Friday, December 20, 2019

December 19, 2019 -- Thursday



Japanese 5-6  Oral final




クリスマス おめでとう!  Merry Christmas

ハヌカ おめでとう     Happy Hanukkah

ディヴァり おめでとう   Happy Diwali

よい お年 を   Happy upcoming New Year
December 18, 2019 -- Wednesday




Japanese 3-4     Oral final




クリスマス おめでとう!  Merry Christmas

ハヌカ おめでとう     Happy Hanukkah

ディヴァり おめでとう   Happy Diwali

よい お年 を   Happy upcoming New Year



December 17, 2019 -- Tuesday
令和元年12月17日   火曜日  火=か=ひ=Fire



Japanese 3-4      Scantron final

宿題   しゅくだい    Homework:  work on final dialogue




Japanese 5-6      Scantron final

宿題   しゅくだい    Homework:  work on final dialogue

Monday, December 16, 2019

December 16, 2020 -- Monday
令和元年12月6日 -- 月曜日


Students in both classes、Japanese 3-4 and Japanese 5-6、 worked on their dialogues.  There were 2 handouts:


A.   えい語 で write two characteristics of each of the verb groups below:

一 ばん の グループ    ___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

ニ ばん の クループ   ___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

三 ばん の グループ    ___________________________________________


                                                ___________________________________________




B.  Verb Groups – Descriptions   
どうし の クループ の せつめい

 Up to now, we have used one level of verbs, verbs in the masu (mashita)/desu (deshita) forms.  This level is known as "neutral polite."  Now we have to learn the fundamental form, the plain (informal) “infinitive” form.  This form is also known as the "dictionary form" because this is how verbs are listed in dictionaries.   In order to learn this conjugational form, we have to learn about the three groups of verbs, Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3. 
    一ばん の グループ:Also known as う, “strong” verbs or “consonant” verbs
            Most numerous group
            In the “masu” form, always has an extrai” syllable before the “masu
            In the plain negative form, always has an extra “a” syllable before the “nai”
            Complex but regular conjugation
Plain/dictionary form always ends in an “u” syllable
from the same hiragana line as the extra “i” syllable
会います meets  会う  to meet   あわない
書きます writes   書く     to write   かかない
話します speaks  話す   to speak   はなさない
            たちます stands  たつ    to stand    たたない
            しにます dies      しぬ    to die     しなない
            Use the Te Form Song to figure out how to change from Masu form to Te form

    ニばん の グループ: Also known as る “weak” verbs or “ru” verbs
            Second most numerous group
            Easiest form to conjugate in the “te” form: take off the “masu” and put on the “te
            Easiest form to conjugate in plain/dictionary form: take off “masu”, put on “ru
            All these verbs end in either “eru” or “iru” in the plain/dictionary form.
                                                食べます  eats   食べる  to eat   たべない
               あけます  opens   あける  to open   あけない
               見ます     sees   見る    to see    みない
               おきます   gets up   おきる  to get up   おきない
                        (But  かえる to return homeandねじる to swivel, twist, are group 1)

③ 三ばん の クループ: Also known as “irregular” verbs
            Smallest group – only 2 verbs are included
            Most difficult to conjugate because there are no rules
              
                                    します does/plays (sports) する    to do, play (sports)
                                                                                    (しない Doesn’t do
            来ます  comes                             来る(くる)   to come
                                                                                    (来ない こない Doesn’t come)



宿題    しゅくだい    Homework for Japanese 3-4 and Japanese 5-6


Work on your dialogues.
勉強  勉強  べんきょう して 下さい   Study for the final!



Verb Groups -- Descriptions


Verb Groups – Descriptions   
どうし の クループ の せつめい

 Up to now, we have used one level of verbs, verbs in the masu (mashita)/desu (deshita) forms.  This level is known as "neutral polite."  Now we have to learn the fundamental form, the plain (informal) “infinitive” form.  This form is also known as the "dictionary form" because this is how verbs are listed in dictionaries.   In order to learn this conjugational form, we have to learn about the three groups of verbs, Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3. 
    一ばん の グループ:Also known as う, “strong” verbs or “consonant” verbs
            Most numerous group
            In the “masu” form, always has an extrai” syllable before the “masu
            In the plain negative form, always has an extra “a” syllable before the “nai”
            Complex but regular conjugation
Plain/dictionary form always ends in an “u” syllable
from the same hiragana line as the extra “i” syllable
会います meets  会う  to meet   あわない
書きます writes   書く     to write   かかない
話します speaks  話す   to speak   はなさない
            たちます stands  たつ    to stand    たたない
            しにます dies      しぬ    to die     しなない
            Use the Te Form Song to figure out how to change from Masu form to Te form

    ニばん の グループ: Also known as る “weak” verbs or “ru” verbs
            Second most numerous group
            Easiest form to conjugate in the “te” form: take off the “masu” and put on the “te
            Easiest form to conjugate in plain/dictionary form: take off “masu”, put on “ru
            All these verbs end in either “eru” or “iru” in the plain/dictionary form.
                                                食べます  eats   食べる  to eat   たべない
               あけます  opens   あける  to open   あけない
               見ます     sees   見る    to see    みない
               おきます   gets up   おきる  to get up   おきない
                        (But  かえる to return homeandねじる to swivel, twist, are group 1)

③ 三ばん の クループ: Also known as “irregular” verbs
            Smallest group – only 2 verbs are included
            Most difficult to conjugate because there are no rules
              
                                    します does/plays (sports) する    to do, play (sports)
                                                                                    (しない Doesn’t do
            来ます  comes                             来る(くる)   to come
                                                                                    (来ない こない Doesn’t come)

Friday, December 13, 2019

December 13, 2019 -- Friday

Exam Schedule

7th period Japanese 3 -- Wednesday from 10:15 to 11:45

8th period Japanese 5 -- Thursday from 10:15 to 11:45

For both classes, the Scantron will be on the last class day before the exam period, Tuesday, during the usual class hour.  The exam days will be devoted to the oral portions of the finals, leaving time to have fun afterwards with Asian snacks, etc.




