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CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
REI - STARTING THE LESSON
THINGS STUDENTS SAY
THINGS TEACHERS SAY
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
KIMOCHI - FEELINGS
YEAR 9
HAJIMEMASHITE - FIRST MEETINGS
AISATSU - GREETINGS
GREETINGS ANIME
NAMAE - NAMES
BANGOU - NUMBERS
NAN SAI? - HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHERE WE LIVE
SPORTS AND PASTIMES
JIKO SHOUKAI - SELF INTRODUCTION
KAZOKU - FAMILY
LIKES AND DISLIKES
YURU KYARA - CHARACTER MASCOTS
PARTS OF THE BODY - FACES
THE BODY - KARADA
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
WHAT'S IT LIKE - DESCRIBING WORDS
TENKI - WEATHER
KAMOKU - SUBJECTS
GAKKOU - SCHOOL
HIRAGANA
YEAR 9 STUDENTS
YEAR 10
KUNI - COUNTRIES
KAZOKU - FAMILY
>
FAMILY VOCABULARY
INTRODUCING FAMILY
NAN NIN? - HOW MANY PEOPLE?
DARE GA IMASU KA -WHO IS THERE?
DESCRIBING APPEARANCE
SHUMI - HOBBIES
SHIGOTO - JOBS
TABEMONO - FOOD
>
ORDERING IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
HOUSING
>
AROUND HOME - VOCABULARY
WHAT'S IT LIKE? - DOU DESU KA?
ARIMASU-THERE IS/THERE ARE
HITOTSU ARIMASU-THERE IS ONE
IN/ON/UNDER - PREPOSITIONS
SAYING WHAT THERE IS AND WHERE
ASKING AND SAYING WHERE SOMETHING IS
KORE/SORE/ARE - THIS/THAT
SEIKATSU - DAILY LIFE
>
VERBS - INTRODUCTION
VERBS - DAILY ACTIVITIES
HOW OFTEN?
TOMORROW - FUTURE TIME WORDS
PAST ACTIVITIES
YESTERDAY - PAST TIME WORDS
JIKAN - TIME
YOUBI - DAYS OF THE WEEK
YEAR 10 GAKKOU
>
KAMOKU - SUBJECTS
SUBJECT LIKES/DISLIKES
SCHOOL VOCABULARY
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
DOUBUTSU - ANIMALS
>
STORIES AND SONGS
>
Zou no hana - The Elephant's Nose
Kobutanukitsuneko
YEAR 10 KANJI
LISTENING PRACTICE
YEAR 11
Y11 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
THINGS AROUND TOWN
NANI GA ARIMASU KA? - WHAT IS THERE?
MAE / YOKO / USHIRO - Locations
ADJECTIVES - REVIEW
DESCRIBING APPEARANCES
CHIISAKUTE, FURUI - Small and old - Joining adjectives
EKI GA ATTE, BENRI DESU - Forming compound sentences
IROIRONA MACHI - Descriptions of various towns
TARI-TARI - Do things like...
KARA - from, so, after
>
KARA = FROM
KARA = THEREFORE/SO
KARA = AFTER
DOU YATTE IKU? - Giving Directions
NANI GA DEKIMASU KA - WHAT CAN WE DO THERE?
ASOBI NI KITE - COME AND VISIT
MACHI ONLINE READING LINKS
COUNTERS
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
AKAI NO GA HOSHII - I WANT THE RED ONE
IKURA - HOW MUCH?
SORE WO KUDASAI - THAT ONE PLEASE
NANI GA II - WHAT WOULD BE GOOD?
