**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/2021/09/23-1-japanese-speaking-and-writing-from.html)
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[→Speaking Practice Video](https://youtu.be/jkbeb53Acto)
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(Step4): Writing Exercise:
(W1) Read “☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A&B below. The Dialogue contains Grammar Topic “Plain Style（Dictionary Form/Taform） とき”.
(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 “Plain Style（Dictionary Form/Taform） とき” 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 **“**Plain Style（Dictionary Form/Taform） とき**”** **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**
While I referred to “図書館で本を借りるとき、カードが要ります。” on Page 146 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English, I used same grammar pattern and wrote another sentence by combining other words like below \[\*1\]. To make dialogue structure, based on \[\*1\] sentence, I wrote \[\*2\] Question sentence as Person A’s line. I added “\[ \] My grammar interpretation”.
**“☆Basic Example Dialogue”**
A: レポートを いんさつする とき、 このプリンターを つかいますか。 \[\*2\]
repooto wo insatsu suru toki kono purintaa wo tsukaimasuka
Will you use this printer when you print out your report?
B: はい、レポートを いんさつする とき、このプリンターを つかいます。 \[\*1\]
hai, repooto wo insatsu suru toki kono purintaa wo tukaimasu
Yeah, I will use this printer when I print out it.
\[In the lesson 22, we learned “Relative Clause” to explain a specific noun. This time, we will apply same pattern to explain “ときtime=Noun”. Thus, we can use Plain Style before Noun. いんさつしますbecomes いんさつする＝Plain style present affirmative=Dictionary form. In a video, I will also introduce Taform+とき to indicate past event.\]
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**“☆Advanced Example”**
A: 買い物する時、普段（ふだん）、どうやって払っていますか。
B: 以前（いぜん）はカードや現金で払っていました。
でも最近（さいきん）は、買い物する時、このアプリで払っていますよ。
ポイントも貯まるし、お金の管理（かんり）も楽なので、便利ですよ。
A: そうですか。私はまだ、何かを買う時、現金で払っていて、決済（けっさい）アプリを使ったことがないんですよ。 今度、使ってみますね。
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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**⑦Update Alert by SNS**
I will continue to upload of this series for N5 Basic level. You can easily get each time update, if you follow my SNS or Reddit account.
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[Grammar Topic List for JLPT N5](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YOjKcx4E9WwCacV0gUcEcKGlwaBFlKCHiRecSpvpIgY/edit#gid=0)