Continue basic conversation practices in Japanese. Upon completing this lesson, you will have finished the Practice Module of Grammar Point 3 in the Activity Booklet (pp.08-14).
When to start this lesson
Describe again Yi-san’s week on p.08 of the activity booklet in Japanese and write it in the Japanese Sentence Checker below. You are ready to start this lesson if you can write her schedules correctly.
*The provided feedback is generated via AI. For comprehensive explanations, please consult the textbook.
Lesson Goals
Practice basic conversations that take place in various daily scenes.
What you will be able to do
By completing this lesson, you will be able to do the following things:
- You can describe your typical weekly routine using a formal speech style.
- You can describe what you recently did using a formal speech style.
- You can make various follow-up questions using question words.
- You can understand and respond to questions that include question words.
- You can describe where people and things are using various location expressions.
Activities
Activities
L8 Activity 1 – Practice (1)
Activity Booklet “Speaking & Writing Practice 7-2” (p.08)
Describe what you typically do on each day of the week and write it in the Japanese Sentence Checker below.
If you cannot use the Japanese font on your computer, please refer to Activity 6 in Lesson 7.
*The provided feedback is generated via AI. For comprehensive explanations, please consult the textbook.
L8 Activity 2 – Practice (2)
Activity Booklet “Speaking &Writing Practice 8-1” (p.09)
- Read the example of Practice 8-1 and see the translation below to confirm the meaning.
- Describe what you did on each day of the last week and write it in the Japanese Sentence Checker below. Use the example above as a reference.
Last Monday, I studied Japanese at the university. And then, in the afternoon, I studied with Tanaka-san at the library.
*The provided feedback is generated via AI. For comprehensive explanations, please consult the textbook.
L8 Activity 3 – Practice (3)
Activity Booklet “Sentence & Writing Practice 9-1” (p.10)
Practice forming follow-up questions using question words by translating the ten sentences in the exercise. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key
L8 Activity 4 – Practice (4)
Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 9-3” (p.11)
Using the videos in “Video Practice 9-3” below, practice how to answer questions about typical weekly activities.
- Answer Kita-san’s questions in the first video based on the information in the chart on p.08.
- After answering Kita-san’s questions, check the model conversation in the second “Model Answer” video.
Practice 9-3
You are helping Kita-san, who works part-time at your school’s International Students Office, write an article for the school newspaper on the typical day of an international student, Yi-san. You have Yi-san’s permission to provide Kita-san with the information in the chart on Exercise 7-1 (p.08). Answer Kita-san’s questions based on the information in the chart.
Model Answer
Now, let’s check how well the AI robot that your are coaching is doing!
L8 Activity 5 – Practice (5)
Activity Booklet “Sentence & Writing Practice 10-1” (p.12)
Practice forming sentences using location expressions by translating the twelve sentences and six phrases in the exercise. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key
L8 Activity 6 – Practice (6)
Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 10-3” (p.13)
Using the videos in “Video Practice 10-3” below, practice explaining where people are standing.
- Answer Kita-san’s questions in the first video based on the photo on p.120.
- After answering Kita-san’s questions, check the model conversation in the second “Model Answer” video.
Practice 10-3
Kita-san has the same photo as the one you sent to Student A and also wants to know where each person is located. Answer Kita-san’s questions.
Model Answer
Now, let’s check how well the AI robot that your are coaching is doing!
L8 Activity 7 – Practice (7)
Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 10-5” (p.14)
Using the videos in “Video Practice 10-5” below, practice explaining where places are located.
- Answer Kita-san’s questions in the first video based on the map on p.120.
- Answer Nishi-san’s questions in the second video based on the map on p.14.
- After answering Kita-san’s and Nishi-san’s questions in the first two videos, check the model conversations in the following “Model Answer” videos.
Practice 10-5
Kita-san and Nishi-san, who have also just moved to town, have the same information as Student A and B have, respectively, about where things are in town. Help them learn the town better by answering their questions.
Model Answers
Now, let’s check how well the AI robot that your are coaching is doing!