1. After you have practiced the use of the particle, prepare this speaking assignment to turn in
to your teacher.
You will prepare a total of six sentences.
Two sentences should describe where you or someone else are going (bank, store, park,
restaurant, coffee shop, flower shop, bookstore, department store, supermarket, post office.
music store, hospital, drugstore, museum, gym, the moon, or a mountain) using the verb iku /
ikimasu. Write one sentence to describe each location.
For each location, write two more sentences:
• One sentence should describe where a living thing (a cat, dog, frog, rabbit, squirrel, cow.
horse, turtle, fish, octopus, child, man, woman, friend, teacher, mother, father, brother, or
sister) is currently located, using the verb iru / imasu; and
one sentence should describe where a nonliving thing (a book, pencil, CD, magazine,
newspaper, telephone, backpack, car, boat, bicycle, guitar, camera, table, chair, pizza, ice
cream, chocolate, apple, or candy) is currently locate, using the verb aru/arimasu.
(8 points)
(please write the answer in romaji)
To complete this speaking assignment, follow these steps:
1. Choose three locations from the given options (e.g., bank, store, park).
2. Write two sentences for each location:
a. Sentence 1: Describe where you or someone else is going using the verb "iku" or "ikimasu."
b. Sentence 2: Describe where a living thing is currently located using the verb "iru" or "imasu."
c. Sentence 3: Describe where a nonliving thing is currently located using the verb "aru" or "arimasu."
For example:
1. Bank:
a. Watashi wa ginkō ni ikimasu. (I will go to the bank.)
b. Neko wa ginkō ni imasu. (The cat is at the bank.)
c. Pen wa ginkō ni arimasu. (The pen is at the bank.)
2. Store:
a. Watashi wa mise ni ikimasu. (I will go to the store.)
b. Inu wa mise ni imasu. (The dog is at the store.)
c. Jisho wa mise ni arimasu. (The dictionary is at the store.)
3. Park:
a. Watashi wa kōen ni ikimasu. (I will go to the park.)
b. Usagi wa kōen ni imasu. (The rabbit is at the park.)
c. Supīchī wa kōen ni arimasu. (The sandwich is at the park.)
Repeat the steps for the remaining locations until you have a total of six sentences (two for each location). Remember to conjugate the verbs appropriately based on who is going or where the living/nonliving things are currently located.