Culture コンビニとおにぎり, Convenience Store and Rice Ball

convenience store and rice ball

コンビニ, convenience stores, are very popular in Japan. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and sell all kinds of necessities for daily life.

 

 

 

 

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convenience store and rice ball

おにぎり, rice balls, are most popular at コンビニ.

Click here to learn more information about コンビニ and おにぎり.

Takarabako 3 (The Japan Forum, published in December 2004)

 

 

 

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Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice #1


Let's see if you can identify vocabulary from this unit based on clues given in Japanese. Read the sentence and then see if you can identify the vocabulary word that is described. You may not know every word, but try to understand the meanings from context.

朝、七じに 食べます。
晩、六じに 食べます。
ながい きいろい くだものです。
ごはんの まえに します。
ごはんの あとで します。
メニューを みます。そして、、、
ウエイターの しごとです。
今日は うちで ごはんを 食べません。
朝から 食べていません。
水が ほしいです。
コーヒーや こう茶に いれます。あまいです。
ハンバーガーや フライドポテトに つけます。トマトの あじです。
スープを 食べるときに つかいます。
ステーキを 食べるときに つかいます。
うどんを 食べるときに つかいます。
ごはんの あとで 食べます。あまくて、おいしいです。
水、お茶、コーヒー、コーラは 何ですか。
さかな、にく、たまご、やさいは 何ですか。

If you are not able to do an activity such as the one above, you must go back and practice the vocabulary. Have you written your unit vocabulary in your notebook? Have you done the activities many times? If you struggle with new material, it is probably because you lack practice in the area of the vocabulary. Remember that it is recommended that you practice your vocabulary at least fifteen minutes daily.

activity Vocabulary Practice #2


Click activity to practice the your vocabulary or click Begin below. This is the same practice activity that you did in Section 2 E. Try it again to see if you can beat the timer on each screen.

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

activity Flashcards

Flashcards #1

 

Flashcards #2

 

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

Writing Assignment Writing Prep


You will complete an assignment for this section using the sentences below.

You will be asked to think about a task that you are given to do and you then you will say what items you need in order to do it. Be prepared to include as many things as you can think of to do this.

For example, if the task is “べんきょうします,” you might say “本と ノートと ペンと じしょが いります.” List as many items as possible.

  1. サラダを つくります。何が いりますか。
  2. 昼ごはんを つくります。何が いりますか。
  3. くだものを かいます。何を かいますか。
  4. のどが かわいています。 何を しますか。
  5. 朝ごはんを 食べます。何を 食べますか。

Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 3 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 3, Part A.

Go to Part B