October 9, 2013 -- Wednesday
平成二十五年十月九日　－－　水曜日

Shortened day due to late start.

Discussion of adjectives and their opposites

Adjective                                Adjective with opposite meaning
     isogashii                                 himana
     ookii                                       chiisai
     muzukashii                             yasashii
     omoshiroi                               tsumaranai


Adjective tests were handed back, with discussion.  Interesting problem regarding the adjective hima(na), which students thought meant "boring."

Review of 2 uses of kara:

1. から　kara as "from" as in HARO-KITI wa Akihabara kara kimashita.
　　　　　　　　　　ハローキティ　は　あきはばら　から　来ました。

2. から　kara as "so" or "therefore" when explaining causes of things, as in
　　きれい　でした　から　学生　は　ゆかた　を　買いました。
        Kirei deshita kara gakusei wa yukata wo kaimashita.
        It was pretty, so the student bought the yukata.

     Each student wrote two sentences using this form of "kara," and some students read them aloud in
      class.


No homework, but tomorrow the class will move on to a third use of 　から　"kara" -- meaning "from" in time.
Example:
高校　は　八時　から　です。
Koukou wa hachi-ji kara desu.
The high school is (open) from eight o'clock.