Family Life

a. What do chiidren usually leave home?

I think it's depends on. Usually, people leave home after they graduated from high school or university. Some of my friends live their own but most of my friends live with their parents.

b. How many people live in your home?

There are 3 in my family. I live alone and my mother and father live together.

c. Do you have a head of family?

Yes, my father is a head of family.

d. Who does the housework?

My mother does. My father told me that he sometimes helps my mother lately.

e. Who runs the family?

I think both of my parents do.

f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?

My parents have 3 rooms to sleep in their house. They have one guest room and others are one for my parents and one for me.

Lesson 6 Names and Addresses

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

I think the way of showing emotion is a little different.

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese.

　 ①うれしい　 happy
②悲しい　　　　sad
③楽しい　　　　fun
④落ち込む　　　feel down　
　 ⑤怒る 　　 angry
⑥寂しい　　　　lonely
⑦腹が立つ　　　mad
　 ⑧驚く　　　　　surprise
⑨つらい　　　　hard/rough
⑩がっかりする　disappoint

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?

　頑張って/仕方ない