Topic 2 Unit 2 Expand!

Manga cafe

Manga cafes (まんが喫茶, manga kissa, short for manga kissaten) are establishments where visitors can read from an extensive library of manga (Japanese comics). They also provide computers with internet access, making them synonymous with internet cafes. Furthermore, manga kissa have become a popular low budget accommodation option as many of them are open 24 hours and offer amenities such as showers and free drinks for as little as 1500 yen per night. Some manga kissa offer women-only sections.

Manga kissa can be found in most cities across Japan. Many are located in side streets close to train stations. Big cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have a large number of such establishments. However, without Japanese reading skills it can be difficult to identify a manga kissa as many do not have English signs and they are not usually located at street level, but on a higher floor in a multi-storey building.

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Topic 1 Unit 2 Introducing Yourself & Your Family

By the end of this unit, you will:

• enhance your understanding of how Japanese people introduce themselves officially,
• be able to introduce yourself and your family, and
• be able to refer to family members in Japanese appropriately.

Contents

1. Expand!
2. Vocabulary
3. Kanji
4. Introducing yourself
5. Asking and Answering Questions
6. Numbers and Age
7. Family Chart
8. Introducing your family

Counters

Japanese use different counters for various objects based on their shapes. Watch the following video to learn more:

 

Click here to learn the different counters via Quizlet.

Below are more videos to help you learn the counters. Enjoy.

Describing a Period of Time

In this lesson, we will:

• revise basic verbs and nouns needed to describe your daily routine,
• practice talking about our daily routines using time phrases
• describe a period of time using 〜から and 〜まで, and
• produce a recount of our daily routines.

Verbs: Board Game

 

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Vocabulary Revision

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Talking about Daily Routines

Graphic Representation of Grammatical Structure
Comparison with English, Chinese and Korean

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〜から 〜まで

(from ~ to ~ / 从~到~ / ~부터~까지)

〜から is a particle which means ‘from’.

六時からべんきょうします。

〜まで is a particle used to mean ‘until’.

八時までべんきょうします。

You may also combine the two sentences:

六時から八時までべんきょうします。

These particles can be used with time and place and are used instead of the usual time/place marker に.

家からがっこうまで行きます。

 

Practice:

In pairs, ask each other from and until what time they engage in the following activities.

For example:

A: ゆみさんは何時から何時まであさごはんを食べますか。

B: 私はごぜん七時から七時半まであさごはんを食べます。

 

Application

Choose on of the following methods to illustrate your daily routine with visual/audio and in writing. See examples.

• Daily Routine Scheduler
  
• Manga
  
• Infographic Poster
  
  

  
• Presentation
  

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• Video

Explore Adobe Spark to create a video like the following:

• Song

• Letter
  

 

Indicating Time of Action (に)

Using Intransitive Verbs (Vi)

Remember that intransitive verbs are those that DO NOT take objects, such as:

• おきます
• かえります
• ねます

Hence, when talking about daily routines using intransitive verbs, simply use the time phrase before the verb.

（TOPICは）TIME PHRASE に VERB。

For example:

A: 何時におきますか。

B: 六時におきます。

Using Transitive Verbs (Vt)

Transitive verbs need an object to complete the action.

• ごはんをたべます。
• しんぶんをよみます。
• テニスをします。

Use the complete sentence after the time phrase to indicate when you do the action.

（TOPICは）TIME PHRASE に OBJECT を VERB。

A: （まみさんは）何時にあさごはんをたべますか。

B: （私は）ごぜん六時にあさごはんを食べます。

 

To revise Intransitive (Vi) and Transitive (Vt) Verbs, click here.

 

Let’s talk about our daily routine

1. Translate the following to Japanese, then organise the two sentences in a graphic organiser.

• I wake up at 6:00 am.
• I eat breakfast at 6:10 am.
• I brush my teeth at 6:30 am.

2. Now talk about your own daily routines in chronological order. Use the following phrases to help you.

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Topic 1 Unit 6 Vocabulary

• Verbs
• Nouns
• Miscellaneous

Verbs to describe daily activities

 

Group 1

Dictionary	Meaning	Polite Positive Present	Polite Negative Present	Polite Positive Past	Polite Negative Past
あらう	To wash
かう	To buy
あう	To meet
かえる	To return (home)
はいる	To enter/ to have a bath
はしる	To run
よむ	To read
ひく	To play (an instrument)
あるく	To walk
みがく	To brush (teeth)
まつ	To wait
つくる	To make
しぬ	To die
およぐ	To swim
のむ	To drink
あそぶ	To play
かく	To write/draw
きく	To hear/listen/ask
はなす	To speak/talk
行く	To go
ぬぐ	To take clothes off

 

 

Group 2

Dictionary	Meaning	Polite Positive Present	Polite Negative Present	Polite Positive Past	Polite Negative Past
おきる	To get up
見る	To see/look/watch
食べる	To eat
ねる	To sleep
あびる	To take a shower
でかける	To go out
きる	To wear

 

Group 3

Dictionary	Meaning	Polite Positive Present	Polite Negative Present	Polite Positive Past	Polite Negative Past
する	To do
くる	To come
さんぽする	To go for a walk
りょうり （を）する	To cook
かいもの（を）する	To shop/go shopping
べんきょう（を）する	To study
そうじ （を）する	To clean up

 

Talking about ‘only’

There are two words that express ‘only’.

だけ

だけ is used after a noun to express ‘only ~’.

NOUN + だけ + POSITIVE VERB

• アルバイトのお金だけでヨーロッパりょこうができません。

• スミスさんだけいきます。

• コアラはユーカリのはだけ食べます。

 

しか

しか is used before a negative form of a verb to mean ‘only ~’.

NOUN + しか + NEGATIVE VERB

• コアラはユーカリのはしか食べません。

• スミスさんしかいきません。

Talking about Occupation

When talking about work, there are two verbs that are often used.

はたらく means ‘to work’. It is preceded by で in use. For example:

しょうらいホテルではたらきたいと思います。

父はこうじょうではたらいています。

つとめる means ‘to be employed at’. It is preceded by に.

りょこうがいしゃにつとめたいと思います。

母はめんぜいてんにつとめています。

For jobs and places of employment, see Vocabulary section.

What’s The Time?

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Interactive Time Worksheet

Click the image to access interactive time worksheet.