January 26, 2010 Tuesday A Block One Day

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Block One Period Day

Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm




JAPANESE 3 -- First period

Handout on prospective U.S. military base in Nago City, Okinawa, and election of mayor who opposes development of that base.



Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.


On board:

時　じ、とき　　　
六時　ろくじ
ひまな時　ひまな　とき
時間　じかん

Arbeit (German word “work”　＝　アルバイト　or バイト　for short=
Part time job or temporary job

だ　＝　Ｐｌａｉｎ　ｆｏｒｍ　ｏｆ　です

しごと= regular job


Start lesson 5 of 3 Kimono – listen to normal speed tape and then repeat



Homework: translation of page 61, first photo story







JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period

Students were introduced to past-tense verbs for the first time while doing class exercises.

Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.


Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち　りょうり
はつもうで

ＮＯしゅくだい






JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period

Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.


Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち　りょうり
はつもうで

しゅくだい　が　ありません。


Weather Presentations:

Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.





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.