Exploring your Town with a Friend You have written about your weekend with a friend in the previous project. After your assignment has been approved, practice your sentences aloud. When you feel ready, record your voice and upload the file to the assignment below.
Exploring your town with a friend Draw a map based on your home town including at least 10 of the locations that were introduced in this unit, such as 猫カフェ、ゆうびんきょく、etc. Use your imagination to expand on your actual town to include places that you would like to take a visitor. Next, envision that a friend …
Worksheet Submission Throughout this unit you have completed on the kanji worksheet and grammar workbook. Upload them to the assignment below.
EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points Suggesting a second place to go using 〜ましょうか (Shall we ~? ) Indicating movement to another location, using double particle にも Culture Point: The rabbit or うさぎ is one of the most popular pets in Japan, ranking …
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EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points Make a suggestion, using 〜ましょう (let’s ~) Indicate another location using double particle でも Culture Point: Though it has its roots in China, sushi is a popular dish that is associated with Japan. It originally used …
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EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points Indicate direction with particle へ (to) Express “go to do something” with “verb stem 〜に行きます” Culture Point: Though it has its roots in China, Japan is know for the popular dish sushi. It originally used fermented …
EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points State a reason, using から (because) Indicate where something is located, using ～に～があります Culture Point: You may have heard of cat cafes, where the customer pays a fee which covers a drink and snack and the …
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EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points Phrases for phone conversations Culture Point: When the Japanese answer the phone, they say もしもし for ‘hello’ rather than こんにちは. The word もしもし comes from the verb もうす（もうします）meaning “to speak”. So, もしもし literally means ‘speak, speak’ in …
EQ: Do young people enjoy the same or different activities through the world? Why or why not? Starting Points Indicate the location of something, using noun 〜の＿＿に〜 Culture Point: こうばん, often translated as police box in English, are small police stations located in neighborhoods throughout Japan. They are usually one-story buildings with one or two …
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