May 8 th  (Tue.)       Time:  8:00 –  11:00 a.m.   (Reading and speaking tests are accumulative)

Assignments due on that date

In Class on that date
 

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• Do the Kanji 1 (Chapter 3) and turn in. (Get the handout from the web.)

• Work with the audio to memorize: -Activity 1 p.176.; "Days & Times of Day" p.176 ;  phrases in "Asking If Someone has free time" p.177 ; Days of the month p.178 and weeks, months, and years  p.179

• Also work with the web practices to memorize new vocabulary and phrases: Go to “Vocabulary practices” and click on “Days, weeks, months, years.”

• Do the WB p.199-200 A.

• WB p.199-200 A.

• Activity 1 p.176

• "Days & Times of Day" p.176 ;

• Phrases in "Asking If Someone has free time" p.177 ;

• Days of the month p.178 and weeks, months, and years  p.179

• Do WB pp.200-203  D & E.

• Kanji 1

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• Do the Kanji 2 and turn in.     (Get the handout from the web.)

•  Do WB pp.183-184 A, B, C, D,& E and start getting ready for a  listening quiz on p.176 – 181.

• Please read Bunka (culture) notes  p.177-178 &180.

• (Get the handouts "Plain forms of verbs (chart)" from the web site (under "Vocabulary practices" and bring them to class without fail!).  

• WB pp.183-184 A, B, C, D,& E.

• Practice for Listening Quiz 1 p.176-181. (Refer to the "Days, weeks, months, years" handout)

• Activity 2, 3 & 4 p.179 - 181.

• Grammar # 11 p.181-186.  Basic Structure of Japanese Verbs (Plain /dictionary forms of verbs vs.--masu forms.  Handouts (chart) on the conjugations of verbs!

• Kanji 2

Mar. 27 (Tue.)

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• Study Grammar #11 "Basic Structure of Japanese Verbs" p.181-186. Complete the handouts "Plain forms of verbs (chart)" (Get it from the web site, if you have not done so, and bring them to class without fail!) and Do WB p.203 F .  

• Get ready for a  listening quiz on p.176-181. Work with the web sample "Daily Life, Days, Weeks, Months, & Years"

• Work with the audio  to memorize: vocabulary “Everyday Activities 1 and 2”  p.186 & p.195 and the verbs in Activity 5,6 & 8 pp.185-190 & p.194. (Make flash cards!!)

• Read notes p.188. "Waa, Uso, Masaka, etc. and "Hontoo, Sorekara, Soshite, Sonoato" p.194

• Listening Quiz 1 p.176-181.

• WB p.203 F  & Activity 5, 6, 7 & 8 pp.185-190 . Plain forms of verbs.

• p.194 Connecting Sequential Actions, using "sorekara, soshite, sonoato."

• **Plain forms of verbs.   Activity 9, 10, pp.191-192  (A.V.)

• Grammar #12 -masu forms of verbs pp.188-195

• "Waa, Uso, Masaka, etc. p.188 and "Hontoo, Sorekara, Soshite, Sonoato" p.194

Mar. 29 (Thu.)

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• Start getting ready for a verb conjugation quiz on pp.181-187 (Change -masu form to plain forms of verbs.  positive and negative forms.)

• Do WB pp.204- 206 A, B, C, D. Write all the answers, using plain forms of verbs! Write the section "D" in a notebook paper to turn in to Kano-sensee!

• Study Grammar #12 pp.188-195

• WB pp.204-206 (Plain forms)

• Plain form: conversation practice handouts

• Grammar #13 -mashita & -masen deshita.  pp.196-199

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• Get ready for a listening quiz 2 on pp.181-195 "Daily Activities" Work with the samples on the web " Daily Life and Plain Forms of Verbs (Chapter 3-2)" and Do WB pp.185-186 A, C, D & E (Skip the section B).

• Do WB pp.207-210 F.& I.

• Memorize vocabulary "Expressions of Frequency" pp.200 and Everyday activities 3 p.201.

• Read note pp.201 about the use of "hotondo"

• Study grammar #13 p.196-199

• Listening quiz 2  pp.181-195

• Activity 19-24 pp.197-199 Past Forms of verbs.  (Visual Aids.)

• Activity 25 p.200  Be able to use expression of frequency. pp.200

• p.201 about the use of "hotondo"
  

Apr. 12 (Thu.)

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• Get ready for a listening quiz 3 on pp.181-208 "Daily Activities including past events & frequencies." Use the Handouts: "Daily Schedule" under "Vocabulary practices" on the web.
• Do WB pp.187-188 F, G, H, I, A, & B (listening)
• Do WB pp. 210-211 J & K

• Handouts "Daily Schedule" under "Vocabulary practices."
• Listening quiz 3 (Daily Activities including past events & frequencies pp.181-208)
• Grammar #14 Particles pp.202-208

Apr. 17 (Tue.)

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• Study Grammar #14 pp.202-208 Summarize the different meaning of each particle and bring questions to class.
• Do Activities 27, 28, & 29 pp.207-208.
• Do WB L p.211-212 (particles).
• Get ready for Plain forms of verb- conjugation writing quiz

• Plain forms of verb- conjugation writing quiz
• Activities 27, 28, & 29 PP.207-208.
• WB L p.211-212.Usages of Particles
• Usage of Disjunctive Sentences"-demo, -ga, -shikashi."p.211
• "Holidays and Vacations" pp.208-209; Handouts to practice vocabulary for holidays such as "shukujitsu and yasumi no hi."

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• Get ready for a kanji. quiz on  kanji practice handout 1.
• Memorize vocabulary "Holidays and Vacations" pp.208-209.   Use the April and Sept. Calendars in the Handout "Daily Schedule" under "Vocabulary practices" on the web.
• Do WB pp. 218 - 220 D & E    Interrogatives
• Read the note p.211 about "-demo, -ga, -shikashi."
• Read the note p.212-213 about "National Holidays"
• Start working on the Sample Reading Test.  You can find it at the bottom under the "Sample Quizzes and Tests" on the web

• Kanji quiz 1.
• WB pp. 218 - 220 D & E    Interrogatives
• Activity 30, 31 & 32 pp.209-212
• Grammar 15 " -mashoo" pp.213-218
• "-demo, -ga, -shikashi." Use the April and Sept. Calendars in the handout "Daily Schedule" under "Vocabulary practices" on the web.

Apr. 26 (Thu.)

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• Get ready for a kanji. quiz on  kanji practice handout 2.
• Do (write down the translation to show me and be able to read fast) and write your answers in Japanese or English (the second page) of  the sample Reading Test (found under "Sample quizzes and Tests) on the web..
• Do WB pp.213-215  B, C, D & E. (WB p.213 B #1 means "has becomes hungry" ; #2 means "has become thirsty"; and #6 means "has become tired.")

• Kanji quiz 2.
• WB pp.213-215  B, C, D & E.
• Reading the first three paragraphs of the sample Reading Test
• Review for the test!!
• verb conjugation
• How to refuse politely.
• Particle "wa" in "but" structures

May   (Tue.)         Time:  8:00 –  11:00 a.m.