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November 15th, 2018 ( Skit Translation for Ch 17 / 03)

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Hi everyone, I'm really looking forward to the performances tomorrow. Some students had asked me for a translation of the dialogue so here it is :) It is in Roomaji because this computer doesn't have Hiragana script. Chapter 03 KINYOUBINO YORUDESU. OTOUSANHA, SHIGOTODE OOSAKANI         It's Friday night                                Father went ahead to work,  ITTE RUSU DESU. ONIISAN MO ONEESANMO DEKAKETANODE,  and is away.                 Because Older brother and sister  also left, KONYA WA OKAASAN TO SHINJI DAKE DESU. OKAASAN WA YUUGOHAN WO    In the evening mother and shinji only are home.  Mother, rather than making dinner,  TSUKURANAIDE, DEMAE WO TORU KOTO NI SHIMASHITA.                                         she has decided to get takeout. SHINJI: OKAASAN, ONAKAGA SUITA. GOHAN, MADA                 mother, I'm hungry. No dinner yet?  HANA: KYOU WA, FUTARI DAKEDAKARA, OSOBA KA NANIKA TORIMASHOU.                 Today its just

November 1st - November 12th Update

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Week 5 Slides Week 6 Slides Hello RU RU RU RU RU RU  I have an update for RU. RU asked me for the source of many videos. RU ask and RU shall receive. Friday Words of the Day The above PPT's have them, so try to guess what these words mean: よわい ふくざつ かんたん やくにたつ たりない もったいない むずかしい やさしい もっと Highlights LEARN JAPANESE SONG HALLOWEEN IN JAPAN!?! LEARN SHODO http://kanji.fm4dd.com/kanji-random.php?type=JLPT&level=N5 LEARN KANJI WEBSITE GHOST PANCAKE SONG Fairytale forests of yakushima article YAKUSHIMA Field Trip Link LINK TO FIELDTRIP DOCUMENT http://japaneseteachingideas.weebly.com/prepositions.html LEARN JAPANESE PREPOSITIONS Cheer up English Examples JAPANESE TRANSLATION BUT REVERSE (JAPANESE TO ENGLISH ) 

Tenancy Law Package (LAW)

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This week in law we will be doing Tenancy Law Here are some other resources which you can draw from Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre BC Tenant Survival Guide Private Sector Landlords and Tenants A Guide for Landlords and Tenants  Housing and Tenancy BC  Landlord Guide Residency Tenancy Act  BC Dispute Resolution Guide Some Videos Inspection Landlord Access Hearings

Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday October 26th - 31st Classes

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Hello RU RU RU RU RU RU  I have an update for RU. RU asked me for the source of many videos. RU ask and RU shall receive. Friday WOTD: 強い(つよい) Meaning: To be strong Example: 風 が 強い ですね。 かぜ が つよい ですね。 The wind is strong isn’t it? Monday WOTD: 弱い(よわい) Meaning: Weak Example: その チーム が 弱い ですか?     よわい Is that team is weak? Tuesday WOTD:複雑(ふくざつ) Meaning: To be complicated Example: それ は 複雑な 問題 ですよ!      ふくざつ もんだい   That’s a complicated question/issue! Wednesday Meaning: To be simple Example: この テスト は 簡単 です。            かんたん        This test is easy. Videos 2 days in Kyoto RURURU Song ARIMASU IMASU Practice Some Interesting News Japan Times: For any stories, not just about  Halloween, you can look at the Japan times. It is written in English, but are current events for people living in Japan: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/halloween/ Some more songs: https://helloalis

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday October 22-25 Classes

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This week I've combined Monday - Thursday's posts. 月曜日 Monday WOTD: 危険(きけん) Meaning: To be dangerous Example: 止めてください!それは危険です! Stop that right now! That’s dangerous! Giving Directions Also, you can use this website too: Giving Directions 火曜日 Tuesday WOTD: 安全(あんぜん) Meaning: To be safe Example: 大丈夫ですよ!この車はとても安全ですよ! Don't worry about it! This car is really safe! Hatsune Miku  て Form Are you ready for your Japanese debut? 水曜日 Wednesday WOTD: 可愛い(かわいい) Meaning: To be cute Example: その猫はどう思いますか? ああ!かわいい! What do you think about that cat?   Ahhh! Cute! We were introduced to a Kanji Website for checking essential information about the Kanji <<CLICK HERE>> 木曜日 Thursday WOTD: きもい Meaning: To be ugly Example: あの猫はどう思いますか? あまり可愛くない。。。たしかにきもいですね。 What do you think of the cat? Not so cute… Actually, a little ugly. Old School Directions Actua

Thursday, October 18th Class

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Special shutout to Fan-Art through the Interweb :)  WOTD: N/A Wednesday and Thursday we focused on watching Koe no Katachi. (聲のかたち) At the beginning of our next class, I would like to discuss this fine movie.  Let's bring our worksheets and look at them together before we move onto our next topic: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uUB8kVvPtuvoMXcSnCurNgdHsz0Qcxdbh6O826zBdSM/edit?usp=sharing Some Resources From the Week and PPT: PPT - HERE ここ - Here そこ - There  あそこ - Over There  Verb Conjugation: https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-conjugate-japanese-verbs-4058457 https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/japanese-verbs-u-verbs-and-ru-verbs-and-conjugation/ Verb Conjugation Quiz Very Cool Resource -->  http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/verbadjective-conjugation-practice

Monday, October 15th Class

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WOTD: やわらかい Meaning: Soft.  Example:  私は柔らかいパンが好きです わたし は やわらかい パン が すき です。 I like soft bread. This Week at a Glance Monday - Work on our 2nd main grammar point Tuesday - Work on our 3rd main grammar point / Start watching Koe no Katachi  Wednesday - Do an activity using the grammar we learned this chapter - Koe no Katachi Thursday - Koe No Katachi / Discussion about the movie.  Worksheet with Explanation I did a worksheet and handed it out in class today that explains the Japanese from your textbook! Yay! << CLICK HERE FOR THE WORKSHEET>> Homework Up until now you've received the Kanji Worksheets, the flashcard worksheet and your first Grammar Worksheet. Gr. 11's will receive a piece of card to make a post card tomorrow. Post Card Assignment: Imagine that you are travelling somewhere and want to write a postcard to a friend or family.  Please use at least 3 sentences with に・へ (To somewhere) and at least one with で