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Special thanks are due to the following people who have made valuable contributions
to the Course Book and the CDs.
Yukari Irie, Yukie Nishimura, Rie Kitamura and their families for generously providing
personal photos; Hitoshi Shingai on behalf of the Tourist Section of Beppu City and
Oita City for providing photos of Beppu and the monkeys of Mt Takasaki; Kyoto
Studio Park for providing photos of Uzumasa Movie World; Bronwyn Dewar for
advice and assistance; Masato Kobayashi for writing and recording the songs; Aki
Okada, Shoko Uchikura, Tomoko Uenoyama, Yasuhito Kawabata and Yoko Masano
for singing the songs; Rie Kitamura for writing the music for the song in the Teacher's
Book; Gregory Parke for writing and recording the introductory music, the musical
interval sound and the Momotaro music; John Rix of the recording studio Albion for
patiently recording and editing the CDs; Shin Furuno, Hiroko Kikkawa, Haruo
Kikkawa, Katsuhiko Kinoshita, Kaori Karino, Maiko Nakajima, Ken Tanaka and
Yasuhisa Watanabe for enthusiastically rehearsing and reading the scripts for the CDs

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Mirai: Japanese course book. Stage 2.
ISBN 978-0-7339-0929-0 (coursebook)
ISBN 978-0-7339-1231-9 (activity book)
ISBN 978-0-7339-1214-6 (CDs)
ISBN 978-0-7339-1367-9 (teacher's book)
1. Japanese language - Textbooks for foreign speakers -
English. 2. Japanese language - Problems, exercises, etc.
I. Evans, Meg, 1935-.
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Contents
PART
1
UNIT 1
LOTE National Profile Grids
Introduction
Katakana
Fantastic families Objectives * * * * •*• -v * * * i
3Cti X 9 y Y -? yXrir Dad is a stuntman * * * * * * * 2
UNIT 2
A-f-7-;i,Ft He works at Movie World * * * * 16
&5 W£U b$ £ liO
Q^L^^CT) EX — '1/
■f-^y? Li Li 0 !
x
XV
xix
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s>M*ka> Ex—/u
^ot^J: o
ifofc !
^7^ ^7^"
J]?i]-)r fcX L * "9
■^i y? LUn !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle ^
You can do it! Sentence patterns
& A U AyT "^"4\ How many people?
My family and yours: comparison
Let's do it: t>tz l/(i'< CO ***' <
Let's do it: <r»«t -ISA,© ***'<
Email from Japan
Let's do it: \^h^h
I did it!
Katakana: tJ,fNfU,^ ^\ 3\ 3\ K
Katakana practice/Kanji: 5CN A
Let's check!
H\-x\>
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle "T 18
You can do it! Sentence patterns 19
tzixtf -P*) tltzfr 20
Let's do it: \^h\^h 21
Email from Japan 22
Let's do it: \^h\^h 24
Let's do it: lifestyle quiz 25
1 did it!/Kanji: #N JL 26
Katakana: A N t N tiN t\ 7N >k — n 7\ ' \ ' \ ' \ "f 27
Katakana practice 28
Let's check! 29

UNIT 3 £$KA,o) fcti'&*A,ti Masashi's grandma likes
'<*7*/a.— M* -fcf-^Ti" parachuting * ******
30
^i^L
^fc !
il9 ill- tiAslv 0
■?*. v? Li Li o !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle ^ £> 32
You can do it! Sentence patterns 33
ftlZtf T~$ ii"^ 34
i:"A/4"A; v^and 4" adjectives 35
Let's do it: i:X & ^ > 'N 'l"&* v. * v. * ft^ 36
Let's do it: \^h\^h 37
Let's do it: v,»^> v,^ 38
Email from Japan 39
I did it!/Kanji: -&\ i\ ^ 41
Katakana: "7N v/,^a,7,7\7", K-trN-tr\ 7, 7\ M 42
Katakana practice 43
Let's check! 44
Animals are friends too Objectives* * * * * * * * * 45
UNIT U JcSKA,?) o £>(i Masashi's house is interesting* * * 46
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t-)i"-L
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il9 ill- fiA/l* 0
f-^ v? Li Li 0 !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle (- 48
You can do it! Sentence patterns 49
&'< CO 0 £ ti *.£ < £ v^-ei" 50
Let's do it: & i CO ir *» < ^— A 51
LAA^< ^ H 52
Let's do it: \^h ^h 53
*—AXt-<co ^£>T-/^*lN fflN &*lN £'*i 54
Let's do it: v, ^h v- ^b 55
Email from Japan 56
1 did it!/Kanji: *.N * 58
Katakana:
*A 'X "X "x 4\ *r\ -tf\ -tf\ -J\ ^n 4\ -*\ ^ ^ 59
Katakana practice 60
Let's check! 61
tti i r a i 2

UNIT 5
^&t) *»££** -f $ Snakes like frogs too
* 62
&£ w>£u $$ i Lin
t>9 ill-
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle -^ 64
You can do it! Sentence patterns 65
%k,tf$ ^it^ 66
v.^v.^4" v.^ 67
Email from Japan 68
tifr-Wi ^=bv.H* i^^<^ *J?S 70
Let's do it: \^h^h 71
Let's do it: hA< A,li 3v^ < 6\.*r*-t 72
Let's do it: £ (C \. ^ CD T- -> + -y# if 5 Ti^ 73
1 did it!/Kanji: t\ a 74
Katakana: ^ N -£\ ^^ ^N ?N / „ ^7N^' 75
Katakana practice 76
Let's check! 77
UNIT 6
** * r
What's in the hole?
78
tlirz.1
^ofc !
t}9 ij-f *lA,L^ 1
*3-~;7 LHn !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle If 80
You can do it! Sentence patterns 81
CCX fCN ^f C 82
th^ %IZ$:UZ v,^ ii"^ 82
<fe£ £><A,(i ^:c ^i-f^ 83
Email from Japan 84
T£ ^tlTti tz*bX-t 86
fcv.* L^T-i"0 fci.* U^/cTt 87
Let's do it: L^i^li <^ T L fc^ 88
Let's do it: \^h^h 89
Let's do it: \^h\^h 90
I did it!/Kanji: _LN T\ t 91
Katakana:
Katakana practice 93
Let's check! 94
contents
vii

PART
UNIT 7
3
Let's have fun Objectives* * -a- * * * * * * 95
x+—U \^$tz\^ I want to go skiing * * * * * * 96
0;M^£> E/ —;I/
^fc !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle "T" 98
You can do it! Sentence patterns 99
t-^X^' l/c^Ti" 100
Let's do it: v,ȣ\,^ 101
X^— (i ^K^^ofcft 102
Let's do it: "Fir^ t'lfU;^ 103
Let's do it: h L /cli &U £ Li -^ 103
Let's do it: hill v.*v.*T/> * Ti"fc 104
Let's do it: v.^\.^ 105
Email from Japan 106
I did it!/Kanji: JL, Jj 108
Katakana: v +\ v +\ v^ jln v jln v j^n v jln
*>3NV?3xf--fNf-iNf-ixf-3 109
Katakana practice 110
Let's check! Ill
UNIT 8 fritf'ti £t& *»&\-M The wasabi is very hot! * * * * 112
h b CO-^i IZ ^iUl Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle T
^
3
^^tz !
You can do it! Sentence patterns
Ca£-^\ v^o(3v,\ v,^ £ v, *
fc^ *»# (i L ^T-i"/(i L < 4*v.»-Pi-
Let's do it: \^h^h
Let's do it: \^h\^b
Email from Japan
I did it!/Kanji: *fN P3
il9 Jl-)r Katakana:
f^f>,faN-+^^ ta, t* jlx \£ sl
Jj9 Jj-Y fl^L^') Katakana practice
f-i -y 7 LiLn ! Let's check!
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
122
123
124
125
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UNIT9
^
h<^> &^o '<<7?l± How much is that red bag? * * * 126
&$0)V>£U bb 2. Li-9
#?#f
J-*>v7 LUn !
Let's ask Akinoyama/Particle (- 128
You can do it! Sentence patterns 129
%Asf\X-tfr 130
%Aslzt>X*-tfr 131
Email from Japan 132
v.*< £T'i-**/&/,*^T'i-*> 134
** v. *&(?)£ Li Li -9 135
Let's do it: i^i^ 136
I did it!/Kanji: #N 77 137
Katakana: 7rN7^ 7xN ~7 * N ^ ^ N 'J ^ N
7xN7^7Vx "7-f N ?\ #* n ^> 138
Katakana practice 139
Let's check! 140
Cultural festival Objectives * * * * * * * * U1
UNIT 10 &U£ LHn^ What shall we do? * * * * * * 142
*7?#fT- ££ ££ **$ ILn
Writing names using katakana
Making an origami frog
Let's sing
Temakizushi party!
Drawing kanji on T-shirts
lf£: 9V— Wti o£ti% Play: Tassie Soba Is the Best
if £: H/c^)1 Play: Momotaro (The Peach Boy)
fi7^ LUn ! Let's check!
143
144
145
146
147
148
150
154
VOCABULARY
English-Japanese
J apanese-English
155
162
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contents
ix

LOTE - National Profile Correlation Grids
The following grids are an interpretation of the national profiles and can be used as a course outline. The
references on the grids are to page numbers in the Course Book (CB); the Activity Book (AB)- and the
Teacher's Book (TB). The Aesthetic strand mentioned in the national profiles is taken to mean imaginative and
creative learning experiences. Suggestions for these will be found mainly in the Teacher's Book.
nits 1-2
Proposed time
Content: Families,
Main linguistic
elements
Strands
en
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Q.
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ten
Lis
en
ru
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en
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Wril
Sentence patterns: &"
span:
6-7 weeks
counting people, working and studying
MZA, ***'< T"t*\
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Katakana: c\ -r-f~\
;J\ X x; 9 9\ Y F
Kanji: $u A^ #N 5L (Extension: i^.N ^
Outcomes
Learners can:
• say how many family
members they have
• understand others
talking about family
• say where people work
or study
• read and write a short
letter
• read and write 4-8 kanji
Learning activities
• matching family
members to a family
tree
• following a story
• role play
• identifying family
members from taped
material
• conducting a quiz
• playing language games
• responding to taped
material
• reading a story/dialogue
• reading an email
• reading labelled
photos
• playing games
• reading riddles
• reading a quiz
• reading a manga
• completing puzzles
• reading a summary
• copying katakana syllables
• copying kanji
• completing sentences
• writing an email/letter
• preparing a family tree
• writing a manga
• completing puzzles
Strand
organisers
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12
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• email
• labelled photos
• riddles
• quiz
• manga
• katakana
• kanji
• puzzles
• summary ("v* 0 fc)
CB
10
23
AB
3
14
CB
14
28
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2
13
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Extension activities
TB
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CB 2, 18
CB 10, 22
CB8.9
AB6
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AB 9, 20
CB13, 26 ABll
CB 14, 26 AB 5, 26
CB 12, 26 AB 9, 20
AB
7-8
17-
18
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21-
22
TB
AB
5,16
AB
9
20
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Cultural
awareness
• sumo
• Tengu, Kappa
• history of katakana
• Japanese family system
• use of polite names for
family members
• work and school in Japan
• CB xvii
• CB xvii
• CB xiii
• CB 4, 10
• CB 18, 22
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Writing
• writing a manga
• completing puzzles
• inserting dialogue
• writing a reply
• writing a menu
• completing sentences
• copying katakana, kanji
•
•
•
•
•
•
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o
03
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03
Reading
• reading an email/letter
• choosing a pen friend
• responding to written
extracts
• playing games
• completing puzzles
• reading a manga
house
• reading a labelled
• reading a story/dialogue
• •
• •
•
•
•
•
responding to written AB 30, 39
extracts
manga CB 54 AB31.42
katakana CB 42 AB 44
kanji CB 41,58 AB 27,38
word puzzles CB 43 AB 32,43
playing games TB
summary {^^tz) CB41.58
email CB 39, 56
choosing a penpal CB 36
story/dialogue CB 30, 45
Listen
• responding to taped
material
•
ing and
• understanding a taped
letter
•
• playing language games
•
speaking
• role play
• recognising a room plan
•
•
• choosing a suitable
present
•
• selecting preferences
•
Learning activities
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03
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H
03
Os -£ O
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• CB 56, 57
• CB 32 |
Strands
• say where people, pets
and objects are
• describe homes
• read and write a short
letter
• read and write 5-9 more
kanji
Interpersonal
Informational
Imaginative/creative
Script
• discuss abilities
Learners can:
• discuss likes and dislikes
Outcomes
Strand
organisers
*> -if: l
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B^^E / — )l
Summary (-K* -o tz.)
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Extension activities
Kanji
tktf
Self-assessment
• koinobori
• inside a Japanese home:
tatami
genkan
shoji
butsudan
(o)furo
Activities (multilevel strategies)
Cultural
awareness
Main linguistic
elements
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rt
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CO
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Content: Families, homes, pets, likes and dislikes, abilities

p
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Writing
• writing captions
• writing a manga
• describing own room
• completing puzzles
• inserting dialogue
• writing replies
• completing sentences
• copying katakana, kanji
•
•
•
• •
•
•
•
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Os
oo
o
03
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03
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n
03
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Os
O
Os
>
03
>
03
H
03
Os
O
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>
03
Reading
• reading a quiz
• reading a manga
• completing puzzles
• playing games
texts
• responding to written
• reading an email
• reading a story/dialogue
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
V
C
3
3
03
o
03
SO
• word puzzles CB 66 AB 54,65
• kanji CB 74, 91 AB 49, 60
• katakana CB 75, 93 AB 66
• manga CB 82 AB 53,64
• quiz CB 73, 83
• game TB
• responding to a written text CB 70, 86, 88
• email CB 68, 84
• story/dialogue CB 62, 78
Listening and speaking
• responding to taped
material
• playing language games
members
• identifying band
from descriptions
• role play
• identifying animals
• following a story
Learning activities
•
•
•
•
•
•
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03
H
03
sp -o O
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• CB 85 |
• CB 85 |
•CB69
•CB69
• CB 68 |
Strands
people
• say where things are
• reply to letters
• write captions to photos
• read and write 5-8 more
kanji
Interpersonal
Informational
Imaginative/creative
Script
• describe animals and
Learners can:
• count animals
Outcomes
Strand
organisers
Mi-z. i
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Summary (-^ o tz)
H9 J1 +
JJUn
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Extension activities
Kanji
£/»¥
Self-assessment
• parks in Japan
• singing insects
• beetle culture
• Bebbu onsen
• Takasakiyama
• Japanese macaques
Activities (multilevel strategies)
Cultural
awareness
Main linguistic
elements
7\ _u. 7\
CO
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nits 5-6 Proposed time span: 7-8 weeks
Content: Counting animals, describing animals and people.

