5. The standard ( 標準の基準の ) date for the filing of income tax is in April. a. normal b. peculiar c. uncommon d. deadline Exercise 2: What s the word?

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1 Main Topic 9: Finance and Budgeting I. VOCABULARY Lesson 56: Taxes (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to TAXES. 2. Review Verb Form- Present Progressive Tense. Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. My monthly income ( 所得収入 ) is only for a single person. a. money lent b. money spent c. money earned d. money borrowed 2. I have to file ( 届けを出す申請する ) my income tax tomorrow. a. to renew b. to write c. to submit d. to create 3. The government ensures collection of taxes by withholding ( 差し引く天引きする ) them. a. automatically deducting loans from your salary b. automatically deducting taxes from your salary c. automatically deducting salary from your taxes d. automatically deducting insurance from your salary 4. The car is payable ( 支払可能な ) through cash or credit. a. to be paid b. to be owned c. to be delivered d. to be submitted 1

2 5. The standard ( 標準の基準の ) date for the filing of income tax is in April. a. normal b. peculiar c. uncommon d. deadline Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. The government has a new tax policy for the heads of families. Mrs. Tanaka and Mr. Peters are talking about it in their office. Mrs. Tanaka: What is the new policy about? Mr. Peters: I googled the new policy yesterday. The government is saying that the heads of the families don t have to pay taxes; they are (1). Mrs. Tanaka: Really? Tell me more. Mr. Peters: The government is saying that they will not (2) taxes from your salary if you are included in the special group. Mrs. Tanaka: Who is eligible to be part of the group? Mr. Peters: If you have children or and you are their main financial provider, you are considered the head of the family. You can get a tax exemption. Mrs. Tanaka: That s great news! I m the head of our family.. Mr. Peters: Good for you! Now, all you have to do is (4) your income and your expenses and you can be exempted. Mrs. Tanaka: Wow! That s easy. Mr. Peters: It is, isn t it? This time the government will not try to get (5) from heads of families. I think it s a big help for all. 2

3 Choices: a. revenue ( 収入 ) b. deduct (~ を差し引く控除する ) c. taxation( 租税税収 ) d. exempted ( 免除される )e. dependents( 扶養家族 )f. itemize ( 項目別にする箇条書きにする ) II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Verb Form- Present Progressive Tense (5-6 minutes) ( 現在進行形 ) Present Progressive Tense (is, am, are + verb-ing) is usually used when the action is happening at the same moment the speaker is speaking. Sometimes this tense is also used to indicate long actions that are in progress now and to indicate actions that will happen in the near future. ( 現在進行形 (is, am, are + ing 形の動詞 ) は通常現在していることを表すときに使用されますが何かを達成する途中であることや近い未来のことを表すときにも使用されます ) Examples ( 例 ): Actions that are happening now: ( 現在起こっていること ) 1. The dog is eating my ice cream. ( その犬はアイスクリームを食べている ) 2. They are playing basketball in the school gym. ( 彼らは学校の体育館でバスケットボールをしている ) 3. I am giving free tickets. ( 私は無料のチケットを渡している ) Long actions that are in progress now: ( 進行中の長い行動 ( 達成の途中であること )) 1. I am going to become a doctor. (The action is happening but not right this second.) ( 私は医者になろうとしている ) 2. They are learning Japanese. ( 彼らは日本語を学んでいる ) 3. She s writing a book about Origami. ( 彼女は折り紙について本を書いている ) 3

4 Actions that will happen in the near future: ( 近い未来のこと ) 1. We are going to the Izakaya after work. ( 私たちは仕事の後に居酒屋に行く ) 2. He is giving a speech this afternoon. ( 彼は今日の午後に演説をする ) 3. I am buying a new car this weekend. ( 私は今週末に新しい車を買う ) Remember : ( 例 ) Present Progressive Tense can be used either for present action or near future action. To make things clearer, you can add adverbs of time like tomorrow, now, right now, or next week. ( 現在進行形は現在の行動と近い未来の行動の両方を表す際に使用されるためこれらの時制を明確にするために時を表す tomorrow, now, right now,next week が使用されます ) Comprehension Check: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. The Lopez family is busy today. They are going to Hawaii next week. Mr. Lopez (prepare) the tickets and the itinerary. Mrs. Lopez (pack) the family s luggage. Maria and Jose Lopez (look) for their beach toys. The Lopez family (go) to Hawaii, and they are very excited. Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Mrs. Tanaka her tasks today. a. is itemizing b. are itemizing c. was itemizing d. were itemizing 4

5 2. Mr. and Mrs. Peters taxes from their salary. a. are debunking b. are debarking c. are deducting d. are deducing 3. She her income tax return. a. is filing b. is filling c. is flying d. is filching 4. The government heads of families from paying income tax. a. exemption b. is exempting c. are exempting d. have exempted 5. Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Tan their tax exemptions. a. are commuting b. are computing c. are communicating d. are computerizing 5

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5. The standard ( 標準の 基準の ) date for the filing of income tax is in April. a. normal b. peculiar c. uncommon d. deadline Exercise 2: What s the word?

5. The standard ( 標準の基準の ) date for the filing of income tax is in April. a. normal b. peculiar c. uncommon d. deadline Exercise 2: What s the word?