Key Concept
Previously, we talked about doing warm-up activities as a way to begin your study sessions each day. It is essential to your continued success in a foreign language class to continue to do some kind of warm-up activity as you begin each day. Please stay in contact with your teacher so that if you cannot think of some activity to do, your teacher can help and provide suggestions.
Practice Activity
Let's see if you can answer these questions in Japanese. As with all activities in this course, you are expected to use what you have been learning to answer the questions and complete the activities. Write your answers down in complete sentences in Japanese and then click on the link at the end to check yourself.
Useful Vocabulary
きょう(kyoo) today
あした(ashita) tomorrow
1.
きょうは なんようびですか。
2.
あしたは なんようびですか。
3.
きょうは げつようびです。あしたは なんようびですか。
4.
きょうは どようびです。あしたは なんようびですか。
5.
あしたは きんようびです。きょうは なんようびですか。
6.
あしたは すいようびです。きょうは なんようびですか。
Let's go to Tokyo…
After all of this talk about new vocabulary… let's go see what's going on in Tokyo.
Source: TJF
Tokyo is Japan's capital city. With a population of more than 10 million people, Tokyo is a very busy city. Many people have automobiles, as you can see in this picture, but many people walk and use public transportation systems instead of always driving their own cars. Tokyo has a very safe, inexpensive and extensive train and subway system that is used by many people. Taxis and public buses are also throughout the city to offer affordable and convenient transportation to those who do not drive their own vehicles. Many even get around on bicycles.
American teenagers are surprised to know that in Japan (and many other countries in the world), teenagers are not allowed to get a driver's license until they are 18 - not like in the United States. Most states in the USA allow teenagers to drive at the age of 16 and some states even earlier than that. Getting a driver's license in Japan is also very expensive since, in order to get a license, one is required to take driving classes that are not offered through high school.
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 classroom folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part D.