Beginners 1 on 04/27/10

Number of students: 5
Summary
(1)Lesson 2: Review of Grammar (handout)
(2)Lesson 2: Exercise (handout)
(3)Lesson 2: Particles ね(ne) and よ(yo) (p.38)
The particle ね(ne) means "right?" or "isn"t it?".
Ex. それは たかいです ね。（Sore wa takai desu ne.）＝It's expensive, isn't it?

The particle よ(yo) is added to a statement if the speaker wants to assure the listener of what has been said.
Ex. たけしさんは にほんじん です よ。（Takeshi san wa nihonjin desu yo.）＝(In case you're wondering,) Takeshi is Japanese.

(4)Lesson2: Dialogue (p.30)
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じゃあ（jaa）= then
そうですか。（Soudesu ka.）= I see.
～をください。（～ o kudasai.） = Please give me ～.

Today, we finished lesson 2.  Please review vocabulary, grammar, and expressions of Lesson2 well!!
Practice the dialogues by the following movie (You can also look at the scenery about a Japanese flea Market).
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/movlist.en.html  (Click "Lesson 2")

Today was the last class of this semester.  I really appreciate for your hard work.  Good jobs, students!!!  I enjoyed teaching Japanese very much though I admit my English is not enough.  I will continue to teach for the summer semester. I will let you know when we will start a summer class after we will  find out.

Thank you, students!!!
See you next time!!!

Beginners 1 on 04/20/10

Number of students: 4
Summary
(1)Lesson 2: Review of the particle も(mo)
(2)Lesson 2: Vocabulary about places
(3)Lesson 2: この, その, あの, and どの ＋ noun  (p.35)
   While これ, それ, あれ, and どれmust always stand alone,
   この, その, あの, and どの must always be followed by a noun.

    - この とけいは いくらですか。（kono tokei wa ikura desuka.）= How much is this watch?  
    - [その とけいは] 3000えん です。（[sono tokei wa] sanzen en desu.） = [That watch is] 3000 yen.

(4)Lesson 2: ここ, そこ, あそこ, and どこ (p.36)
    ここ（koko）= here (near me)
    そこ（soko）= there (near you)
    あそこ（asoko）= over there
    どこ（doko）= where

    - ゆうびんきょく は どこですか。（yuubinkyoku wa doko desu ka.） = Where is the post office?
    - [ゆうびんきょく は] あそこ です。（[yuubinkyoku wa] asoko desu.） = [The post office is] over there.

Homework
(1)A handout about この, その, あの, and だれの
(2)Review today's expression. (Read the textbook pp.35-36)

Next week (the last class of this semester)
We will finish Lesson2!!
(1)Review of Lesson 2
(2)Lesson 2 Dialogue (pp.30-31)
Please print out the copy of the textbook Lesson 2, and bring it to the next class!

See you next week!

Beginners 1 on 04/13/10

Number of students: 6
Summary
(1)Lesson 2: New vocabulary
(2)Lesson 2: Writing Practice
(3)Lesson 2: noun も (p.37)
    The particle "も(mo)" means "also," "too," or "as well."
    It is used in both affirmative and negative sentences.
[Example]
      わたしは にほんじんです。（watashi wa nihonjin desu.） = I am a Japanese.
      あなたも にほんじんです。（anata mo nihonjin desu.） = You are a Japanese, too.

(4)Lesson 2: （これは）だれの○○ですか。（[kore wa] dareno ○○ desu ka.） (p.36)
[Example]
    - これ は だれの かさ ですか。（kore wa dareno kasa desu ka.） = Whose umbrella is this?
    - それ は わたしの かさ です。（sore wa watashi no kasa desu.） = That (in front of you) is my umbrella.

Homework
(1)Review today's expression. (Read the textbook p.36 and p.37)

Next week
(1)Lesson 2 Vocabulary about places
(2)Lesson 2 この(kono), その(sono), あの(ano), and どの(dono) + noun (p.35)
(3)Lesson 2 ここ(koko), そこ(soko), あそこ(asoko), and どこ(doko)  (p.36)
Please print out the copy of the textbook Lesson 2, and bring it to the next class!

See you next week!

Beginners 1 on 04/06/10

Number of students: 8
Summary
(1)Lesson 2: Review of vocabularies about things and numbers (100-99,999) (p.40)
(2)Lesson 2: いくらですか。（Ikura desu ka.） = How much is it?
[Expression 1] 
    - これ は いくらですか。（kore wa ikura desu ka.） = How much is this?
    - １０００ えん です。（sen en desu.） = It's 1000 yen.
    - ほん は いくらですか。（hon wa ikura desu ka.） = How much is the book?
    - 3０００ えん です。（san zen en desu.） = It's 3000 yen.
    * 1$ = about 100 yen. If you'd like to know the exact exchange rate, click on the link.
    http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/graph120.html

[Expression 2]
    - たかいですね。(takai desune.) = It's expensive.
    - やすいですね。(yaui desune.) = It's cheap.
    - とても たかいですね。（totemo takai desune.） = It's very expensive.

    - これ を ください。（kore o kudasai.） = Please give me this./ I'll take this.
    - どうぞ。（douzo.） = Here it is.

(3)Lesson 2: これ,それ, あれ, and どれ (p.34)
    - これ（kore） = this thing here (in front of the speaker)
    - それ（sore） = that thing in front of you (the listener)
    - あれ（are）  =  that one over there (that is neither close to the speaker nor the listener)
    - どれ（dore） =  which one?

[Example 1]
    - これ は なんですか。（kore wa nan desu ka.） = What is this?
    - それ は かさ です。（sore wa kasa desu.） = That (in front of you) is an umbrella.
[Example 2]
    - あれ は なんですか。（are wa nan desu ka.） = What is that (over there)?
    - あれ は えんぴつ です。（are wa enpitsu desu.） = That (over there) is a pencil.
[Example 2]
    - どれ ですか。（dore desu ka.） = Which one is it (that you are talking about)?

Homework
(1)A handout about Numbers
(2)Practice vocabularies, numbers in Lesson 2, and today's expressions (p.34)

Next week
(1)Lesson 2 Writing practice (vocabularies, expressions)
(2)Lesson 2 "だれのnoun" (p.36), and "noun も" (p.37)
Please print out the copy of the textbook Lesson 2, and bring it to the next class!

See you next week!