Writing
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03
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03
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Listening and speaking
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Informational
Imaginative/creative
Script
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i: ti'o '* xOu
Extension activities
Kanji
thtf
Self-assessment
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W lcotne to
Mirai Stag *•
With the aid of the materials in Mirai Stage 2 and the help of your
teacher you should soon be able to communicate with Japanese
people about your family, friends, house, pets and other animals,
and your leisure activities. You will also learn the entire katakana
syllabary, quite a few more kanji and a lot more about Japan.
In Unit 10 you will find a number of activities that will help
your class to stage a successful language and culture event.
Apart from Hiro. who
had to return to Japan,
the judo academy
characters that you
met in Mirai Stage 1
are still good friends.
They still attend the
judo academy and they
spend much of their
leisure time together.
You'll be reading
about some of the
things they got up to
this year as you go
through the book.
Tanaka-sensei
Karen Scott
Johnny Lee
Ken Thomson
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Masashi Yamada
Naomi Akimoto
Nicki Fenwick
Katakana and kanji
You will learn eight katakana in each unit in Mirai Stage 2. Since katakana is used for foreign words
and phrases, you will be able to write lots of words immediately with the katakana syllables you are
learning. Now that you can read hiragana, roomaji will occur only under words containing new
katakana syllables.
You will also learn two or three kanji per unit. We know that some of you love learning kanji
and want to be able to read more than this, so we have presented more kanji in the Stage 2 Activity
Book in a section called 'Kanji Kings'.
Spacing
Although Japanese writing normally does not have spaces between words, in Mirai Stage I we placed
a space between every word to help you learn to read. In Mirai Stage 2 we have removed the space
between "T^, or variations of ""T^", and the word that comes before it. This is to help you gradually
become used to reading sentences without spaces.
introduction
xv

We have chosen a grand
champion sumo. Akinoyama.
and his friends to help you
through Mirai Stage 2.
Sumo is the national sport of Japan and is at least 1500
years old. Japan is a highly developed, modern country
with a fascinating culture. In the sport of sumo part of
the ancient culture of Japan is preserved. Those who
watch the sport enjoy the skill of the wrestlers but also
love seeing the ancient traditions still performed.
Japanese people have learned to live with many
natural disasters — earthquakes, typhoons, mud slides
and huge falls of snow are not uncommon.
Understandably, many people prayed to the gods for delivery
from these disasters as well as for good harvests.
Centuries ago, sumo bouts were performed within the
precincts of the shrines, together with sacred dancing
and drama, to ask the gods for favourable treatment.
In the 8th century the emperor established his court
at Nara, making it the nation's first capital. Sumo
wrestling bouts soon became an established feature
of life at the imperial court, and formal rules and
techniques evolved that have changed little since then.
Champion wrestlers such as Akinoyama, your helper,
are admired throughout Japan for their:
<§> great skill ^ dignity <§> determination
Sumo tournaments are preceded by a ceremony in which the teams take turns to enter the ring
in reverse order of their rank. Each wrestler wears a very costly ceremonial apron made of richly
embroidered silk hemmed with a gold fringe.
The yokozuna (the grand champion) plays the leading role in the ceremony. He claps his hands
to attract the attention of the gods, puts his hands face upwards to show he conceals no weapons
and, raising his legs high in the air one after the other, he brings them down with a loud thump to
drive all evil from the ring.
The gyoji (referees) wear kimonos patterned after the style of 16th-century samurai. Gyoji are also
ranked; only top gyoji can referee a bout between champions. The rank of the gyoji can be seen from
the colour of the tassel on his fan, purple or purple and white being reserved for the highest-ranking
gyoji.
There are many throws used in sumo. The challenge is to lift your opponent out of the ring or to
make any part of your opponent's body apart from his feet touch the floor. It's very exciting to see a
smaller sumo throw a much larger sumo out of the ring by using superior skills and tactics.
XVI

Finding your way around this Course Book
The first section, called 'Katakana', is a detailed explanation of the katakana syllabary. In this
Course Book you will learn how to read and write katakana. You should read this section before
you start so you have some understanding of what katakana is used for.
The rest of the book is divided into four parts. The first three parts each have three units; the
fourth part contains plays, songs, recipes and activities you could use for a LOTE evening Within
the nine study units the following icons tell you what to expect.
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This indicates that the section is on compact disc (CD).
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This icon indicates a pair-work activity in which you take
turns to play the characters. The characters are Tengu, a
mountain deity, and Kappa, a water demon.
Tengu is a deity who is said to inhabit mountains. In
ancient Japan, Tengu was thought to have supernatural powers.
It is part bird and part human. It is distinguished by an
enormous nose and often wears a small, square hat. It has big wings
with which it flies like a huge bird. There are many tales of its
sword skills. It is a mischievous deity and loves to play tricks
on people.
Kappa is a water demon, famous as much for tricking people
as for helping them. It has an indentation on the top of its head
which holds water. If Kappa spills the water it loses its magic
powers. Kappa is said to be very polite, so if a human speaks
politely to Kappa, Kappa must bow back and so spill the water.
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In this section sumo wrestler Akinoyama will explain how to
express yourself in colloquial Japanese.
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Here, key sentence patterns are laid out clearly for your
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Here you will find extra vocabulary and expressions to extend
the range of what you can say.
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Find out what Yukari and Shingo are up to as they send us
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everything you have learned and how many units you have
completed. The bowls are filling up with chanko-nabe, which
is a special high-energy stew for sumo wrestlers. It's made of
different meats, fish and vegetables, cooked together in a
heatproof pot called a nabe.
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Katakana
By now you must have seen some katakana words, such as people's names and some
food. In Mirai Stage 2 you will learn all forty-six basic katakana symbols, just as you
learned the hiragana symbols in Mirai Stage I. You will then be able to read and write
words in katakana! Along the way, you'll be learning some new words. Often, though,
you'll be learning how Japanese people pronounce words you already know!
What is katakana?
Katakana is one of the two sets of Japanese syllabic writing called kana, the other one being
hiragana, and literally means a part- or side-script. You will notice it has sharper corners and
straighter lines than hiragana.
While hiragana are actually simplified versions of selected kanji, katakana are segments extracted
from whole kanji. Take the five vowel sounds, for example:
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It is said that katakana were invented at the end of the Nara period, when various elements of
kanji, the Chinese characters, were employed as phonetic symbols to aid Buddhist priests in reciting
texts written in Chinese.
What is katakana used for in modern Japan?
Katakana is now used for writing the many words that have been adopted from other languages,
including the names of places (countries, cities, towns, etc.) and people. These are just a few
examples:
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Katakana is also used to describe all sorts of sounds around us, add emotion and to mimic all sorts
of sounds around us, such as the sounds animals make or the sound of a door slamming shut. Here
are three examples:
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Many Japanese companies are choosing to use katakana for their company names and their
products. Although these companies are Japanese, the use of katakana gives them a more
international image. Have you seen any of these?
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Here are the forty-six basic katakana symbols. Roomaji has been placed
underneath to help you. The pronunciation of each of them is exactly
the same as its hiragana counterpart.
Start here and read down.
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By the way, ^ (the equivalent of hiragana £■) is hardly ever used, except when you write whole
sentences in katakana as you would, for example, in a telegram.
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XXI

Dakuten ( °) and handakuten (° )
Just as with hiragana, katakana's forty-six symbols are extended by the use of two signs: dakuten (°)
and handakuten (°). Syllables that start with g, z, h d, b and p are written by putting these special little
marks to the top right of the sounds that start with k, s, t and h. (Remember, you learned to do this
with hiragana!) Here are a few examples of how they are used:
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Again as with hiragana, some syllables are created by combining a normal-sized katakana with one
of three small katakana: 'V ya, 3- yu or 3 yo.
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Besides the ones shown in the table there are the following:
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but the Japanese government advises that it is preferable to use the latter so that different
pronunciations are made clear. So, from today, let's try to use them!
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Writing western names
When writing the full name of someone in katakana it is usual to place a dot between the given
name and the surname. For example: h A* V 3 — >X (Tom Jones).
Tips on reading katakana
Say the word to yourself with all the vowel sounds, then try taking some of them out.
Words such as T t }) ^7(Amerika) are easy to read, because there is a vowel sound between each
consonant in English too. Recognising other words is not as easy. For example, the word "7 J\/ — XV
(furuutsu) is not immediately recognisable as 'fruits' until you run the 'P and V sounds together.
How 'fruits' becomes 'furuutsu'
Japanese pronunciation requires a syllable for every sound except 'n', so 'Tom' is said 'Tomu'
and 'Jones' is said 'Joonzu'. Fruits becomes 'furuutsu'. English is full of double and even triple
consonants. In Japanese there is a vowel between each one.
How 'flute' becomes 'furuuto'
There are no T sounds in Japanese, so English words that contain T sounds are written with
ra ri ru re ro sounds. These sounds are pronounced halfway between English ra ri ru re ro and
la li lu le lo. Can you work out what this word is? ^" 'J > ti'7 J (orinpikku)
Try replacing lra , 'n"', (ru , 're and lro' sounds with lla\ lli\ 'lu', 'le and %'.
The word ~7jV — h (furuuto) looks like fruit until you try saying it with an T sound, when it
becomes 'fuluuto'. Remove the first 'u' and the last 'o' and now you can hear it says flute.
You can look back at this page if you need help.
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Fantastic families
At the end of Part 1 you will be able to talk and write about:
<2? family members and other people's family members
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* how to ask How many in the family?
* the word for brothers and sisters
* where Naomi's father lives
* two words expressing admiration.
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Why are there two ways of saying the words for
family members?
In Japan we prefer to be modest about ourselves
and our family, so we use words that have a
humble tone for our own family members. For
other people's family members we use words that
have a respectful tone.
What about when you talk to your mother or father?
In this case, we use respectful language. We show our respect
for our parents and older brothers and sisters by using their
correct titles when we speak to them. We address our younger
brothers and sisters by their name plus $ A/, ( A/ or ^> -^ A/.
£> -^ A/ is an affectionate title, something like 'dear little'.
Most of us prefer to use ^> -^ A/.
What happens if you have a stepfather or -mother or stepbrothers
and -sisters. How do you talk about and to them?
In such a situation we use the same two sets of words. There are words for step-members of the family
but we don't use them in ordinary conversation. When addressing step-members of the family we use
the same respectful titles. It doesn't matter if the family member is a blood relative or not. If you go
to Japan and stay with a Japanese family, you too will call the mother & i)^ &> ^ A/ and the father
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Hi! Can you read my first email
message to you in Japanese?
&H*A/^ X~$~l)\ just means Are you
well? We usually say this in letters.
We don't usually say it when we meet
each other as you do. Here is
a photo of my grandparents. As you
can see they are both very frf Aj b.
Someone asked me what to say if
they have family members who do not
live with them. I think when we ask
fr **< it & UTt^, we only
expect you to say who lives in the
family unit in your home.
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1
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*^£ *iri t^/cL
There is no need to go into details about other family
members. That is why I say that there are six in my
family and include my grandparents who live with us. I
have other grandparents who don't live with us, as well as
uncles, aunts and cousins. By the way, did you notice that
we have different words for older and younger brothers
and sisters? Can you guess why? Tell your teacher your
guess. Here is a photo of my parents, my brother and me.
«*i
l4
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<Hb titii &bn bb iotzl
Write a reply to Yukari
in Japanese.
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ABp 1
1 Mamoru. Seiko. Isamu. Rie and Miki are telling each other about their families.
Listen to the conversation and find out who belongs to which family tree. Write their name
and the letter of the correct family tree in your notebook. In the family trees, the white circle
is the speaker. If you hear someone's age mentioned, write the person's name and age in
your notebook. According to what you hear, label the circles B (boy) or G (girl).
h±\<* C
^Jf
£i>6
2 Tengu starts. Secretly choose to be one of the five students in the above drawings.
Write down your assumed name in your notebook. Kappa must find out who you
are by asking questions about the family.
For example:
When Kappa has guessed correctly, reverse roles and play again.
3 This time. Kappa can choose to be any of the children in any of the families Write down in
your notebook who you are before you start the game: for example. Rie's younger sister.
This time. Tengu can ask any question except &A/A #*^*< X~t1)\ Again, reverse roles
and play again once Tengu has found out your identity.
part 1 unit 1
11

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Asking how many in the family
Answering
Asking how many brothers and sisters
Answering I'm an only child
Two (of us)
Three (of us) or more
Saying how many brothers
and sisters you have
Saying how many brothers
and sisters someone else has
■
[number] A
ab^^z
S*tz>)
[number] A
or
or
Asking if someone has a particular
brother or sister
Answering that you have a particular
brother or sister
Answering that you do not have
a brother/sister
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li
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Ti"0
T-t0
fete
fe*a
hbo b
v.**) 1 b
fcuv.* ^
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££ 1 b$L
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liv.\
feft
fe^Q
&bl b
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tf
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T-f0
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T1^0 °r
1 A
2A
4A
^i-to
v-^i-f *\
^ito
v- ^ ^ -tir.A^o
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ti*jj^
X3
ro
& for robot
9
ta
da
9 for tadpole
te
de
V
' for terrier
h
to
F
do
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^
h for tongs
*
xj
[7 V
ma
V for marigold
Katakana
X
su
zu
lrrnnb
o
^" for oak
^m
\
X for skating
y for nn ... good!
'J = t ^- f- V 4^ 4
U / ^ £ © -fe ^ ^
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part 1 unit 1
13

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#*#t tlfultyO
1 Can you find the names of these people in the puzzle?
x? y -rx* vy b—vx x— K>
Stan Des Ron Thomas Sue Don
2 Which cities are these? Choose your answer from the list.
• X3—v a Sydney
• X3 y F > b New York
c London
d Paris
e Rome
X
9
y
h
-r
X*
K
y
-e
a
X
X
y
p? jmu
Kanji are representations of things or ideas, not sounds. Originally many kanji were
pictures of the things they represent. More complex ideas were represented by
combinations of kanji. Most kanji have more than one reading.
SC
A
^
One way of remembering
father
JL£±
person
V
Fathers sit with crossed legs
in Japan. Mothers never do.
^
A person has two legs. When this
kanji occurs on the side or the top
of a character, it changes shape.
On the side it looks like this: >f.
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o o
?xy$ USUi5!
ii - ■■ ■ ■
&(C
&ft
^& 1 t
&tlt
5C(fcfc)
^
*\3C
my older brother
my older sister
my younger sister
my younger brother
my father
my grandfather
my grandmother
my mother
j
III
v.*t> it $^
^5 i: -9 <ir ^ A.
&(c^e^
;oun»er sister
mother
father
younger brother
older brother
older sister
j
- II1
«**'<
£ I Oti^
Z¥$
Z £ $fz*>
N.
family
brothers and sisters
child
children
only child
Expres '•
Take care
It's okay
fc^A
how many people
Verbs
v.^-r
v.^ -tirA
o>>) i-r
<?)>) i Ljt 1
has/have, there is/are
hasn't/haven't,
there isn't/aren't
ride
Let's ride!
1 don't understand/know
^o CA* V
Adjectives
fantastic, cool,
good-looking
tfhh (£)
well
tf-rtf
Event
rodeo
i*« •. i ■ i
X^>h^> stuntman
1 L
cow, bull, bullock
I can:
O count people
O say how many are in my family
O say how many brothers and sisters
I have
O ask how many there are in other
people's families
O ask how many brothers and sisters
my friends have
O read and write a short letter about
families
O read and write Sl and A.
part 1
unit 1
15

