Makuhari - Lesson 8 - Making a Quizlet study set

Task: Sign into Quizlet.com using your school Gmail account

Using the vocabulary and question stems we have covered so far, create a study set that you can share with your fellow Makuhari peers.

Makuhari - Lesson 7 - Dare desu ka (Who is it?)

Theme: Family

WALT:
- Talk about our own and other families
- Give and ask for ages up to 19
- Recognise & write the hiragana characters na ni nu ne no

What do you know about family life in Japan?

What is an 'extended family' situation?

Who do you think may be considered the 'head of the Japanese household'?

Watch the video below - Pay particular attention to the names for family members and how to give your age

Listen to the 1st part of the audio below  (Lesson A - Listening Comprehension - Michelle's Famiy) - You will hear a Japanese family being introduced - What did you notice?

Listen to Lesson A again - Fill in the names of Mariko's family (listen again and then add in their ages)

Dare desu ka (Who is this?)

Nansai desu ka (How old are you?)

Task: Discuss the list of numbers below - What are the similarities / differences?

Listen to the audio again (Lesson B) - under each picture on Worksheet 2 you should write the correct number according to whose family is being described.

Makuhari - Lesson 6 - Classroom Objects

Theme: The Classroom

WALT:

- Name some classroom objects

- Recognise and write the hiragana characters ta chi tsu te to

Do you know the word for teacher in Japanese?

Watch the video below - Pay particular attention to the names of objects in the classroom



Take items out of your own pencil cases - can you name them?
Test a partner (Hold up an item and then test)

Nan desu ka? = What is it?

Iie = No

Hai = Yes

Makuhari - Lesson 5 - Denwa bangoo wa nan desu ka? (What is your telephone number?)

Recapping last session - What did you walk away with?


What was something new? Something you already knew?

Where to from here?

What did you SEE / THINK / WONDER?

Theme: Numbers

WALT:

- Count up to 19

- Exchange telephone numbers

- Recognise & write the hiragana characters sa shi su se so

Makuhari - Lesson 4 (Sayoo Nara! Good Bye)

Theme: Farewells & Nationalities

WALT:
- Say farewell to people
- Give nationalities and as others for theirs
- Recognise and write the hiragana characters ka ki ku ke ko

Where is Sam from?
How many nationalities were given?






Hint: Adding the suffix -jin you can turn a country into a nationality

Nyuujiirando =  (NZ) - Nyuujiirandojin =  (NZer)

Practice

Nani jin desu ka (What nationality are you?)

Watashi wa Nyuujiirandojin desu (I am a New Zealander)

Task: Turn to a partner & introduce yourself (name & where you are from)




Task: You will have 2mins to act out a role-play where you meet on the street, greet each other, introduce yourself and tell other other your nationality before farewelling each other.

Konnichi wa. Boku wa Micky desu. Onamae was nan desu ka.

Konnichi wa. Watashi wa Brigit desu. Roshiajin desu.

Nani jin desu ka.

Boku wa Amerikajin desu.

Sayoo nara.

Sayoo nara.

Makuhari Prep - Lesson 3 (Konnichi wa - Hello)

Theme - Greetings & Introductions

WALT:
- Greet each other
- Introduce ourselves and others
- Recognise and write the hiragana characters a i u e o

Do you know any words of greeting in Japanese already, and any gestures Japanese people use when meeting and greeting each other?

1. Watch the video - Pay particular attention to greetings and introductions

2. Listen to the audio - What time of the day would each greeting be used?

3. Listen as various people are asked their names

4. Listen again and practice the pronunciation in the pauses (Follow along with the text below)

Turn to a partner (Onamae wa nan desu ka)

Task: Complete Worksheet 1 (Select the appropriate word or phrase for each situation illustrated & fill in the speech bubbles)

5. Listen to the audio



Task: Match the pictures to the audio you hear



Task: Write down a clock time on the post-it note. Find a partner as you move around the class and greet each other according to the time on the piece of paper.

6. The 5 vowel sounds

Do you know any other languages where the vowel sounds are similar?

Huge Hint: Stroke order is super important! Pay careful attention this. The strokes are numbered below - keep referring back to this. It is not a race to finish first. Once you are finished.... Highlight or circle your best character.

Makuhari Prep - Lesson 2 (Shookai - Introduction)

Worksheet 1 - Examples of the Japanese writing system (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji & Roomanji)

We will be focusing on the Hiragana characters (along the way though some Katakana & Kanji will be introduced)

KQ - What are the differences between the two systems?

Task: Using 4 colours, identify with a colour code, which words in the list are written in which of the 4 writing systems.

Japanese - Makuhari Prep

Task 1 - Watch the video above - What did you SEE / THINK / WONDER?

Task 2 - Use the A3 paper to brainstorm the following:

- What do you know about Japanese cultural festivals, sports, religious events etc?
- What interests you the most about learning another language?
- Do you know the name of any famous Japanese people? What are they famous for?
- In what areas does NZ have ties with Japan?
- Do you already know any Japanese words / foods / customs?
- What do you know about the Japanese writing system?
- What is Japan famous for?
- What are some important events in Japanese history?

Task 3 - Glue in the following