Regular Class: Small-Group Walking Tour in Osaka, Japan(2:34)

Warm Up

  1. Do you like Osaka’s food? What is your favorite?
  2. What do you think about the Osaka dialect? Which Japanese dialect is the most difficult for you to understand?
  3. Do you think people in Osaka are different from people in Kyoto? If so, how?

Listening

Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening!
After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
  1. Where do they start the tour?
  2. What is in Jan-Jan Street
  3. What place is known as the Times Square of Osaka?
Key Words & Phrases
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If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
  1. 00:08 When visiting a place for the first time, a walking tour is a great way to get a lay of the land.
  2. 00:25 Osaka has its own unique dialect.
  3. 00:28 We’re gonna say “let’s go” in Osakan,
  4. 00:43 – The tour kicks off here in Osaka Central Station.
  5. 00:53 We’re about to hop on public transportation.
  6. 00:55 We’re gonna ride the subway around the city, and our guide is here to help us navigate.
  7. 01:09 So this street is full of little shops selling things, you have restaurants, places to play games, and it’s really beautiful to walk through as well.
  8. 01:20 The people of Osaka have a reputation of being quite different from people in other parts of Japan.
  9. 01:25 They’re very light-hearted, funny.
  10. 01:44 A local delicacy here in Osaka is delicacy is deep-fried skewers.
  11. 02:00 Known sort of as the Times Square of Osaka, Dotonbori is so alive!
  12. 02:11 This has been such a wonderful way to explore Osaka, Japan. This city is live, it’s fun, it’s full of culture, and I’m excited to continue to explore!
  1. Have you ever tried a walking tour before? Where did you go? If not, where would you like to tour?
  2. What are some of your recommendations for people who want to visit Osaka?
  3. In your opinion, what makes Osaka such a good travel destination?

Pronunciation

Speaking Practice

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Script

00:08 – When visiting a place for the first time,
00:09 a walking tour is a great way
00:11 to get a lay of the land.
00:13 Today we are heading off on a
00:15 three hour walking tour of Osaka
00:16 to taste some of its local delicacies
00:19 and see this beautiful city.
00:25 Osaka has its own unique dialect.
00:28 We’re gonna say “let’s go” in Osakan,
00:31 which is (yells in Japanese)
00:37 – We are taking you around the most popular
00:40 places in Osaka in three hours.
00:43 – The tour kicks off here in Osaka Central Station.
00:47 This is the main hub of the city,
00:50 and this place is beautiful.
00:53 We’re about to hop on public transportation.
00:55 We’re gonna ride the subway around the city,
00:57 and our guide is here to help us navigate.
01:01 (turnstile taking ticket)
01:04 – So easy!
01:06 This is a very famous street in Osaka
01:08 called Jan-Jan Street.
01:09 So this street is full of little shops
01:12 selling things, you have restaurants,
01:13 places to play games,
01:15 and it’s really beautiful to walk through as well.
01:20 The people of Osaka have a reputation of being
01:22 quite different from people in other parts of Japan.
01:25 They’re very light-hearted, funny.
01:28 What I love about our guide is she is just that.
01:36 All right, we’re gonna have lunch
01:38 on a bus!
01:39 Here we go!
01:41 – Push down.
01:44 – A local delicacy here in Osaka is delicacy
01:46 is deep-fried skewers.
01:48 You can have beef, cheese, potato.
01:51 The options are endless.
01:53 That is so good!
02:00 Known sort of as the Times Square
02:03 of Osaka, Dotonbori is so alive!
02:08 It’s so exciting!
02:11 This has been such a wonderful way to explore Osaka, Japan.
02:16 This city is live, it’s fun, it’s full of culture,
02:20 and I’m excited to continue to explore!
Listening answers:
1. Osaka Central Station
2. shops, restaurants, places to play games
3. Dotonbori