Up to Lesson 8 (Grammar Points 1-3 in the textbook), we have learned how to form sentences with verbs at the end of sentences. In this lesson, we will learn how to form sentences with nouns in the predicate position. 

When to start this lesson

Describe what you did last week and write them in the Japanese Sentence Checker below again. You are ready to start this lesson if you can write the activities of each day correctly.

Lesson Goals

• Learning how to make correct sentences with predicate nouns
• Understanding the difference between だ and いる / ある
• Learning the long form conjugation rules of だ
• Practicing basic conversations using sentences with predicate nouns

What you will be able to do

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

• You can make simple sentences with predicate nouns.
• You can conjugate だ correctly to turn sentences into non-past, past, affirmative, and negative in the long forms.
• You can provide an equivalent word in a different language. (e.g., Japan is “nihon” in Japanese.)
• You can introduce yourself in Japanese.
• You can talk about personal information such as a name, age, and university major.
• You can talk about prices of things.

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Activities

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L9 Activity 1 – Learn & Understand (1)

Understand sentences with predicate nouns.

1. Watch the video below bearing the two questions below in mind:
   • What is the semantic difference of “am” between “I am at school” and “I am a student?”
   • What is the difference between いる / ある and だ in Japanese?
2. Read “GP4-1. Sentences with Predicate Nouns” in the textbook (pp.73-75 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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L9 Activity 2 – Learn & Understand (2)

Complete “Comprehension Check GP4-1” on p.76 and check your understanding. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L9 Activity 3 – Practice (1)

Activity Booklet “Practice 11-0. Before You Start” (p.15)

Using “Video Practice 11-0” below, confirm for which sentences you need to use だ and practice forming the sentences.

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L9 Activity 4 – Practice (2)

Activity Booklet “Sentence & Writing Practice 11-1” (p.15)

Practice providing an equivalent word between Japanese and English by translating the four sentences in the exercise. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L9 Activity 5 – Practice (3)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 11-4” (p.16)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 11-4” below, practice how to provide an English equivalent of Japanese words. 

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

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L9 Activity 6 – Practice (4)

Activity Booklet “Sentence & Writing Practice 12-1” (p.16)

Practice writing about personal information such as a name, age, and university major by translating the twelve sentences in the exercise. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L9 Activity 7 – Practice (5)

Activity Booklet “Writing Practice 12-2” (p.17) 

1. Read the example of Practice 12-2 and see the translation below to confirm the meaning.
2. Write your own self-introduction in the Japanese Sentence Checker below. Use the example above as a reference.

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L9 Activity 8 – Practice (6)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 12-5” (p.18)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 12-5” below, practice talking about personal information.

1. Answer Nishi-san’s questions in the first video based on the information in the chart on p.121.
2. Answer Kita-san’s questions in the second video based on the information in the chart on p.18.
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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L9 Activity 9 – Practice (7)

Activity Booklet “Sentence & Writing Practice 13-1” (pp.18-19)

Practice forming sentences about prices by translating the ten sentences in the exercise. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L9 Activity 10 – Practice (8)

Activity Booklet “Conversation Practice 13-3” (p.19)

Using the videos in “Video Practice 13-3” below, practice talking about prices.

1. Answer Nishi-san’s questions in the first video based on the price information on p.122.
2. Answer Kita-san’s questions in the second video based on the price information on p.19.
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.