                                                                          
令和元年1213日  金曜日   金=きん=かね=Money, gold, metal

Japanese 3-4  

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Review notes from yesterday’s こくばん
The final will cover Nakama Chapters 6 and 7: Kanji, vocabulary, grammar

A. Questions about relational particles:
   で  We’ve had 2 uses so far
     Place で Something happens (active verb)
     レストラン  食べました。 
                  (We) ate at the restaurant.
     By-means-of- で Indicating a means of transport
     バス で 高校 に 行きました。
                                                               I went to school by bus.
   に  We’ve had 4 uses so far
    Time に Something happens
    6時  おきました。I got up at 6 o’clock.
    Destination に Goes, comes, returns home to a destination
                    日本  行きました。I went to Japan.
                    Location      with an “existence” verb (います、あります)
    はこ  ねこ が います。
          There is a cat in/at the box.
    Indirect object に   writing letters to someone, for example
                    学生 は ともだち  プレゼント を 買いました。
          The student bought (for) his friend a present.
   は  Indicates subject or topic of sentence 私学生です。
          I am a student.  The subject is “I”
   を  Indicates direct object (“victim” of the verb) 
      テレビ見ました。I watched TV.   TV is the direct obj.
   から  From    フランス から 来ました。
           (He came from France.
    まで  Until, Up to
        デパート は 7時 から 6時 まで です。
       (The department store is {open} from 7 until 6.
                                   電車(でんしゃ)は オークパーク から シカゴ
     まで です。 The train runs from Oak Park to Chicago.
B.Important new verbs (some of them) in Nakama Chapter 7
およぎます Swims                りょこう します  Travels
りょうり します Cooks うんどう します  Exercises
写真(しゃしん)を とります   Takes photos
うたいます   Sings   あそびます  Plays (like a kid)
C.   な Adjectives
たいへん(な) Terrible   ひま(な)Free, as in free time
すき(な)   Liked               きらい(な)Strongly disliked
きれい(な)  Pretty              ゆうめい(な)Famous
しずか(な)  Quiet
ざんねん(な) Unfortunate, regrettable
D. Foods
オレンジ  Orange             たまご  Egg   肉 Meat
魚     Fish     りんご  Apple     やさい Veg.
くだもの     Fruit                     にんじん Carrot        トマト Tomato
バナナ   Banana            
E.  Drinks
コーヒー  Coffee              コーラ  Cola                       
こうちゃ  Black tea             お茶(おちゃ)Green tea
ミルク   Milk                     ジュース Juice
F.   Sports
やきゅう  Baseball   バスケットボール Basketball
テニス   Tennis    スキー   Skiing
サッカー  Soccer              アメフット American football
ゴルフ   Golf
G.  Music:   クラシック、ジャズ、ロック、ポップス、ラップ
                     Classical          jazz            rock          pops             rap





Japanese 3-4  Oral final for Japanese 3  2019 Dec.  元年12月

You and a partner will write a dialogue, basing it closely on the dialogue from Nakama Chapter 7, page 203.  Change the names of the characters.  Change the nouns and verbs where feasible.  It should resemble the page 203 dialogue, but it should not be exactly like the page 203 dialogue.

It should be at least 13 lines long and should cover the same grammar points that the dialogue covers.  Both partners should have a script that includes your original Japanese version and its English translation. You should skip lines in the script.


You will perform it together during the official exam period.  You will listen to other people’s dialogues as well and evaluate each dialogue based on a rubric I will give you.  Each person will hand in his or her own dialogue and the evaluations. 

宿題   しゅkぅだい  Homework

Work on your final dialogue and study for the Scantron final.





Japanese 5 Oral Final – a story about going shopping in a department store

令和元年12月  2019    Japanese 5-6

Each student must tell his or her own story about going shopping in a department store last weekend.  Use vocabulary from Nakama Chapter 8.  The story must be at least as long as the oral dialogue you did on Thursday, that is, about 1 page, typed and double-spaced. You must use all the grammar patterns below, and you must use as many past tense verbs as possible.  You must write out (or type out) your story in both Japanese and English, skipping lines on the page.  Hand it in after your performance.  If it is memorized, you will get a higher grade than if you read it. Use of Google Translate or other internet translation apps is grounds for receiving a ZERO on this assignment.  You must listen to and evaluate everyone else’s story.

Adjective conjugations、なAdjective conjugations
Dictionary-form-verb の が すき です。  Like to do…
A の ほう が B より Adjective です。           A more than B
Category の 中 で Noun は 一番(いちばん)Adjective です。In some category, some noun is best/most…
Counting different shapes/kinds of items: まい、本、さつ、一つ
Continuative: Verb て + います Is/am/are doing
Verbs for wearing different clothing/accessory items.
Permission     Verb-て も いい です (か)
Polite commands/requests Verb-て 下さい

Verb and verb    Verb-て Final Verb


宿題   しゅくだい  Homework
Work on your final story デパートの ものがたり and study for the Scantron final