October 13, 2009 An Eight period Day

Tuesday: October 13, 2009 An Eight Period Day



JAPANESE 3 -- First period

Listened to tape of first photo dialogue in Lesson two. Characters are Maiko and Kumiko. Discussion of “seems/appears” to be (adjective)

Major grammar note:In order to say that something appears to have a quality , use an いい　adjective, take off the final い　and add そう　です。
　　Example: The cake looks delicious. ケーキ　は　おいしそう　です。

Collected English translation of first photo dialogue in the second chapter in English.

Homework: Write 6 sentences using adjectives with そう　です。
Three sentences as follows:
X appears Adjective です　が　Adjective　くない　です。
Three sentences contrasting:
Y appears Adjective です。そして　Adjective　です。
Examples:
おくら　は　おいしそう　です　が　おいしくない　です。
The okra looks delicious but it is not delicious.
その　車　は　たかそう　です。　そして　たかい　です。
That car looks expensive. And it is expensive.

Notes on exceptions:
１． When something “looks good,” write よさそう　です。Don’t write　いそう　です。
２． Don’t write　かわいそう　です　Ffor “looks cute.” かわいそう　means “pitiable.”

Still have not collected the story translation homework：
“Dominick is the owner of the supermarket,”　to be rendered into Japanese.
Extra vocabulary:
Brings (a thing) _____　を　もって　来ます。
Is hungry おなか　が　すきました
Vigorous　げんきな
1. Dominik is the owner of Dominick’s Supermarket.
2. The supermarket is in Oak Park.
3. A golf course is next door.
4. Nicole is the owner of the golf course.
5. She is famous, but she hates golf.
6. Yesterday Olivia, Rajamer, and Will played golf at the golf course.
7. Olivia, Rajamer, and Will were vigorous golf players [GORUFU no senshu].
8. At twelve o’clock, they were hungry.
9. They went to Dominick’s Supermarket.
10. They ate at “Weird Coffee Shop” in the supermarket.
11. Olivia ate fish.
12. Will ate sushi.
13. Will, Olivia, and Rajamer saw customers and store clerks.
14. The names of the customers were Gunther and Dante.
15. Gunther was a German, but Dante was an Italian.
16. Gunther liked the store clerk, Yumi.
17. Yumi was quiet and pretty.
18. At lunch break, Yumi ate one candy.
19. Hiyashi was a store clerk, too.
20. At lunch break, big Hiyashi ate tempura and rice balls.
21. Dante liked spaghetti, but he bought RAMEN at the supermarket.
　22. Gunther bought chocolate strawberries.


REMINDER:
Sentence-ending conjugations for い adjectives：
――い　です、――よくない　です、――かった　です、　――くなかった　です。
Sentence ending conjugations for な　adjectives ：　
――です、――じゃない　です　｛Or　で　は　ありません｝、――でした、　――じゃなかった　です　｛Or　で　は　ありませんでした｝

｛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

Discussion of new hiragana lines
な、に、ぬ、ね、の　　　Na , ni, nu, ne, no
は、ひ、ふ、へ、ほ Ha, hi, fu, he, ho (warning about dakuten variation, ba, bi, bu, be, bo, and maru variation, pa, pi, pu, pe, po
Watch U. of Illinois hiragana video, な　Through 　ほ

Handout: practice sheet for reading new hiragana.

Auditory and visual sections of 1 きもの　Ch. 1
Class listened to and responded to all listening sections in workbook, pages 1 and 2:
ききましょう　A to D

Quiz tomorrow.
Study!


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JAPANESE 2 -- Sixth period

There will be a test tomorrow on vocabulary for 2 Kimono, Chapter 1. This test was postponed from today.

Students listened to and repeated the manga dialogue for chapter 2.
いいましょう一　(Descriptions of people)
いいましょう二　（Introducing new　な　Adjectives, also known as adjectival nouns.

On board、grammatical summary of lesson:
１． Physical descriptions of people
２． New kind of adjective
３． Continuative forms of verbs

No homework because of test tomorrow.


