=to learn natural

He picked up an Osakan accent.
She picked up a little
Spanish when she was in Spain.


3. to put in time verb-ing.

He puts in about an hour a day on the piano.
She puts in about an hour a day studying.


4. to get the knack of st=to learn the technique

I’m starting to get the knack of this.
I can’t seem to get the knack of .....


5. to get the hang of st

I’m finally getting the
hang of this computer.


6. to have a knack for st

She has a knack for languages.
He has a knack for getting in trouble.


7. to be a natural at st

She is a natural at English.
She’s a natural student.
She’s naturally good with kids.


8. to pull an all-nighter=to study all night

He pulled a few all nighters last week.


9. to burn the candle at both ends=to do 2 things at once,
like work AND school


10. to be on the tip of one’s tongue=to be almost able to remember st

It’s on the tip of my tongue.


11. to brush up on st=to review st that you used to know a lot about.

I want to brush up on my English before I go to Las Vegas next year.


12. to hit the books=to study

I need to hit the books.


13. to keep up with sb

I’m having trouble keeping up with everyone in my class.

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 13, 2010, Beginner-Language Learning

Learning Expressions:

1.英語は得意ではありません。

2. 今、英語を勉強しています。

3.宿題をまだやっていません。

4. この言葉の発音を教えてください。

5. この単語の綴り／スペルを教えてください。

6. 文法は苦手です。

7. (自分の)英語を上達させたいです。

8. 英語がペラペラに話せるようになりたいです。

9. （あなたは）言葉の使い方が上手です。

10. もっと英語の練習が必要です。

11. もっと文法の練習が必要です。

12. リスンイング練習がたりない。

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Answers
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1.My English is bad.
I can't speak English very well.
I don't speak English very well.
My English is not very good.
I am not a good speaker of English.

2. I'm studying English now.
I’m taking English language classes now.
I'm going to an ESL school.
ESL=English as a Second Language

3. I haven't done my homework yet.

4. How do you say this word?
Can you tell me how to pronounce this word?
What's the pronunciation of this word?

5. How do you spell this word?

6. I am bad at grammar.
I’m not good at grammar.

Formal:
Grammar is not my strong point.
Grammar is my weakness.

Slang: I suck at grammar.
My grammar sucks.

7. I want to improve my English.
I want to improve my ~.
I want to be a better English speaker.

8. I want to become fluent in English.
I want to speak English fluently.
I want to learn to speak English fluently.

9. You're good with words.
You're very good at using words.
You're very eloquent.

10. I need to practice English more.
I need to 動詞 more.
I need more 名詞.

11. I need more practice with grammar.

12. I need more listening practice.

Nico Nico Douga October 11, 2010 Lesson - Beginner-Advanced

The following is a list of words & sentences that appear in this video:

a movie trailer

a movie preview

I went to a preview of the movie.

The movie has not been released yet.

Have you heard of the movie, THE DILEMMA?

There are 2 friends.

They work together.

They are coworkers.

One of them is married.

One of them is engaged.

They are coworkers and colleagues.

We are both accountants at different companies.

We are not coworkers.

We are colleagues.

We have a bit of a dilemma.

We have a bit of a problem.

a dilemma = any difficult or perplexing situation or problem, usually involving 2 choices

One best friend finds out the girlfriend of his best friend is cheating on her boyfriend.
Should he tell his best friend?

What would you do?

What would you do if you found out your best friend’s girlfriend was cheating on him?

I would tell him.

I wouldn’t tell him.

I would talk to her.

They are pitching their idea.

Electric cars are gay.

That idea is gay.

offensive=insulting

侮辱的な

Homosexual Anti-Defamation League

to defame sb=to lie about sb's image

They protested against the trailer.

I have a dilemma.

I have a bit of a dilemma.

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 6, 2010 - MIXED CLASS!

1. to do st with no or little preparation. = I’m gonna ~ it.

2. I don't have very much money, but my computer broke down. = I'm just gonna have to bite the ~ and buy a new computer.

3. He quit smoking completely. He quit cold ~.

4. He killed his wife and then he walked down to the police station and ~ himself ~.
The police arrested him and put him in jail.

5. Another word for ban is?

6. I stole money from the company. I ~ money from the company.

7. He took the money and used it irresponsibly. He ~ funds.

8. He burned down his own house for the insurance money. He committed ~.

9. He committed insurance ~.

10. How do you say 詐欺 in English?

11. How do you say 詐欺師 in English?

12. Ichihashi sent a letter of apology to Hawker’s parents. How would you feel if you were her parents?



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Answers:
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1. wing
2. bullet
3. turkey
4. turned / in
5. "prohibit" & "bar"
6. embezzle
7. misappropriate
8. arson
9. fraud.
10. a scam, a fraud, a con, a swindle
11. a scam artist, a scammer,a fraudster, a con artist, a swindler
12. If I were her parents I wouldn't want to get it.

ニコニコ動画:Oct. 5, 2010, 初級 Class: Random Useful English

A) every vs. every vs. all
1. He wore a ring on ~ finger.
a) each b) every c) all

2. Read ~ sentence carefully.
a) each b) every c) all

3. I go to the gym ~ Saturday.
a) each b) every c) all

4. ~ sides of a square have the same length.
a) each b) every c) all

5. ~ side of a square has the same length.
a) each b) every c) all

6. There were no more seats.
___ seats were taken.
a) each b) every c) all

7. There were no more seats.
___ seat was taken.
a) each b) every c) all

8. I've been to ~ bar in this city!
a) each b) every c) all
Must know animal groups!
9. a ~ of dogs
10. a ~ of cows
11. a ~ of birds
12. a ~ of bees
13. a ~ of fish
14. a ~ of people

15. Martin ~ Ichiro's ~.

16. Martin ~ a new record.

Answers:
1. each
2. each.
3. every
4. all
5. each
6. all
7. every
8. every

ニコニコ動画-Mixed Class-Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

1. X How do you think about ~?
--> Correct this sentence.

2. I don't know at all. = I have ~ idea.

3. That's a good idea. = That's a ~ idea.

4. I don't completely understand it, but I have a ~ idea.

5. I don't completely understand it, but I have the ~ idea.

6. May I smoke?=Do you ~ if I smoke?

7. What are you thinking about?=What's on your ~?

8. A: Can I talk to you?
B: Sure. What's ~ you~?

9. That's exactly what I was thinking! =You ~ my ~!

10. I don't want to answer you today. I'll answer you tomorrow. = "Let me ~ it ~." or "Let me ~ on it."

11. I thought of a good idea. = I ~ with a good idea.

12. He can think quickly under pressure.=He is quick on his ~.

13. That idea is not well developed.=It's a ~ idea.

14. We need some original ideas. We need someone who can ~ outside the ~.

15.
A: Did you ever consider the possibility he was lying?
B: No, not at all. It never ~ my mind.

16. I've had a lot on my mind lately.=I've been ~ recently.

17. I've been trying very hard to remember his name. = I've been ~ my ~ trying to remember his name.

18. I'd like to learn what you know about this.=I'd like to ~ your ~, if you don't mind.

19. I don't know at all. = I don't have the ~ idea. (2)

20. All 3 of us sat down and tried to think of a good idea.=The 3 of us ~.

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Answers!
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1. O What do you think about ~?

2. no

3. bright

4. rough

5. general

6. mind

7. mind

8. on / mind

9. read / mind

10. think / over
sleep

11. came up

12. feet

13. half-baked

14. think / box

15. crossed

16. preoccupied

17. racking / brains

18. pick / brain

19. faintest/foggiest

20. brainstorm