59.[✐2] The film I saw was imaichi...

Noun modification: Vた + Noun (Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough)

“The film I saw last night was not good enough.” 

Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough

[00:09]

Good morning, everyone. Listen to the first sentence, then repeat the next sentence.

[00:18]

1.  This is a book.  I bought it yesterday.

→ This is the book that I bought yesterday.

2.  This is a film.  I watched it the other day.

→ This is the film that I watched the other day.

3.  This is a photo.  I took it.

→ This is the photo I took.

4.  That is an umbrella.  My friend forgot it.

→ That is the umbrella that my friend forgot.

5.  It’s a vegetable juice.

→ It’s vegetable juice I made myself.

Repeat after me

[01:48]

1.  Have you already read the book you bought yesterday?

2.  The film I saw the other day was interesting.

3.  I uploaded the photo I took on the internet.

4.  What colour is the umbrella your friend forgot?

5.  The vegetable juice I made myself is not very tasty.

[03:08]

Next, listen to the [Key Words] and make a sentence, as follows.

[03:16]

For example,

[KW] I got it from my father, book

→ This is a book I got from my father.

Ready?

[03:26]

1.  [KW] I took in San Francisco, Photo

→ (This is) a photo, I took in San Francisco.
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