がっこうと まいにちの せいかつ, School and Routine
Students in the photo are practicing flower arrangement after school in their クラブ activities. Besides sports, クラブ includes cultural activities, such as flower arrangement, tea ceremony, art, calligraphy, English, etc. We will learn what a Japanese teenager might do in a school day as well as what their responsibilities at home might be. You will be able to compare this to your own daily routine.
You will learn to talk about your own school day in more detail and also talk about your home life and things that you and your family do at home.
Take time to follow the links to learn about schools in Japan. They will give you valuable insight as you learn more about this area of a Japanese teenager’s life.
Let's begin talking about a typical Japanese teenager's day. See how many of these vocabulary words you remember. Also, be thinking about how this teenager's day is similar to (and different from) your own. Please click here or click Begin below or click presentation, then see how many of the expressions you recognize.
Now try to identify the new words and then we'll learn some more. Click the Japanese words after you have tried to see if you know what they mean.
せいぶつの じゅぎょう | Biology class |
にほんごの じゅぎょう | Japanese class |
えいごの じゅぎょう | English class |
おんがくの じゅぎょう | music class |
たいいくの じゅぎょう | PE class |
すうがくの じゅぎょう | math class |
しゃかいの じゅぎょう | social studies class |
びじゅつの じゅぎょう | art class |
コンピューターの じゅぎょう | computer class |
ホームルーム | homeroom |
クラブ | extra curricular activities |
まえに | before |
あとで | after |
つぎ | next |
さいご | last |
Use this practice session to become familiar with the vocabulary in this lesson. Click the Check for Understanding Vocabulary Practice link or click the Vocabulary Practice button below.
Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.
Vocabulary Practice
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part A.