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


AP and Japanese 4 students studied lesson 2 of “A Homestay in Japan” from pages 32 to 35 (up to がんばって下さい)　 Sensei read these pages out loud, after distributing a core vocabulary handout. Discussion in japanese of meaning and grammar continued while we read, and students answered questions.
Important grammar point:

Plain past verb た・だ　こと　が　ある。To have had the experience of doing something.
Example: エミーはおはしを使ったこごがある。Amy has had the experience of using chopsticks.

Sensei handed out pages for practicing kanji from 2 Nakama Chapter 1, with an exercise for writing those kanji in sentences.　　Finishing this assignment will be the homework for both AP and Japanese 4 students.

We discussed, in Japanese, the pictures on page 51 of Nakama 2 text.

Project for Japanese 4 students:
Make a のれん、a split curtain which is customarily hung in a restaurant. An example was shown from last year’s class. Noren must have decorations appropriate to the winter season, but MUST NOT reference Christmas in any way. Decorations appropriate to Japanese New Year are acceptable. Noren must be the width of the classroom door and may be long or short. Due date is October 22, 2009.

From Wikipedia:
“Noren (暖簾) are traditional Japanese fabric dividers, hung between rooms, on walls, in doorways, or in windows. They usually have one or more vertical slits cut from the bottom to nearly the top of the fabric, allowing for easier passage or viewing. Noren are rectangular and come in many different materials, sizes, colors, and patterns.
“Noren are traditionally used by [shops and] restaurants as a means of protection from sun, wind, and dust, and for advertising space. Sentō (commercial bathhouses) also place noren across their entrances, typically blue in color for men and red for women with the kanji 湯 (yu, lit. hot water) or the corresponding hiragana ゆ. They are also hung in the front entrance to a shop to signify that the establishment is open for business, and they are always taken down at the end of the business day.”



Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp




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


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.


You might like to work with the following kanji-learning website:

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


YouTube videos recommended by teachers of Japanese

The following is the list of YouTube videos recommended by the Japanese language teachers who enrolled in the correspondence course "2009 How to Create Web Pages/Web Sites." One of the tasks that the course participants had to do was to embed a YouTube video onto a Web page that they were creating, and they were asked to embed the YouTube video they recommend to students of Japanese. The list is ”玉石混淆(ぎょくせきこんこう - a mixed bag of good ones and not so good ones)," so please use your commonsense when you show them to your students.

Your contribution to this list is most welcome. Please send the URLs of your recommended YouTube videos to Shunko Muroya.

学習/Study
HIRAGANA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJXK_7k-Ds

Hiragana Katakana JSL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEERJ08NdM4

Japanese Alphabet Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMkJAzbWQc

Japanese lesson song-Aisatsu no uta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdsr5iSsJiw

Japanese writing the fun way - Chinese characters in the Japanese language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyYKeP2_SvQ

Learn Japanese - Japanese School Vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxDD4uQrrEM

Learn Japanese: Hiragana Symbols http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWR1Ziynt8g

Learn Japanese: Mary had a little lamb in Japanese http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHitUDJ1zo

Learn Japanese: Weather in Japanese (sunny, cloudy, snowy..) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKox0gbxIA

Learn Japanese: When, Where, Who, What? etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgiBsc613i8

Nihongo de : What is it in Japanese ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKqD7BgKNnc

あいうえおほしさま http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcs7T3xnc9A

おぼえちゃおう！かんじ部首編(知育・幼児教育・学習DVDサンプル) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEi6_NF6YCI

漢字大好き 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9aUn3w7fxU

漢字大好き３ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPznucDoscM

　 　 　
文化/Culture
【おりがみ（origami）】おひなさま めびな（ohinasama mebina) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFD32a6TDQg

A Japanese Festival http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1a0ac46de0cd733d39cf

Beauty of Japanese Culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22MxqKqJiU

Japanese train station during rush hour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0A9-oUoMug

KABUKI　日本の伝統芸能を楽しむ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBnTF9RggF0

The Japanese Tradition - Ocha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54iG6deEaW0

The Japanese Tradition - Sushi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDL8yu34fz0

The Japanese Tradition － 謝罪 Shazai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9hcF6_YeMc

