Monthly Archives: September 2021

Wed. Sept 29

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JAPANESE 9

We are not attending school Thursday as it is designated as National Truth & Reconciliation Day – Why are we not attending? I encourage you to learn/read more about this very necessary time to reflect on Canada’s history/relationship with its First Nations and take the time to think/reflect for yourself – link here

There are 2 tasks to complete for FRIDAY

  1. READING ASSESSMENT – USING THE CHART…DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU READ IT?
    • – Quizlet here (practice reading – you can also click on it and get audio)
    • Practice reading profiles/questions & answers practice reading
  1. WRITING ASSESSMENT – USING THE CHART…CAN YOU WRITE…..?

PRACTICE ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

We are not attending school Thursday as it is designated as National Truth & Reconciliation Day – Why are we not attending? I encourage you to learn/read more about this very necessary time to reflect on Canada’s history/relationship with its First Nations and take the time to think/reflect for yourself – link here

There are  4 tasks to complete for  FRIDAY

  1.  Page 31 Task 1 (audio below)
  2. Page 31 Task 2
  3. Page 36 Task 17 Japanese ONLY
  4. Page 32 Task 3 a-i only

Audio for Task 1

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINKs

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link
  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

We are not attending school Thursday as it is designated as National Truth & Reconciliation Day – Why are we not attending? I encourage you to learn/read more about this very necessary time to reflect on Canada’s history/relationship with its First Nations and take the time to think/reflect for yourself – link here

There are   2  tasks to complete for FRIDAY’s class.

  1. Unit book page 14 – find the Plainます and look at the Plainます and guess the formal (don’t have to do the meaning..)
  2. Video/Readings Book – page 23 – watch the “Fun Facts” in the video folder and see how many you got correct – and correct your incorrect answers

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Tues. Sept 28

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JAPANESE 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for WEDNESDAY

TERRY FOX RUN – WEDNESDAY SEPT 29 SCHOOL SCHEDULE. THE RUN OCCURS IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER CLASSES END. YOU WILL GO DO THE RUN/WALK WITH YOUR PERIOD 5 CLASS – pdf OF SCHEDULE HERE: wednesday

ALERT – Unit assessments coming – Wednesday (Listen- Quizlet here) and Friday (Listen/write)

1. For WEDNESDAY  -Listening – do you understand it when you hear it?

  • Listen- Quizlet her (practice reading – you can also click on it and get audio)
  • Practice listening – listen to all of the phone numbers (audio below) and write what you hear – then check your answers using the key below
  • Practice listening – listen to all of the ages (audio below) and write what you hear – then check the answers using the key below
  • Practice listening – use a scrap piece of paper to make notes about the people (audio below)  …. Listen to ALL  of them and then check your answers using the key below
  • ANSWER KEY UNIT 1 PRACTICE LISTENING KEY

2. Choose 6 items from page 18 and write them in a list

3. Folders are due by Wednesday at the latest…

PHONE NUMBERS PRACTICE AUDIO

AGES PRACTICE AUDIO

PROFILES PRACTICE AUDIO

PRACTICE ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

TERRY FOX RUN – WEDNESDAY SEPT 29 SCHOOL SCHEDULE. THE RUN OCCURS IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER CLASSES END. YOU WILL GO DO THE RUN/WALK WITH YOUR PERIOD 5 CLASS – pdf OF SCHEDULE HERE: wednesday

There are  2 tasks to complete for  WEDNESDAY

1. Using page 4 label the items that we didn’t label today on pages 14-16

2. It’s Terry Fox run/walk day tomorrow….be ready…

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINKs

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link
  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

TERRY FOX RUN – WEDNESDAY SEPT 29 SCHOOL SCHEDULE. THE RUN OCCURS IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER CLASSES END. YOU WILL GO DO THE RUN/WALK WITH YOUR PERIOD 5 CLASS – pdf OF SCHEDULE HERE: wednesday

There are   2  tasks to complete for WEDNESDAY’s class

  1. Unit book page 13 – write what the “Plainます” would be
  2. Readings book page 24 -“Could You Be A Sumo Wrestler?”  link to the videos is under the Japanese 11 resources menu above …

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Mon. Sept 27

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JAPANESE 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for TUESDAY and 1 by WEDNESDAY

ALERT – Unit assessments coming – Wednesday (Listen/Read – Quizlet here) and Friday (write)

1. For TUESDAY Be  able to write the following:  Quizlet link here

  • どこから　きましたか。
  • ＿＿country__から　きました。
  • にほん・日本  Japan
  • ちゅうごく China
  • かんこく Korea
  • BONUS　　カナダ

2. Unit Book page 20

3. Unit book page 22

4. Folders are due by Wednesday at the latest…

PRACTICE ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

There are NO tasks to complete for  TUESDAY

何も　ありません。

 

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINK

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

There are   0  tasks to complete for TUESDAY’s class

  • 何もありません！(NOTHING!)

