Intermediate on 5/12/11 (The first class of Summer 2011 semester!)

Number of students: 5
Summary:
(1)他己紹介（たこしょうかい）= Introduce your partner.
  - Self Introductionは　にほんごで　自己紹介（じこしょうかい）　といいます。今日は　パートナーを　紹介する　他己紹介（たこしょうかい）を　しましょう！

 1) まず、パートナーに　しつもんしてください。= First, ask your partner those kinds of questions.
  ex) - なまえは　何ですか。／おしごとは　何ですか。／せんもんは　何ですか。
     - 学生ですか。／なんねんせいですか。
     - どこから　きましたか。／出身（しゅっしん）は　どこですか。= Where are you from?
     - どこに　つとめていますか。= Where do you work for?／どこに　すんでいますか。= Where do you live?
     - ブルーミントンで　なにを　していますか。= What are you doing in Bloomington?
     - けっこんしていますか。= Are you married?

  2) みんなのまえで　パートナーを　紹介（しょうかい）してください。= Please introduce your partner in front of us.
  3) しつもんタイム = Question Time

(2)Words quiz
  - Words quiz (from Nouns 1↓)
  - Let's review the words we learned!(Nouns 1)

(3)Review of previous lessons
  - handout (Nouns and Verbs conjugation)
  - practice

(4)Reading for fun
  - Japanese map
  - Article about SAPPORO (from: http://web-japan.org/trends/07_food/jfd070831.html)

Homework:
(1) Review quiz (handout)
(2) Practice vocabulary for next words quiz!

Next class (May 19) :
(1) Words quiz
(2) Lesson review (Lesson 1-7)
(3) Others

ではまた 来週（らいしゅう）！

Beginners 1 on 07/22/10

Number of students: 9
Summary
(1)Lesson4-1 Like/Dislike

   handout (4-1)

(2)Lesson4-2 Like/Dislike practice
 
   handout (4-1 practice) (pair work)

(3)Reading for fun ("Sound effects describing people, their motion and emotions")

   Link: http://www.eigotown.com/culture/tjapan/sound/sound_p2.shtml

    
                  PEKO-PEKO atama o sageru 
                     To repeatedly bow one's head, obsequiously.

Homework
(1)handout for reviewing today's class

Next class (July 29th) The last class in summer
(1)Lesson 4-2 good at/ poor at

We're having our end-of-the-session party after the class next week, so I hope you all can come!  Hope to see you next Thursday!

Have a good weekend!!

Beginners 1 on 07/15/10

Number of students: 14 including 1 new student
Summary
(1)Lesson4 Past tense of Verbs (text pp.79-80, verb conjugation table)
    The past tense forms of verbs look like the following.
                               affirmative             negative
     present tense      ～ます                   ～ません
     past tense           ～ました                ～ませんでした

    - Exercise (text pp.88-89)
      ex) メアリーさんは　げつようびに　としょかんで　べんきょうしました。

(2)Lesson3 Dialogues (text pp.54-55)
   <New vocabulary>
    - でも(demo) = but
    - どうですか(doudesuka) = How about - ?, How is - ?
    - ～ごろ(goro) = around, about

    - pair practice

Homework
(1)Review today's lesson well!  If you have time, please look at a handout for the next week's class.

Next class (July 22nd)
(1)Lesson 4 like/dislike

Have a good weekend!!

Beginners 1 on 07/08/10

Number of students: 12
Summary
(1)Lesson3 Review of Verbs (practice sheet 1)
(2)Lesson3 Review of particles (practice sheet 2)
<Particles>
  - Topic は (ex.わたしは　がくせいです。/ きょうは　あついです。)
  - General time X  (ex.まいにち　テレビを　みます。/ あさ　ミルクを　のみます。)
  - Specific time に  (ex.６じに　おきます。/ どようびに　えいがを　みます。)
  - Place で  (ex.うちで　ごはんをたべます。/ きっさてんで　コーヒーを　のみます。)
  - Person と（いっしょに）  (ex.ともだちと　ひるごはんを　たべます。)
  - Object を  (ex.にほんごを　はなします。)
  - に Direction verbs  (ex.がっこうに　いきます。/ うちに　かえります。)

(3)Reading about 敬語（けいご = Honorific language）

Next class (July 15th)
(1)Lesson 3 Dialogue (text pp.54-55)
(2)Lesson 4 Past Tense (Verb)

Beginners 1 on 07/01/10

Number of students: 10 including 2 new students
Summary
(1)Lesson3-4 Grammar
　  3) ～ませんか　= Won't you do ～? / Would you like to do ～? [invitation] (text p.62)
 　　　*You can use ませんか(= present tense negative verb, plus the question particle) to extend an invitation.
        ex) この　ざっしを　よみませんか。 = Won't you read this magazine?
        ex) ひるごはんを　いっしょに　たべませんか。 = Shall we eat lunch together?
              いいですね。= Sounds great.
              うーん、ちょっと。= Um, it's slightly (inconvenient for me at this moment).
       Practice (text p.69)

(2)Lesson3-2 Grammar
　  2) なにを　たべますか。　= What do you eat?
    ex) あさごはんに　なにを　たべますか。 = What do you eat for breakfast?

　  3) なにも　たべません。　= I don't eat anything.
 　　　*なにも + negative form = "nothing," or "not anything"

    4) あまり　たべません。 = I don't eat very much.
        ぜんぜん　ほんを　よみません。 = I never read books.
 
(3)Lesson3 practice (handout)
　
Homework
(1)Lesson 3 practice (handout)

Next class (July 8th)
(1)Lesson 3 practice (particle, sentences)
(2)Lesson 4 Past Tense (Verb)
(3)Reading about 敬語（けいご = Honorific language）

また　らいしゅう!!　（See you next week!!）