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u "
Muubiiwaarudo
1
£U£ LT \.-i-ti)\
5LC7) t
5MD k. — ?—-?ir0
fee piitaa
^-ti-T< £$i.\,
^\£23
l\£-
L.
^
->
Bagusubanii
£JL$/>& *.v.*«* X?—Ti^ -
muubiiwaarudo
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U w( «*/
^ (CI.
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fc(; <:£ £>' muubiiwaarudo arubaito
LT ^ii"0 ^ft^k flJ^Hi^ ^ct-90^,
tf-3 If «•> £*'
^/>£ i -) LT i,*£-f0
LHn0
» **'/
* \
Please look for:
* the words for what are you
doing?
* the words for is working, works
* the word for photograph
* the words for part-time job
* the words for is studying, studies
* the words for is learning, learns.
part 1 unit 2
17

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How should I say My older sister is studying at university?
^
When you want to say that someone is studying over a long
period say, ^ A/ £ J: *9 L"C v,^j; -^"0 When you want to say
what you are studying at school you should use this form of
the verb too. In English you can say study or studying, but in
Japanese you must say, <<A/£ «t *? L"C v,^j;"f"
(studying) , not ^< A, £ i 9 L J; -^ (study).
The place where a person studies is followed
by particle "t5. You will learn more about this particle
at the bottom of the page. If you want to say, 'My brother
is studying at university', this is how you do it: ij> (Zti,
How do I say My father works in a bank?
To say that someone is working or works say, ti fz £> v, ^"C
v, * J:"^". Again, it is ti fz^> v, ^"C v, * J: -$~ because the work is
performed over a period of time. The place where someone
works is also followed by particle ~£\ In this case your
sentence will be, 5Cti &AsZ1X Ittzb^X v, ^ J; -f.
What if I want to ask What are you doing'.
You just say &U& LT v.*j:"^\
How should I answer this question?
The answer will depend on what you are doing. Do you remember the verb forms
you learned with < f£ $ v, *? Just replace < ti; ^ v, * with v, * J; -f: For example:
£ v, ^T { tz $ i * (Please listen) becomes £ v ^T ii*^"^" (1 am listening).
Particles
Particle X follows the
place where someone
performs an activity.
The verb is always a verb
which tells of an activity,
not a verb of movement.
I ^\
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tfMftl
The underlined words can change.
Asking what someone is doing
£U£ LT \>*£iri>\
**
)
Asking where someone studies
£zx *<A,$ l 0 LT \.*iirfr
Answering
_LjlLX£ &X ^tir0
rajio
X¥Jh$: fr\**X i.*£-to
gitaa
_utiA^r^ ^a,£ nit \.^i-fc
Answering
/cv^<T ^A,£ 1 1 LT \.*£-f.
Asking where someone works
Asking what someone studies
Answering
±±±l±x [ttzh^x ^lir0
depaato
Answering
icji^rt ^A,£ nit \.*£-fc
ft3 L£ ^A,£ iHt \.*£-f.
-?n¥< £ ^a,£ ± 9 lt v,^-tc
_lii* ka^ nit \.*£-f0
1^4 ^<A/£ J: 7 LT v^£-^0
part 1 unit 2 19

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ft
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1>ot*i5
1 Make a summary of the activities in which Mariko's family were engaged when Mr Ueda called
by completing the sentences below.
a i^C^c?) &t nbSAslt 0
b i>)-$A/0) v»UHli o
c &>)Z$A,0) fcJ£$/,t± c
d J^J^ fcfci^Ci 0
e i')ci^(i 0
Who broke the window?
2 The members of the basketball team and their coach are scattered around the town
today A TV company wants to locate them all for an interview. Listen to the recorded
voice saying where they all are and giving their contact phone numbers. Write the
number of the building each of them is in and their phone number next to their name.
a hbh( ) B
b oti'5 ( ) B
c CA6 ( ) B
d H^ ( ) B
e LA, ( ) B
f £$&( ) B
part 1 unit Z
21

AB-. 1721
B$j4>6© e*-;V
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£3
D»l»4*
To. Mill
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R»;M«il
R«: An
Ferv*rd
JT.
a
•
Stop
Email
accessing mailbox
tifcfc^T v^£-t0 EJJ;<)EIU «J:< rr^-7£ L £ -fc #ti LC'H U
us,
gorufu
^i-ti:^ T*t»^ ii^ *±b *l£0) lutx* Ittzbiiir.
&t7b<D i^CACti t>*pH<< 1taA,-tK^-t0 tfodo) 7"7-?X
kuraJbu
-r^x* IX ^tir0 htzllt *>>>pH>*< 3t2A,*t\.*x*ir0 :H, totzllt
tenisu
t^Zb £ < £*£ U^h^ *)$*£ -f-}**<£ &A,tf<b tftvob
ookesutora chero
i J: *)£&.
Can you understand my email? £ £> £» just means here, on this side. So we are all well here. My father
is an accountant. He works very hard and often comes home quite late. He often (j; () plays golf.
My mother does not go to work ( L u ^ L"C V,"»J; *£ AJ)', she stopped work when she had me.
My mother's parents have a coffee shop and when it gets busy she sometimes (b & b$) helps out there.
She enjoys meeting people, but she says her feet ache. By the way, we use the word ^-tf for small
businesses as well as regular shops.
Notice the way I ended the email too. C -tfs £ J: 1 (i CixX just means That's all for today.
You can use this in your letters too.
Here are some photos of my grandparent's coffee shop.
CT?
A** -I
*<f
I .
*"*++*
- -^ tt
l
\
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miTai 2

I am learning the cello, and I really enjoy practising with the school orchestra. We practise often
(J;0 Did you notice that when we use J; v< ^(C £>^ b $ b^ and J; ( the verbs end with j: -$~
and not ^X V, ^ -f 0
Here are some examples:
£\.*U£„ *{o:^C \.^i-f0
£££^ b$tz*>b h*ttf&-tr0
J;<> i£-^4- tz<<£ir0
£<, bi>t£t>b t^tfiz \.*S£-f0
Every day I go to school.
Every day I play with the dog.
Sometimes I watch TV.
Sometime I play with my friends.
I often eat pizza.
I often go to the movies with friends.
Although we don't go to school every day, we still use j; v, * lZ t~> because it seems like every day!
Until recently we had to go to school on Saturday mornings too. Some schools still open on Saturday
mornings.
Our school year starts in April and ends in March. We have a long vacation — six weeks in July and
August — and two short vacations. One is at the end of December and the first week of January when we
celebrate Oshogatsu (New Year) and the other is at the end of the school year in March/April.
Many schools expect us to continue to go to school during the July/August vacation time to get help
from our teachers in our weaker subjects. When you go to Japan you are sure to notice many junior high
and senior high school students wearing their uniforms during vacation.
s^hr V-
=?pte
tor-*
-+■ «
K
j «V#V<I,
1. I
////
SS//S
////
////
////
Write a letter to Yukari. Tell her
what all the members of your
family do. You could also tell her
what you do — every day.
sometimes and often.
part 1 unit 2
23

^oT&<J:5
1 Kappa: there are five older
people in your family. Using
the picture on page 21 decide
where they work and complete
the table before you start.
Answer Tengu's questions with
tin or nv,^£.
Tengu: find out where the five older members of Kappa's family work in the town
illustrated on page 21 by asking questions which Kappa must answer yes or no.
For example:
- ■ ■■-■■■'
&sc$a,
&jl*a,
&tet$A,
&USA,
■ - - i - •
TA.C
TAX'
£#*/Ui ££T ti/ct>nT n£-f^0
nv^*.. ^#^^ti *.$T tifcfcnT n £•£/<,
£#*A,(i JX:it tifcfcnr n£-t$\,

(incomplete the table above and compare it with Kappa's. Are they the same?
2 Match the two parts of each snake's body. Choose the beginning part of a sentence from one
head then find a suitable ending from a tail.
3 Complete the following sentences with one of the following
particles. (You don't have to use every particle.)
'N.
b &L/-C, *r><AA± 9^_ \.*$£-f0
c fcli'li £n$*<_ lifcfcnT n£-f.
d (r<(i &te_ ~A v^ito
e fcUi S<0^ EI^_ ££ Lfc.
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Check your partner's lifestyle using the following quiz. Tick the statements to which
your partner answers yes. Then add up the points using the key at the bottom of the
page and find out how well balanced their lifestyle is.
2a
2b
2c
2d
4a
4b
4c
4d
/
Wa
(7a
1K" -
la
1 b
1c
1 d
I <^ Z^tflz v.^ it^„
* 3a
3b
3c
3d
£S <^ £/,**<*■ ££ i^-*\
i^u^ £/,**<& Jiit*\
1 /^
St
-<
£^u*>, b$tz*>b ib*V&1rii\
bi>tz*>b htXS&^U
<!:£ ^ x*°—y& l£1-i>\
i^lz*,^ x#—*y& L£-f*\
x*°—*y& L£-tfA,0
Key
la 3
2a 3
3a 2
4a 4
5a 3
6a 3
1b 2
2b 4
3b 4
4b 2
5b 2
6b 4
1c 4
2c 1
3c 1
4c 3
5c 4
6c 1
■*
Id 1
2d 2
3d 3
4d 1
5d 1
6d 2
6a i<. \Z4ft: tz^i-tfr.
6b bb££^ M*ft: tz^iir^\
6c i^iz*,^ H-»f*& tz^t-tii\
6d H-»f& fc^ £■£/,.
How
20-24
15-19
6-14
did you rate?
You have a well-balanced lifestyle.
You have a fairly well-balanced lifestyle.
Try doing something different now and
then — you'll probably enjoy it!
part 1
unit 2
25

^oifc !
AB. 16
Asking what someone is doing
Saying you are reading (a book)
you are watching (a movie)
you are listening (to music)
you are writing (a letter)
you are playing (with the dog)
you are talking (to a friend)
you are studying (Japanese)
you are learning (guitar)
you are working
Asking where someone works
Saying someone works at a bank
Asking where someone is studying
Saying someone is studying at a university
Asking what someone is studying
Saying someone is studying music
£U
Hi As
(x¥&
(v^ak
(httz*,
(4^ —
£'z
$X£ 1
t'z
tz\*¥<
£U
&&¥<
£
*■)
£)
T
X
X
X
£
*
LT
J:A,T
<^T
£^T
#>v^T
&^a/t
li£LT
^A/£ Jt 0 LT
&£> oT
ti/c^,^T
t±fc&\.*T
^^UT
^>0£ i*9 LT
^>0£ i-7 LT
^A,£ i9 LT
V.1
V.1
V.
V,1
V.1
V.
V.1
V.1
'£-t
>&ir
'i^o
'£-r
'i-to
'i-t
'£-to
3*
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3*
* o
» o
» o
re m,u
One way of remembering
titi
my mother
mother
my older brother
older brother
A seated mother
breastfeeds her baby.
A mouth on legs —
an older brother can
often seem like this!
=^\
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#*#t
E-F
A ^b
mu
P"
hi
bi
7
wa
jV
ru
i*n
:0:
(r
Kr
I* for movie
ni
4
h for hinge
T
-=- for knitting needles T for avalanche
*7 for wagging tail
/^
pa
ha
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ba
'^ for hat
A/ for ruins
>f
4 for insect
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part 1 unit 2
27

EHF
%*%i* tiA/b^5
1 What do the following people do? Complete the labels by filling in the blank spaces
with the appropriate katakana.
(_
s
V "1
^r
I
t
^
a
v ^
. T
Vt-,
v.-
*
1 ■*
\
•
re
X —
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X
see
"\
K V / -9-
he resaa
"7
>
2 These people only work part-time. Find out what they do by choosing the right katakana
words from the list below and writing them in the spaces provided. Then write the English
equivalents in the brackets under the spaces.
T Tfl'ij b& LT \.*£-*\
T T>1'<4 b& LT \.*£^-0
T T'l"M h& LT \. *£-*-.
T T>l'<4b$: LT \.*£-?\
T T'l/'M b& LT \.*£-f.
f T r^'Mhi" LT v^-t0
u— t*—r7— ;l/ K
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AB. 21.2
9xv9 \j$\il$!
• ■
ttlfrh
i>t>5/v
just this for today
here, this place
after that, and
of course
h9
Tine words
today
this year
sometimes
i^iz*>
i<
every day
often
Plac
tfn^L-p
,U:9
suupaa
/cV^<
depaato
iU^
«£■-£
/,—t*—7—;!/ F
muubiiwaarudo
res
station
company
bank
supermarket
university
department store
library
shop
movie world
I can:
3 ask what others are doing now
3 say what I am doing now
3 ask what others are
learning/studying
3 say what I am learning/studying
3 ask where others do things
3 say where I do things
3 ask/say where someone works
3 read and write a letter about what
my family do
3 read and write # and 5L.
Verbs
#n^T v^£-t" am, is, are writing
&v,*T v,*£-t" am, is, are listening
li^n* li-f
i*^T ^tir
ittzb^r ^i-t
(i£LT ^i-t
^A/^J^lT v,*|-f
^T ^£"t
iA/r ^i-t
(1) will introduce
am, is, are learning
am, is, are working
am, is, are talking
am, is, are studying
am, is, are watching
am, is, are reading
am, is, are practising
Nouns
arubaito
J'Uo
dj]/7
jf?-
U'i
L^L^
sutaa
X*°— y
T¥&
fit?
-rU b:
\£ry
Baggusubanii
rajio
part-time job
(from the German for 'work')
accountant
technology
golf
guitar
work
photo
celebrity, star
sports
letter
cello
television
piano
Bugs Bunny
radio
part 1
unit 2
29

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o o
parashuuto
Unt
ii'.'J i: i [L
x x:
Amerika
4 I V
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£(£&$/Ui £X*i^-ei-*\
7i/^y Hi &(::£
purezento
fetf4+*\,
A
9
H^jjtC 60^^-ri-o
Karen
,. /'/M \V«
h\
ft*
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V ^ *\
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t>tzlW
:£& "
parashuuto
'^7tf
-hi)*
T-Jit.
!
fc «£'&*/, Wt /c^Ujt 9^?
10
X
U®
Look for how to say:
* Will soon be 60.
* / don't know yet.
* What present will you give?
* Gran likes handicrafts.
* What kind of person?
* Happy Birthday!
* / hate /f/
* That's a good idea!
* It's scary.
part 1 unit 3
31