 

 

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Thurs. Sept. 23

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JAPANESE 9

There are 2 tasks to complete for MONDAY and 1 by WEDNESDAY

  1. Unit book page 32 – read and fill in (try reading it first – there is audio – use it when you are done to double-check). WARNING you will also need these words じしょ dictionary, えんぴつ pencil, ものさし ruler, あります have…, ありません don’t have…
  2. Unit book page 33 – again read first and only use the audio if you are stuck or to check after you’ve done it !!!!

Page 32 Audio

Page 33Audio

ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

There are 2 tasks to complete for  MONDAY

  1. Assessments on Monday – LISTENING and READING…
  2. Unit Quizlet for vocabulary link
  3. Action Words Quizlet link
  4. Days of Week, Months Kanji Quizlet review link
  5. Extra Listening Practice  (Key:  J10 Unit 1 extra listening keys  )
    1.  Unit book page 23 Task 1 and Task 2 (audio below)
    2. Unit book page 25 Task 9 (audio below)
    3. Unit book page 27 Task 24 (continues on to page 28) audio below
  6. Extra Reading Practice  (Key: Page 26 TASK 19 KEY   Page 46 2.4 key-1cf1e9s
    1. Unit book page 26 Task 19 – do the English and Japanese meanings match up?
    2. Unit book page 46  – Match the Japanese and English meaning: Remember anything with せん is in the past and らい is in the future. しゅう week, ねん・とし year, 月（げつ）month

Task 1 Audio

Task 2 Audio

Task 9 Audio

Task 24 Audio

 

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINK

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

There are   2  tasks to complete for MONDAY’s class

  1. Please have your help book, notes and dictionary with you
  2. Spot the Error – check your answers – key here…TE form SPOT the error KEY

 

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Wed. Sept 22

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JAPANESE 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for THURSDAY

PRACTICE WRITING LEARNING CHECK

  1. Corrections from yesterday’s hiragana learning check…!
  2. Numbers Hiragana Learning check: I will ask you to write the following without a chart.
    • Please practice for 5 minutes – and do this 4 times. Remember there are lots of characters that ‘repeat’ in both questions. Our goal is to see how much you can do from memory–
    • I will give you the Chinese Kanji and I want you to write the Hiragana for the number (some have 2 ways to say them) Eg 五 you write ご or 九 you write く・きゅう (remember there are 2)
    • HERE’S A QUIZLET TO PRACTICE!!!  LINK HERE

ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

There are 2 tasks to complete for  THURSDAY

  1. PLEASE HAVE YOUR COURSE DICTIONARY WITH YOU FOR THURSDAY’S CLASS
  2. Katakana Practice Learning Check – your words are Concert, Party, Video, Karaoke, Restaurant, Department store, Bus and Taxi. Your bonus is how you would write ‘video’ a more ‘updated’ way. Here’s the Quizlet link
  3. Assessments on Monday – LISTENING and READING…
  4. Extra Listening Practice  (Key:  J10 Unit 1 extra listening keys  )
    1.  Unit book page 23 Task 1 and Task 2 (audio below)
    2. Unit book page 25 Task 9 (audio below)
    3. Unit book page 27 Task 24 (continues on to page 28) audio below
  5. Extra Reading Practice  (Key: Page 26 TASK 19 KEY   Page 46 2.4 key-1cf1e9s
    1. Unit book page 26 Task 19 – do the English and Japanese meanings match up?
    2. Unit book page 46  – Match the Japanese and English meaning: Remember anything with せん is in the past and らい is in the future. しゅう week, ねん・とし year, 月（げつ）month

Task 1 Audio

Task 2 Audio

Task 9 Audio

Task 24 Audio

 

