Topics & Can-do List
Topic 1わたしと かぞく
My Family and Myself
1. Talk briefly about where you/your family live and what you/they do- 2. Say what language you speak with your family and friends
- 3. Talk about your hobbies
4. Read short, simple comments about someone's self-introduction on a website
5. Write short, simple comments about someone's self-introduction on a website
Topic 2きせつと てんき
Seasons and Weather
- 6. Talk about the change of seasons
- 7. Say what season you like and why
- 8. Greet people by talking about the weather
- 9. Start a conversation over the phone by talking about the weather
Topic 3わたしの まち
My Town
- 10. Tell a friend about a place/area of your recommendation, using a map of your town
- 11. Tell a friend what a place that he/she is interested in is like and what to be careful about, using a map
- 12. Tell someone how to get to a place nearby
- 13. Correct some information misunderstood by someone
- 14. Describe the features of buildings seen in the distance
Topic 4でかける
Going Out
- 15. Talk with a friend about the time and place you will meet
- 16. Read an E-mail from a friend saying he/she will be late
- 17. Apologise for being late and give a reason
- 18. Invite a friend to visit a place of your recommendation / Respond to an invitation
- 19. Say that you would like to drop by somewhere
Topic 5がいこくごと がいこくぶんか
Language and Culture of Other Countries
- 20. Say what languages you have studied and when
- 21. Talk about foreign language you have studied
- 22. Write down what languages you have studied and when
- 23. Ask someone for help to understand or to learn a foreign language / Respond to a request for help
- 24. Talk about your involvement in the culture of another country
- 25. Offer help to someone with a problem / Accept an offer of help
- 26. Read the program of an event
Topic 6そとで 食べる
Eating Outdoors
- 27. Discuss what to take for a picnic
- 28. Write a memo to say who is taking what for a picnic
- 29. Ask/Say what specific food or drinks your friend/you would prefer for a picnic
- 30. Talk about food you don't know much about
- 31. Comment briefly on the taste of food
- 32. Offer a dish to your friends / Respond to an offer
Topic 7しゅっちょう
Business Trips
- 33. Talk about someone visiting your office on a business trip and the date of his/her visit
- 34. Greet a visitor arriving at the airport
- 35. Check the hotel room and tell your visitor if it is OK
- 36. Read a business trip schedule
- 37. Introduce your colleagues to a visitor
- 38. Ask to use things in the office
- 39. See a visitor off at the airport with some parting phrases
- 40. Read a message from a colleague in the overseas office when you return home from a business trip
Topic 8けんこう
Staying Healthy
- 41. Ask a friend how he/she is feeling / Answer how you are feeling
- 42. Listen to/Say how to do some easy exercises
- 43. Suggest something good for the health
- 44. Talk briefly about what you usually do to stay healthy
- 45. Read and answer a simple questionnaire on health
- 46. Make a simple presentation about the results of a questionnaire
Topic 9おいわい
Celebrations
- 47. Compliment a friend on his/her things
- 48. Talk about your things, saying when and from whom you got them
- 49. Talk briefly about the custom of present-giving in your country
- 50. Discuss what to do for a friend's celebrations
- 51. Read a congratulatory message for a wedding
- 52. Write a congratulatory message for a wedding
- 53. Thank someone for a present you receive
