We will continue practicing sentences with predicate adjectives. Using the knowledge we learned in the last lesson, practice basic conversations and read a short composition. 

When to start this lesson

Using the slides below, listen to the example sentences from Lesson 10 again. You are ready to start this lesson if you can translate most of the sentences without looking at the English translations.

Lesson Goals

• Learning how to use the words “like,” “dislike,” and “want”
• Practicing basic conversations using sentences with predicate adjectives
• Learning about the particle が
• Learning how to use adjectives to modify nouns
• Learning color words

What you will be able to do

By completing this lesson, you will be able to do the following things:

• You can talk about what you like, what you dislike, and what you want.
• You can grasp what a person likes by reading about them.
• You can use adjectives to modify nouns.
• You can talk about colors.

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Activities

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L11 Activity 1 – Learn & Understand (1)

Understand how to use the adjectives 好き (すき: like), 嫌い (きらい: dislike), and the particle が.

Read “GP4-2 [3] Adjectives Used with the Subject Marker が” in the textbook (pp.82-83 in the main volume) to deepen your understanding. When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below. 

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L11 Activity 2 – Practice (1)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 15-2” (p.21)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 15-2” below, practice answering if you like things that you are asked about.

1. Answer Nishi-san’s questions in the first video.
2. Answer Kita-san’s questions in the second video.
3. After answering Nishi-san’s and Kita-san’s questions in the first two videos, check the model conversations in the following “Model Answer” videos.

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L11 Activity 3 – Learn & Understand (2)

Understand how to use the adjective ほしい.

Read “GP4-2 [3] 2. ほしい” in the textbook (p.84 in the main volume) to deepen your understanding. When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below.
This set of slides also contains additional example sentences that are not included in the textbook. Be sure to pay attention to these examples as well.

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L11 Activity 4 – Learn & Understand (3)

Complete “Comprehension Check GP4-2 [3]” on p.85 and check your understanding. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L11 Activity 5 – Learn & Understand (4)

Understand how to use adjectives to modify nouns.

Read “GP4-2 [4] Modifying Nouns with Adjectives” in the textbook (pp.86-87 in the main volume) to deepen your understanding. When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below.
This set of slides also contains additional example sentences that are not included in the textbook. Be sure to pay attention to these examples as well.

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L11 Activity 6 – Learn & Understand (5)

Complete “Comprehension Check GP4-2 [4]” on p.87 and check your understanding. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L11 Activity 7 – Practice (2)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 15-3” (p.21)

Using the video in “Video Practice 15-3” below, practice modifying nouns using adjectives.

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L11 Activity 8 – Practice (3)

Activity Booklet “Reading Practice 15-6” (p.22) & “Conversation Practice 15-7” (p.23)

Read a composition Wang-san wrote about the things he likes.

1. Read the composition in 15-6 on p.22. You can check your understanding with this translation.
2. Answer the true-or-false questions following the composition (p.23). You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
   Answer Key
3. In “Video Practice 15-7” below, answer Kita-san’s questions about what you read in Wang-san’s composition.
   After answering the questions, check the model conversations in the following “Model Answer” videos.

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L11 Activity 9 – Learn & Understand (6)

Read “Quick Note: Talking about Colors” in the textbook (p.88 in the main volume) to deepen your understanding. When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below.
This set of slides also contains additional example sentences that are not included in the textbook. Be sure to pay attention to these examples as well.

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L11 Activity 10 – Practice (4)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 16-2” (p.24)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 16-2” below, practice talking about colors. 

1. Answer Nishi-san’s questions in the first video.
2. After answering Nishi-san’s questions, check the model conversation in the second “Model Answer” video.

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L11 Activity 11 – Practice (5)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 16-5” (p.25)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 16-5” below, continue the conversation practice focusing on colors.

1. Answer Kita-san’s questions in the first video.
2. After answering Nishi-san’s questions, check the model conversation in the second “Model Answer” video.