EQ: What can we do to protect the earth? Starting Points Plain past negative い and な adjectives Culture Point: Japanese people are taught from a young age the value of cleaning up any trash left behind. Students clean classrooms and hallways throughout school, becoming a normal behavior to clean. Times this has been recognized …
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EQ: What can we do to protect the earth? Starting Points Plain past positive い and な adjectives Culture Point: Japanese students participate in Earth Day activities every year. In 2021 many students in the Miyagi area cleaned up an entire beach. They found things such as car tires, a suitcase, masks, ropes, and even …
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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’) 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. The four …
EQ: How are people becoming culturally closer? Starting Points Plain non-past negative adjectives Learn about Christmas in Japan 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. Fried chicken …
EQ: How is “individuality” defined in Japan? Starting Points adjectives as noun modifiers particle は for contrast Just like music, movies from all over the world head to Japan for showings in the theaters there. When a foreign movie is shown in Japan, it often has Japanese subtitles instead of being dubbed. Being able to …
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EQ: How is “individuality” defined in Japan? Starting Points non-past positive い and な adjectives There are a wide range of sports-related after school activities in Japanese schools. The sports range from baseball to kendo, and the practices last as long as three hours each day after school and Saturdays. Some of the clubs have …
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EQ: How is “individuality” defined in Japan? Starting Points こ・そ・あ・ど words the question word “which” After school, students in Japan participate in after-school club activities, which range from sports to fine arts. Popular clubs include baseball, soccer as well as traditional Japanese sports such as kendo and karate. Fine arts activities include brass band, choir, …
There are two reading activities. Be sure to complete both. Reading Practice #1: Conversation about Sport Clubs れんしゅう #1: Read the conversation between Akari and Odette. Then answer the comprehension questions below. あかり: オデット（オデット）さん、テニス（てにす）部はどうですか。 オデット: テニス部ですか。テニス部はおもしろいです。 あかり: そうですか。 オデット: あかりさん、けんどう部はどうですか。 あかり: …
Discussion about Music れんしゅう: Listen to the conversation of Akari and Phillip, who are talking about the kinds of music they and their friends like. Then answer the comprehension question below. You will match the student with the type of music he or she likes based on the conversation. Each student likes two types of …
れんしゅう#1: Translate the English words into Japanese. Then find them in the word search below. Use your curser to highlight and select the words in the word search. They can be found horizontally (forward and backward), vertically and diagonally. music like a lot like scary movie famous sad book old pretty what kind of food …