November 13, 2013 -- Wednesday
平成二十五年十一月十三日　－－　水曜日

The class was short today because of the Hard Lockdown practice.  There was little time to do Japanese, though Friday's test was announced.



注意（ちゅうい）ATTENTION:
There will be a テスト this coming 金曜日, based on the three verb groups　どうし　の　グループ,  derivation of the て form　(including the song), and the sentences below, including the kanji かんじ　漢字.

キメル先生の日本語の授業Reading  Practice

Reading  Practice：Continuative/progressive verbs

＿＿て・で　います（いません）　　　　　　　　　　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Nakama Chapter 7　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　なまえ　と　みょうじ

２０１３，１１，１２　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (personal  name and family name)

                                                                                                                                　　　　

　　日本語　を　えい語　で　書いて　ください。Write the Japanese sentences below in English.

 

十一月　の　火曜日　です。　雪　（ゆき）が　ふって　います。

 It is a Tuesday in November.  Snow is falling.

 いま　高校　で　ともだち　は　何　を　して　います　か。

 What are the friends doing now at the high school?

 けん　くん　は　高校　に　いません。　うち　に　います。

 Ken is not at the nigh school.  He is at home.

 スー　さん　は　しんぶん　を　読んで　います。

 Sue is reading a newspaper.

 先生　は　しろばん　で　日本語　の　はいく　を　書いて　います。

 The teacher is writing Japanese language haiku on the white board.

 ゆうこ　さん　は　勉強　して　いません。

 Yuuko is not studying.

 たろう　くん　は　けいたい（cell phone）　で　話して　います。

 Tarou is talking on (his) cell phone.

 なおみ　さん　は　まんが　を　見て　います。

 Naomi is looking at a cartoon.

 せいいちろう　くん　は　ラジオ　の　おんがく　は　聞いて　います。

 Sei-ichirou is listening to music on the radio.

 ひまな　とき（free time）です　から　えみ　さん　は　ねて　います。

 Emi is sleeping because it is (her) free time.

 たけし　くん　は　えい語　の　宿題　を　して　います。

 Takeshi is doing English homework.

 れいこ　さん　は　水　を　飲んで　います。パン　も　食べて　います。

Reiko is drinking water.  She is also eating bread.




Below is a handout explaining verb groups:

On board (explanation of some upcoming material in Nakama Chapter 7)
一番　の　グループ　Group 1 verbs are う verbs in Nakama
二番　の　グループ　Group 2 verbs are る verbs in Nakama
三番　の　グループ　Group 3 verbs are irregular verbs in Nakama



Clarification of tenses on the board:

食べて　います　continuative/progressive "am/is/are eating"
食べます　　　　habitual present/future "eats," "will eat"
食べました　　　simple past (it's all over) "ate"

一番　の　グループ　Group 1 verbs are う verbs in Nakama

            Most numerous group

            Every one of these verbs has an extra syllable from the “I” row before the masu

            Use the song to derive the te form

二番　の　グループ　Group 2 verbs are る verbs in Nakama

            Easiest group to conjugate

            Take off the masu and put on the te // take off the te and put on the masu

           All verbs in this group end with either imasu or emasu

三番　の　グループ　Group 3 verbs are irregular verbs in Nakama

            Smallest group – only 2 verbs

            Both verbs are irregular – you just have to memorize them