March 20, 2020 -- Friday

令和二年三月二十日　－－　金曜日

Hi,    いい学生

Spring vacation はるやすみ starts tomorrow!   Hurray!  

Did you hear the storm last night in Oak Park?  It woke me up here in Chicago.  I like storms, if they are not too violent.  And I love these weather words.

Storm                  heavy rain                         snow                           snow viewing

嵐　　　　　　大雨　　　　　　　　雪　　　　　　　　雪見

あらし　　　　おおあめ　　　　　　ゆき　　　　　　　ゆきみ

Wind                   light rain, drizzle              cloud                           thunder

風　　　　　　小雨　　　　　　　 雲　　　　　　　　雷

かぜ　　　　　こさめ　　　　　　くも　　　　　　かみなり

Lightning

電光

でんこう

Here’s a wonderful proverb with “rain” in about enduring adversity.

雨　降って　地　固まる。　　あめ　ふって　じ　かたまる。

Literally, “rain falls and the earth hardens.”  But metaphorically it means something like, “Adversity will strengthen one’s foundation/character.”   It’s sort of like that saying in English (by Nietsche?), “That which does not kill me makes me stronger.”

I also love the proverb, 七転び八起き　　なな　ころび　や　おき

　　　　　 You probably remember this one.  “7 times down, 8 times up.”

So these proverbs reassure us that we will recover from the difficulties we are facing now.  We won’t give up.  We, as a country, as a world, will rise up again.

Japanese 3-4

You can email me any questions, and I'll answer them between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. today or tomorrow.  Just to remind you, my school email address is

crkimmel@oprfhs.org

Spring はるやすみ　will start 始まる　tomorrow   あした。No more lessons online 土曜日　から　来週　の　日曜日　まで。 So what will you do?  何　を　します　か。What do you like to do?　何を　する　の　が　すき　です　か。

Write 4 sentences in Japanese about what you like to do during spring vacation. Send them to me by email, either typed or as a scan or as an image.  I will enjoy thinking about you doing these things.  Remember, you have to use the plain/dictionary form of the verb before すき　です

Example: 

はるやすみ　に　私　は　友達　に　あう　の　が　すき　です。

During spring vacation, I like to meet my friends.

Now practice reading the following kanji expressions. Write each one in hiragana and English.

Example:  　七時半　　　しちじはん　　　Half past 7, or 7:30

四週間                                     新しい友達　　　　　古い木

楽しい映画　　　　　　　　音楽は終わる　　　　宿題を始める

宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ

1.     Write your 4 original Japanese sentences telling what you like to do during spring vacation.  If you want me to check them, send them to me by email.　I will enjoy thinking of you and hoping that you get to do these things.

2.  Send me your daily project of finding an image relevant to Chapter 8 and writing 5 sentences about it. Please send it as an attachment to email.

3.  Write the hiragana and English for the kanji expressions above.

Japanese 5-6

You can email me any questions, and I'll answer them between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Write the 英語の sentences below in 日本語で.  Each one has a different use of the て form for verbs and the くて form for combining　い　 adjectives.　I will help you out by reminding you that the word for spring vacation is 春休み、はるやすみ。

Example: 

Teacher, may I drink (green) tea during spring vacation?    

先生、はる休み　に　お茶　を　飲んで　いい　です　か。

During/in spring vacation, teachers watch movies and make delicious food.

Those boys over there are wearing red and pink shoes.

Please go and do the laundry.

Every morning, do you get up in the morning and take a shower?

Now let’s practice kanji.

下　の　 漢字の expressions 読んで, and the ひらがな pronunciation and the 英語の meaning　を　書いて　下さい.

楽しい　はる休み                                      きれいな　おり紙　の　紙

名前　の　漢字　　　　　　　　　　　　好きな食べ物

元気な　女の人　　　　　　　　　　　　大学　に　入る

 宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ

1. The 5 Japanese sentences above 英語　で　書いて　下さい.  If you want me to check them, send them to me by email.  They are due tomorrow, and they can raise your grade.

2.  Send your daily project of finding an image relevant to Chapter 10  and writing 5 sentences about it. Please send it as an attachment to email.