Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Block Two 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
This class does not meet on
Block Two days.
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Beginning lesson 5 in level 1 Kimono. Read manga, listen to tape, repeat.
Kanji on board:
Woman 女
Child 子
Likes 好き
Big 大
Loves/likes very much/ “big like” 大好き
Remember to use wa/ga pattern in sentences about liking things.
Superman は Catwoman が すき です。
Joseくん は KEEKI が だいすき です。
Homework (しゅくだい)
Write manga dialogue in ひらがな、KATAKANA,えいご
Reminder: Ask for words using the correct questions –
_______ は えいご で なん です か。
___ は 日本語 で なん です か。
なん PEEJI です か。h
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Start lesson 4 of 2 Kimono
Review of animals
どうぶつ は どこ?
いぬ犬、ねこ猫、あひる、たつ、ぶた、へび、さる、ねずみ、とら、とり、かえる、かめ、うし、うま
ペートン に ごくぶり が います か。
Are there roaches at Payton?
Homework: translate dialogue into
English.
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
Camille B. and Jenny J. perform their oral final dialogue.
Watch video of Lalita A. doing her final presentation (more next week)
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there. Extensive discussion.
Handout basics (vocab., grammar points, kanji) for A Homestay in Japan, Chapter 5
Read Chapter 5 out loud, with discussion in Japanese.
Homework: translate Ch 5 narrative into English