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINK

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

There are   2  tasks to complete for THURSDAY’s class

  1. Heads up – Reading and Listening assessments (that’s the 2 things!) on Thursday – do you understand it when you hear it.
    1. Quizlet resource for you to prepare
    2. Extra Reading Practice and Key
      1. Practice – esp task 1,3,4,6,10  j11 anime wb review and key
      2. Do you recognize the action in the TE form – here’s a Quizlet
      3. Japanese 9 & 10 Kanji review – J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link
      4. Katakana for recognition CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

 

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Tues. Sept. 21

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-JAPANESE 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for WEDNESDAY

PRACTICE WRITING LEARNING CHECK

  • I will ask you to write the following without a chart.
    • Please practice for 5 minutes – and do this 4 times. Remember there are lots of characters that ‘repeat’ in both questions. Our goal is to see how much you can do from memory– and you must practice writing it.
      • おなまえは？　　（YOUR NAME)　です。
      • なんさい　ですか。　(YOUR AGE IN NUMBERS) です
      • BONUS!!  Can you write the grade question and answer???
  • Page 31 Task 3 and 4  AND THERE IS A KANJI THERE WE HAVEN’T LEARNED YET – IT IS 日本（にほん）Japan
  • Try WITHOUT the audio – if you want to listen after to help out here it is!!

ALL THE HIRAGANA QUIZLET link

JAPANESE 10

There are 3 tasks to complete for WEDNESDAY

  1. Katakana Learning Check. Can you write the following without a chart? (They are from the top of the middle Katakana column): Coffee, Pizza, Toast, Spaghetti, Chicken, Cake, Salad  Here’s the quizlet link
  2. Unit book page 23 Task 17  Write the time under the appropriate picture
  3. Your 6 sentences from today

Task 17

 KATAKANA QUIZLET LINK

  • QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

  • QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

JAPANESE 11

There are   2  tasks to complete for WEDNESDAY’s class

  1. Pick any 4 questions from today and write out your answer for feedback (you can use the sheet).
    1. Meeting – answers the question with 1 or 2 extra details  
    2. Fully Meeting – answers the question adding another sentence, extra details including reasons, opinions etc.
  2. Story questions page 23- ignore the instructions at the top of the page and write your answer to the questions in English – Audio is below if you want to listen again. PAGE 19 has essential vocabulary if you require it…
  3. Heads up – Reading and Listening assessments on Thursday – do you understand it when you hear it.
    1. Quizlet resource for you to prepare

Audio of story again

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Mon. Sept. 20

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Japanese 9

There are 2 tasks to complete for TUESDAY

PRACTICE WRITING LEARNING CHECK

  • I will ask you to write the following without a chart.
    • Please practice for 5 minutes – and do this 4 times. Remember there are lots of characters that ‘repeat’ in both questions. Our goal is to see how much you can do from memory– and you must practice writing it.
      • おげんき　ですか。　　げんき　です。
      • いい　おてんき　ですね。　そう　ですね。
  • Page 30 Task 2  Look at the two profiles. You are being asked to find the name, age, grade and phone number. You will answer in ENGLISH. If you can’t find them then listen to this audio of me reading the profiles to see if that helps.

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – CHARACTER”た”/ENGLISH “ta”  LINK

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – ENGLISH “ta”/CHARACTER “た”  LINK

Japanese 10

There are 4  tasks to complete for TUESDAY

  1. Katakana Learning Check. Can you write the following without a chart? (They are from the bottom of the middle Katakana column): Sports, Skating, Computer, Piano, Basketball, Game, Soccer. Here’s the quizlet link
  2. Unit book page 29 – write the sentence based on the hints given. Give the people names and don’t call them B-さん or E-ちゃん
  3. Unit book page 34-36 – Using the information on page 34 fill in the blanks on page 35/36
  4. Katakana book page 14 – the third column…

Audio of page 34 if you need it…

 

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Japanese 11

There are   2  tasks to complete for TUESDAY’s class

  1. On the back of the green sheet from today – what are these questions asking you? You may wish to jot down notes for your answers – but if you don’t need to don’t write it..Today’s handout J 11 discussion sheet new (Elijah – it’s not the side with the English writing on it – it’s the other)
    1. Want to know if you understand the question…here’s the key 11 anime dinner party
  2. Heads up – Reading and Listening assessments on Thursday – do you understand it when you hear it.
    1. Quizlet resource for you to prepare

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Fri. Sept 17

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Japanese 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for FRIDAY