$>^0)^>^lZ £t£l/J;5
Can I use fr h after any place name to mean from?
Yes, you can. Its use and meaning are quite similar to from
in English, so it's easy to understand. You will learn other
things to say with fa £> later.
How should I ask What do you like?
You say ^T (Zfa -f~ £ ~T?~tfa. Notice the particle fa is
used here.
To say what it is that you like, just say the item or thing
you like and add fa "f" £ T"^~. For example, "f" L fa
"t" £ ~G~$> If you really like something, say, t£ v, *-$" J T"^*.
Supposing I don't like something'
In this case, you can use the word J £> v, v Be careful to pronounce it carefully, so that it doesn't
sound like J ft v, * (pretty, clean, nice). Again, if you really hate it you can say, f£ v* * £ h ^ *T ~i~-
You can also say J don't like it by using the negative form. Say ~f~ &_C_j£_££V^V'~$' in everyday
conversation. £ f» is a contraction of "Xs (i- In writing and formal speech use, -f" £ "Vd
When using the negative, the particle changes to (i, as in -^" LJi. ~t" £ C f»^TV. ^"T5"^".
The negative is often used to make contrasting statements. For example, -f" {^fa -f' ^"T5"^
~V i)^ ^Zti*ti"3~£ U-^^H*tN"- (I like sushi but I dont like soba.)
Particles
The word fa £>, meaning from, is another particle.
As in English, it can follow either a place or a time.
n
frbZ
Verb
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tfMfft
Asking what (food) someone likes
Asking if someone likes sport
fj=r
Saying what food you like
Answering yes
ti\.\ (x*°—*y*>\) -f ST*-f0
Answering no
^^t, (x*°—y(i) fH^^r^Tt0
\.^^t^ (x*°—y{±) J^\,^-^0
Making contrasting statements
Asking if someone can do something
Answering yes
Answering no
Saying someone can do one thing but not another
Saying which place you come from
Shidonii
Amerika
Oosutoraria
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tHZffi TfSStfc
f'i
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/■/,
Kappa starts by saying what a well-known person can do.
Tengu completes the statement by saying what they cannot do
How many statements can you complete in five minutes?
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ABp.
(1).
Japanese adjectives fall into two groups. Group 1 adjectives all end with v. * and there is no change
before the noun. We will call these \^ adjectives.
Group 2 adjectives all add £: before the noun they describe. We will call these £: adjectives.
However, there are a few &r adjectives, such as ^ fl vand *P 9 <£>v<\ that also end with v.
All ?£ adjectives will appear in the vocabulary lists with £r in brackets.
roup 1 examples
$>Ui v^ ad'ective] triro
No change before nouns
$^ti v.* ad'ective ArVir.
ttA,<A,ti 3&^cin^t0
Ken is cool.
LA,r<A,ti &tz£¥\^T~t0
Shingo is clever.
Emily is wonderful.
Mr Tanaka is strict.
Ken is a cool person.
LA,r<A,ti *>fc£*v^ Att.
Shingo is a clever person.
Emily is a wonderful girl. fc^ c
Mr Tanaka is a strict teacher.
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Group 2 examples
-5 li *- ad'ective] Ti\
Tsubasa is lively.
Moe is pretty.
Ann is quiet.
Sue is kind.
Add <c before nouns
~~ * ^" ad'ective ^* AT1".
-3tf$ <A,ti tf%i.& ^i:n^-x-f,
Tsubasa is a lively boy.
Moe is a pretty girl.
ry$AA± L-f>£ Att
Ann is a quiet person.
Sue is a kind girl.
i Guess the identity of J.J.
Take turns. Kappa starts. Kappa makes a statement about a classmate using one of
the expressions above, using the pseudonym J.J. Tengu guesses who it is by asking
a question using the other pattern.
Xh <*: K >< AA* ibtzt ¥\^ A-Tt^8
For
^<
example:
>ti°:
^oti":
^oti°:
JJ-
\.H
ti\.
OUi $>tz£i>*\
*£% ^9 i^&v,
\ ^n^t
»v^T-f
^T-fo
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35

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P .
supootsu -t * * ' ' * A~ * * Td
/) jt 9 t)tf ^fz-tr-f, -.. "
^a,£ n^" -tf-s-c-fo
X*°— *yli S&\.*-<N\
re*
HX</,ti H%££ Att - ,-n-, _ eif
baiku " a-r^-^ -L
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Tor >_ *^rfr?i- vv#:v /_.
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^T*J:5
1 Your class is planning a party for your Japanese exchange students. You are asked to
find out their food and drink preferences and also what activities they might like to do.
Listen to the opinions of Sachiko and Takeshi and fill in the chart
•• loves it • likes it X dislikes it XX hates it
X"7"—-3r (suteeki)
^-^r y (chikin)
» y*<—if—(hanbaagaa)
-»f7 ^ (sarada)
T^T X ^ 'J —A (aisukuriimu)
:? — ^7 (koora)
\ )\/ 9 (miruku)
•3— t — (koohii)
i/ =l — X (juusu)
-7"J=-X (tenisu)
^yX(dansu)
-$\^Z_\^
J
2 Write out a popular menu and a schedule of activities that everyone will like.
3 Listen to the exchange students talking and choose a suitable present for each of them. ( (O
fcliL
<,~y
9 IT
c ^^
***«s \/t*
y
$*>c
£>*.c
c^?
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37

k You are both members of a band which needs
a new member. The person must be able to
play a variety of instruments, but should also V
be able to get along with everyone else. ^ * J*
Kappa, you have interviewed two of the people mentioned — ' \
below. Use your imagination to circle information about the <|
kind of people they turned out to be. Use a different coloured
pen for each person. When you have finished, write down
which one you would like to join the band.
c
Names
Personality
Home country
Can/can't play
Likes/dislikes
Likes/dislikes
Sam, Sue, Jed, Joe, Kim
lively, clever, quiet, attractive, sports-loving, cool, kind, boring
America, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand
trumpet, sax, piano, drums, guitar
Japanese food, Italian food, Indian food, Chinese food, hamburgers
tennis, football, basketball, sport, swimming, golf, shopping
Tengu, you must ask Kappa questions, such as:
*)ri»$k\± £Xfc AT't4\ IZIZA, h Jt 1 h ii* ■#£ Xiri>\ If Sam has not been
Samu ifc frb JH tzfr selected. Kappa
piano
answers
Circle the information Kappa gives you. Use a different coloured pen
for each person. Did you circle the same things as Kappa? Which of the
two do you want to join the band? Is it the same as Kappa's choice?
5 Complete Sachiko's description of her friend Shinichi by choosing
suitable words from the box at the bottom of the page.
^^ L/a*£ </,-?-*; 15 3\.*-tN; H%it x-?0 -t\.*£\*i>*
~ o Xi>^ ti X$t*k/v0 *-/*— it*
sakkaa
. #J4: ^*><ti X~t0
*>$k hit
tz^<i><D
sakkaa
tz^S b^Xlr
tz^iXir
-fi-Z is^b^x-f
**></„&
xzt-t
L-pfr\**b tfC*pi
■8-j-c-r.
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AB •
H#&£0 E^-;V
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N»xt
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4AT-f0 fc i: i: fcti'fc ^<hcc7) &££>£ **>T-f. * S & ti &bz
4Ati v.
fctdfti
i Jt 9ti
v
fclTli EJ^C7) ^
vfx-f0
X^L*>X
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0 x*°—*y^ ^Jff0 &IT& X*°—-
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Hi! Can you understand my letter? I have two
uncles and aunts and four cousins. The ones I
told you about today live in Australia. My cousin
Miwa was born in Australia and she can't speak
much Japanese. She can understand a bit. When
she visited us last year, everyone chatted away to
her in Japanese but she didn't understand
everything. By the way, &■£*) X& i-ttAs
means cant do much. Use it when you want to say
you are not very good at something. For example,
if you're not very good at swimming, you can say
-fv^lv^ti lb£*) Xb £*tAs. Notice that
we use the particle ti in this case. The following
photos are of some of the things that I like to do.
Write a letter to Yukari.
Tell her what you like and
dislike and what members
of your family can and
can't do very well.
%
— %y
:*
h/uL^PO LX \.*4-f.
Xt^ ir^t^it *>£*) Xii4t/vQ
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unit 3
39

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£ >) Z-?-f0 2 Ati *>***)¥<
l< X$£-f0
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frtzLoy ^bZCD Cv/vb CvA^o) bi)t£^X-t0 3Ati
:1:1 2taA/-t2rv^T-t0 C *j> A>U ^-?:pp Atfc
4^— ** U J: -) "f X"t0 *)—~7l>b X4~ ** TJi-f0
i;*/,li L: Jt 9/cX^ #jT't £*>££(* */,£ OA,^ ■ftfiT-f.
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Asking what someone likes
Saying you like something
Saying that you don't like something
Saying that you dislike something
Asking if someone can do something
Saying that you can do something
Saying that you can't do something
Saying where someone came from
£U
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Place]
¥
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It
it
¥
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It
frb
^£
(tiv)-fti
^£ xit
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(fc'iOJ G^
x$£-t
x$k-t0
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JUfe
xi~
xi~0
*\
ft^x-?0
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Xiro
i>\
P? to/uV
One way of remembering
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woman
The figure of a
kneeling woman.
*
child
Many babies are carried in a
special support like a pouch on
their mother's back in Japan.
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like, love
favourite
The emotions of like and love
are portrayed as a woman
and child together.
^
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ra
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V for reindeer
shi
J"
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pu
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fu
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bu
n
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-b for cemetery
^ for cook
■7 for raft
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V for shiver
4? E
se ze
^
JL for utility truck
7
ku
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"7 for footstool
•;
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1 Circle all the sport-related words in katakana and join each of them with the appropriate picture,
h^— 7 — ^7— T^X -f — "7*71/ cr -r^
•< y "yy^-y? TJl'<Jh ^7->a- h ti—;l/
2 Complete the appropriate country's name in katakana under each of the flags by filling in the blanks.
\ /■
/ v
"\ /■
/ v
y Vi
X
>
-i
K
7'
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3 Look at this huge gift-wrapped box! All you have to do to receive this present is to complete the
names of all the items inside and on the label attached to it in katakana.
y h
r4
I
V
f
y\
WIN
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43

o o
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Like and dislik-
Jfrb c^^r^-r-t
■fi-bXlt &*)£■&Aj
/cV£ h^x-ir
V
hate, dislike
like
don't like
don't like (formal style)
dislike very much
like very much
j
■
V«H^ frAstft.
£ ti frfr >) i -t^
^•9-tC
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can't do much
good idea
don't know yet
soon
does well
j
Congratulations
i'X^
•9;b&i^ !
Happy birthday!
what kind of
Wow!
I can:
O ask wnat others like and dislike
"3 saY wnat I l'^e anc* dislike
3 say what I like a lot
3 say what I dislike a lot
3 say what I can do
3 say what I can't do
3 describe my friends and family
3 say Happy birthday!
3 read and write what I can say. as well
as -?-. -fcrand -ft J.
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sakkaa
V
boy
girl
shopping
idea
handicraft
motorbike
parachute
present
dishes, cooking
soccer
Verbs
-?£ i-t*■^
give
can do
can't do
don't know
IH*
Adjectives
good
^fci^'^^
£=b\^
-n*r& Li»
i; jt o -f (41
L-f>(£)
£T*)
clever
scary
wonderful
skilled, good at
quiet
very
unskilled, poor at
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Animals are friends too
At the end of Part 2 you will be able to:
(ft say where things are
ffi describe the different parts of a house
IJH describe pets
(ft describe other animals
$ count animals.
You will also find out about some unusual Japa
learn some more katakana and kanji.

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* the word for a carp-
shaped kite
* the word for shoes
* the words for strange slippers
* the words for big and small
* the word for a mouse
* the word for cute or sweet
* how to say It's not cute
* how to ask What is in your room?
part 2 unit 4
47

&%<D^$.lZ t^Stio
What is the difference between h h £"3~and v^£-^~?
You already know that V * J; "f"can mean J have, there is or
there are. Well, <£> ^ J; "f has the same meanings. We use
v * J; ~^"for animals and people and <£> ^ J; "^"for things.
For example, ^-^(CI fe-f^^ l* j;~^" (There is
a mouse in the room), 's.-^ IZ o ( %_^ $b *) J:~f"
(There is a desk in the room).
What is the difference between £ ft, -? ft and & ft?
They are similar in meaning to this, that and that over there.
£ tl indicates something near the speaker; % ix indicates
something near the listener; and <£> tl, something at a
distance from both.
In English you often say it instead of that. For example, in answer to the question,
'What is this?' (the item being near the speaker), you often answer, 'It is a present'.
In Japanese, we always use £ it and % ft. For example, the answer to the question,
Cftti frA/T-t^, would be **U± -fi/Ai y hT-f.
It is the same with the question, 'What is that?' (the item being at a distance from both
speakers). In English you might answer, 'It is a mouse'. In Japanese we would use <£> ix for both
the question and the answer: &tt(± £rA/T"^"^; &tt(± fe'f^T"^"-
What are koinoboril
They are colourful carp-shaped kites, attached to bamboo poles, which we fly in Japan to celebrate
Children's Day on May 5. It used to be a boys' festival and the carp was chosen as a symbol for a
boy's strong, good health because carp can swim against the current and live a long time.
f
Particles
Particle (C can mean in or on when it follows a place
The verb used can be either l * J; ~^~ or $£> *) J; ~f
1—^£3Js-n£
jnt
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nth cm
f
Asking what is in a place
Animate object
What is in the room?
Inanimate object
What is in the garden?
Asking where someone or an animal is
Where is your older brother?
Where is the dog?
Asking where something is
Where is the phone?
Asking about things near to the speaker
What is this?
Asking about things near to the listener
What is that?
*ft(± i^T-f*\
Asking about things distant from both speakers
What is that (over there)?
fcftti &A/T^\
Indicating things near to the speaker
This is a present.
Indicating things near to the listener
Please show me that.
,M)
Saying what is in a place
There is a mouse in the room.
There is (are) a chair (chairs) in the garden.
Saying where someone or an animal is
He (older brother) is in the house.
mtJuLiz ^t-t0
It (the dog) is in the garden.
_v^&(± tzhtz v>i^-0
Saying where something is
It (the phone) is in the living room.
Answering
It is sushi
%M± fltt.
Answering
It is soba (noodles).
Answering
It is a carp-shaped kite.
&*ici c^oir^T-f,
Indicating things at a distance from both
That is big, isn't it?
part 2 unit 4
49

«<© 0%\t *&<13\YZ?
In Unit 3 you learned how to use v * and £: adjectives. Here you will find out how to use adjectives
in the negative form.
1 V<^ adjectives Simply drop off the final V * and add < £ V^T^, like this:
Affirmative
My snake is cute.
Don's cat is dirty.
Japanese is difficult.
My brother's snake isn't cute.
My cat isn't dirty.
Japanese isn't difficult.
2 &* adjectives Simplyadd U-^^TV^-f, like this:
Affirmative
Hiro's slippers are strange.
Kumiko is pretty.
The living room is quiet.
Negative
My slippers aren't strange.
Kumiko isn't pretty.
The living room isn't quiet.
3 V** adjectives or £r adjectives + noun ~£~$*
Simply add C ■$> &" V *~£~i~ to the noun, like this:
Negative
-** ££*/,(* ^^ Aft,
MrYamada is a good person.
The snake is a cute animal.
Mayumi is a strange person.
The koala is a lively animal.
MrYamada isn't a good person.
The snake isn't a cute animal.
Mayumi isn't a strange person.
r?r^(i tfX*& ^-)-$'-3 i:^^^T-f0
The koala isn't a lively animal.
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5o
m<DU*< ^-a
Amanojaku is the name of a cheeky Japanese elf who annoys people by insisting on
saying the opposite of what they say.
For example, if someone says. This is nice'. Amanojaku will say. This is not nice'.
Tengu makes sentences using the Amida kuji method to find the end of the
sentence, (see Mirai Stage 7. page 25). Kappa pretends to be Amanojaku and says the
opposite (the negative) of what Tengu has said. If Kappa says it correctly Tengu starts
to draw the face of Amanojaku in a notebook following the steps shown below, like
when you play 'Hangman'.
^<A/£ Jt 1 -<±A,-<±v*
r
For example:
tf%£
StfLv* fc&L^v-*
EJ^rti tz<»L\*Xirt
9*rc± fcOL <&\<*X-t0
Now it's Tengu's turn to pretend to be Amanojaku.
*h4« fc<^ ca6 < ^
u^ *) ii *)
L^>
tJ-f^Lv^ ^Mn^ LA/-<±o £&L6v*
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51