The Japanese Tradition 「日本の形」 HASHI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j28Rz2P9LXA

The Japanese Tradition: Origami http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqu4aNbdFp8

ひな祭り　おひなさまの描き方　How to draw the MIKADO dolls　桃の節句 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvEXKAePhIA

猫が教えるシリーズ第１弾「日本の食事と食文化の特徴」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8dhY8cM8VU

　 　
旅行・観光/Travel & Sightseeing
Visit Japan Channel "Yokoso! Japan" - Japan National Tourist Organization http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=visitjapan&view=videos&start=20

JR東海 そうだ、京都行こう 2007年 夏 嵯峨野・嵐山編 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wWp2t733g

　 　
歌/Songs
FUNK FUJIYAMA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPuPT_n8sGM

Japanese pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2MQglKbgD0

Japanese Pop Song with English Subtitles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-kM6rpyB84

JERO ジェロ 「海雪」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haHLKyjTMV0

kobukuro-sakura http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVERFzT8aHo

NHK　ピタゴラスイッチ　オノマトペのうた http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8mRxKh_jU

Yatta on Jimmy Kimmel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgFCCQFTkXw

おどるポンポコリン http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SubG4Yw_OQU

だんご３兄弟 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw55tUI2l20&

働きマン音頭 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0fyFFXKJtw

　 　
アニメ・ドラマ/Anime & Drama
あのアニメがまた見たい！ 黄金の90年代OP集　その３ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKMlUvQsAzI

My Boss My Hero-1-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ZDyGO8Nmg

saza6146_ボクたちのひな祭り http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcIU5M33j40

サザエさん　福引にかける夢 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cCfATV4mA0

まんが日本昔ばなし　「こぶとり爺さん」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmeKKRzCAjE

まんが日本昔ばなし　「笠地蔵」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa4mO66fyus

まんが日本昔ばなし　「三枚のお札」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtN8g1fJuI

まんが日本昔ばなし　「桃太郎」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d__vgS4_lQ

沢尻エリカ１リットルの涙 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wE1XDdQSj8

　 　
テレビコマーシャル/TV Commercials
[AC CM]公共広告機構 もったいないおばけ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6be2IvKKdo4

「おくりびと」　予告編 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pya4Z5Oq6uo

Japanese/Thai tea commercial with caterpillars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgPmaNMReKQ

The Original Ronald McDonald in Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bEfFE9YmYE

おもしろＣＭ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xua1qpJyvWs

グリコチョコレート TV-CM　サザエさん http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1LYhSHn4ds

ファンタのCM集(A collection of commercials of FANTA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqlORRusrRc

豆しばCM１ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmSYCOG6mEQ

　 　
その他/Others
Japanese Dollar Store: 100 Yen Shop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JItXZH7hTcE

Crazy Japanese Toilet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_vNb_XkTM

Japanese high school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbv66riDXgY

Tour Of My Apartment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25UEg_tWyps

Tシャツをあっという間にきれいにたためる裏ワザ!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGWRIp8qdk

ラジオ体操第１・第２ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS92XkVKM0Q

大阪経済法科大学2008年度大学紹介DVD「模擬面接」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21aj-G3mRbs

Gaijin Invasion - Beautiful Tokyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHHWc7_-3zU

ようこそ、YouTube Japanへ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFhvWOgg-YU

Japanese crazy & funny video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVPweGuI-jU

Ninja Dance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9_RCsYo7Q

お隣さんのオトナ / Otonari-san-no-Otona http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mkp8__1jt8

Amazing Japan Domino Part 58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7le-V60FkoA

Les Doux Cactus - CBC News at six http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL_U5aB6T3I

「新・語学で身を立てる」猪浦道夫 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhsHKAGkUjI

「世界ふしぎ発見」ポーランド http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlm6tOVpYSI

19th annual arizona japanese language speech contest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA78qyHXBf0

Seattle Japanese School Concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwtPpha4es

このせいかつ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fa_M8SxLVI

ソーラン節踊り侍新歓 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwR8qSRfpow

日本語学習者による小噺５ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5CLvpU9_88