Week 7

Sorry I haven't updated the blog lately but I had problems logging in.

This evening we reviewed talking about clothing and then went on to study ways to describe people by
HEIGHT: se ga takai, se ga hikui
BUILD: gashhiri shita, ookii, chiisai, futotteiru, yaseteiru
HAIR: kami ga nagai/ mijikai, kinpatsu, chapatsu, hageteiru
EYES: aoi, kuroi, hosoi, ookii
GENERAL APPEARANCE: kakko ii, kakko warui, kirei, minikui
PERSONALITY: yasashii, shinsetsu, fushinsetsu, iya na hito, tanoshii, majime

We listened to the desriptions of people in the book on page 40.
Then moved on to lesson 5, using the -n desu form (semi polite) form to explain things, read the grammar description in the book carefully. It's a very useful form and easy to remember.
This lesson also covers frequeuncy so we practiced using words to explain how often we do things.

HOMEWORK: This is your 2nd piece of written work for submission - 2 descriptions, one of a person and another of a thing. For the thing, look at page 29, description of a new pasokon and base it on that.
Please keep a copy of the work and I will send feedback by email before I go away for Easter.

Don't forget that although I am away the first week after the Easter break (April 20th), the room is free so I suggested that you get together anyway and talk over any problems you've encountered or go through things together, Sakina has agreed to come along to help out.

Week 4

I didn't update the blog last week as no one was absent.
Same this week but just a reminder that you need to hand in a piece of written work for feedback next week.
I asked for a description of a place but any other topic is fine.

Week 2

First of all, thanks to Alice for a great presentation on a book she read over Xmas.

In this class we looked at lesson 24, being introduced to someone and reviewed talking about likes/dislikes / what people are good at/ not so good at.

Then we talked a bit about Japanese homes and "homestay". I will put the PPT presentation of the rooms in the house on blackboard and a list of words. (In the Vocabulary building folder)
We also used the phrase "+te wa ikemasen" meaning "must not" to talk about what you mustn't do in a Japanese home. For example

kutsu o haite wa ikemasen.
ofuro no naka de karada o aratte wa ikemasen.

We will continue the topic of "homestay" next week.

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