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^>oT*£5
QUIT
nX)V
1 Dean sent an email to his friend Shinichi. He asked lots of questions about Shinichi's house
and garden. Below you will find Shinichi's answers, but what were the questions?
c |,ta0 ^(:K7Fi o<tb \*i~¥ h h ti~0
d tztz^b L licit ^Lo(: b*)i-to
e fecci (r<0) 'M^tc v^i-fc
Look at the picture of Shinichi's house
and see if you can answer the following
questions.
a fcSCSyUi JfCK v*£-f*\
b x»J.y*t± i":C $>*)iir1)\
d (fc)i^li iTCU £>>) £-ftf\
Katie was asked by her host family to look
after the pets, but where are they? Listen and put a
tick if the clue is correct and a cross if it is incorrect.
a The dog is in the garden.
The tortoise is in the bathroom.
The cat is in the older sister's room.
The mouse is in the kitchen.
The rabbit is in the toilet.
The bird is in the living room.
k Sue. Shingo and Emily have just finished drawing plans of their rooms, but they have
forgotten to write their names on the plans. Listen to each of them describing their rooms.
Can you work out which plan belongs to which student? Label three of the plans with the
correct owners' names.
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part 2 unit 4
53

At the home-sta house
AB
v^T
c^T I^kAbC
Complete the following dialogues with CttN ^ tt >» <£> tt or £*$t
£*-£T
r>
<£5v,.
^"*Hff ^THffr **■"■"■' ^miir
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^o-C&£5
1 What did Kengo say?
Your friend has only just
started to learn Japanese, but
is soon going to Japan with a
music group. She sent you
this note with a cassette tape.
Listen to what Kengo said
and write a reply
Hi! I haye received a recorded letter -front Kenjo. Kenjo is nty host brother.
His family is joins to hostile *ihen I so there in Vecetrber. f don twite
understand tihathe says, fan you help me?
These are the things f want to kno*J.
• W/hat kind of place do they live in?
• Ho*J many f*eof*le are in the family and rihat they are like?
• Vo they have any pets? f am a bit Worried because I am allergic to carts.
• 1am thinking of jivinj Kenjo a book about Australia. Vo you
think that Mould be a sood idea?
• Vo they understand Znslish? Should f study hard before joins?
2 ^-/h 3>fX h
TengU: You are the compere
of a pet contest and you will
be introducing the owners
and pets to the judges. First
you have to ask Kappa
which pet belongs to each
entrant in the table below.
There are two of each kind
of pet, so you will have to
ask Kappa to describe each
pet. When you have
identified the pet, put the
identifying letter from the
illustration next to the
owner's name in the table.
Monica
Ken
Masashi
Nikki
Hiro
V
J
Kappa: You are the
organiser of a pet contest
and you know who owns
each of the pets in the
illustration. Decide which of
the pets is owned by each of
the entrants in the table Write
the pet's identifying letter
next to the owner's name.
Tengu will ask you which pet
each entrant owns. First say
what kind of pet it is and
then what it is doing. When
you have finished, compare
tables. Are they the same?
Once you havefoundwh.cn pet
belongs to whom, you can
introduce all the pets to the ,udges
and audience. Take turns.
This is how you might get started.
tax-. **L<f **b
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3 li'A/t"*".
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tbfrc, &z>^x \S^A,xir0 bxb l-f>£ ££6T-tc t>tzL<D
^7 Fi ^><t<b \.W"£ £>!,+£ ti/,£i-i&* &*)£^-0 ^:Ui
nt>iz \,»a^ \.^i-fc i-uii ff*°-rt0 *■ + *"(* i»ot
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Did you understanding everything? Did you guess that % *) L L J; ~f" means to clean or tidy?
Masahiko has a very £ tz &T V< ^ room but he likes it like that.
Our house, being old, has several Japanese-style rooms.
\ We call these rooms %-> L O and they have very little
furniture in them. Japanese-style rooms have tatami on the
floor and the windows are covered with sliding screens
\ - . called shoji. There is a tokonoma, or alcove, for displaying
■r a beautiful scroll. My mother changes the scroll according
„ " to the season. The shoji are made of a light wooden frame,
with slats of wood forming rectangular 'window panes'.
These 'window panes' are covered with thin white paper
y ~ <T) ± which is translucent, so light can come into the room
but no one can see in, so we don't need curtains.
Tatami mats measure about 90 centimetres by 180 centimetres each. They are made of compressed
straw about five centimetres thick and have a smooth woven
covering made from rush. A decorative fabric tape runs down
the long side of each mat. The mats are very comfortable to
sit, walk and sleep on. In fact, each mat is just big enough for
one person to sleep on. We measure the sizes of rooms
according to the number of mats that can be fitted in to them.
In a tatami room, we sit on large cushions called zobuton,
and sleep on the tatami on a futon which we spread out on
the floor at night.
1
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Tatami rooms are very useful, because they can
be used for lots of purposes. The futons are folded
up and placed in a deep cupboard during the day.
Then the room can be used for entertaining
visitors, for playing games or watching TV. In
some tatami rooms there is a special shrine called
a butsudan in remembrance of relatives who have
died. We keep photographs of them in the shrine
and often say a little prayer for them.
Everyone in Japan takes their shoes off at the
genkan. We think it is very dirty to bring the dirt
from the street into the house. All Japanese genkan
have a slipper rack and a box to place outdoor
shoes in. If the house is entirely Western style,
everyone wears slippers everywhere in the house.
When someone visits the toilet they leave these
slippers outside the door and use special toilet
slippers which are kept inside the toilet.
If the house has tatami rooms, everyone
removes their slippers before walking on the tatami.
This is because we think of the tatami as you think
of your bed, and we want it to be kept very clean.
Also, the soles of slippers may roughen the smooth
woven surface.
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i
S'otiA,
1 I
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fc-^6t±*
Japan is blessed with lots of hot springs, so it
has long been our tradition to enjoy soaking in hot
water. No matter how small the apartment, we
have a very deep bath that we can relax in. Every
evening the bath is filled with hot water and a
cover is placed on top to keep the heat in. We take
our clothes off in a small room attached to the
bathroom before entering the steamy bathroom.
The bathroom floor is lower than the rest of the
house and the whole room is waterproof so we can
splash water around as much as we like. We wash
ourselves outside the bath and then get into the
bath to relax in the steaming water. We never use
soap or washers inside the bath. The hot water is
only for relaxing in and nobody wants to make it
dirty for the next bather.
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AB
Asking what is in a place (animate object)
Saying what is in a place (animate object)
Asking what is in a place (inanimate object)
Saying what is in a place (inanimate object)
Asking where someone/an animal is
Saying where someone/an animal is
Asking where something is
Saying where something is
Asking about things near to the speaker
Answering (the listener answers)
Asking about things near to the listener
Answering (the listener answers)
Asking about things at a distance
Answering (the listener answers)
Indicating something near to the speaker
Indicating something near to the listener
Indicating something at a distance to both
•
[Place]
[Place]
[Place]
[Place]
(z
(z
(,z
[animate object]
[inanimate object]
[Person/animal]
[Person/animal]
[Thing]
[Thing]
it
(i
(i
[place]
[place]
[thing] -?+.
[thing] T-f.
[thing] -^-f.
[particle]
¥
¥
¥
¥
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(Z
(Z
3*
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3*
» o
¥
3*
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¥0
¥0
¥0
[rest ot sentence].
p? m,u
One way of remembering
j-
££ $^
S ^^. big. large
j
i3>v,* $v,^
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small
This A. is telling about a fish
he once caught. It was as big
as his outstretched arms.
When his friends start to make
fun of him he shyly moves his
hands in and says. 'Well,
actually, it was this small.'
«v
V
J*
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tsu
2. 3
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V for toothpick
+
na
-f" for nutcracker
^
pe
'X
he
be
/n> for headache
y
me
y for melon
y
ke
y
ge
■*
sa
■«f
za
0-
- 0
y for kettle
i
■tf" for sapphire
ki ' gi
^
ko
go
*
inim
mini'
+ for kimono
^7 for cocoa
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1 Look at these advertisements from a pet shop and answer the following questions.
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a How much are Brekkies?
b How much is 'Healthy Jerky'?
c Which dog food is more expensive. 'Gold' or 'Chum?
d Which is most expensive. 'Drip Sheet'. 'Under Sheet' or "Deo Sheet'?
e For ¥1580 what can you buy for your pet?
2 You're going to buy a puppy. Circle what you need to get beforehand in the list below,
a 7t'7h7-F b \L*f c 7MX?»J—A
d X'J*y< e F7/7-F f ^7h^-yF
3 Connect the katakana words with their English equivalents.
/<7 F • • television ^r^l • • melon
X» •• '<•
• bed
'<X;l/—A
• coffee
fl/ fc>
• vid
eo
^^7 y y
• knife
*rY>\/
• slippers
cr * •
• veranda
err* •
• kettle
a—t— •
• bathroom
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Adjectives
A£^(££>£^) big, large
#>*? \.»\. * cute, lovely, sweet
flvfcv.'* ^ (£)
Sfcfcv.*
'h^ ^ ( £v.» *V.*)
^M&)
v
sad, poor, pitiable
dirty, messy
small
strange, odd, unusual
old
j
Verbs
^nut
*iZ£-t
Jk\.*T < /C ^
tiSii-
(iv-^T <£$v*
/cXlf
v.
there is/are/exists (inanimate)
there is/are/exists (animate)
make clean
take otf, remove
please remove
wear (shoes, jeans, skirt)
please wear
take, put, put out
May 1 take it out?
hi.
ni outside the house
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(&)^5ti, (fcU^
tfX*^
v-T 7—
/cV£^
^-^>
K^ >^°
t^
• use
living room
toilet
bathroom, bath
entrance hall
shower
kitchen
room
veranda
gate
Japanese-style room
th
V
rabbit
tortoise
bird
animal
^-yh
^£A
cat
mouse, rat
pet
snake
j
\H-jr
frtiA,
Mb)
<o
<o(fc
C^(7)(J'')
uu
pond
flower bed
tree
shoe(s)
shoe cupboard
carp-shaped kite
sliding screen
slippers
7-7 r—
tztz*
tz/»-t
-r—y'jl
lzt>
Ky K
^kk,
(*/,££
sofa
woven, rush mats
chest of drawers
table
garden
bed
futon
bookcase
Identifying words
that (one) over there
Z.H
*ix
this (one)
that (one)
Which one?
t^h
k • I
place
I can:
3 say where things are
3 say where animals and people are
O describe some pets
3 identify which one
3 describe my house
3 read and write a description of a house
) read and write ^£v,*and 'h$v,\
i!i»
&
■5-^
4-1
tJ
2 '\
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ftj°-
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L^8_
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61

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s? SjJcJ
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* the word for frog
* the word for cane toad
* the counter for animals
* how to say It has red eyes
* how to say Its body is poisonous
* how to say It has long legs
* the words for poisonous snake
* how to say It eats mosquitoes, flies and so on
* the word for kookaburra
* how to say Snakes like frogs a lot too.
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Why do you say &X# J when asking how many animals there are?
We have special suffixes called counters for most things. You
have already learned the suffix A. ( IZ/J) for counting people,
and J- A/ and J° A/ for counting minutes. We count animals
using the suffix CA £ . There are phonetic changes to
watch out for, but you really only need to know a
few to be able to say how many pets you have. You'll
find a list on page 66.
What is the difference between £ <D, *t<D and k><D. and
-*i. Ox and &*i?
The words C (7), % 0) and & <7) come before the thing you
are talking about to indicate its position relative to the speaker
and listener. The words mean this ~, that ~, and that ~ over
there. The words £ $T, % ix and & ft are used on their own.
What is the difference between h<D ^£&(£ #>^ fe^n^-f-
and fec7) frt&o) #>(* ^u^-t?
The first sentence means That /rog has red eyes; the second sentence means That frogs eyes are red.
You can use either sentence pattern depending on what you want to say.
7
What do ufc and Uti mean?
/^Th ese are double particles. In each case, the particles have the same meaning as they would have
by themselves. So y^—X h ^7 ]) ~?{Z & means also in Australia. The particle IZ corresponds to
in, and the particle & corresponds to also.
In the case of (C(i, as in the phrase 1)* C? f£l Z ii, the two particles again keep their normal
meanings: {Z means on and ti indicates the topic. So the phrase means As for on the body.
Double particles are very common; just think of the basic meaning of each of them and it will
be easy to understand the meaning.
You already know that
the particle k. between
nouns means and.
Particle ^ means and
other things. We often
make it even clearer by
adding &*<£ which
means and so on.
iThinqfl ^ I t I * Dthing
Dust the things mentioned
[ThingCj, ^ I ^ | ^ Pthing]
These things and others
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tfih&tl
K
^
^ , \
Commenting on particular things near the speaker
This frog is big.
<-
< u ' i 'A Commenting on particular things near the listener
v- ' 1»
v
<.As-
,K
That snake is scary.
£ ? Commenting on particular things at a distance
s from both speakers
That cane toad is ugly.
Asking how many animals there are/someone has Answering
y^fou it/utf& \<*kiri>\ \.^tt 2ca^ \.*i-#-c
How many dogs are there? There are two.
How many dogs do you have? I have two.
Describing parts of a whole
That dog has big eyes.
Ken has black hair.
or
or
That dog's eyes are big.
Ken's hair is black.
Asking someone to say the colour of something.
ftlz\*?>o) t hXir1)\
What colour bird is it?
Saying the colour of something
i^Z^i&^tO)) t *)X-t0
It is a red bird.
It is a yellow bird.
It is a green bird.
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AB
— 6>°£
\I9CA£
:C<3
jlca£
^TOr^ ^irnro
T?CA°£
^
1/ _ LT tJ JLT
LI U a Vr
£ 4> *) CA^
C 4> o £A° £
Note:frp I indicates Ca°£ , B indicates Ca*£ and |jh I indicates £a£ sound
c CAoCCi frAstfi \**&irt>\
b frt6l± &Xtf$ ^ii-ii\
Tom's class has just conducted a pet survey. Listen carefully to Naomi to find out how
many pets each classmate has and what they are. Then connect the appropriate names,
numbers and pets from the lists below to show the information you have found out.
Tom •
Kate*
Sam •
Miki •
Ken •
Naomi •
• cat •
• dog •
• aoat•
• rabbit*
• mouse •
• sheep •
•1
• 2
•3
•4
•5
• 6
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The names of the colours
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Using colours as adjectives
Some colours have an adjectival form. The table below shows you which of the colours have an
adjectival form and the highlighted words indicate which expressions are used more commonly.
The word l ^ means colour and is optional for many colours.
To describe items by putting the colour
in front of the item, as in A red T-shirt,
either join the name of the colour to the
item with particle 0) or use the adjectival
form of the colour. So, in this case, you
can say fafrO) T > -v Vor &^l<^
T i/ + »y.
You can also say The T-shirt is red using
either the name of the colour or its
adjectival form.
Ty^7(i fc$*-?-#- or T*> + *yt±
Name of the c« • ' *ii-« . • ■■
red
white
blue
black
yellow
brown
purple
green
pink
orange
&fr + 0)
l^>+0
&£+0
< 6+(D
$\.*?> + 0)
t> -t*v.^+<7)
&b *S(i.^)+<7)
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l^v.*
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<£v.»
5 v,*^>v,»
£> -^ v- '-6 v-»
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What's their favourite colour?
Which colours do AkiraMoe and
Naomi like and wh.ch do they
dislike? Listen carefully and
complete the survey.
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tt
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fc(i*<7) *)*>& \.*&a* \.*i-#-„ ^^3lc7) Sritti '<yyx*lTo '*yV\t
hL¥ bxt JhCfr^xir. &>* &&$\<*xir0 ai^ac fcii'ci i»ot
'*>**& o*t-c\ \.*<7)^Lfc £*5£^ \.*$i-f0 '*>?*(* :U^'
n*>-Pk$A,$ L*3ioK ^-/bi ^tix :U^: \.*i iir0 r-^
L£Wc£(± 3 5**4- tz*<kir0 tzfr^ nttz$A,i± AJ-jac^
Did you understand everything? 0$\X means to take along with you.
Inokashira Park is in a suburb of Tokyo called Mitaka. It is a very pretty park and is well known to
Tokyo residents, so fine weekends can be very busy. People go to the park for all kinds of reasons. Band
members go to practise; public speakers go to rehearse speeches; buskers play all kinds of instruments;
artists paint the changing seasons; puppet-makers demonstrate their puppets; children play in the
playgrounds; and people of all ages feed the waterbirds and take boats out onto the lake.
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^y bXirte. &^V L^&b *l*$*\,* k>L¥
4>tiir1>\ L£Wc£(± 3 5**^* *.-«■*T*-f0
The ferret's long
body, long tail and
short legs enable it
to go down rabbit
burrows to catch
rabbits.
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I
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Tv
,>*
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Did you know that insect pets are very popular
in Japan? In the past people would travel to the
countryside to catch fireflies and other insects as
well as to enjoy listening to the singing insects
while they were there. These insects are, for
Japanese, the sounds of summer.
These days many kinds of singing insects such
as crickets and katydids are kept in attractive
bamboo cages designed as little houses and boats.
Some look like portable radios. There is even an
insect zoo called Toma Zoo near Tokyo and many
department stores stock insect food and terrariums.
Hi
Hi
Beetles are also very popular. Most families
have a family member who has kept a rhinoceros
or stag beetle at some time or other. Department
stores stock beetle products to help pet owners
to care successfully for their beetle pets. Beetle
owners have little trouble finding such things as
packets of decayed wood flakes for egg laying and
beetle food made from wood sap! There are many
companies that specialise in the production of
beetle-related products.
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unit 5

