2014-05-22

Composition Examples 作文の例文 : Why do you like them?

Goals (8th grade == jr. high, 2nd yr.): 

  1. What! -- intensifying, not querying 疑問ではなく、強調
  2. Why? Because. -- asking and giving reasons 理由の聞き方、及び単純な返事

Teacher's example:

T: What a lot of subjects!
   Who's your favorite teacher?
S: I like Mr. Sakakawa.
T: Why do you like him?
S: Because he teaches math very well.

The pattern:


A: What a lot of [1]___________________s!
    (Student choice. 本人に決められる。)

    { Who | What | Which } is your favorite [2]_________________?
    (Match to [1]. [1]に合わせる。)

B: I like [3]____________________.
    (Respond to [2]. [2]に答える。)

A: Why do you like [4]________________?
    (According to [3]. [3]によって決まる。)

B: Because { he | she | it | they } [5]_________________________ { very } well. [etc.]
    (Student's reason. 理由は本人の意見による。)

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Student examples:


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baseballs, player, Maeda, pitch:
A: What a lot of baseballs!
     Who's your favorite baseball player?
B: I like Maeda.
A: Why do you like him?
B: Because he pitches very well.

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CD, singer, RADWIMPS, guitar/English:
A: What a lot of CDs!
     Who's your favorite group?
B: I like the RADWIMPS.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they play the guitar very well,
     and their English is very good.

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CD, singer, Syounannokaze, attractive:
A: What a lot of CDs!
    Who's your favorite singer?
B: I like Syounan-nokaze.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they are so attractive.
(For Syounan-nokaze, "cool" might be preferred to "attractive". 湘南乃風にしては「attractive」よりも「cool」のほうが適しているかも知れません。)
(so => very)

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sushi, kind, salmon, delicious:
A: What a lot of sushi!
     What's your favorite kind of sushi?
B: I like salmon.
A: Why do you like it?
B:  Because it is very delicious.

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manga, character, Doraemon, funny:
A: What a lot of manga!
     Who's your favorite character?
B: I like Doraemon.
A: Why do you like him?
B: Because he is very funny.
(Doraemon is a robot cat, so we might use "it". But "it" might mean the cartoon, as well. ロボットネコですから、「it」と言っても良い。ただ、「it」にするとネコか、漫画か、どちらを示しているかがわかりません。)

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manga, animation, Sazae-san, interesting:
A: What a lot of manga!
     What's your favorite anime?
B: I like Sazae-san.
A: Why do you like it?
B: Because it is very interesting.

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baseball, brand, SSK, fly:
A: What a lot of baseballs!
     What's your favorite baseball?
B: I like SSK {baseballs}.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they have very good flight.

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dancing, dance, hip-hop, enjoyable:
A: What a lot of dancing!
     What's your favorite kind of dance?
B: I like hip-hop.
A: Why do you like it?
B: Because it's very enjoyable.
(dancing => 踊っているの)
(enjoyable => fun)

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DVD, director, 森三中 (Morisanchu), interesting:

A: What a lot of DVDs!
    Who's your favorite director?
B: I like Morisanchu.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they are very interesting.
(Morisanchu is actually a group of entertainers, but this is close enough. 森三中とは、実際には漫才師に類されるでしょうが、十分関連しています。)

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PC, PC activity, games, fun:
A: What a lot of PCs!
     What's your favorite thing to do on a PC?
B: I like games.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they are fun.

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soccer, player, Honda, play/positive:
A: What a lot of soccer!
     Who's your favorite soccer player?
B: I like Honda.
A: Why do you like him?
B: Because he plays soccer very well.
     He plays with a positive attitude.

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baseball team, tigers, ?:
A: What a lot of teams!
     Which is your favorite baseball team?
B: I like the Hanshin Tigers.
A: Why do you like them?
B: Because they are cool.
     (「cool」でもいい、かな?)

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baseball, ?, Darvish, ?:
A: What a lot of baseball players!
     Who is your favorite?
B: I like Darvish.
A: Why do you like him?
B: Because he is from Japan and he pitches very well.

(Did I guess this one right? 推測が合っているかな?)

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cards, ?, ?, ?:
A: What a lot of cards!
     Which is your favorite?
B: I like the ace of spades.
A: Why do you like it?
B: Because it has good luck.
A: No way! Cards don't have luck!
B: They have luck for me!
(Note to students -- please finish your assignments so we don't have to finish them for you. 生徒たちへのお願い~先生に決められないように宿題をある程度完了してください。)

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