
- Transcript
- Vocabulary
Adriana: I'm going to Fukuoka with...to meet my friend.
Todd: Oh, cool, how do you know her?
Adriana: She went to university with me.
Todd: What's she doing in Fukuoka?
Adriana: She's on the Jet Program, teaching.
Todd: Oh, cool. does she like it?
Adriana: Yeah, she likes it. She renewed her contract so this is her third year.
Todd: Excellent. Do you know what you are going to be doing down in Fukuoka?
Adriana: I think she's going to take me to a pub. You've not been to any of them in Japan.
Todd:No, not, first time. And we are going to.....What are we going to do?
Adriana: Oh, we're going to have a Thankgiving celebration on Sunday and we're gonna go to a Karaoke.
Todd:OK, have you been to any Karaoke bars here?
Adriana: Yeah, I went to a Karaoke bar in Roppongi.
Todd:Did you sing?
Adrian:Of course.
Todd:Excellent. In English?
Adriana: Ah, yeah! My Japanese isn't too great.
renewed her contract
She renewed her contract, so this is her third year.
To 'renew a contract' is to sign a paper saying that you will continue with a job or a service. Notice the following:
- I have to renew my contract next January.
- Does she plan to renew her contract?
Karaoke bar
Have you been to any karaoke bars here?
A 'karaoke bar' is a place where you can sing along to popular songs using a microphone. Sometimes this is in front of a crowd of strangers or sometimes in a private room with your friends. Notice the following:
- It isn't fun to live next to a karaoke bar.
- They go to the karaoke bar once a month.
not too great
My Japanese is not too great.
If something is 'not too great' it means it is not good or that it is bad. Notice the following:
- My apartment is not too great, but the location is
incredible.
- The road is not too great during the winter.
Thanksgiving celebration
We're going to have a Thanksgiving celebration on Sunday.
A 'Thanksgiving celebration' is an American tradition where people eat turkey, potatoes and pies. It happens in November so there is usually a football game on for entertainment. Notice the following:
- Thanksgiving is my favorite family holiday
celebration.
- This will be his first Thanksgiving celebration ever in
the
United States.
item 5
quotation 5
Notice the following:
- Sample 1
- Sample 2

