Week 6 – Manner, figurative and reported speech

·      Lesson 16 (Grammar ⑩ – manner and metaphor)

·      Content: expressions to describe appearance and resemblance, such as “～ようだ”, “～みたいだ”, “～らしい”, “～っぽい”, “～かのように”, and “～ように感じる”.

·      Materials: TRY! N3 Chapter 4 Unit 1

·      Activities: describe pictures and illustrations; practice listening to capture the speaker’s impression.

• Lesson 17 (Grammar ⑪ – reported speech)

·      Content: learn “～そうだ” (appearance vs. hearsay), and reported speech markers “～って”, “～ということだ”, “～とか”, etc., and understand differences in usage.

·      Materials: TRY! N3 Chapter 4 Unit 2

·      Activities: practice quoting news and conversations; create dialogues using reported speech.

• Lesson 18 (Reading booster ① – short passages)

·      Content: intensive practice on the short‑passage section of N3 reading (advertisements, notices, emails). Understand question types and train quick information retrieval.

·      Activities: select several past questions and time the responses. After answering, ask students to explain the reasoning behind the correct choice.