KIMERU Sensei No Nihongo -- OPRF: 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

December 18, 2013 -- Wednesday
平成二十五年十二月十八日　－－　水曜日
FINAL 　 EXAM 　DAY

Handout、distributed and read out loud before the test:

Japanese Final, Semester 3 Mrs. Kimmel’s Directions

1. Use a number 2 pencil.

2. Do not write on the multiple choice part of the exam, except for your name at the top of the first page.

3. Be sure to write your name on the scantron sheet.

4. If you think that there is a problem with a question on the exam, DO NOT SPEAK! Instead, make a note of it on this sheet, and I will check it before I grade the exams.

5. Be sure to write complete Japanese sentences on the last portion of the written test.

6. After you have finished the test and handed it in, you may read any book of your choice or study for another test. You MAY NOT listen to music or use your cell phone.

On the board:

Don't forget -- わすれないで　ください

　　＊　なまえ　Name

　　　　　　Scantron sheet,　テスト　Booklet, 　Written portion

　　テスト　の　あと　で　After the test

　　　　　　BOOKS 　OK

　　　　　　STUDYING 　OK

　　　　　　Music　　　　いいえ　｝

　　　　　　Cell Phone　　いいえ　｝　*All electric divices NO!*

　　　　　　IiPod　　　　いいえ　｝

がんばって

Try hard! Persevere! Keep on keeping on！

Test questions with errors will not be counted: 15, 45, 56, 59

The oral portion of exam will take place on January 7, 2014, Tuesday. Students will perform their original dialogues in Japanese. Length must be between 2 and 3 typewritten pages. Each student will hand in one copy in Japanese and one typewritten copy of the English translation. Students may choose any subject matter, but may not say anything denigrating about anyone at OPRF HS. In addition, students may not disparage any religious, ethnic, or racial group and may not advocate violence. Subject matter related to gangs is also forbidden

The dialogues must take place on one time period and one location. Each student may play only one character.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

December 17, 2013 -- Tuesday
平成二十五年十二月十七日　－－　火曜日
Last class before final exam
がんばって！

I. . Students studied, asked questions, and worked on their original dialogues.

II. In response to questions, the following items were written on the board.

     A. Three uses of kara　から

       ①　”From" a place
       ②　”From" a time (to another time)
       ③　”So/therefore" in cause-and-effect sentences

       ①　山田　さん　は　日本　から　きました。　Mr. Yamada came from Japan.
       ②　デパート　は　ごぜん　十時　から　ごご　七時　まで　です。
　　　The department store is (open) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
       ③　あめ　が　ふって　いる　から　かさ　を　つかいます。
　　　Rain is falling, so I will use an umbrella.

     B. どうし　の　漢字（かんじ）

       行く　　　いく　Goes
       会う　　　あう　Meets
       買う　　　かう　Buys
       食べる　　たべる　Eats
       飲む　　　のむ　Drinks
       見る　　　みる　Sees
       聞く　　　きく　　Hears/listens to
       読む　　    よむ　Reads
       書く　　　かく　Writes
       言う　　　いう　Says
       話す　　　はなす　Speaks
       出る　　　でる　Leaves, emerges　　｛Don't forget 出口、Exit}

Monday, December 16, 2013

December 16, 2013 -- Monday
平成二十五年十二月十六日　－－　月曜日

Ａ．　Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ　Ｈａｎｄｏｕｔ：

Ｍｏｒｅ　Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ　

Ｋａｎｊｉ　　Ｎｕｍｂｅｒｓ

一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、百、千、万

一円、二人、三週間、四時半、五つの映画、二千十三年

Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ　Ｗｏｒｄｓ

いつ、何、何時、何月、何曜日、だれ、どこ、なぜ、どうして、どの、どんな、どう

Ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎａｌ　Ｐａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ

か、は、が、に、を、で、も、ね、から、まで

Ｓｏｎｇｓ

一．ひらがな・かたかな　Ｓｏｎｇ

二．だんご三うゆきょうだい

三．むすんで、ひらいて

四．ふるさと

Ｏｔｈｅｒ　Ｇｒａｍｍａｒ

Cause and effect sentences ＿＿＿＿から＿＿＿＿＿＿

クリスマス　です　から　プレゼント　を　買います。

Hours of operation 　　から　　まで

マクドナルド　は　ごぜん　六時　から　ごご　十時　まで　です。

Comparatives　　＿＿＿の　ほう　が　＿＿＿＿　より　＿＿＿　です。

オレンジ・ジュウス　の　ほうが　コーヒー　より　おいしい　です。

Superlatives

＿＿＿　の　中　で　＿＿＿＿　は　いちばん　＿＿＿＿　です。

飲みもの　の　中　で　ミルク　は　いちばん　おいしい　です。

Special Idioms

高い：　“Tall” or “high”, but also “expensive”

かぜ　を　ひいて　います：”has caught a cold” rather than “is catching a cold”

しんで　います：”has died” rather than “is dying”

すんで　います：”resides” or “lives in” must use continuative/progressive form

びょうき｛な｝：”sick” or “sickness”

B. Comparatives and superlatives
1. handout from pages 214 and 215 in Nakama text
2. handout from pages 95-97 in Nakama workbook

C. Discussion of oral final -- choices are individual interviews vs. pair dialogues (between two and three pages, typewritten in both languages, handed in by each student; vocabulary limited to that in Nakama; memorized as much as possible)

Homework:

Be prepared to work on original dialogues tomorrow.
Bring any more questions you want to ask about the final.

Friday, December 13, 2013

December 13, 2013 -- Friday
平成二十五年十二月十三日　－－　金曜日

Computer lab lesson:

Kanji Compounds (new)

Look up the ひらがなwords below using jisho.org. Write each word in kanji 漢字and explain the meaning of each 漢字 as well as the meaning of whole word. You have seen all of these漢字 in the past, but perhaps not in these combinations.

げんごがく Kanji ______________

gengogaku