Preparation for じゅうがつみっかきんようび

Lesson 2a CCs #9, 10
Lesson 2b CCs #1-4

1. Class Objectives

1) Noun conjugation review

2) Interrogative questions （なに、なにご、だれ、どう）review

3) Introduction to first ko-so-a-do series： これ、それ、あれ、どれ

* There are several in this ko-so-a-do series in Japanese.

これ：object close to you

それ：object close to the person you are talking to

あれ：object far from both you and who you are talking to

どれ：interrogative question

A: それは、なんですか。What is the thing close to you?

B: これは、じしょですよ。This (close to me) is a dictionary.

A: あれは、なんですか。What is the thing over there?

B: あれは、ざっしですよ。That thing over there is a magazine.

A: しんぶんは、どれですか。Which one is the newspaper?

B: しんぶんは、これですよ。The newspaper is this one.

4) Introduction to personal references：わたし、ぼく、せんせい、がくせい、（お）ともだち（「お」is a polite marker）、あなた

Common Japanese family names：すずき、たなか、やまもと、さとう

* interrogative question：だれ、どなた（more polite than だれ)

A: だれですか。

B: ともだちですよ。

A: どなたですか。

B: さとうせんせいですよ。

2. Preparation

1) Read 'Structural Patterns' in the textbook (pp. 50-53 and pp. 58-60), and study new grammar.

2) Study and memorize vocabulary on p. 49 and p. 56, 57.

* start studying numbers on p. 57.

3) Study and MEMORIZE assigned Core Conversations (L2a CCs #9, 10, L2b CCs #1-4) using the audio and video files at the Digital Media Lab.

* In class, Core Conversations are usually checked not one by one, but in the context. When certain cues are given, you need to know which Core Conversation you memorized can be used, and these need to be recited smoothly.

* In order to improve your pronunciation and intonation, you need to use these audio files as models.

4) Read 'Miscellaneous Notes' (p. 50, pp. 57-58) to understand Core Conversations better.

5) Study 'Drills' (p. 53 on, pp. 60 on) to practice and internalize grammar patterns and vocabulary.

3. Drill Class

There is no drill class on きんようび.

* Quiz will not be given during the class. Turn it in by 3 p.m. on Friday.

Come pick up the quiz sheet which is in front of my office (#301B Bartlett). It is in the red folder on the bulletin board outside of my office. After completing it in the Language Resource Center on the second floor in the building, put it in the blue folder right next to the red one. There are seven questions. The quiz sheet will be available from 8 a.m.