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WZZ.lt ftt>M> *5*<«J *ftZ
Hanako loves to dress up in
bright clothes and mess
around. Look at her picture
with all the parts of her body
labelled and then do the
activities below.
frfc
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1 Are the following
true or false?
< *>
2 Describe Hanako in three
different ways.
V
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| 3 Work in pairs as Kappa and Tengu
Kappa: Choose a person both of you know. Describe the person to Tengu in
five different ways.
Tengu: Guess whom Kappa is describing. Ask as many questions as you like.
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ABP- 50.53
1 Has anybody found a dog?
The following people have lost their dogs! They are calling the
dog pound and asking if anybody has handed them in. Listen to
the conversation and write the appropriate letter in the brackets.
If the pound does not have their dog. put a cross in the bracket.
1 Kate( )
2 Hiro( )
3 Shingo ( )
4 Naomi ( )
■■Vi".".-'^ * W
<a)/r S'
(d)
5^>
2 Alien alert!
Tengu: You were just playing a computer game at home when, all of a sudden, the
game disappeared and a funny thing happened. An alien appeared on your
screen. You quickly grabbed the mobile phone and rang Kappa, who is an alien
expert. Describe what you saw in detail to Kappa, answering any questions
Kappa may have.
Kappa: You are an alien expert. You often receive information from witnesses about strange flying
objects and aliens. You receive a phone call from Tengu today telling you about an alien that
suddenly appeared on a computer screen. Ask Tengu for all the information you need to
complete a detailed description. Draw what Tengu describes to you in order to keep it in
your file. (Use your exercise book to draw in.)
Take turns.
Example:
6L&U X/v<*X*ir0 fr^l£$/v/</vXiri)\
t±\.\, ZlX-f0
i^£, alien £ <£•£ Ltz0
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71

3 ^A<^ti fr&ifi ££ SJ^Ti"
Tengu: You have just started a rock band with a group of friends. Before starting the activity, label the
picture above with the names of the rock band members. Use the eight names shown here.
f 1 Tom
5 Maki
2 Poppy
6 Kyle
3 Kenny
7 John
4 Miki
8 Peter
Kappa: Find out who is in Tengu's rock band by asking Tengu questions. Label the people in the
picture with the number of their name.
Example-.
k Pet monitors
Nikki and Shinichi are class monitors in charge of the school pets.
They have to count all the animals every day. Listen to their conversation
and check if all the animals are there.
a Fill in the blank column in the chart.
b Are there any fewer or more animals than usual? Which ones?
Fish
Tortoises
Frogs (red eyes)
Frogs (yellow eyes)
Sheep
Rabbits
V
Usual number
20
5
8
10
9
2
Today's number
j
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5 %iz\*?>0) Tvt7^ -ftiX'-tfr
Tengu: Ask Kappa to choose three T-shirts in colours s/he particularly likes.
Add up the score of those three T-shirts to find out what kind of person Kappa is.
For example: £ (c i */> o Tv t 7 #* -if £ Tt #*0
Kappa: Choose three T-shirts in colours you like, then answer Tengu's question.
For example: feiu» Tvt 7i, fefcv.* Tvt 7i, i; h $ £ V> T-/t 7^jT-f,
~1
ht
~\
&&
(2)
£$.
(2)
*>£*)
* My 7
t> ^v,
(1)
< h
(4)
(6)
(2)
Score
15-12
11-8
7-4
^
Character traits
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t£n tofM* $ kv.i-ri-tao
ttitHbtf tz< 5^ v^i-fta.
^•y*—-*->'<—li i£ A.£ —-p-f0
LU-34" Aft0 '<—r<— ** JdfrZX'-ttoo
£ v. * 1 n> ^ (?) fXHi i;-f*^Lv.^T-t0 T^N £V i; «fc -U'„
<£<-?£ J; i-0
774~t>^Hi ^ _^.£ w^-t0
^fcl^nu^ Affc X* — -y^ t\.'¥tf -ftbXlrtoj
fr-? cm*/* *iv^£ Ai: -f— h« -f-r >x^" & ^ £-t0
^•y+—^->'<—li JLb ^t -bx-t0
part Z
unit 5
73

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AB
Commenting on particular things near to the speaker
Commenting on particular things near to the listener
Commenting on particular things
at a distance from both speakers
Describing parts of a whole A
B
[The whole]
[The whole]
Asking someone to say the colour of something
Saying the colour of something
&1)\ L^ &£N <^N *v<^£>^i<^
or
or
*]/y?(\.**>U £>?(^h
£&5M^k*£p/K^)
Asking how many animals there are/someone has [
Answering
[
-
r
(i
0)
[thing]
[the part]
[the part]
%Kz\*h
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Colour]
[Thing]
Animal]
Animal]
(i
It
(i
¥
(i
O)
\,*
0)
it
It
O)
(i
[comment] T^~0
[description] T~3~0
[description] ~V-fD
[thing]
[thing]
[thing]
[colour]
[colour] i^
[thing]
[colour]
&/vtfi
[number] #CJ
CA J
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•<?+.
-p+.
tN-„
-e+.
-e+.
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^i-f.
p? a>A/i;
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One way of remembering
n
mouth
Where would we be without a
mouth? No eating, no speaking,
no kissing...?
a
eye. eyes
(•
Turn it on its side to see it!
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^ for misty
*
ne
^ for network
-*: for monkey
2
nu
^ for wolf
no
12 3 M- 5 b 7 8
-£- for elevator
ka I qa
9- - *
H
S for noodles / for nobleman's nose
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1 Find the following words in each of the grids and cross them out
toilet
pink
orange
green
il
*
y
—
V
^s
•;
t£
y
7
—
•;
i/
T
y
What word can you spell using the
leftover katakana?
JE.
h
4
y
?
F
A
t
%
—
V
V
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Jl
K
^r
/
V
—
A/
y
■7
—
y
7
curry
lemon
monorail
noodle
Ed
What words can you spell using the
leftover katakana?
and
2 Link the countries' names with their flags.
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3 Join these Australian animals' names with their pictures.
- N¥
4 The syllables of this katakana word are jumbled up.
Put them in the correct order to spell "navy blue".
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)l
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—
4 —
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hi
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9T-
(fc) l>)
fc£**
^£
frtz
frJ?
v
foot and leg
head
arm
bottom, hips
stomach
face
shoulder(s)
hair
body
It
Utf
T
Ut£
^/"^T*
H(tf>)
*;&
animal hair
mouth
tail
hand
nose
ear(s)
eye(s)
chest
j
h&
hfr
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*U>V{\.**>)
$\.*6
V
(
blue
red
colour
orange
yellow
black
ti^>\^h
\±>7{\.**>)
^£f>)(^6)
L*£*S(v.^)
white
brown
pink
green
purple
j
Creatures
fr mosquito
*^t5
L£v,*fc£
tii
CA J tf t h
ca^ l:
i:L
^£"
frog
ferret
fly
cane toad
sheep
insect
goat
kookaburra
j
ii -
ftAstfb
£Uv,^
Which ~?
How many animals?
What colour?
£'<
poison
<-
%£'
or C & v, *
bXt
in addition, besides
and so on
about,
approximately
awfully, very
•t— X h^'JT Australia
<&%:<ZhTS ]) ij South America
L'^L
- w»rds
long ago, in the past
( -
^<7)~
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that ~ over there
this ~
that-
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V
blonde hair
grey, white hair
red hair
curly hair
Ca£ counter for animals
v.HP(£)
\.^v,^(£)
$r^V
^Hn^
V
horrible, nasty
various
long
short
ugly
I can:
O as^ now many pets someone has
Z) say how many pets I have
O describe others" pets as well as
my own
O describe people's appearance
O understand descriptions of pets
and people
O read ar,d write descriptions of
pets and people
O read a"d write 0 and £*.
/
/fi3k
\ *
$ £~t wear shirt, dress
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*? * >'<"/
* the words for inside the
refrigerator
* how to say Yes please, thank you
* how to say There is a strange hole
* the words for under the tree and up in the tree
* the words for in the country
* how to say It's a bigger animal
* how to say Won't you come and have fun at
my house?
* how to say You shouldn't put your hand in
* the word for over there.
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&%<D^$i\Z £££l/±o
Why does Nikki say J £ -if M* instead of
She says this because she wants it to sound more like a request
than a command. It is similar to Wouldn't you like to come?
*) ^>(- ^>^"CA(C £ £-ti:Aj& is how we invite
someone to come and have fun at our place. Isb^ilf-
£-^~ changes to £>^£A(C to show that the reason
for the invitation is to have fun. You will learn more
about this on page 82.
When do you use &te^VL±^"?
fo fy&\* * L £ "t" is a very useful expression. Use it when
someone asks if they can do something for you and you
agree. It is the equivalent of saying Yd like you to do that for
me, please or Yes please, thank you.
If h^t £ means over there, how do you say here, there and where?
The words for here, there, over there and where start with the same syllables as words you already
know: £ftx 'frflx &fr and _£*!; and _£_<?) s _f£_(7) N_&<?) and _£<?). They are: £ £ (here)
*£ £ (there) & ^ £ (over there) and <!:'£ (where?). Look on page 82 to find out more.
By the way, this unit introduces some more precise words to describe where things are. You
have already met *)* (t£fr) meaning inside, Ji ( *) £) meaning up in and ~F ( L tz) meaning
under. Keep a lookout for others on page 83! The kanji give clues to the meaning. You can see
how on page 91.
What does T£ v^ftTCi /c^T-t mean?
It means You shouldn't put your hand inside. \ ^fl J;"^" means put in. When the end of a verb is
^"T ti tz &) 'V't' the meaning is to warn someone not to do something. It literally means If you
do this it is not good. You will find more about how to use this phrase on page 86.
r
Particles
The word £"T, meaning until or as far as, is another
particle. It can occur by itself after a time word or after a
place. It is often used with t^t? (from).
Place
r .i t. f .A
^^k \__1L2J m' I movement |
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tfMftl
W&TT
Saying the purpose for going/coming somewhere
I am going to the park to have fun.
JA^ *.\.*i>*& Ail \.*S It
I am going to town to see a movie.
Saying where animals or people are
The cat is up in the tree.
The boy is under the bed.
Saying where things are
The pencil is inside the bap,.
Advising someone not to do something
Don't put your hand in the hole.
Don't swim here.
Saying until when someone does something
IfiJliT* ^A;$ in Ltir0
I will study until 10 o'clock.
Hiro worked from 7 until 9 o'clock. \
Saying how far someone or something goes or comes
fcfc^^li *£ojL_i£2. *>3S4Lfc0
Naomi walked as far as the school.
Nikki went by bus from school to town.
Hiro came to listen to music.
_£© _2_£u fec^ \.*£-fc
There is a cat up in the tree.
There is a boy under the bed.
There is a pencil inside the bap,.
it
7 / \
*. 1^ f, I
\
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fE£F .
The question could be phrased like this: Remember that particle (Z is needed
ta£t± i:C{Z \, ^ i-^&\ In this case, the after position words if you use V * J; *^~ or
replies would be: tb h £ "$~.
% ZIZ \*£-?or
£*>^ &u£ uc \,^i-^^
What are you going to town to do?

