きもの, Traditional Japanese Garments
きもの is a traditional Japanese garment. When you visit Kyoto, you might be able to see some young women wearing elaborate kimonos. The top center photo depicts apprentice geisha called まいこ. The other photos depict kimono's that a bride would wear along with the grooms traditional wedding attire.
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Image 2-4 (bottom): Bridal Images,
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Let's Move - TPR Presentation!
Remember that for the TPR Let's Move!
Sections, you are to view, listen, and then do. Act out these activities and your comprehension will increase. This would be an excellent activity to come back to do over again later as well. After you have viewed the presentation, be sure to take the TPR Quiz.
Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.
どこに いますか。
In Japanese there are two types of verbs to express “to be” or “to exist,” います and あります. Let’s take a look at the following examples:
ともだちは がっこうに います。
CDは おんがくやに あります。
います is used for an animate object (such as a person or an animal); on the other hand, あります is used for an inanimate object. Both います and あります mean to be or exist. 
Vocabulary Practice
You should have practiced your vocabulary words many times so that by now you are becoming familiar with what the words mean in Japanese. If you have not, please do go back to Section 1, Part A and do that some more before you go on.
Practice the question words and other new vocabulary here. Click Practice 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.
Writing Practice
Use the cues given below, make a statement to express someone or something being a place. Click on each one to see the response after you have attempted to do it. が is a particle to mark the subject of a sentence here.
| 1. ともだち／がっこう | |
| 2. はな／すーぱー | |
| 3. こーひー／きっさてん | |
| 4. せんせい／としょかん | |
| 5. いぬ(=a dog)／こうえん |
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part D.