Mini Dialogs 11 & 12

Do you like manga?  Do you watch a lot of anime?  Ever do cosplay?  Our next dialog introduces the コミケ, an event designed for anyone and everyone who loves the world of comics!

DIALOG 11 doesn't really introduce much of anything you haven't already seen in 1 through 10.  Here's a couple of key phrases:
と いって、について.  Do you know what they mean?

And here's a little help with the Kanji:
週末 = しゅうまつ = weekend
予定 = よてい = plan
祭り = まつり = festival
調べる = しらべる = to research
過ごす = すごす = to spend (time)
参加する = さんかする = to attend/participate
* I love the first Kanji in this word -- "Three Long Hairs in a Nose" [参]

DIALOG 12:  This dialog does a good job of demonstrating its grammar theme [...の が じょうず です] going so far as to offer a virtual synonym for じょうず in the process.  For me, the word 枯らす was something new.  I'm not going to be as nice about defining the Kanji for you this time, but here's a list of some words/Kanji that you should look up if you don't already know them:
枯らす = ?
植物 = ?
育てる = ?
緑色 = ?
指 = ?
持つ = ?
得意 = ?

These dialogs are very authentic and a lot can be gleaned from them so don't limit yourself to just figuring out the correct answers.  Be sure to consult the mini post-its in the PDF for the Kanji readings that I haven't already supplied.  And ask grammar and vocabulary questions via a public reply post when you have them.

Your task is to send me your answer (1,2,3 or 4) to the question that follows each dialog along with a translation of the answer sentence and a very brief explanation as to why you believe it to be the correct answer.  If you happen to get it wrong, I'll let you know and you can try again.  Don't worry, we never take away Pop-tart points that you've already earned!


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