April 29, 2019 -- Monday
平成３１年４月２９日　　ーー　　月曜日


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Reading 読書（どくしょ）passage from Nakama Chapter 12, page 422:　　　　読んで下さい the passage at the top of the page and then answer the questions below in 英語

私の父は　たばこ　が大好きで、一日に十本ぐらい　すいます。　そして、仕事（しごと）の後で、お酒を飲みに行って、毎晩（まいばん）十二時ごろ　まで　家　に　帰りません。　ですから、このごろ　とても　顔色（かおいろ）が悪くて（わるくて）、ごはん　も　あまり食べません。父は仕事が大好きで、家　に　いる　の　が　あまり　好きじゃ　ありません。ですから、病気（びょうき）で　会社（かいしゃ）を休んだこと　が　ありません。でも、私も母も　とても　心配（しんぱい）です。　一週間ぐらい前に父と話しました　が　父　は　仕事　が　休みたくない　そう　です。　どうしたら　いい　でしょう　か。

英語でこたえて下さい。

１．お父さんは　病気　です　か。
２．お父さんは　何を　するのが　好きですか。
３．お父さんは　どのぐらい　たばこ　を　すいますか。
４．お父さんは　何　が　きらい　ですか。
５．お父さんは　仕事（しごと）を　休みたがって　いますか。
６．この人（Author)に　アドバイス（Advise)を　して　下さい。


Also, write the following words in 漢字とひらがな

①　Cow   bird
②　Long    short   hot   cold
③　Family    flower    laugh    Cry
④　Weekend　　　Song
⑤　きせつ　の　漢字　（Spring, summer, fall, winter)

漢字のコンビ  Kanji Combinations

平成31年4月29日  Nakama Chapter 12
Do you know the meaning of each kanji in each combination?

明日              あした                    tomorrow

明後日         あさって                day after tomorrow

牛肉              ぎゅうにく           beef

教会              きょうかい           church

短大              たんだい                junior college

家族              かぞく                     family

春花              しゅんか                spring flowers

夏日               なつび                    summer day

秋田(県)      あきた(けん)        Akita (Prefecture)

秋作              あきさく                autumn crops

暑中              しょちゅう           midsummer

冬物              ふゆもの                winter clothes

校長              こうちょう           school principal

会長              かいちょう          chairman, president (of a society)

鳥の子色                とりのこいろ      eggshell color

寒水                          かんすい                cold water, water in midwinter

週末                          しゅうまつ           weekend

使い出す       つかいだす        to start using, to try out    (Gr. 1 verb)


On the  白ばん：

I/you want to rest/stay home.　　休みたい　です（か）。

She/he/they  want to rest/stay home.　休みたがります。

More about this 明日。


Also for　明日

Golden Week (Japan)

Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク Gōruden Wīku, Gōruden Uīku) (or GW) is a week from the 29th of April to early May containing a number of Japanese holidays.^[1]

Golden Week
Observed by	Japan
Type	National
Date	29 April, 3–6 May
Frequency	annual

Contents

Holidays celebrated

§  29 April

·         The Emperor's Birthday (天長節 Tenchō Setsu), 1927–1948

·         The Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日 Tennō Tanjōbi), 1949–1988^[2]

·         Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), 1989–2006^[3]

·         Shōwa Day (昭和の日 Shōwa no Hi), 2007–present^[3]

§  3 May

·         Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日 Kenpō Kinenbi)

§  4 May

·         Citizen's Holiday (国民の休日 Kokumin no Kyūjitsu), 1985–2006

·         Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), 2007–present^[3]

§  5 May

·         Children's Day (子供の日 Kodomo no Hi), also known as Boys' Day or the Feast of Banners, traditionally celebrated as Tango no Sekku(端午の節句).

Note that "kokumin no kyūjitsu" or "citizen's holiday" is a generic term for any official holiday. 4 May was until 2007 an unnamed but official holiday because of a rule that converts any day between two holidays into a new holiday. Japan celebrates Labor Thanksgiving Day, a holiday with a similar purpose to May Day (as celebrated in Europe and North America). When a public holiday lands on a Sunday, the next day that is not already a holiday becomes a holiday for that year.^[4] In some cases, a Compensation Holiday (振替休日 Furikae Kyūjitsu) is held on either 30 April or 6 May should any of the Golden Week holidays fall on Sunday; 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 have had Compensation Holidays for Shōwa Day, Children's Day, Greenery Day, and Constitution Memorial Day, respectively.

History

The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July 1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week spanning the end of April to early May, many leisure-based industries experienced spikes in their revenues. The film industry was no exception. In 1951, the film Jiyū Gakkō recorded higher ticket sales during this holiday-filled week than any other time in the year (including New Year's and Obon). This prompted the managing director of Daiei Film Co., Ltd. to dub the week "Golden Week" based on the Japanese radio lingo “golden time,” which denotes the period with the highest listener ratings.^[5] At the time, 29 April was a national holiday celebrating the birth of the Shōwa Emperor. Upon his death in 1989, the day was renamed "Greenery Day."^[3] In 2007, Greenery Day was moved to 4 May, and 29 April was renamed Shōwa Day to commemorate the late Emperor.^[3]

Current practice

Many Japanese nationals take paid time off during this holiday, and some companies are closed down completely and give their employees time off. Golden Week is the longest vacation period of the year for many Japanese workers. Two other Japanese holidays are observed for most or all of a week: Japanese New Year in January and Obon Festival in August.

Golden Week is a popular time for holiday travel. Despite significantly higher rates, flights, trains, and hotels are often fully booked. Popular destinations include Asia, Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii, and major cities on the West Coast of North America such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver, and a number of cities in Europe and Australia.

The Super GT Fuji 500 km auto race is held on Golden Week.

2019 schedule

Golden Week in 2019 is particularly long due to the 2019 Japanese imperial transition, with the succession of the new emperor on 1 May designated as an additional national holiday. As 29 April and 3 May are already holidays, this causes 30 April and 2 May to be public holidays as well, making 2019's Golden Week ten consecutive days, from Saturday 27 April through Monday 6 May.<sup>[6]



宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Homework

Finish writing the meaning of each individual kanji in the "Kanji Combinations" handout above.</sup>