NI SHIMASU - EXPRESSING A DECISION
SHUMI - HOBBIES
GIVING & RECEIVING - AGERU KURERU MORAU
TABETAI - WANT TO EAT
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
MOU, MADA - ALREADY, NOT YET
SUGIMASU - Too much
NAGARA - While doing
TE MO II - PERMISSION
NARIMASU -BECOME
CONNECTIVES - Joining words
SEQUENCE MARKERS AVERBS OF TIME
WATASHI-TACHI NO MACHI - OUR TOWN
KAIMONO - SHOPPING 1
KURISUMASU - CHRISTMAS
OTHER LANGUAGE NOTES
PRESENTATIONS - Oral language features
NCEA LEVEL 1 KANJI
FUNNY JAPANESE COMMERCIALS
INTERACTION PRACTICE
YEAR 12
YEAR 12 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
DOUSHI - VERBS
-KATA - HOW TO
-TE MIRU - TRY SOMETHING AND SEE
TAME NI - IN ORDER TO/FOR THE SAKE OF
CHIISAI TOKI - WHEN I WAS LITTLE
SURU MAE NI - BEFORE WE DO
-TA ATODE - AFTER WE'VE DONE
KOTO GA ARIMASU KA - HAVE YOU EVER...
KOTO GA DEKIRU - CAN DO
NO - NOMINALISING ADJECTIVES
NO/KOTO - NOMINALISERS 2
TARA - IF
~TARA II - SHOULD
TO OMOU - I THINK
-NO HOU GA - COMPARISONS/ MORE - THAN
ONAJI GURAI - COMPARISONS/ SAME AS
ICHIBAN - COMPARISONS/THE MOST
HODO NAI - COMPARISONS/ NOT AS
REPORTED SPEECH-SOU DESU
KOTO NI SURU - DECIDE TO DO
VERB AIDA - WHILE VERBING
KISETSU - SEASONS
USING と FOR IF/WHEN
TENKI - WEATHER
AME GA FUTTE IMASU - IT'S RAINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
TE FORM + IKU/KURU
DOU YATTE - HOW TO
TABETE SHIMAIMASHITA - ENDED UP EATING
NANI KA/DARE KA - SOMETHING/ SOMEBODY
NANI MO/DARE MO - SOMETHING/ NOTHING
BEGIN DOING - SHIHAJIMERU
SHIKA NAI - NOTHING BUT
NCEA LEVEL 2 KANJI
ONLINE READING LINKS
HOMESTAY UNIT VOCABULARY
YEAR 13
YEAR 13 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
~SOU - LOOKS ~
NODE - EXPLAINING CONSEQUENCES
~SHI - EMPHASISING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
~NARA - IF
~SHITA HOU GA II - OUGHT TO
~SHINAI HOU GA II - OUGHT NOT TO
~KOTO NI NARU - IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT~
~NAKEREBA NARANAI - I HAVE TO
~NAKEREBA IKENAI - YOU HAVE TO
~NAKUTE MO II - YOU DON'T HAVE TO
~RARERU - THE POTENTIAL FORM
~TE HOSHII - WANT SOMEONE TO DO
~TE MORAU - GET SOMEONE TO DO
~TE KURERU - SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING FOR US
~KA DOU KA - EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY
TSUMORI - INTEND
~ TSUMORI WA NAI - HAVE NO INTENTION OF ~
~HAZU DA - EXPECTATION/SHOULD BE
~TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERBS
SUPPORT/CHALLENGE IDEAS
NCEA LEVEL 3 KANJI
VERBS
ICHI(1)-DAN VERBS
GO(5)-DAN VERBS
>
う-VERBS
く-VERBS
ぐ-VERBS
す-VERBS
つ-VERBS
ぬ-VERBS
ぶ-VERBS
む-VERBS
る-VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
VERB TENSES - HOW TO USE THEM
あかい の
が ほしい
Akai no ga hoshii
I want the red one
USING THE PRONOUN の :: THE ~ ONE
Example sentences:
-い
Adjectives/Colours
ぼうし は、どれ が ほしい?
Boushi wa, dore ga hoshii?
Which hat do you want?
あかい ぼうし が ほしい。
Akai boushi ga hoshii.
I want the red hat.
あかい
の
が ほしい。
Akai
no
ga hoshii.
I want the red
one
.
どれ
(DORE)
=
WHICH ONE
:: ほしい
(HOSHII)
=
WANT
-の
Adjectives/Colours
ソフトクリーム は、どれ が ほしい?
Sofuto-cream wa, dore ga hoshii?
Which 'soft-cream' do you want?
みどり の ソフトクリーム が ほしい。
Midori no sofuto-kuriimu ga hoshii.
