Questions
Have a conversation with your tutor using the questions below as starting points. It's okay not to do all 10 questions. Go where the conversation takes you!
Do you always write a wish on a strip of paper and hang it on a bamboo tree?
Have any of your Tanabata wishes ever come true?
Have you ever seen the Milky Way (Japanese amanogawa) in the night sky?
Do you know the story behind Tanabata?
Do you think the Tanabata story is romantic or sad?
Do you think the Tanabata story has a true origin?
Do you eat anything special for Tanabata?
Do any parts of Japan have a special Tanabata festival?
Do many couples want to get married on July 7 because of Tanabata?
Has Tanabata in Japan changed since you were a child?
Feedback
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
FLUENCY
the ability to speak smoothlywithout pauses or fillers
INTERACTION
the ability to manage a conversation