You have written a presentation pretending that you are Justin to give a presentation about your family at a dinner function with your host family. After your written presentation has been approved, practice speaking the presentation. When you feel ready, record your presentation and upload the file to the assignment below.
Use the survey questions below to learn about the sizes of families of international students in your school. If you have English as a New Language class at your school, ask the teacher to have his or her students fill out the survey. If it is not possible to survey others in your school, choose …
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Ask three classmates the following questions. Write down the information you find out from your classmates. Takes notes in a chart such as the one shown below or in the Notes application. Be ready to report your findings to the class in Japanese, or record the last interview and upload to the assignment below. If …
Imagine that you are Justin giving a presentation about your family at a dinner function with your host family. Type or handwrite the presentation in Japanese and upload it below. Using the picture of Justin’s family, introduce each family member. The first lines are provided to help you get started. You will see the first …
Akari’s Family Photo れんしゅう /re-n-shu-u/: Read the information about Akari’s extended family. Then answer the questions below based on the information. New Word Bank おじいさん おばあさん だいがく いぬ /o-ji-i-sa-n/ /o-ba-a-sa-n/ /da-i-ga-ku/ /i-nu/ (someone else’s) grandfather (someone else’s) grandmother university dog
れんしゅう /re-n-shu-u/: Listen to the information about Akari’s cousin Aoi’s family tree while looking at her family tree. Then answer the comprehension questions below.
EQ: How is ‘family’ defined in Japan? Akari’s Family Tree Japanese family trees may be written differently than in your own country. Though there is no official format to write family trees in Japan, the following rules are generally followed. Married couples are connected with a double line. The husband is placed on the right …
EQ: How is ‘family’ defined in Japan? Starting Points question word with a counter counter for people にん /ni-n/ The Japanese language does not have plural nouns, such as cats or people. There is only one form that can be used in for both singular and plural. You will know if the noun is intended …
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