EQ: How is “individuality” defined in Japan? Starting Points non-past negative い and な adjectives Japanese high schools offer club activities that are based on traditional culture, including tea ceremony, flower arrangement and calligraphy. Traditional sports clubs are kendo, judo and karate. There are no new kanji for this lesson. This is a good time …
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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, …
Club Activities at School れんしゅう: The students are talking about different club activities offered in their Japanese school. Look at the three illustrations and then listen to the three dialogues. Then complete the comprehesion question below. Illustration A Illustration B Illustration C Dialogue #1: Dialogue #2: Dialogue #3:
れんしゅう #1: Play the memory game. Match the images of school club activities with their names in Japanese. Eight of the twelve activities will be randomly chosen each time you play, so attempt this game several times. For extra practice for deeper memorization, read the words aloud. れんしゅう #2: Say the indicated adjectives …