November 19, 2013 -- Tuesday
平成二十五年十一月十九日　－－　火曜日



１．An article on ukiyoe pictures was handed out, by way of beginning the art project which the class will be working on from now until Winter Break.
「にっぽん」Nippon: Discovering Japan, Issue No. 02.2009, ISSN 1884-0656
Special Feature : Ukyoe: Pop Art of Old Edo
article:  Ukiyoe: The venerable Place of Ukiyoe in the History of Art


２．Two pairs performed their dialogues:
Sean and Wilson
             　　ばんごはん　に
　　　　　おだいじ　に　（Not で）
Freya and Kenzねえちゃん
　　　　　何　を　して　います　か。
　　　　　そう　です。o

３．discussion of dictionary form of previously learned verbs, with handout
       

Dictionary Forms of Verbs -- Chapter 7 in Nakama --Pages 209-210

Group 1 – u verbs – so-called “strong verbs”

[change the “i” syllable to an “u” syllable in the same hiragana row]

あいます                           あう

たちます                           たつ

すわります                     すわる

しにます                           しぬ

読みます　　　　       読む

とびます                           とぶ

書きます                           かく

およぎます                     およぐ

話します                           はなす

Group 2 – ru verbs – so-called “weak verbs”　– take off masu, put on ru

食べます                           　食べる

見ます                                    見る

います                                    いる

 

ねます　　　　　　　　ねる

Group 3 – irregular verbs – just have to memorize

します                                                する

来ます                ｛きます｝     　来る｛くる｝

 

See page 210 in Nakama -- adding relational particle no to the dictionary form in order to create a verbal noun like an infinitive or a gerund.

何　を　する　の　が　すき　です　か。What do you like to do?

私　は　ねる　の　が　すき　です。I like sleeping.

In class, students write five statements about activities they like.

 

Tomorrow, students will ask three other students the above question and will report back to the class on the answers.