Welcome to Shopping, かいもの (買い物)!
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The Tsukiji Central Wholesale Fish Market (築地魚市場) is a large wholesale market for fish, fruits and vegetables in central Tokyo. The Tsukiji market is best known as one of the world’s largest fish markets, handling over 787,782 tons in a year (2,888 tons of marine products per day). The market opens at five and starts receiving fresh goods from various parts of the world by truck, plane and ship. Some 450 kinds of fish are received. After 8 decades in its original location, the market was moved to Toyosu (also in the Tokyo area) in October of 2018.
Shopping かいもの (買い物)
Remember to keep in mind that fluency in Japanese (or any foreign language) does not happen overnight. It may seem to be a very slow process at times, but better fluency is only achieved with more practice and by seeking new ways to practice and use your new skills.
Can-Do for this unit:
- learn to talk about shopping
- learn to shop at Japanese stores
- compare items in Japanese
- talk about fashions
- talk about your preferences
- learn to use the numbers beyond 100 in conversational Japanese and especially when dealing with shopping
- practice talking about activities that happened in the past
Graded Assignments shown in the Unit Content pages will have the checkmark icon next to the title.
To locate the most current assignment instructions and to submit your completed work, please go to your Section Assignments folders in Schoology. You will complete the following types of graded assignments in this unit:
- Grammar Notes
- Oral Assignments
- Writing Assignments
- Discussion Assignments
- Speaking Assignments
- Section Quizzes
- TPR Quizzes
- Unit Exam