Toma and Ringo talk about Ste's surprise birthday party Ringo: We are at Ste’s house. Momo is making a cake. Today is Ste’s birthday. We’re having a surprise party. Toma: Are you taking a picture, Ringo ? Ringo: No, I am not. I am writing a message for Ste. What are you doing? Toma: I am preparing balloons. Ringo: Nice. Do you want to write something to Ste? Toma: OK! “Happy Birthday! Let’s play soccer soon!” surprise party: サプライズパーティー soon: すぐに、まもなく to prepare: 準備

Ringo: Hi, Ste. Come this way. Ste: Oh? What’s going on? All: Happy birthday, Ste! Ste: Oh, wow! That’s awesome! Thank you, guys! Toma: Relax. Sit down. It’s your birthday. Ringo: Here is your present. Ste: Cool. How kind ! Can I open it now? Momo: Sure. Ste: Oh, my god! A soccer shirt! What a cool colour ! Thank you so much! Ringo: You’re welcome. how + (形容詞)!: なんて(形容詞)！ what + (a/an) + (名詞)!: なんて(名詞)！ relax: リラックス、くつろぐ　 kind: 新設な、やさしい

Toma: In August, we went to Teradomari on our school trip. Teradomari is in Nagaoka. Ms Kabocha: Is there a hotel near the beach ? Toma: Yes, there is . There is great seafood there. There is an aquarium. There are also many temples. We stayed for two nights. Ms Kabocha: That sounds great. Was it beautiful there? Toma: Yes, but there was some trash on the beach so we cleaned it up. Ms Kabocha: Good boy! to talk about ～: ～について話す aquarium: 水族館　 temple(s): お寺　 (s

Ste and Momo Ste: Hey, Momo. I didn’t see you after school. Momo: I was studying at home. Were you looking for me? Ste: Yes. I wanted to show you my writing. Can you check it for me? Momo: Wow. OK. You used a lot of kanji. Ste: Yeah. It was really difficult. I was really worried. I was checking my dictionary every two minutes! I was still writing at 10pm! talk about ～: ～について話す worried: 心配した　 still: まだ　 dictionary: 辞書

Ste: Look at this picture. This is Ben Smith. He is my uncle. He works as a soldier in different countries. He always wants to help people. Now he is working in a small base in Pakistan. He helps people there. It is sometimes difficult, but he works hard. I want to be like him. I am not sure about the future, but I want to protect others too. uncle: おじさん　 soldier: 兵隊　 base: 基地　 Pakistan: パキスタン　 protect: まもる

Ste: I want to watch the performance on the stage. Toma: Me, too, but is later OK? Ste: Why? What do you want to do now ? Toma: I want to get some fried chicken. Ste: Oh, but the line is very long. We need to go quickly. I don’t want to miss the performance. Toma: Yeah, you are right. Let’s go… festival: 祭り fried chicken: 唐揚げ　 (do something) quickly: （なにか）早く（する） miss: 見逃す

Look at the children in this picture. They’re enjoying school. They look happy. In some countries, some children can’t go to school or it is difficult. Some children walk a very long way to school. It is very hot. Children want to go to school, but sometimes they can’t. Volunteer groups build schools in places like this. We need money. Please help. look: 見る look + 形容詞: (形容詞)に見える look happy: うれしそう difficult: 難しい　 place(s): 場所、ところ

The Shard, Hogwarts (model), London bus and the Harry Potter museum. I traveled to London with my friend during winter holidays. We stayed there for 5 days. On the morning of December 27th, we went to the Harry Potter Studio Tour. We looked around the museum for two hours. It saw many amazing Harry Potter items. In the afternoon we went to see the Shard. We enjoyed a beautiful view from the top. We traveled around London by bus! item(s): アイテム　 The Shard: ザ・シャード（ロンドンの有名なビル）　

London Eye, Big Ben and Tower Bridge - London My friend and I ate fish and chips for dinner. We took “the Tube” to Tower Bridge. We spent some time around the river. We went for tea then walked around. Then we went to Westminster. Some friends came and we rode the London Eye. It was so beautiful at night. We saw Big Ben. My friend said “That was amazing!”. I felt so happy. We had a great time. river: 川　 the tube:　ロンドンの地下鉄 around: の近くに　 the London Eye: 有名な観覧車　 night: 夜、晩　 ama

Momo: What did you do on Christmas day ? Ste: I got up early and called my parents. Momo: That’s cool. Did you eat a special dinner ? Ste: Yes, we did . We ate chicken, vegetables and many desserts! Momo: Did you make it ? Ste: Yes, we did . I made a cake. Momo: Wow awesome! Ste: How about you? What did you do ? Momo: Nothing special. We didn’t do anything, but we ate KFC! special: 特別の　 awesome: すばらしい

