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Mr. Maple is a junior high school teacher from British Columbia, Canada. He is visiting Japan for the first time this summer. He will stay at the AJA Hotel near Tokyo Station and tour the Tokyo area for one week. Then he will stay with the Nakata family. Mr. Nakata stayed with Mr. Maple's family in Canada last summer.

Click a situation, and you will find a model conversation with English translation. Click the Audio or LISTENING icon for Audio (Click here to download Real Player, if necessary).

I. Sightseeing in Tokyo.

1.
Asking for directions
2.
Asking for location-1
Audio
3.
Asking for location-2
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4.
Checking in
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5.
Asking for information
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6.
Taking a taxi
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7.
Buying a subway ticket
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8.
Taking the subway
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9.
Shopping-1
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10.
Shopping-2
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11.
Shopping-3
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12.
Ordering-1
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13.
Ordering-2
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14.
Ordering-3
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15.
Asking for permission-1
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16.
Asking for permission-2
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17.
Asking for help-1
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18.
Asking for help-2
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II. Home stay in Yokohama

1.
Self introduction
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2.
Talking about yourself
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3.
Talking about your family
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4.
Giving gifts
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5.
Asking about one's itinerary-1
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6.
Asking about one's itinerary-2
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7.
Asking about one's itinerary-3
Audio
8.
Giving and accepting invitations-1
Audio
9.
Giving and accepting invitations-2
Audio
10.
Making a request-1
Audio
11.
Making a request-2
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12.
Making a negative request
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13.
Taking about hobbies
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14.
Talking about your impressions
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15.
Talking about your town-1
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16.
Talking about your town-2
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