$>%?><Mt SZ.K. \*StP
E-E"
Study the drawing and then answer the following questions.
2 t$/,£*:0 ^iz £U^ fc^i-f^o
6 &£ &<>U± k'ciz ^iirii\
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B#^<50 E*-;V
Get Mill
n*
Delete
£5
To. Miil
E2
<ja
Re. Mail
E3
Forward
evx«—
M*..<
j5
•
Stop
Email
accessing mnailbo.
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f £<*> +u ir^u -*-/,-? ^i-fc *£**& £t*> tfX£-e-t0
*>tzitz*>{± -Ploy jiiT* ©ar'jiL^o *£> Jlu *3£ iotfi
£T*> *£*.* *£*> 1tf£ ^H/b8 £#£/,<*> -tirfr^U \.*£Lfcc
r*"
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Did you manage to understand all of that? Japan has lots of national parks ( £ < *) -o £ *9 ;L A>) but
Mt Takasaki National Park at the western end of the city of Oita is famous for the hundreds of macaque
monkeys that live there. The mountain is not really a mountain but a dormant volcano. The kanji for
volcano is ^Jj (*&*$*/>), which means fire mountain, a good word for a volcano don't you think?
It must have been impressive long ago when a huge sea of
larva flowed down the slopes into the sea.
My brother and I went to see the monkeys by ourselves.
.Z-A.'t5 (^tz h ~C ) means the two of us together. If you do
something alone you can say —A."P ( iMl h "t*)- We
climbed {0)0? I) £ L tz) to the top of the mountain
following the walking tracks. We saw lots of monkeys going
up, but even more when we came down ( £> fy £ L tz) to
the feeding grounds at the bottom. It was an amazing sight.
Monkeys arrived in groups of about a hundred to feed
together. I took lots of photos ( L -^ L A> *3r fz ( $ A/
£ 0 £ L tz) and I'll send you some soon.
Please write and tell me about the wildlife in your country.
I look forward to receiving your message.
fc,.
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We stayed ( h. J; *) J; L /c) in Beppu, which is near
( £> fr ^ (^) Mt Takasaki. At Beppu there are many famous
sites, such as boiling pools and a geyser as well as hot sands.
We stayed there because of the hot springs ( & Aj*t A/).
All my family love to bathe in the naturally hot water of
the springs. One of the hotels has particularly huge hot
spring baths. These are very popular because they are as
big as swimming pools, have a jungle of plants growing all
around and slides into the water.
We bathe in a hot spring bath in the same way we do
at home. Everyone washes outside the bath sitting on small
stools, using taps set along the wall or showers. Then we
relax in the hot steamy water. Of course we don't wear
bathers or take washers into the pool, because it really is
a bath not a swimming pool. In case you are wondering,
there are separate baths for males and females!
-^
~^k
1LV
&
*2*
*fr
0i»
v
--■«£,.
Monkeys live in other parts of Japan
too. They used to be everywhere, but in
recent times they have retreated to the
mountain regions. In fact, some Japanese
monkeys are the most northerly living
monkeys in the world. In the winter,
many feet of snow fall and the mountains
are extremely cold. The monkeys are
exceptionally clever and have devised
a way of surviving in the freezing
conditions. No one knows how long
they have been doing it, but troupes
of monkeys have been filmed and
photographed making their way down
the snowy slopes to natural hot springs
which occur all through the mountains.
At the hot springs the animals climb into
the steaming water and sit up to their
necks in it keeping warm.
•* v
i,*
part 2 unit 6
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T£ UtrCtt t£#)X*t
You probably remember how to ask permission to do something using the form -—& l n *~C"ir1)\
The way to warn someone that they shouldn't do something is quite similar.
Just replace ~~ & l *l ^X~$~fa with ^(i tz&bX~7t- For example:
May I open the window? J; hi
You shouldn't open the window. £ £f
£
£
&tfT
&tf-T
*>
t±
1*1*
tz*>
X-ti>\
Xt0
You use this form when in English you might say 'You shouldn't ...' or 'You'd better not ...'.
Now tell someone they shouldn't do something using some verbs you already know.
Follow the example.
Example: ^£^-->^T-»^Tti tz#)Xi~0
s\jl/?/— -^>f"7 XJM^l/ Healthy lifestyle ^=
Your family agreed to host a young Japanese exchange student, but he turned out to
be rather naughty The pictures below show some of the things that have most
annoyed your family. It's up to you to tell him he shouldn't do them. Use the clues to
help you. The first one has been done as an example.
...K ta£-t->...«:: UX
12 iru frxit tz*bx*-?0
«-
\
1
iz &$x
2
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^
£WC*>...£ fc^i-t-* £v*(Cfc ...£ fc^T
3
4
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f
%
#
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«J:P .
:"6*5a*T»ufc. &ubft*Dtzx*t,
%£■
In Unit 3 you learned how to describe things and the different ways of using v, * and £: adjectives.
Then, in Unit 4, you learned how to form the negative using these adjectives. Here you will find
out how to describe how something or someone was in the past tense.
1 V, * adjectives Simply drop off the final l * and add fr o fz Xir, like this:
Present tense Past tense
Tokyo is hot today.
Mr Suzuki is strict.
Hiro's doq is small.
$<D1^ klbllli h^fr^tz X~f0
Tokyo was hot yesterday.
Mr Suzuki was strict.
Hiro's dog was small.
2 &* adjectives Simply add X I tz, like this:
■ - -1 - -
My tather is famous.
The countryside is quiet.
Tom is kind.
V
Past tense
My father was famous.
The countryside was quiet.
Tom was kind.
V** adjectives or ti adjectives + noun ~V"iT
Simply add X L tz to the noun, like this:
Present tense
Ken is a cool guy.
Aft
Ken was a cool guy.
Z v, * v, * AT L tzc
Lunch is a delicious pizza.
This town is a quiet town
My grandfather is a famous person.
Lunch was a delicious pizza.
CO) i^ti l"f>£ l^fU:0
This town was a quiet town.
My grandfather was a famous person.
part 2 unit 6
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1>oTM5
I 1 L<p -)io(i £7X'ltzfr
f
y»
*u
1
1 i
;i
Tengu: You have been very busy this weekend
and now you can't wait to tell Kappa all
about it. Decide what you did over the
weekend by choosing a word from each
band in the chart below. Prepare five
sentences by joining these words with
suitable particles to tell Kappa what you
did and how it was.
Kappa: Unfortunately, you had to stay in this
weekend and weren't able to join in with
Tengu's plans. Now you want to know all
about it. First ask what Tengu did and then
ask how it was. Get Tengu to tell you
about five different things.
Your conversation might begin something like this. You will have to supply all the words in black!
-Pit hit t'0XLtzi}\
-*\
ft*ft3:*B
tX i) £\.*lfritz-?-?0
Take turns.
±i>tz*>
#
5c
yt
^t 11
hia
&tot
^bth
-ft
• N> •<—#*—
ziy*h- h
i. \ *i£
&/*¥<
T- > + *y
(5 h
->—r >r —
tz^iz
fr\HZ
ii\Z
^iilfc.
thth
**tv>
&v^ Lv.^
fc*> L6^
^>£ ££r^
ii-v
fz<D Lv,^
&IZ
in
^A
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2 Find the secret word
Listen carefully to the clues to choose the right katakana from the picture.
Put the syllables in the right order in the boxes to find the secret words
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 1
B
1
2
3
k
5
6 1
"V"^
£><£>
3 fr < *i/Ur (Hide and seek)
Tengu: Use your magic powers to shrink and hide yourself in the picture.
Write in your notebook where you are.
Kappa: Find out where Tengu is by guessing instead of asking directly.
For example: TA/C^/Ui \.*-f<D Tlz \.*i.-fi)\
Keep asking questions until you find Tengu. then change roles.
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oo
Kappa: Imagine you have a holiday
job working for the Customer
Service Department of Animal
Park. Your job is to answer
phone enquiries. First fill out
the timetable, then get ready
to answer Tengu's questions.
Make sure you answer in
Japanese!
Tengu: Imagine you are a Japanese tourist and you
have been told about a great place to go:
Animal Park. You need to phone up and ask
what times the park is open and when you
are allowed to take photos of the koalas.
You especially don't want to miss the
snake show! The hints below the timetable
should give you some ideas.
Hints:
Animal Park
SNAKE SHOW
KOALA
pH0T0 TIME
zjT^O) 1*>LA,<7) L^yUi &A,L^£> i^L'ttt't^,
^tfo) 'S3— it &A,L^£> 4^L'JtTt^e
5 What have they been up to?
Nikki's school has been hosting some Japanese exchange students for the past two weeks.
Her teacher is curious about how they spent their weekends with their host families
Listen to the conversation and help her to fill in the information in the chart in English.
1
2
3
4
•
Vefxtrtiqent store
Purposes
To e«t f>iz~z-4
Their opinion
j
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ABp- 60.61
r^
* ZCT
Saying the purpose for coming or going
[Place]
'N./K
[verb]
U
^Jtt/itt.
Saying where
people/animals are
Saying where
things are
[Person/animal]
or
[Thing]
or
it
it
Advising someone not to do something
Saying until when someone does something
Saying how far someone goes or comes
[place]
[Place]
[place]
[Place]
[Verb]
[Time]
[Time]
[Place]
[Place]
<D
<D
<D
<D
X
[position]
[position]
I
^
iz
[position]
[position]
it
IT
*>&
It
frb
C
c
tz*>
[person/animal]
. [thing]
¥
¥
^i-t0
&*)£-f0
T^0
[verb].
[time] It [verb].
[verb of movement]
[place] | T [verb of movement].
re ftkv
One way of remembering
i
0 *.
up. above
Imagine a caterpillar standing
upright on a leaf, looking up
above for somewhere to climb.
T
down, below
Here the caterpillar hangs
down below the leaf, looking
for tasty morsels.
t
middle, inside
Imagine an arrow in the middle
of a target, having passed right
through the inside!
s\
V
part 2
unit 6
91

