culture -reading きょうと Kyoto

In this unit, we are going to focus on Kyoto, an old capital city of Japan. Kyoto became a capital in 794 and it lasted until the transfer of the government to Edo in 1868 at the time of the Imperial Restoration. Kyoto is rich with old temples and shrines, art, literature, festivals and beautiful nature. Kyoto is one of the most attractive cities in the world.

Image 1 center: Kiyomizu temple: Kyoto, Japan. CC0 Pixabay.
Image 2 (left): Bamboo Bokeh Forest, Kyoto, Japan. CC0 Pixabay.
Image 3 (right): Jizo Statues, the protector of children, women and travelers.

Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto

key conceptheadphones - listen Listening Activity

Listen to each statement and decide what is being said. After you complete the activity, click on the arrow button to check if you did correct. Click play near each sentence below and listen to the sound.

arrow/answer おかねを だします。 おかねを だしません。
 
arrow/answer こーひーを のみません。 こーひーを のみます。
 
arrow/answer わたしは はなを かいます。 ともだちは はなを かいます。
 
arrow/answer たなかさんは えを みます。 やまもとさんは えを みます。
 
arrow/answer みせで CDを うりません。 みせで CDを うります。
 
arrow/answer せんせいと はなしを します。 せんせいと はなしを しません。
 

TV Icon TV Presentation Things You Do (わたしの まち)

You have already watched this presentation in Section A. Now, spend extra time studying this presentation (わたしの まち)before you complete the Section B Assignment.

Click presentation or click Begin below.  

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.

practice  Reading Practice

Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. After you have answered the questions, click on the question to see the answer to each question. Again, when you see words that you do not know yet, first try to guess their meaning.

こんにちは。わたしは たなか ひろこです。きょうとに すんでいます。きょうとは きれいな ところ(=beautiful place)です。きょうは がっこうに いきます。そして としょかんで べんきょうします。あしたは どようびです。
あしたは ともだちと てにすを します。そして、おんがくやに いきます。
CDを かいます。それから、こうえんで はしります。

なまえは なんですか。
どこに すんでいますか。
きょうとは どんな ところですか。
いつ がっこうに いきますか。
どこで べんきょうしますか。
あしたは なんようびですか。
だれと てにすを しますか。
こうえんで なにを しますか。

 

The words in bold in the question are used to get information such as who?, when?, where? and how?. Some of them you already know from previous lessons such as なん, どこ, なんようび. There are, however, other question words that you have not officially learned. Try your hand at guessing their meanings. Click on the question word to see if you have accurately guessed its meaning.

なん/なに
だれ
どこ
いつ
どんな

key concept Asking "yes/no" Questions
In order to ask questions that simply ask for a yes or no answer in Japanese, we simply add か at the end of the sentence.

きょう こうえんで はしります。

きょう こうえんで はしりますか。

Yes: はい はしります。

No: いいえ はしりません。

When you want to ask a question to get information (who, when, where, how, etc.), you use an information word to ask for it, plus か at the end of the sentence.

Answer: としょかんで べんきょうします。

Now see if you can make these yes/no questions into information questions using the question word suggested. Pay attention to the particle use.

どこ/すんでいます

どこ/べんきょうします
なに/します
なに/のみます
いつ/CDを かいます
だれ/てにすを します

activity Vocabulary Practice


Do this activity or click Begin below to practice your new vocabulary.

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.

Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part B.

Go to Section C