Japanese festival dancing and taiko drum


electravk. “Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2013: Musicians and dancers at the Bon Dance summer festival of the Tsukishima area..”Getty Images, IStock Editorial/ Getty Images Plus, retrieved 2 Feb, 2019.

During the evening of the summer festival day, people gather at shrines and dance to traditional Japanese music. You can see a taiko drum on top of the stage. Many girls wear ゆかた, a summer kimono, on the festival day. (Source: TJF)

Tv Presentation Do you live in a city or in a country?


Click presentation or click Begin below to watch and listen to a presentation about Cities and Towns. Take time to compare things that are in the city with those in the country.

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Vocabulary Practice New Vocabulary

This is a list of your new vocabulary. See if you have already learned their meanings. Click the words to see their English equivalents.

まち
いなか
ひと
たくさん います
あまり いません
くるま
たくさん あります
あまり ありません
しんごう
うし
いぬ
おおきい ビル
アパート
うち

Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice

Click Vocabulary Practice or click Begin below to practice your new vocabulary.

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Recycle information Review


In this unit we will be working on learning additional vocabulary in talking about places in your city or town. Though there will be new vocabulary, make sure you know the following.

bank cafe church hospital
ぎんこう
きっさてん
きょうかい
びょういん
library market class music store
としょかん
みせ
びじゅつかん
おんがくや

park

pool post office restaurant
こうえん
プール
ゆうびんきょく
レストラン
super market
flower shop
shoe store
pharmacy
スーパー (すーぱー)
はなや
くつや
くすりや
school museum movies beach
がっこう
じゅぎょう
えいが
ビーチ

 

Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

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