Momo and Ringo Ringo: I joined the basketball team in April. At first, practice was tough, but I kept going. In January, we had a game. It was my first game against another school. Momo: Cool. Were you nervous ? Ringo: Yes, I was . I played the whole game. Momo: Nice. How was the game ? Ringo: We were lucky. We won 64-62. We were relieved, but happy. Momo: Nice! Good work! tough: 難しい　 keep going: （動詞）しつづける　 nervous: 緊張して　 whole game: ゲーム全体　 lucky: 運がいい、ラッキー　 re

Toma, Momo and Ste Momo: The concert starts in 30 minutes. I am excited! Oh,... whose hat is this? Is it yours , Ste? Ste: No, here is mine . Is it yours , Toma? Toma: Oh yeah. Yes, it’s mine . Momo: There you go. Don’t drop it! Toma: Thank you. Momo: Whoa, it’s very busy here. Toma: She has many famous songs. She is very popular! Momo: Awesome. hat: 帽子　 drop: 落とす　 there you go: はい、どうぞ whoa = wow (うわあ、うわ)　 famous: 有名（な） popular: 人気（な） awesome: really good (すばらし

Momo and Ste Ste: Celine Dion has a show in Niigata city next month. Why don’t we go together? Momo: Sure. She speaks French, right? Ste: Yes, she does. Momo: Which does she sing in her show? Ste: Now she usually sings in English, but she sometimes sings in French too. Momo: That’s great. I want to hear her sing in French! show: ショー next month: 来月 French: フランス語　 usually: ふつう、たいてい sometimes: 時々 too: も hear: 聞く

Famous Canadians! Keanu Reeves (third row, right) Celine Dion (top left) Look at the man in this picture. Do you know him ? He is Keanu Reeves. He is from Toronto, Canada. He makes movies. His movies are exciting and fun. You can watch his movies online. This is Celine Dion. She is a famous singer from Quebec, Canada. She lives in the USA and performs in many countries. My Mum loves her albums. I want to see her live someday. famous: 有名（な） Canadian(s): カナダ人、カナダの excitin

Toma, Ringo and Momo Momo: Does anyone have any questions? Toma: Yes. Does he like Japanese food? Momo: Yes, he does. He likes sushi and tempura. Ringo: Wow. What sport does he like? Momo: He likes soccer. But he enjoys tennis, basketball, badminton and so on. Ringo: Does Ste like natto? Momo: No, he doesn’t. to ask about ～: ～について質問する question(s): 質問

Ste and Momo Ste writes a diary about life, school, food and nice mountains for skiing in Canada. He doesn’t write every day. I can read his diary. It is very interesting. Ste usually draws pictures in his diary but he can’t draw well. He doesn’t like drawing. He wants to be a good drawer. He really loves the beautiful mountains in Canada. Thank you. about Ste: Steについて diary: 日記 about ～: ～について nice mountains for skiing: スキーにいい山 interesting: 面白い to draw: 絵を描く draw

Ste and Momo Hello! This is Ste, my friend. He is 11 years old. He lives in Vancouver, Canada. He studies Japanese at a language school there. He talks Japanese with the teacher. Ste goes to school on weekdays and sometimes goes skiing on weekends. Vancouver has many beautiful mountains. He and his family go skiing together. He really likes Vancouver. to introduce: 紹介する Vancouver: バンクーバー a language school: 語学学校 there: そこ、あそこ weekday(s): 平日 sometimes: 時々 weekend(s): 週末

Ms Kabocha Ms Kabocha: What did you do in the summer vacation, Ste? (夏休みに何をしましたか？) Ste: Well, I went to Niigata city. I went shopping with my host family. We ate soba for lunch. It was delicious. We went to the science museum too. It was so cool. I saw many interesting things. We also went to Teradomari and ate really good seafood. I ate shrimp! We went to Nagaoka too. We saw the fireworks. It was great! I really enjoyed my summer vacation. to talk about ～: ～について話すこと

Ste's host mother Mikan: Can you help me? Ste: Sure. Mikan: Give me the salt. It is in the kitchen. Ste: Here you go. Mikan: Now, put chopsticks on the table. They are in the drawer. Ste: Ah, OK. No problem. Mikan: Cool. Can you put mats under the plates? Ste: Done! Mikan: Perfect! Thank you so much! salt: 塩　 kitchen: 台所　 to put A on B: AをBに置く chopsticks: 箸　 in the drawer: 引き出しの中 no problem: 問題ありません mat(s): マット　 under (the/a) ～: ～の下で： plate(s): 皿 done!: できた！ pe

The class Ms Kabocha: Do you have any questions for Ste? Momo: What sports can you play in Canada? Ste: You can play ice hockey, rugby, soccer and basketball. Toma: What animals can you see in Canada? Ste: You can see moose, bears, beavers, bats and wolves. Ringo: What music do you like? Ste: I like rock music, but I also like pop music. Ms Kabocha: Thank you everyone. Nice questions! the class: to ask: question(s): questions for ～: ice hockey: rugby: moose: beave