Unit 3

EQ: How are people becoming culturally closer? Starting Points State an opinion using an adjective or noun + おもう ～て・～で form endings for い and な adjectives (‘and’) Culture Point: Golden Week (ゴールデンウイーク) is a collection of four holidays that fall within the same week from the end of April to the beginning of May. …

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EQ: How are people becoming culturally closer? Starting Points Plain non-past negative adjectives Learn about Christmas in Japan Culture Point: Christmas（クリスマス）has been celebrated in Japan the past few decades, but it is generally not seen as a religious celebration because there a few Christians in Japan. Families might decorate a small tree and exchange presents. …

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EQ: How are people becoming culturally closer? Starting Points Use informal speech with friends Non-past positive adjectives in plain form Culture Point: This lesson focuses on two of the holidays that fall on auspicious dates which double odd numbers. The first is ひな祭り (Girl’s Day or Doll’s Day) which is celebrated on March 3rd （３月３日）. …

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EQ: How are people becoming culturally closer? Starting Points て form of verbs Put two or more actions together in one sentence Culture Point: New Year’s Eve （おおみそか）in Japan is generally a quiet, family event. Families stay at home, prepare food and clean the house for New Year’s day. The TV show called 紅白歌合戦（こうはくうたがっせん）in which …

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EQ: How are people coming culturally closer together? Starting Points Express something you want to do Learn about New Year’s Day in Japan Culture Point: Japanese New Year’s Day holds several traditions. In addition to eating おせちりょうり , the Japanese also eat a special soup made with mochi (rice cakes) called おぞうに. Each year, on …

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EQ: How are we becoming culturally closer? Starting Points Ask when Say dates Become familiar with the names and dates of some Japanese holidays Culture Point: There are many holidays and annual events in Japan. Throughout this unit, you will learn about a few of these traditions associated with these holidays. Notice the similarities and …

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