August 23, 2013, Friday
平成二十五年八月二十三日　－－　金曜日


Cards were handed back so that students could complete writing verbs on them.

A handout explaining the Meishi assignment was also handed out (see yesterday's blog)-- students said they had not received a katakana chart in the past; so we found one in the Nakama text on page 89.  Hiragana explanations are in charts on pages 15 and 22.

Students worked together in pairs, developing questions for the answers listed on page 46 of Nakama.
Some question words that are relevant:
どこ、    なん、なに、だれ、なんねんせい、        なにご、             Ｅｔｃ．
where      what              who      what year in school     what language

Special vocabulary on page 46:
アジアけんきゅう　　Asian Studies ("Asia Research)
だいがく　                  University/college　
だいがくいん               Graduate school (university)
がくせい                      University/college student
だいがくいんせい       Graduate student

Words on board:
desk, 　chair, 　dresser, 　clock, 　photo, 　　closet, 　　bookshelf, 　 building
つくえ、  いす、  たんす、　とけい、  しゃしん、  おしいれ、  ほんだな、　たてもの
Student answered questions about what they could see in the classroom.
きょうしつ　で　なに　を　みます　か。
とけい　を　みます。
つくえ　を　みます。
おしいれ　を　みます。

Homework:
1. Meishi, as explained in yesterday's blog entry and in the handout given to students today.
2. Review chapters 1 and 2 in Nakama and make a list of words and grammar points that should be on a review test next week.