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)

Holidays and Events in July and August

きのうは たなばた でした！（It was "Tanabata, the star festival," in Japan yesterday.）

Q. たなばたは なんですか。（What is Tanabata?）
A. July 7th is "Tanabata", the Star Festival in Japan. It is derived from a legend where Orihime (Star Vega) and Hikoboshi (Star Altair) are lovers separated by the Milky Way and are only allowed to meet once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month. People write their wishes on narrow strips of colored paper (tanzaku) and hang them with other decorations on bamboo branches. It is a fun celebration, especially for kids. Some of their wishes are cute to read.
(from: http://japanese.about.com/od/namikosbloglessons/a/Tanabata-The-Star-Festival.htm)




July
- 山開き（やまびらき）Opening of Climbing Season on Mt. Fuji (July 1) 
- 七夕（たなばた）Tanabata (July 7)
- 祇園祭（ぎおん まつり）Gion Festival (July 1-28)
- 海の日（うみのひ）Marine Day (Third Monday)
- 夏休み（なつやすみ）Start of Summer Vacation (Late in the month)

August
- 終戦の日（しゅうせんのひ）Anniversaries of End of World War II (August 15)
- ねぶた祭り（ねぶたまつり）Nebuta Festival (in Aomori) (August 2-7)
- 阿波踊り（あわおどり）Awa Odori (in Tokushima) (august 12-15)
- お盆（おぼん）Bon Holidays (Middle of the month )
- 花火（はなび）Fireworks Displays (Late in the month)

(from: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/calendar/)

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!!）