Volume 1 · Chapter 12

Survival Rehearsal

Chain the scripts into realistic first-week interactions.

Run these as shadowing loops: listen, pause, repeat, then answer without looking.

The goal of this chapter is speed. Do not analyze every particle on the first pass. First, recognize the situation. Second, answer with a memorized sentence. Third, replay and notice one grammar point.

Station

Useful variations:

: Which platform number is it?
: Do I get off here?
: How much is it to Shinjuku?
: What time is the last train?

Konbini

Useful variations:

: I do not have a point card.
: Receipt, please.
: Chopsticks, please.
: No, I am okay.

City hall

Useful variations:

: Where do I write?
: Do I wait here?
: I need a residence certificate.
: Can it be done today?

Clinic

Apartment viewing

Repair loop

When any script breaks, use the same recovery path.

How to rehearse

Play each line once without looking at the English.
Say the next line before revealing it.
Shuffle the practice deck and answer out of order.
Redo only the cards that were slow.

Randomized practice

First-week Rehearsal Practice

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Dialogue

Ask whether this train goes to Tokyo Station.
Dialogue

You are told to transfer at the next station. What phrase do you recognize?
Dialogue

Ask which platform number it is.
Dialogue

Ask if you get off here.
Dialogue

Ask what time the last train is.
Dialogue

At a konbini, decline a bag and pay by card.
Listen

Listen first. Are they asking to heat it?
Dialogue

Say you do not have a point card.
Dialogue

Ask for chopsticks.
Dialogue

At city hall, say you want to change your address.
Dialogue

Staff asks for your residence card. Answer with "Yes, this is it."
Dialogue

Ask where to write.
Dialogue

Say you need a residence certificate.
Dialogue

At a clinic, say it is your first time.
Dialogue

Say your throat hurts and you also have a fever.
Dialogue

Say you want to see this apartment.
Dialogue

Ask how much the rent is.
Say it

Thank someone after understanding.
Say it

Ask for one more repetition.
Say it

Ask them to speak slowly.
Say it

Ask them to write it here.
Say it

Ask what this means.