I want the green 'soft-cream'.
みどり
の
が ほしい。
Midori
no
ga hoshii.
I want the green
one
.
More example sentences:
くるま は、どれ が ほしい?
Kuruma wa, dore ga hoshii?
Which car do yo
u want?
しろい
の
が ほしい。
Shiroi
no
ga hoshii.
I want the white
one
.
むらさき
の
が ほしい。
Murasaki
no
ga hoshii.
I want the purple
one
.
Practice :: Make questions and answers about the following items
マスク
masuku
(mask)
トロフィー
torofii
(trophy)
ルア
rua
(lure)
あめ
ame
(hard lollies)
グミ キャンディー
gumi kyandii
(gum candy)
メダル
medaru
(medal)
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CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
REI - STARTING THE LESSON
THINGS STUDENTS SAY
THINGS TEACHERS SAY
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
KIMOCHI - FEELINGS
YEAR 9
HAJIMEMASHITE - FIRST MEETINGS
AISATSU - GREETINGS
GREETINGS ANIME
NAMAE - NAMES
BANGOU - NUMBERS
NAN SAI? - HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHERE WE LIVE
SPORTS AND PASTIMES
JIKO SHOUKAI - SELF INTRODUCTION
KAZOKU - FAMILY
LIKES AND DISLIKES
YURU KYARA - CHARACTER MASCOTS
PARTS OF THE BODY - FACES
THE BODY - KARADA
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
WHAT'S IT LIKE - DESCRIBING WORDS
TENKI - WEATHER
KAMOKU - SUBJECTS
GAKKOU - SCHOOL
HIRAGANA
YEAR 9 STUDENTS
YEAR 10
KUNI - COUNTRIES
KAZOKU - FAMILY
>
FAMILY VOCABULARY
INTRODUCING FAMILY
NAN NIN? - HOW MANY PEOPLE?
DARE GA IMASU KA -WHO IS THERE?
DESCRIBING APPEARANCE
SHUMI - HOBBIES
SHIGOTO - JOBS
TABEMONO - FOOD
>
ORDERING IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
HOUSING
>
AROUND HOME - VOCABULARY
WHAT'S IT LIKE? - DOU DESU KA?
ARIMASU-THERE IS/THERE ARE
HITOTSU ARIMASU-THERE IS ONE
IN/ON/UNDER - PREPOSITIONS
SAYING WHAT THERE IS AND WHERE
ASKING AND SAYING WHERE SOMETHING IS
KORE/SORE/ARE - THIS/THAT
SEIKATSU - DAILY LIFE
>
VERBS - INTRODUCTION
VERBS - DAILY ACTIVITIES
HOW OFTEN?
TOMORROW - FUTURE TIME WORDS
PAST ACTIVITIES
YESTERDAY - PAST TIME WORDS
JIKAN - TIME
YOUBI - DAYS OF THE WEEK
YEAR 10 GAKKOU
>
KAMOKU - SUBJECTS
SUBJECT LIKES/DISLIKES
SCHOOL VOCABULARY
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
DOUBUTSU - ANIMALS
>
STORIES AND SONGS
>
Zou no hana - The Elephant's Nose
Kobutanukitsuneko
YEAR 10 KANJI
LISTENING PRACTICE
YEAR 11
Y11 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
THINGS AROUND TOWN
NANI GA ARIMASU KA? - WHAT IS THERE?
MAE / YOKO / USHIRO - Locations
ADJECTIVES - REVIEW
DESCRIBING APPEARANCES
CHIISAKUTE, FURUI - Small and old - Joining adjectives
EKI GA ATTE, BENRI DESU - Forming compound sentences
IROIRONA MACHI - Descriptions of various towns
TARI-TARI - Do things like...
KARA - from, so, after
>
KARA = FROM
KARA = THEREFORE/SO
KARA = AFTER
DOU YATTE IKU? - Giving Directions
NANI GA DEKIMASU KA - WHAT CAN WE DO THERE?
ASOBI NI KITE - COME AND VISIT
MACHI ONLINE READING LINKS
COUNTERS
NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR?
