Direct Method Lesson/ june.16.sat

Today's topic: Tokyo and Yokohama


▼question

1. What is Tokyo like ?

2. Where is Yokohama ?

3. What is famous about Akihabara and Harajuku ?

4. What is Yokohama like ?

5. What are Tokyo trains like ?


▼Answer

1. Tokyo is a densely populated city with a booming economy.

2. Yokohama is on the outskirts of Tokyo in the neighboring prefecture.

3. Akihabara is famous  for anime and Harajuku is known for unique fashion.

4. Yokohama is an international port with a huge chinatown.

5. Trains in Tokyo are very convenient , but they can get crowded.


word:

ぎゅうぎゅう：squeeze,pack
ex.ぎゅうぎゅう詰めの電車:a jam‐packed car.

苦しい：painful; strenuous

ex:ぎりぎりの時間に:at the last moment

まぐれ；a fluke
ex:まぐれ当たりで勝つ:win by a fluke

正解；the [a] right [correct] answer

まあまあ：not bad; passable; so‐so

同じ：the same;


densely:濃く，密集して，入り込んで.
ex:a densely populated area 人口密度の高い地域.

populated:〈土地が〉居住された.

outskirts:《複数形》 〔町などの〕はずれ; 郊外 〔of〕.

neighboring :近所の，近隣の; 隣接した.

crowded:込み合った，満員の.