Year 11 Language Notes
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EXPLAINING WHAT THERE IS/ISN'T IN A PLACE - SŪPĀ GA ARIMASU/ DEPĀTO WA ARIMASEN
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EXPLAINING LOCATIONS - IN FRONT OF/ NEXT TO, ETC.
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ADJECTIVES - REVIEW
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USING MULTIPLE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING - LITTLE AND OLD / CHIISAKUTE, FURUI
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MAKING LONGER SENTENCES BY JOINING SHORT SENTENCES TOGETHER - EKI GA ATTE, BENRI DESU
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GIVING EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES - TARI TARI / DO THINGS LIKE
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KARA - FROM/BECAUSE/AFTER
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GIVING DIRECTIONS - DOU YATTE IKU? / HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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SAYING WHAT YOU CAN DO THERE - SĀFIN GA DEKIRU / YOU CAN SURF
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KOTO GA DEKIRU - CAN DO
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SAYING WHAT THINGS PEOPLE GO THERE TO DO - UMI NI OYOGI NI IKU / GO TO THE BEACH TO SWIM
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CONVERSATIONS IN SHOPS
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USING CLASSIFIERS TO COUNT VARIOUS OBJECTS - RINGO NI KO / TWO APPLES
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NANI IRO - WHAT COLOUR
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SAYING WHICH ONE YOU WANT - AKAI NO GA HOSHII / I WANT THE RED ONE
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TALKING ABOUT MONEY - IKURA / HOW MUCH
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THIS ONE; THAT ONE - KORE; SORE; ARE
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GIVING OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS TO BUY - CHOKORĒTO GA II TO OMOIMASU / I THINK CHOCOLATE WOULD BE GOOD
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TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING YOU'VE DECIDED ON - RĀMEN NI SHIMASU / I'VE DECIDED ON RAMEN
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EXPRESSING AN OPINION - ～ TO OMOU / I THINK ～
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SHUMI - INTERESTS/HOBBIES
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GIVING AND RECEIVING - AGERU/ KURERU/ MORAU
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GIVING YOUR OPINION ABOUT HOW THINGS LOOK - OISHISOU! TABETAI! / LOOKS YUMMY! I WANT TO EAT IT!
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SAYING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO - NORITAI / WANT TO RIDE
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TALKING ABOUT OUR INTENTIONS - IKU TSUMORI / INTEND TO GO
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DESCRIBING PEOPLE - SE GA TAKAI / HE'S TALL
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TALKING ABOUT CHANGES AND FUTURE DREAMS - NARIMASU / BECOME
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TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE / HAVEN'T DONE YET - MOU / MADA
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EXPRESSING THE IDEA OF "TOO MUCH" - TABESUGIMASU / EAT TOO MUCH
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DOING SOMETHING AT THE SAME TIME AS SOMETHING ELSE - NORI-NAGARA SUMAHO WO MIRU / LOOKING AT MY PHONE WHILE RIDING
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SAYING WHAT YOU ARE AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO - WATATTE WA IKEMASEN / YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS
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NARIMASU - BECOME (e.g. SAMUKU NARIMASU - BECOME COLD)
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PRESENTATIONS - ORAL LANGUAGE FEATURES
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CHECK YOUR VARIOUS VERB FORMS WITH THESE VERB TABLES
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CONNECTIVES - LINKING AND CONTRASTING IDEAS (AND/BUT/BECAUSE)