  1. Page 21
    1. Part 1 – match the LAST NAME with the apartment number. (Last names come first in Japanese)
    2. Part 2 – write your answer in Japanese – either the last name or the phone number HINT “zero” in Japanese is 〇
  2. Page 15 – count the candles and write their ages…follow the example
  3. Page 15 LIstening Challenge –You are try 4,5,6 and you are to listen only 3 times. Can you write the phone number in regular numbers? e people with their phone number????? See how many you can get. If you can’t get it after 3 – that’s okay. Audio below:

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – CHARACTER”た”/ENGLISH “ta”  LINK

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – ENGLISH “ta”/CHARACTER “た”  LINK

Japanese 10

There are 4  tasks to complete for MONDAY

  1. Unit book page 15 ex 5
  2. Unit book page 15 ex 6
  3. Unit book page 14 – Task 2 –  listening  (audio below)
  4. Katakana Book  – p 14 – TOP OF THE MIDDLE COLUMN…FOOD!

 Audio for page 14 here

 

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Japanese 11

There are   3  tasks to complete for MONDAY’s class

Unit book p31 – join the sentences & give the English

Unit book p31 – Listen to Keisuke’s attempts to ask Monica out….(audio below)

Unit book p33 – using p7 TE form notes – can you put the English into a Japanese meaning?

AUDIO P31

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Thurs. Sept 16

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Japanese 9

There are 3 tasks to complete for FRIDAY

  1. Page 14 – ex 5 – A-H only
  2. Page 16 – ex 12 – write in the ‘next’ age
  3. LIstening Challenge –You are only to do 1-3 (not 4,5,6) and you are to listen only 3 times. Can you write the phone number in regular numbers? e people with their phone number????? See how many you can get. If you can’t get it after 3 – that’s okay. Audio below:

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – CHARACTER”た”/ENGLISH “ta”  LINK

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – ENGLISH “ta”/CHARACTER “た”  LINK

Japanese 10

There are 2  tasks to complete for FRIDAY

Notes from the board:

1. TO BE HANDED IN    きのう、ほうかご。。。(Yesterday after school……)

  • 2 things you did. How they were.  Eg   すしを　たべました。おいしかったです。
  • 2 things you didn’t do (option to a why) Eg すしを　たべませんでした。
  • You can make one an うそ
  • You can add reasons why you didn’t do things

2. Katakana – p 14 – Middle column at the bottom – the part that starts スポーツ – here’s an audio of the words

 

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Japanese 11

There are  3  tasks to complete for FRIDAY’s class

  1. UNIT BOOK – Page 27 and page 25 – make the TE form  eg たべます　たべて
  2. READINGS BOOK – read the story of the Manga Artist…p16-17 – Question in English on page 18

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link

Wed. Sept 15

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Japanese 9

There are 2 tasks to complete for THURSDAY

  1. Green Cloud Tools permission sheet to be returned signed please – You may have done this already.
  2. Page 17 – ex 3 (top) – write the names in Hiragana
  3. LIstening Challenge – we haven’t learned how to say phone number yet – but you do know your numbers!!!  You will be listening to phone numbers…..- listen 3 times. Only 3 times. Can you match the people with their phone number????? See how many you can get. If you can’t get it after 3 – that’s okay. Audio below:

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – CHARACTER”た”/ENGLISH “ta”  LINK

QUIZLET ALL HIRAGANA – ENGLISH “ta”/CHARACTER “た”  LINK

Japanese 10

There are  4  tasks to complete for THURSDAY

  1. UNIT BOOK  – page 33 task 12
  2. UNIT BOOK – page 31  task 8  audio below
  3. KATAKANA QUIZLET – ALL OF THEM!!!!  Record your 2 matching game times AGAIN on page 20 of your Katakana booklet.  QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link
  4. KATAKANA BOOKLET – page 16 and 17 – don’t look them up…try them. If you honestly can’t get one – LEAVE IT
  5. Green Cloud tools permission sheet signed and returned

AUDIO FOR TASK 8 FOR YOU

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

Japanese 11

There are   2  tasks to complete for THURSDAY’s class

  1. Unit book page 25 AND 27
    1. Just put in the group – that’s right just the group….no overachieving
  2. Pop-check in corrections if you have been asked to do them

Hiragana review link

QUIZLET – Katakana ENGLISH “ta” / CHARACTER タ review link

QUIZLET -Katakana 　CHARACTER タ / ENGLISH “ta” review link

J9 & J10 Kanji Review game link