AKAI NO GA HOSHII - I WANT THE RED ONE
IKURA - HOW MUCH?
SORE WO KUDASAI - THAT ONE PLEASE
NANI GA II - WHAT WOULD BE GOOD?
NI SHIMASU - EXPRESSING A DECISION
SHUMI - HOBBIES
GIVING & RECEIVING - AGERU KURERU MORAU
TABETAI - WANT TO EAT
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
MOU, MADA - ALREADY, NOT YET
SUGIMASU - Too much
NAGARA - While doing
TE MO II - PERMISSION
NARIMASU -BECOME
CONNECTIVES - Joining words
SEQUENCE MARKERS AVERBS OF TIME
WATASHI-TACHI NO MACHI - OUR TOWN
KAIMONO - SHOPPING 1
KURISUMASU - CHRISTMAS
OTHER LANGUAGE NOTES
PRESENTATIONS - Oral language features
NCEA LEVEL 1 KANJI
FUNNY JAPANESE COMMERCIALS
INTERACTION PRACTICE
YEAR 12
YEAR 12 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
DOUSHI - VERBS
-KATA - HOW TO
-TE MIRU - TRY SOMETHING AND SEE
TAME NI - IN ORDER TO/FOR THE SAKE OF
CHIISAI TOKI - WHEN I WAS LITTLE
SURU MAE NI - BEFORE WE DO
-TA ATODE - AFTER WE'VE DONE
KOTO GA ARIMASU KA - HAVE YOU EVER...
KOTO GA DEKIRU - CAN DO
NO - NOMINALISING ADJECTIVES
NO/KOTO - NOMINALISERS 2
TARA - IF
~TARA II - SHOULD
TO OMOU - I THINK
-NO HOU GA - COMPARISONS/ MORE - THAN
ONAJI GURAI - COMPARISONS/ SAME AS
ICHIBAN - COMPARISONS/THE MOST
HODO NAI - COMPARISONS/ NOT AS
REPORTED SPEECH-SOU DESU
KOTO NI SURU - DECIDE TO DO
VERB AIDA - WHILE VERBING
KISETSU - SEASONS
USING と FOR IF/WHEN
TENKI - WEATHER
AME GA FUTTE IMASU - IT'S RAINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
TE FORM + IKU/KURU
DOU YATTE - HOW TO
TABETE SHIMAIMASHITA - ENDED UP EATING
NANI KA/DARE KA - SOMETHING/ SOMEBODY
NANI MO/DARE MO - SOMETHING/ NOTHING
BEGIN DOING - SHIHAJIMERU
SHIKA NAI - NOTHING BUT
NCEA LEVEL 2 KANJI
ONLINE READING LINKS
HOMESTAY UNIT VOCABULARY
YEAR 13
YEAR 13 LANGUAGE NOTES
>
~SOU - LOOKS ~
NODE - EXPLAINING CONSEQUENCES
~SHI - EMPHASISING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
~NARA - IF
~SHITA HOU GA II - OUGHT TO
~SHINAI HOU GA II - OUGHT NOT TO
~KOTO NI NARU - IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT~
~NAKEREBA NARANAI - I HAVE TO
~NAKEREBA IKENAI - YOU HAVE TO
~NAKUTE MO II - YOU DON'T HAVE TO
~RARERU - THE POTENTIAL FORM
~TE HOSHII - WANT SOMEONE TO DO
~TE MORAU - GET SOMEONE TO DO
~TE KURERU - SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING FOR US
~KA DOU KA - EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY
TSUMORI - INTEND
~ TSUMORI WA NAI - HAVE NO INTENTION OF ~
~HAZU DA - EXPECTATION/SHOULD BE
~TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERBS
SUPPORT/CHALLENGE IDEAS
NCEA LEVEL 3 KANJI
VERBS
ICHI(1)-DAN VERBS
GO(5)-DAN VERBS
>
う-VERBS
く-VERBS
ぐ-VERBS
す-VERBS
つ-VERBS
ぬ-VERBS
ぶ-VERBS
む-VERBS
る-VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
VERB TENSES - HOW TO USE THEM