April 14, 2009 Tuesday A Block One Day

Tuesday, April 14, 2009, A Block One Day




Independent Study Japanese


Finished reading Chapter 7 of “A Homestay in Japan,” from bottom of page 70 to the end.

Vocabulary noted:
心配（しんぱい）なく、電話をかける、決められる、こんな

Grammar Reminder Review:
New conjugation, the passive – use plain neg present form, take off ない。Then add れる｛一番のクループ｝、られる｛二番のグループ｝、Irregular　する　Becomes　される　and　来る｛くる｝becomes　来られる

We considered pages 270 to 272 , and exercise 25、 reviewed together.
Students were having problems with conjugational form, so we wrote 10 verbs in 1.plain/dictionary form, 2.ます、3.ない、and 4.passive form. Target verbs:
食べる、飲む、見る、する、使う、読む、立つ、来る、買う、起こす｛おこす｝

Example sequence with ：

聞く、 聞きます、 聞かない、 聞かれる

かよう、 かよいます、 かよわない、 かよわれる

開ける、 開けます、 開けない、 あけられる

Active voice:
The thief killed the horse. どろぼう　は　馬　を　ころした。

Passive voice:
The horse was killed by the thief.　　馬　は　どろぼう　に　ころさ


｛We didn’t go on to 26 on page 274 (with permission to consult chart on page 392)｝

Written in class: page 73 Roman numeral II, send to me as email.

No explicit written homework assignment. Continue to work on learning vocab and grammar of chapter 7



Japanese 1

This class does not meet on Block One Days

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Japanese 3


Remaining ema (small signboard for writing wishes) projects were performed and presented.

Alexander Sanjuusan Gendou
Tena Tsuru-ga-oka Hachiman-guu
Molasky Heian Jinguu in Kyoto
Washington was absent

「Cheng Kinkaku-ji—needs more accurate image (GOLD!)—used verb for pray {祈る　「いのる」} acceptable and interesting
Harrington Needs to hand in information on temple in English」

Article from Takarabako
“Music or English: My Search for a Career to Use Both”
Assignment: write 15 sentences in plain past affirmative about what this girl did．Finish for homework.
Example:
四さい　の　時　から　しおり　さん　は　ピアノ　を　ひいた。








Japanese 2

Review of counters for this chapter:
ほん｛本｝：　鉛筆、ペン、マジック、木、ものさし
まい：　かみ、きって、チケット
さつ：　本、ざっし、まんが｛の本｝、じてん、じしょ


Students performed, from memory, short dialogues they had written for their stores.


Handout from Takarabako –

“Music or English: My Search for a Career to Use Both”

Homework:
１． write 10 sentences based on info in article, using past continuative tenses -- 　　＿＿＿て　いました、　＿＿＿て　いませんでした　（I will ask everyone to read one or two sentences out loud tomorrow.）
２．　Bring store signs and lists of products. We will practice shopping to get ready for "real" shopping on Friday. On Friday, be sure to have a set of models or pictures of the items each store will sell.









Japanese 4 and AP

This class does not meet on Block One days.

Below is the lesson from yesterday.

Review よう：よう　だ、よう　な、よう　に
１． ミッキ　は　ドナルド　の　よう　だ・です。
２． ミッキ　は　ドナルド　の　ような　どうぶつ　だ・です。
３． にっき　は　ドナルド　の　ように　食べます・食べる。

４． カナダ　は　アメリカ　の　よう　だ・です。
５． カナダ　は　アメリカ　の　ような　国｛くに｝だ・です。
６． カナダ　は　アメリカ　の　ように　大きい　です。

７． Finding Nemo　は　The Incredibles　の　よう　だ・です。
８． FN 　は　TI　の　ような　えいが　だ・です。
９． FN　は　TI 　の　ように　すばらしい　{です}。

B. page 207 in Yookoso: Continuing…, Activity 19, numbers 1, 2, 3, and 5
　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (plain verb form ような　顔｛かお｝
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Numbers 4 and 6
　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (plain adj. stem そうな　顔｛かお｝


Went over pages 270 to 272 , class and teacher together did exercises 25 and 26 on page 274 (consult chart on page 392)—people didn’t understand this; so they all may hand it in at the next class, Wednesday.

Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.


Feuer　――　not yet performed “Driving Tour of Chicago”

Little Italy
Planetarium
Sox Park
Margie's Candies
Wicker Park

Hancock Observatory

REMINDER: we must realize something important. In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every　one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.


Be sure to continue to work with kanji-learning website

http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html