Beginners 1 on 03/30/10

Number of students: 7
Summary
(1)about homework (Hiragana Long vowels)
   - gakusee → gakusei    A. がくせい
   - choosa → chousa      A.  ちょうさ
   - jugyoo → jugyou        A.  じゅぎょう
   - ryokoo → ryokou       A.  りょこう
   In the class, I forgot to mention the following word which contains a long vowel.
   - otoosan → otousan       A.  おとうさん

(2)Lesson 1: dialogue (pp.10-11) (pair practice)

(3)Lesson 2: Vocabularies about things
   ぼうし（boushi） = cap, hat
   しんぶん（shinbun） = newspaper
   えんぴつ（enpitsu） = pencil
   かばん（kaban） = bag
   くつ（kutsu） = shoes
   じしょ（jisho） = dictionary
   とけい（tokei） = watch, clock
   ほん（hon） = book
   かさ（kasa） = umbrella
   さいふ（saihu） = wallet
   ジーンズ（jiinzu） = jeans
   テープ（teepu） = tape
   ノート（nooto） = notebook
   ペン（pen） = pen
[Expression]
   これは なんですか。（kore wa nandesuka.） = What is this?
   じしょ です。（jisho desu.） = It's a dictionary.

(4)Lesson 2: Numbers (100-99,999) (p.40)
   - Exercise  p.40 I-A

Homework
(1)Practice vocabularies in Lesson 2 (especially about "Things")
(2)Practice Numbers (100-99,999)
    - http://www.ajalt.org/sfyj/index.html   (Click "Numbers 2")

Next week
(1)Lesson 2 "How much is it?" (pp.40-42)
(2)Lesson 2 これ,それ, あれ, and どれ (p.34)
Please print out the copy of the textbook Lesson 2, and bring it to
the next class!

See you at Japan Night!

Let's Learn Hiragana with Japanese Culture

For your information;

Learn how to write a word relating to Japanese culture and society in hiragana, and its history. The featured word is "Soba", Japanese noodles made of buckwheat flour.
http://japanese.about.com/library/blhiraculture15.htm?nl=1

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Beginners 1 on 03/23/10

Number of students: 8
Summary
(1)Reviewing Numbers and Time (Genki text pp.20-21)
(2)Lesson 1: れんしゅう（Practice） (Genki text pp.22-26)
   - Exercise  p.22 II-B, III-A
   - Exercise  pp.23-25 IV, V-A,B,
   - Exercise  p.26 VI-B 　

Homework
(1)Lesson 1 Review Quiz
(2)Practice the dialogue (pp.10-11) with listening to the audio files,
    or you can watch a movie
    - http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/movlist.html
(3)Start practicing the vocabularies of Lesson 2 (pp.32-33)

Next week
(1)Lesson 1 dialogue (pp.10-11)
(2)New vocabularies in Lesson 2
(3)Numbers (100-99,999) (p.40)

See you next week!

 

Holidays and Events in March and April

For your information;
from: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/calendar/

March
- ひなまつり   Hina Matsuri (March 3)
- ホワイトデー   White Day (March 14)
- 春分の日（しゅんぶんのひ）   Vernal Equinox Day
- 卒業式（そつぎょうしき）   Graduation Ceremony
- 春の高校野球（はるのこうこうやきゅう）   Spring High-School Baseball Tournament
- アニメ フェスティバル   Animation Festivals
- 春休み（はるやすみ）   Spring Vacation

April
- 学期始め（がっきはじめ）   Start of the School Year (April 1)
- 灌仏会（かんぶつえ）   Kambutsu-e (the Buddha's Birthday Festival) (April 8)
- プロ野球（やきゅう）   Pro Baseball
- お花見（おはなみ）   Hanami (Cherry-Blossom Viewing)
- 始業式（しぎょうしき）   School Entrance Ceremony (second week of April)
- 部活動（ぶかつどう）   Club Activities (late April)
- ゴールデンウィーク   "Golden Week" (April 29-May 5)
- 昭和の日（しょうわのひ）   Showa Day (April 29)

Let's Learn Hiragana with Japanese Culture

For your information;

Learn how to write a word relating to Japanese culture and society in hiragana, and its history. The featured word is "Sentou", public Japanese bathhouses with a large bath.
http://japanese.about.com/library/blhiraculture14.htm?nl=1

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