Year 11 Japanese Continuers · Term 1 Week 1A
Worksheet · Course induction · kanji review · self-introduction
Write by hand first. Use the online checks afterwards.
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Topic: personal world
Grammar focus: ～て＋います (describing ongoing actions, states, and clothing)
HSC material: HSC 2014 Q2 · 1 mark · tier 1; OHS Book 1 p95
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Part A · Vocabulary
Learn these words before you meet the texts. Cover the meaning column and test yourself.
| Word | Reading | Meaning in this week's texts |
|---|---|---|
| ホリデー中 | ホリデーちゅう | during the holidays |
| せわ | care; looking after | |
| となり | next door | |
| 兄弟 | きょうだい | brothers and sisters; siblings |
| お兄ちゃん | おにいちゃん | older brother |
| 妹 | いもうと | younger sister |
| 外 | そと | outside |
| しゃしん | photograph | |
| かみのけ | hair (on the head) | |
| セーター | sweater; jumper |
Part B · Words
These words are in this week's texts. Use the meaning bank and write one letter for each word.
Part C · Kanji
Write each kanji five times, then read the example word aloud. The other 13 are in the kanji chart.
Part D · Grammar · ～て＋います (describing ongoing actions, states, and clothing)
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Read the explanation, find the pattern in this week's texts, then practise it.
Attach います to the て-form of a verb to describe an action happening right now.
This pattern also describes an ongoing state, such as where you live or what clothes someone is wearing.
Use it in self-introductions and descriptions of friends and family.
| Verb (～て form) ＋ います | is doing / is in the state of doing (polite) |
| 住んでいます | lives in (place + に) |
| きています | is wearing (top/dress/sweater + を) |
From this week's texts: read and underline the pattern
| Text | Sentence | English |
|---|---|---|
| Listening (HSC 2014 Q2) | となりに住んでいるから。 | Because I live next door. |
| Reading (OHS Book 1 p95) | みえさんは、きいろいセーターをきています。 | Mie is wearing a yellow sweater. |
| Reading (OHS Book 1 p95) | ひろ子さんは、あかいセーターをきています。 | Hiroko is wearing a red sweater. |
Exercise 1 · Fill the gap
Exercise 2 · Translate
T1. My friend lives in Tokyo.
T2. My younger sister is wearing a blue sweater.
T3. My older brother is watching television now.
Exercise 3 · Your own sentences
Write three sentences of your own about yourself and your family or friends using ～ています (for example, where you live, what someone is wearing in a photo, or what someone is doing now).
Part E · Culture · Thanking neighbours and expressing favours with ～てくださって
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Read, then answer the question.
In Japan, maintaining good relations with next-door neighbours (となり) is an important part of daily life. When a neighbour helps out, such as looking after a pet during the holidays, people express gratitude with polite language. In the listening text, the woman says せわをしてくださって、ありがとうございました (Thank you for kindly looking after my cats). Adding くださる to the て-form shows respect and acknowledges that the other person did a kind favour for the speaker.
How do people in your neighbourhood help each other when someone goes away on holiday, and how do they usually say thank you?
Part F · Listening
HSC 2014 Q2 · 1 mark · tier 1. Listen in class: take notes the first time, answer after the second.
| Listen for | Your notes |
|---|---|
| Why the woman thanks the man | |
| Relationship between the speakers | |
| Family relationship between Tora and Yuki | |
| What Tora likes doing | |
| What Yuki prefers doing |
Which of the following statements is true about Tora and Yuki?
The answer options are on the paper your teacher uses. Write the letter you choose.
女： 私がホリデー中に、ねこのせわをしてくださって、ありがとうございました。
男： いいえ、だいじょうぶですよ。となりに住んでいるから。ねこのとらとゆきは、兄弟ですね。
女： はい、とらがお兄ちゃんで、ゆきが妹です。とらは外であそぶのが好きですが、ゆきは 家の中でねる方が好きです。
男： へー、おもしろい。
Part G · Reading
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OHS Book 1 p95. Read the text, then answer in English.
このしゃしんを見てください。これは、私の友だちのしゃしんです。女の子が三人います。
みえさんとひろ子さんとまみさんです。みんな、かみのけがながいです。
みえさんは、きいろいセーターをきています。ひろ子さんは、あかいセーターをきています。まみさんは、しろいセーターをきています。みんな、とてもいい友だちです。
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Part H · Writing
Plan first, then write your answer.
Answer the following question by writing approximately 150 ji in JAPANESE. Someone did something kind for you today. Write an email to a Japanese friend describing what happened.
Part I · Speaking
Plan what you will say. Write key words, not a script.
たんじょう日は、いつですか。今、何才ですか。