September 22, 2009 A Block One Day

Tuesday: September 22, 2009 A Block One Day






JAPANESE 3 -- First period

Several students spoke about their　なつやすみ：Sally Chan, Sofia Flores,　etc.


Famous members of certain professions written on board:

Architect　けんちくか:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mine Yoshijiro 　みね　よしじろう
Ando Tadao　　あんど　ただお
Frank Gehry

Cook/chef　コック:
Julia Child
Rachel Ray
Emeril
Bobby Flay

Public servant/government employee　こうむいん:
Joe Biden
Arnie Duncan
Hillary Clinton

Lawyer　べんごし:
Clarence Darrow
Rachel Goldberg’s mother
Johnnie Cochran

Medical Doctor　いしゃ:
Jonas Salk
Mehmet Oz
Dr. House (on the TV program “House”)

Electrical (in this category, a think about a company, not a person)　でんきや:
General Electric
National
Toshiba　としば
Braun


Adjective review (形容詞の復習　－　けいようし　の　ふくしゅう
い　Adjectives (“true” adjectives)
あすい、さむい、大きい、たかい、たのしい、おいしい、小さい、つまらない、やさしい、むずかしい、きびしい、おかしい、かわいい、こわい、あぶない、赤い、つめたい　（“Cold” for liquids）、いたい、あおい

＿＿い、＿＿くない
＿＿かった、＿＿くなかった

なAdjectives (Adjectival nouns)
きれい、ハンサム、ゆうめい、たいせつ、しずか、へん、べんり、いや、すき、すてき、すき

です、じゃない　です
でした、じゃなかった　です。


Homework: Choose one individual person or company from list above. Write ten appropriate past-tense sentences about it, using as many adjectives as possible .


Kanji practice sheet handed out　last week:
一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、百、千、万、円、時、{寺}、日、本、人、月、火、水、木、金、土、曜、上、下、中、半

Stroke order for　時　on board. Stroke order for 曜　next time.

Students should have finished kanji handout for homework. Be sure to keep reviewing these kanji!

Explanation for talking about kanji:
Kanji compound example –人口
えい語　で　いみ　は　Population　という　こと　です。
かんじ　は　「ひと」　の　じん　と　くち　の　「こう」　です。








JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period

Practicing new hiragana た、ち、つ、て、と
See U. of Illinois video on writing and pronunciation.
だ、ズ、デ、ド、And ち　Plus だくてん（Very rare）

Project on overhead:
だくてんDakuten
ちずMap
たの（No）しい
Enjoyable/fun
てきEnemy
たかいTall/high
あとAfter/later
さとうSugar
あてじ“Nickname Kanji”
さんSan（Three）
三Three
かぞくFamily
あついHot
あたたかいWarm

Practice writing on backs.
Study!


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JAPANESE 2 -- Sixth period

Look at classwork pages from yesterday, especially page 6 in workbook:

Projection review of Places：

こうえんPark
レストランRestaurant
うみ（Beach）sea
まちTown/downtown
くうこうAirport
にわGarden
森もりForest
としょかんLibrary
がっこうSchool
こうこうH.S.
山やまMountain
ディズニーワルド
Disney World
ともだち　の　うち　Friend’s House
プールPool
たいいくかんGymnasium
えいがかんMovie theater

New use for relational particle で to indicate place where active verb happens.

Homework: Write a difference sentence for each place, using a subject and activity appropriate to the place. Example:

マイケル・ジョーダン　は　たいいくかん　で　バスケットボール　を　しました。Michael Jordan played basketball at the gymnasium.




Reminder: We all must be polite in the Japanese language classroom. Not only is it important in our lives in general – it is an essential part of Japanese culture. ください、おねがい　します、ありがとう、すみません　Are the most important words and phrases in Japanese.





JAPANESE 4 and AP – Seventh period

This class does not meet on Block One days.