April 27, 2010 A Block Two Day

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 A Block Two Day








JAPANESE 3 -- First period

This class does not meet on Block Two days.



JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period。



On Board – sentence structure:

Time Topic/subject Destination Traveling Verb

Time Topic/subject Direct Object Active Verb

Ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ　Homework:　Write about 5 places you went, 5 things you did, and how the experiences were, over the weekend. You may/must make something up if you didn’t go anywhere.
Requirements: 5 different places, 5 different activities, 5 different past-tense adjectives; 15 sentences in all

Homework: page 111 in workbook

Ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ:

Traveling verbs:
いきました、いって　　　Ｗｅｎｔ
きました、きて　　　　　Ｃａｍｅ
はいりました、はいって　Ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
かえりました　Ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ　（ｈｏｍｅ）
Family words, i.e. kinship terms:
ちち、おとうさん、おかあさん、おばあさん
New adjectives, and in the past tense!
あたらしい　です。　あたらしかった　です。Ｉｓ　ｎｅｗ．　Ｗａｓ　ｎｅｗ．
あつい　です。　あつかった　です。　Ｉｓ　ｈｏｔ．　Ｗａｓ　ｈｏｔ．
たのしい　です。　たのしかった　です。　Ｉｓ　ｅｎｊｏｙａｂｌｅ．　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｗａｓ　ｅｎｊｏｙａｂｌｅ．








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JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period

Three patterns:
＿＿て　も　いい　です　か。　Ｍａｙ　Ｉ？　　Ｉｓ　ｉｔ　ＯＫ　ｔｏ？
はい、＿＿て　は　いい　です。Yes, it is OK to…。
いいえ、＿＿て　は　だめ　です。No, it is forbidden to…

Crossword puzzle about expressions associated with home –

Iimashou 3, about colors in both hiragana and katakana

Explanation about あります(group 2 verb) —existence for inanimate things, things that cannot move themselves (even trees), where as います (group 2 verb) is existence for animate things (people and animals)

シアーズタワー　の　上　に　スカイ・ボックス　が　あります。
シアーズタワー　の　上　　に　ともだち　が　います

Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：translate page 84 into English

Be sure to register with Japanese site on Moodle。



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 Japanese practice test will take place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 1st, in room 114. We will order pizza and drinks to sustain us.*****



Class practiced various portions from “Strive for a Five” AP Japanese tests.

We compared the compare-and-contrast essays (Japanese language study versus study of science) and the text chat efforts (topic of graduation ceremonies) from last time – everyone’s efforts were printed up and handed out (with no names).

We listened to two conversations and attempted to answer:
“Strive for a Five” pages 138 and 139



Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：
Pages 168 and 169 in “Strive for a Five”、prepare to give a 2 minute speech

On board

Three kinds of “if”

なら、＿＿＿たら、＿＿＿＿えば

１．Ｎｏｕｎ　＋　なら
Ｐｌａｉｎ　ｖｅｒｂ　＋　なら

おかし　なら　私　は　チョコレート　が　大好き　です。
If it’s sweets, I love chocolate.
行くなら　バス　で　行く　方　が　いい　です。
If you go, it’s better to go by bus.

２．＿＿＿＿たら

日本　へ　行ったら　パスポート　を　持って　行かなければ　いけません。
When (if) you (will) go to Japan, you have to take a passport.

３．Potential form of verb, take off る , put on ば　――　This form is much more “iffy” and conditional in feeling

行く、行けば
食べる、食べれば
する、すれば
来る（くる）、来られば（こられば）





Tommy Y. will give his presentation Friday, April 30th. [“Presentation should be 4 minutes long – they are big topics. AP and 4th year people should supply Japanese vocabulary lists to everyone in the class. Students may speak from notes, but not from text-with-sentences.”]

Cultural topics chosen for upcoming presentations – 四年生の日本語の生徒、英語で（Ｂｕｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　単語のリスト）――ＡＰ　の生徒、日本語で　（単語のリスト）

Jenny J. – “Self, family, and friends”
Connie Y – “leisure – traditional arts, hobbies, and sports)
Tommy Y – “Nature and environment”
Amy Z – “School and education”
Mike S – “Clothing, 和服、洋服）”
Azrieal W – “Communication and media”
Elizabeth A – “Technology – internet, private and public phones, cell phones”
Lalita A – “Rites of life – weddings, funerals, gift exchanges, letters”
Anton H – “Transportation – Japanese trains, buses, bicycles, cars”
Johnny C – “Shopping – kinds of stores, vending machines, Jpn money”
Jerome M – “Folklore, traditional culture, legends and stories”



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