Friday, 6 May 2016

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.



Thursday, 5 May 2016

Daily Agenda (Tagesordnung) - Thursday 5th May 2016

Home Learning - Term 2 Week 1
- Student Blogging Challenge - Week 8 - Game Time
- Weekly Quiz
- Creative Writing - Seven Doors
- Reading - Write a diary
- Vocabulary.com - Term 2 Week 1 - List 8

Extra For Experts (Ex4E)
- TED-Ed - How big is the ocean?

Reminders - Tomorrow is Day 6
- Focus Practice (Block 1 & 2) - Bring Props & costumes
- Mr Simmonds (Block 3) Mr C = Makuhari Prep
- Room 13 (ICT) - Block 4

Maths Rotations - Thursday 5th May 2016

Paris made the news!

Congratulations to Paris for making the front page! We wish you the greatest success for your upcoming performances!

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Daily Agenda (Tagesordnung) - Wednesday 4th May 2016

Home Learning - Term 2 Week 1
- Student Blogging Challenge - Week 8 - Game Time
- Weekly Quiz
- Creative Writing - Seven Doors
- Reading - Write a diary
- Vocabulary.com - Term 2 Week 1 - List 8

Extra For Experts (Ex4E)
- TED-Ed - How big is the ocean?

Reminders - Tomorrow is Day 5
- Focus Practice (Block 2)
- Tech / Arts

Maths Rotations - Wednesday 4th May 2016


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.