**①Improvement of Writing and Speaking**
こんにちは。I am Japanese. To study English, I am teaching Japanese in English. In this series, I will share my way of practicing N5 to Beginner and Intermediate level learners who want to review grammar by writing sentences.
This series also contains Speaking exercises for Beginner level. Usually, beginners have difficulty judging which topic is more important. From Japanese speaker’s viewpoint, I will choose the more important and skip the less important grammar topics. This way, you can save time. This could be considered a shortcut.
If you try to write your answer in accordance with the “②Instruction of Exercise” below and post them within “48 hours” from posting this thread, I will try to comment on and check your sentences. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I will try to comment. Also, I welcome you to follow my SNS and Reddit account.
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**②Instruction of Exercise**
If you are N5 Beginner level, start from “**Procedure 1”**. If you are intermediate level learner, see **“Procedure 2”**.
**“Procedure１ for Beginner Level”**
(Step1): Check “Vocabulary” meaning in the list from the below link.
(Step2): Check and understand “Grammar” from the below link.
(Step3)：You can check “Speaking Practice Video” in the below link and get used to how to use appropriately this time grammar topic to make sentence. You can also check “Practice Sheet”. You can use it for your speaking practice.
[→The Link for Vocabulary, Grammar and Speaking Practice Sheet](https://japaneselearningscript.blogspot.com/2021/09/18-5-japanese-speaking-and-writing-from.html)
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[→Speaking Practice Video](https://youtu.be/jPAYXmLCrfA)
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(Step4): Writing Exercise:
(W1) Read “☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A&B below. The Dialogue contains Grammar Topic “しゅみは Dictionary form ことです”.
(W2) Try to make your dialogue between Person A&B like “☆Basic Example Dialogue”. In your dialogue, please try to use this time grammar topic “しゅみは Dictionary form ことです” appropriately. Millions of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate.
N5 level learner, if you have difficulty to write Dialogue style sentence, it is OK to write single sentences with grammar topic and also OK to use only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word).
(W3) Post and share your dialogues in 48 hours from posting this thread.
**“Procedure 2 for Intermediate Level”**
(W4) Like below “☆Advanced Example Dialogue”, try to use this time Grammar topic **“**しゅみは Dictionary form ことです**”** **at least once** and make your original Dialogue. In other words, if you just use the topic at least once, you do not have to use the topic anymore and you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.
(W5) Post your Dialogue in 48 hours from posting this thread.
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**③Example Dialogues**
I cited below \[\*1\] sentences and translations from Page 117 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English, and I also cited \[\*2\] sentence from みんなの日本語 初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版 本冊, Lesson 18, page 156, 練習B-6. I added “\[ \] My grammar interpretation”.
**“☆Basic Example Dialogue”**
A: しゅみは なん ですか。 \[\*2\]
shumi wa nan desuka
What is your hobby, Bsan?
\[Another way to ask is どんな しゅみを もっていますか。\]
B1: わたしの しゅみは おんがく です。\[\*1\]
watashino shumi wa ongaku desu
I’m interested in music. \[\*1\]
\[The above pattern is “Noun は Noun です” that we learned in Lesson1. I think this pattern is basic and often used but sometimes it has limitation to deliver detail. In the above sentence, Person B tries to explain his hobby/interest is “music” but it is not clear whether he likes listening to music or he like composing or playing musical instrument.\]
B2: わたしの しゅみは おんがく を きく こと です。\[\*1\]
watashino shumi wa ongaku wo kiku koto desu
I like listening to music. \[\*1\]
\[To bring more detail, using a pattern “Nounを + Dictionary form + こと” is convenient. By using this pattern, we can put Noun Phrase “おんがくNounを ＋きくDFこと“ in a sentence. Noun phrase is made up of “Noun+ verb dictionary form” and it works like Noun in a sentence. \]
**“☆Advanced Example”**
A: ベンさんの趣味（しゅみ）は何ですかね。
B: ベンさんの趣味はゲームで遊ぶことです。彼は、任天堂（にんてんどう）スイッチも、プレステ５も両方（りょうほう）持っていて、色んなジャンルのゲームを買って遊んでいるらしいですよ。
A: へー、凄いですね。 じゃあ、パソコンもゲームのために高性能（こうせいのう）なものを持ってるんでしょうね。
B: そうだと思います。彼が今までゲームに使ったお金はかなりの額（がく）になると思いますよ。
So, like this, if you add \[ \] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and check your sentences more accurately.
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**⑤Reference**
3A Corporation 2012, *Minna No Nihongo Second Edition – Elementary Japanese1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English*, 3A Corporation, Tokyo.
ISBN-10: 4883196046
スリーエーネットワーク（2012）, 「みんなの日本語 初級I 第版 本冊」, スリーエーネットワーク.
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**⑥Question and Comment**
If you have some questions about topic, ask me on the comment section. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I try to comment back.
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[Grammar Topic List for JLPT N5](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YOjKcx4E9WwCacV0gUcEcKGlwaBFlKCHiRecSpvpIgY/edit#gid=0)
