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Lesson 8: Hangout Spots
This cute little café has fantastic wagashi and matcha.

I can read and understand a list of popular hangout spots.

INTRODUCE

Many people check lists of popular spots when they’re looking for new places to go.

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

I. Listen and repeat.

busy

cool

cute

famous

little

unique

II. What’s your favorite restaurant? Which of the words above describe it?

III. Practice reading the words.

/u/

/ɔ/

cool

call

fool

fall

tool

tall

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

Use adjectives to describe nouns.

  • It’s a popular café.
  • Sweet Cup is famous.

You can put two adjectives together. When they come before a noun, you don’t need to use and.

  • Tulip Garden is a cool little park.
  • The restaurant is popular and unique.

When you use three or more adjectives, add and before the last one.

  • The shop has a brown, green, and white sign.
  • Their clothes are cheap, unique, and popular.

UNDERSTAND

READING

Saori is reading a blog post.

My top three spots to hang out in Kyoto:

 

1. Amai Café
This cute little café has fantastic wagashi and matcha. They’re open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., so you can enjoy traditional sweets and delicious matcha with family and friends anytime.

 

2. The Riverview Restaurant
The Riverview Restaurant is near the Kamogawa River. Have a delicious meal at this cool new restaurant, then go for a walk along the beautiful river after dinner!

 

3. The Gamers Bar
This bar is a really fun place. It has lots of old video game machines, and their unique drinks are delicious. My favorite drink is the Invader Sour. It’s black, white, and green like the video game!

TRIVIA

Many Japanese students say I play with my friends, but in English, only children say this. For adults, you should translate asobu (遊ぶ) as hang out.

 

Δ I play with my friends. (child)

I hang out with my friends. (adult)

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Are the underlined parts correct? If not, correct them.

  1. They have a cute little house.
  2. The restaurant is cool beautiful.
  3. They sell red, yellow, and blue candies.
  4. The shop is popular, expensive, old.
  5. They have delicious dishes.

STEP B EXERCISE

Combine the two sentences to make one sentence. Put the underlined adjectives together.

ex. The club is famous. It’s unique.
→ The club is famous and unique.

 

1. My family and I went to a beautiful restaurant for my birthday. It was expensive

My family and I went to a _____ restaurant for my birthday.

 

2. The cat café is cute. It’s colorful.

→ The cat café is _____.

 

3. Mighty Tea is a famous tea shop. It’s little.

Mighty Tea is a _____ tea shop.

 

4. Green Park is cool. It’s popular.

Green Park is a _____ place to hang out.

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

You and your friend are planning to hang out this weekend. You found a list of popular hangout spots online.


Read the list. Then, talk about it with your friend.

Today's grammar tip

  • adjectives

My Top Three Hangout Spots

 

1. Cross Bar

This famous little bar is great for a small group of friends. The food and drinks are really good.

 

2. Sun Department Store

This new department store is big and exciting. You can easily spend a whole day shopping here!

 

3. Rainbow Park

This park is popular with people of all ages. I love to hang out with my friends here on the weekend. You can have a picnic, go for a walk, or just relax under the big, beautiful trees.

Challenge 2

Discuss your ideas.

If Time
Allows
1

POPULAR HANGOUT SPOTS IN JAPAN

2

HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS

1

POPULAR HANGOUT SPOTS IN JAPAN

  1. What are popular hangout spots for students in Japan?
  2. What are popular hangout spots for families in Japan?
  3. What are popular hangout spots for coworkers in Japan?
  4. What are popular hangout spots for foreign tourists in Japan?

2HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS

  1. When do you usually hang out with your friends (ex. on the weekend, after work)?
  2. What do you do when you hang out (ex. eat out, watch a movie)?
  3. Do you prefer to hang out in a big group or with only one or two friends?
  4. When was the last time you hung out with your friends?

FEEDBACK

I can read and understand a list of popular hangout spots.

LESSON GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

  • 4
    Very Good

    Could complete the task with ease

  • 3
    Good

    Could complete the task with some clarifications

  • 2
    Fair

    Could complete the task with additional instructions

  • 1
    Poor

    Could somehow complete the task with difficulty

PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK