Monthly Archives: August 2023

For the next two lessons you have the opportunity to do some intense revision in preparation for the Assessment task next Thursday. EP link (I have been teaching you the polite present affirmative “masu” form. If you encounter “mashita” be aware this is the past tense. While you are on EP I will call out […]

Zui zui zukkorobashi Making Obento for a Picnic Lunch Let’s revise in preparation for the Assessment Task. Go to Greetings in Education Perfect. Then Dates and Birthdays. Practise Practise Practise. Folk tales were oral traditions for 1,000s of years before they were written down. The story Nezumi no yomeiri can be found in The Panchatantra […]

Eating Part V Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival Japanese Food Festival Talking about food Kaiseki restaurants Izakaya Ramen shops Sushi restaurants Kaiten-zushi (Sushi on a conveyor belt) Curry Rice shops Yakitori, Tempura, Tonkatsu, Nabe and Shabu Shabu  shops Udon and Soba Noodles shops Purchasing food at Convenience Stores e.g. Seven Eleven American fast food chains in […]

Japanese pop music Vocabulary with the Food and Drink crossword puzzle painappuru sushi ocha orenjijuusu miruku sukiyaki koohii shio banana tamanegi mizu kaki sandoitchi tempura pan niku Katakana handout Grammar ～を　のみます ～を　のみません ～が　きらい　です ～が　だいすき　です ～が　だいきらい　です The Tongue-cut Sparrow The Tongue-cut sparrow Mangajin time

Revision of Part 2 Shiwase nara “wink” and “snap your fingers” List the foods from the dinner Youtube in Japanese Note the vocabulary for “breakfast” (asagohan, あさごはん), “lunch” (hirugohan, ひるごはん) and “dinner” (bangohan,ばんごはん ). Making a Bento picnic lunch in Japan Notice how many words are in katakana! This shows that they are foreign loan […]

Revision of Eating Part 1 Go to your workbook. On a new page write 11 August 2023 Shiawase nara te o tatako! Hand, foot, shoulders, What Japanese dinner is like Let’s identify the foods. Vocabulary Grammar. I eat I don’t eat. I like I don’t like Taberareta Yamanba Mangajin

Singing helps with greetings. “Moshi, moshi, ano ne, ano ne, ano ne. Moshi moshi, ano ne, aa soo desu ka Arigatoo, minna san, minna san, minna san Arigatoo minna san sayonara” Breakfast This is what Japanese breakfast is like. Vocabulary: Write the Japanese words in Romaji Japanese omelette Soybean soup Soybean curd Fish powder Pickled […]