Efrl?
Kpur
V
so zo
+
ya
<**J >^»
V for soldier
hn I
"iT for yummy!
bo ■ ho
kya
r>
d
V
^
gya
:o-
3
yo
3 for yoghurt
3f~M Jf-
kyu
4r+> 4^
gyu
f-
chi
-f- for chief
4-3
kyo
4^3
gyo
*fc for horizon
(camp)
(gang)
4r^-h
(cute)
4^—'<
(Cuba)
("Little Tokyo")
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K.VF
%j- tlhjhty?
1 ijjil^ ;tJX7-F
Fill in the crossword in English using the katakana clues.
5 6
13
10
12
11
14
2 Find the following wild animals in the field below and label them.
Across
1
4
5
9
10
11
12
13
U
7M X?«J—Z*
^•■f—^--f
3 —^l/h
4f^^
; A/9
* y "7 X
>^l*
h^h
:?—h —
Down
2
3
6
7
8
9
S — b'<4
^^r—^r
tuyv
*ry ¥^y^-
£*f
V—te—i/
XV
W3>
Y ^<
\
X
¥
♦A
if
4
»«. >^,
^
C^t
ii
'.J
• *V
U
, '/,
part 2 unit 6
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?xy$ L$b£5!
4* • -vn
fcta**vi£-f
tz< *A
£o<*;
£o£ *$\,*
—AT
-At
■
& Aj-& Aj
&h
b
iv L^
X-r—*
y—-t?— v
(7)^^(7)
y^ ^-^ ^-
>)/>-
■ ■
Yes, please
a lot, many
more
bigger
alone,
by myself
together,
the two of us
hole
hot spring
cage
tree
photograph
steak
sausage(s)
drink
BBQ
apple
refrigerator
r
■ • nil • i
3 i
0 1%
T
W
*>^< IZ
t
it
• •
J
up, above
behind
down, below
on the side of
close to
inside
in front
j
<J * y'<v h
r?T^
*3
V
wombat
koala
monkey
Time words
I *P1 £^>
£6
weekend
night,
night-time
j
I can:
O agree to an offer of help
O invite someone to my house
O describe things in the past
O say more precisely where things.
people and animals are
O answer questions about where
things, people and animals are
O advise someone not to do six things
O read and write about animals
O read and write JL, T and +
O read and write all katakana words.
>4*
countryside
volcano
national park
£\<A L i)^ tcV-f was delicious
££v,* faraway
&h£-f
tt h£-f
k>) i-f
o)&*)i.-t
0)4-£-t
i^^Lit
v.
■
go down
stay, stop at
take
go up, climb
drink
erupt
wait
i:«Piu
freely
&
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Lets have fun!
At the end of Part 3 you will be able to talk and write about:
ffi what you want to do and don't want to do
$ the weather
t$ eating and ordering food in a restaurant
(ffi the seasons
$ shopping
(ffi dates and birthdays.
You will also find out more about Japan and 2 *
learn some more kanji and katakana. *
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X*HC WS&M
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A
f
frtz
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V.^o
v.*S
v
Ui
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i
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v.
J
* a word that means want to see
* words that mean / saw it in the paper
* a word that means don't want to see
* words that mean / want to go skiing
NVvs><\ % a word that means Help!
\. A * the words for good weather
V \Jf * an expression that means a great feeling
* words that mean lots of snow fell
' J' * an expression that means It's the first time
* how to say It wasn't good.
part 2 unit 7
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&£<7H>S:K ££3:U;5
Can you put tz v * after any verb to mean want tol
You can add it to any verb where it makes sense. Just replace
the J; "f" ending with tz v< * T ~i~0
The particle used with ~~tz V- * is ^ if you want to go
somewhere. If you want to say something that
usually takes the object particle £ you can use
either «£• or fa. For example, some people say
£ v-*fa_£_ <^/cV^T~^~. Others say £ v,*fafa_ <^ /c v^T"#".
I expect there are ways of saying things in English that vary
according to the speaker. Can you think of any? If you want to
find out more about using ^^c^ see page 100.
How do you say you don't want to do something?
tz V- * changes in the same way that v. * adjectives do, so to say
don't want to, change tz V- * "T"f" to /c < ?£\ ^"t5^"- You usually
use the particle ti. For example: %_\ ^fa ti Jf* tz < &" V, * ~T^0
Does <£< ttfr -5 fcT"#"mean /f wasn't good 1
Yes, that's right. As you know, the past form of l ^ ^ is X fa o /c- This is because the word
for 'good' used to be J; i \ So, the present negative of i n ^ is J; < £: v * ~V~i~ and the past is
X ^ &faotz T"^". You'll find more about making the past negative of adjectives on page 102.
What does tt C*&TT"f mean? /
( This is a useful expression which means It is the first time (I have done this).
c
N
Particles
is used. In English you say
'I read it in the paper',
'I saw it on TV, 'I heard it on the radio' and so on.
In Japanese, these ideas are all expressed with the
particle T. You can think of it as meaning using.
You already know two uses of the particle "T. One use is after a means
of transport, as in T A/ L -^ T v, * J J; "^", where "T has the basic
meaning of by or using. The other use of ~V is after the place where
some action occurs, as in C 9 t A/T <£> ^ # J; "^~, where "T* means
in or at. In this unit you will come across another use of "T, in which it
comes after an object that
J
A^-— -7? verb
T
<&. ^bnd
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ifi Mift
EEP"
Asking if someone wants to go somewhere
Do you want to go to the mountains?
Saying you want to go somewhere
I want to go to the sea.
Saying you don't want to go somewhere; you want to go somewhere else
I don't want to go to the mountains. I want to go to the sea.
Asking if someone wants to do something
Do you want to see a movie?
Saying you want to do something
I want to read the newspaper.
Saying you don't want to do something; you want to do something else
I don't want to watch a movie. I want to play tennis.
Asking where someone obtained information
tVKX JL£ ltz*\
Did you see it on TV?
Asking about the weather
What is the weather like?
&
Saying where you obtained information
Yes, I saw it on TV.
No, I read it in the paper.
No, I heard it on the radio.
Commenting on the weather
The weather is fine. It is fine.
^-Ffc x/vixi: <thxi-0
The weather is unpleasant. It is cloudy.
fcafci&* i^T v,*±-f0 <tf>£^ i^T v, *£-#-„
It is raining. It is snowing.
Saying what the weather will probably be
It will probably be fine/wet/cloudy.
part 3 unit 7
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t-x$ Lfcmrr
wx-.ir
The verb ending ~~tz V< * changes in the same way as l * adjectives to make the negative
and the past tense.
go
eat
see
do/play
listen
^tz^xir
(want to)
^itz^X-t
tz^tz^X-t
&tz\*xi-
Ltz^Xir
SJ^v^t
~~tz< ft^x-?
(don't want to)
\.*Sfc<fc\.*T-f
tz'ltzUt^T-?
*tz<%\.*T~?
Ltz<&\*X*-t
JJA:<i-v.»Tt
^tzfrotz-e-t
(wanted to)
i\V;^/:Tf
tz^tz^-otzXir
^tzfrotz-e-?
Ltzfr^tzT"?
kVc^fcft
^fc< fc^ofcT-f-
(didn't want to)
^btzittfr^tzXir
tz^tzi^t^tzxir
&tz<ftfrotzX-?
U:<^o^:ff
Examples:
I want to play tennis.
Notice the particle can be #* or &
I don't want to play tennis.
Notice the particle changes to (i.
££^/U ^Stzfr^tzX^
I wanted to go to town.
I didn't want to go to town.
Notice the particle (£ is added.
1 Decide which of the following activities you
want to do and which you don't want to do.
Change the sentences to reflect your wishes.
Don't forget to change the particles where
necessary.
a ±li 9C £v.^& *£-fc
c bltz -tL& tz^tir0
2 Decide which of the following activities you
wanted to do and which you didnt want to
do. Change the sentences to reflect your
wishes. Don't forget to change the particles.
a JO)-) >— ^4—£ S$£Lfcc
b £X7 9C X*—£ L£ Lft.
cfli^at: £*>^ \.*$£ Lfcc
d $0)0 M*f$: tz^k Ltz0
In Japanese you can't say what others want to do using ^fz\i*X~t-
If you want to express other people's wishes use ^/ci, * % 7 X~t-
For example:
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1 Shipwrecked!
You have been stranded on a desert island after a shipwreck!
Write what you would most like to do in the bubbles.
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2 Dream holiday
Tengu: Kappa will ask you questions to find out what your dream holiday would be. Secretly write
down a favourite place from range 1, an activity from range 2, a time/day from range 3 and
a person from range 4. Now answer Kappa's questions.
Kappa: You must find out Tengu's ideal holiday by asking questions in Japanese.
Write down Tengu's answers in your exercise book.
For example:
Where?
To do what?
When?
With whom?
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Saying something or someone n^as /7(7f ~ using \,^ and £; adjectives
Simply take off &TV- * and add &r^> o /:T'"t-
Example: X-^—ti /t(7) L <*4iU^i~ + ii»o/hT't0
xy-Hi i;-f>L<S:v,*T-f0
Skating isn't difficult.
That movie isn't good.
:7—Hi c*9<£v,*T*-f0
The coach isn't scary.
Skating wasn't difficult.
That movie wasn't good.
:7—Hi C^< ^ofct'to
The coach wasn't scary.
Simply take oft £ri ^ and add ?£+)* o tz~V"^T-
Example: /c&^/Ui f ' -*^x* Mi'l -T"f " &T^ o/-'T^
Jim isn't well
The park isn't quiet
The living room isn't clean.
Jim wasn't well.
The park wasn't quiet.
v. * £ t i J *t v. * I: *> 4" < ^ /:fto
The living room wasn't clean.
Simply take off £rv. * and add £r<0> -? f;Tf0
Example: X ^ X *A,(i lH»AL>^W2it 4iM/:ft0
SCti Stflv.* At>4"^tt0
My father isn't a strict person.
^ftti v^v^ £v^^L>>&:v^T-f0
That isn't a good movie.
#ti ^-?<£>v^£; At>^^ft0
My mother isn't a famous person.
f:!i v,H*£ £*> t ^&^T^0
That isn't an awful town.
5C(i Jtflv.* AL>4to
My father wasn't a strict person.
^ftti v.h* ;tv<^l>>£r^
That wasn't a good movie.
#(i «Vnsb\^ AL+»i^
My mother wasn't a famous person.
f:ti v,**>& £^l^£:^
That wasn't an awful town.
/bT't0
o/:Tt0
o/cT-t0
ofcT-f.
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Yukari and Shingo have just come back from their holidays. Listen and write their impressions
of the different activities they did in the bubbles. Write in English in your notebook.
For example: It was fun.
Additional vocabulary: £ J: y £ ir swim
2 ibltz free £ l£-tfr
Kappa: Your family is planning to visit your least favourite uncle tomorrow
You want to avoid him but you need a good excuse. Phone Tengu
and issue an invitation to any of the activities in the table below.
You must phrase your invitations as questions.
For example: & I/cN ^oLlC ^y+f—b£ hhlZ \^ht^ht\
If Tengu doesn't agree, try another invitation. If you cannot find an activity that you both want to do,
you have to visit that uncle!
Tengu: You have a date tomorrow that is very important to you. There is only one activity in the
following table for which you would break your date. Decide which one it is and write down
the appropriate number in your notebook. Reply to Kappa's invitations.
For example: Refusing -$*>&■&k>0 ? >^— b it £ &IZ v, *£ tz < £^X'~?0
Accepting tts ^oLiC a y+Y— b £ JJ(:\.^Un0
t n S ± 1 -T'*— hT
-7 t\ zi>"V
1
U
7
tec ^si-?
2
5
8
9*^ fcJti'U
3
6
9
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2°C
Sapporo
4°C
15°C
14°C
6°C
18°C
Niigata
Hiroshima
Kagoshima
Sendai
Okayama
^Wakayama
10°C
Tokyo
13°C
£2* ft
lift
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h#>
^$
T
i
°C: ^
Work in pairs and take turns.
Kappa: You are a weather forecaster. Choose four cities and report tomorrow's weather for each city,
including the temperature.
Tengu: Listen carefully to find out the weather and temperature in the city Kappa is talking about.
For example:
Notes: 1 When talking about something that you are not sure of, such as the weather,
use X L «t 1 instead of Xi~.
2 0"C is ft v. * £*; 4°c is J: ^ ¥; 7°C is & 4" £'.
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k Weather forecast
You are going on holiday tomorrow. It is raining today so you are worried what the
weather will be like. Listen to the weather forecast and fill in the weather conditions
and the temperatures in the chart in English.
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y ji 4wi/ y
?b'<— h
rfp-F
»<— X
Y— v 4 y
4--F y^^7
J
5 »*xOl/
Complete the following note using vocabulary from the word list.
tyfrhSA,^ &lfA,$Xiri)\ c£fct± *iXL*9x tX t X/*i XLtz0
i^izt ¥ i^U^ffit: Xir0 7_XLtz0 $xil±
x-f0 \.*\.* xir0 -Piizit & /•c<^^ c tzfrt, tr< ti
X4—C T-t0 *L^:t» v.n* TA,£ c tzil* t>* ^^ L Jt U
Word list
t±*l &<#
^'lIU:
<4>£
v.^ fcv,*
X*-
ta,£
^
>
5€^o tz
tin
6 Missing particles
Complete the sentences by putting in one of the following particles.
Put a cross if you don't think any particle is necessary.
X\ **fcx tX\ £. 3\ tz
a £>v^L4>9 £*> o-y ? n >"»*-—M* ibhtiTo
b &Ltz £\.m&*X?— a* t-Xh7'J7 S£-to
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Did you follow my description?
Kurashiki is a very old town not far from
the Inland Sea in Western Honshu.
It has been a very prosperous town
since the 16th century because it was
a trading centre for rice and rush
production — both very important
commodities in Japan. The old part of
the town has been preserved and, along
the banks of the Kurashiki river, visitors
can see the townhouses and storehouses
of the wealthy merchants who lived
there long ago. The houses have very
distinctive architecture. The walls are
whitewashed but with architectural
details picked out in shiny black tiles,
which also cover the roofs. The river is
really pretty with old stone bridges and
willow trees lining the banks.

This stone lantern, placed here in 1791, is
all that remains of the many lanterns which
used to light the paths beside the river.
There are several museums
((i < J^oti^Aj) housed in remodelled rice
granaries. We particularly liked the Museum
of Folkcraft, but had to spend most time in
the Museum of Natural History because we
were supposed to answer questions on the
natural history of the Inland Sea. We also
visited one of the temples ( &"C £> )> which
is more than 1000 years old, and a shrine
( ^ t> ). Many other high school groups
were also visiting Kurashiki; the girls seemed
to love the traditional toy shops and the
craft shops.
By the way, girls often put & in front
of places and some items. For example, a girl
might say & "C A/ b instead of just "C A/ £ •
It makes their speech sound refined. If you
are a girl and you don't use & where
Japanese girls and women do, you might
sound like one of the boys. If you are a boy
you will sound rather like a girl if you use
3o in this way.
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Asking where someone wants to go
Saying where you want to go
Saying you don't want to go somewhere
Asking if someone wants to do something
Saying you want to do something
Saying you don't want to do something
Asking where someone obtained information
Saying where you obtained information
Asking what the weather is like
Answering: The weather is good/fine.
The weather is bad.
It is fine/cloudy.
It is raining.
It is snowing.
Saying what the weather will be like
tz
[Place]
[Place]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Thing]
[Place]
[Place]
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tf/t:
V/t:
¥/£
X
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^J
^J
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tzv
tz< Srv,*
[verb] ~$r4=- /cv<*
[verb] -$-£- fz\<*
[verb]^-=^ tz<&\.*
JL/h &/1*
JL/i h/±<b>
tl
T^^
XLh
t±*t/< $ h
h&>
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¥
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Xt0
xir0
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Xt0
T-t.
iot^lt
i^tv^to
t± */**/< i>h
tui
r-? Wfuu —
PI look at. see
/Pi A*i +
^■^ show
w **
1 mountain
|JJ s/,
follows the name of a
mountain, as in $ drill
& L- 5^
One
»
way
•
S\
of remembering
An eye on legs can
see all around.
^
This is easy to recognise
as a simplified drawing
of mountains.
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sha
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ja
is* >-?—
(shampoo)
i/f7-
(shower)
v^Z*
(jam)
" JX
shu
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ju
'<^7i/=L— h
(parachute)
'<U— -Szl— X
(ballet shoes)
v^ —X
(juice)
^ «*»
she
^
^ jL>
je
^^-F
(shepherd)
i/ji— • <—
(shaver)
v/i -y h
(jet)
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sho
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" 3
jo
i/3 —
(show)
> a y 9
(shock)
*/ 3 —^7 —
(joker)
cha chu
che
^3
cho
fi+y^y
(Chinatown)
+*\/y*/
(challenge)
^>x
(chance)
j-=L—^yilU
(chewing gum)
^f-z.—'<
(tuba)
+*—~y?
(tuning)
*-**
(chess)
**.*,*—
(checkers)
fx7^)Xh
(check list)
+ 3 —7
(chalk)
^•3 n V— h
(chocolate)
f-3-TX
(choice)
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1 Circle all the ski-related words.
TjI"<4 y 7^7h * »J y t: v 9 'J7h
\£ytfy -f—y +J-y?^x xt-h
2 Connect the pictured items with their names in katakana.
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chef
memo
pen
sharpener
shoot
napkin
chequebook
show
chocolate (choco)
private
chart
champion
tuning
nd circle them.
V3
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^
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^
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The left-over katakana spell something good for your health:
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(£)ta,£
b&A,
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i±h
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t t
rain
weather
temperature
cloudy
cloudy; rain later
fine
fine; cloudy later
snow
j
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v.h*£n -tfX-tfX
1t>&\ tz-flfX
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$ i) £>^Vi^
sxfcy^-e-f
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tiC^TT-f
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not at all
Wow! Help!
instead
great feeling
What a shame
besides, moreover
the first time
the way 1 am doing it
VfrA,
L «p n io
£>v,* L «p 1
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this week
last week
period of time
weekend
next week
holidays
j
-*■!£-*-
can see
t t
f}f<
tzT$0)
* t ■ t t t
house
walls
building
roof
L A/«<jnA/
xy—b
X4—
newspaper
skates, skating
ski, skiing
computer games
■If
degrees centigrade
(fc)T&
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temple
shrine
museum
*j;v,
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cold
I can:
O ask what someone wants to do
O say what I want or wanted to do
O talk about my weekend plans
O say what I did and how it was
O describe the weather
O understand a weather forecast
O say where I obtained information
O read and write a description of an
interesting place
O read and write di and fL.
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^
* a word that means welcome
* words that mean I'm hungry
* how to say / want some tea
* how to say Three teas please
* how to say Let's speak in Japanese
* how to say One bowl of soup please
* how to say It looks delicious
* how to say The red ones are expensive
* how to ask How many plates?
* how to say I'm thirsty.
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Why does the waiter say ^?>oLf>wi-ti:?
the most common polite greeting to a customer in all
restaurants, cafes and shops in Japan. It means welcome.
It is related to the farewell on leaving home that you
learned in Mirai Stage 1, v<*o~T<s>oL-^v,\ which
means Go and welcome back.
If £v * L % *9 means 'It looks delicious', can we add •£ *9
to other adjectives to mean 'It looks...'?
Yes, you can replace the v, * of many v, * adjectives with % *).
You can also add ^ *9 to some £: adjectives, as in
& La * $ Aj (i VfAj Hlf"ti which means Grandpa
looks fit.
What does &*h *(Dl± mean?
I
This means The red ones. You can add 0) to many v, * adjectives to mean ~ one or ~ ones.
You will find out more about this in Unit 9.
Whatare3^MteV and8£^? /
' These are ways of counting various items. In English you would say, a bowl of soup, a slice of bread,
a plate of scones, wouldn't you? Well, in Japanese we use counters for various items too, according
to their shape. We count flat, thin things with the counter £ v, \ bowls or cups with the counter
(iv, * and non-specific things with the counter o. When ordering things in restaurants the O
counter is quite commonly used. Karen said J?>^>0when she ordered three teas. She could also
have said £ £ -t^ 3 (jfv.» < ti ; $ v, * {Three cups of tea please). There is a chart showing how to
count using o, (£v, *and j; v, * on page 116.
What's the difference between
Tcv^T-tand (^tU^f? J
They both mean 'want' but ^/iv, *T"^~ means want to do something, as in 3o ^o -^^
0)<fy- tz V- %T"^~ and (J L v. ^-^"means want something, as in £ £> -^* (5 L V. %T"^~0
The particle that goes before (J L V, *T"f" is ^>*\ To say you dont want something, change (J L V, *
to (5 L < £rv< v In this case, the particle changes to (i. To find out more see page 117.
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Particles
You already know three uses of the particle "t?. In this unit you will
discover another two. Again, ^ has the basic meaning of using.
In the scene from the sushi bar, the two examples are:
£ti L~V tz^ i L J: "9 (let's eat with chopsticks) and
9 ^ £T £ £ i L i "9 (Let's ask in Japanese)
Language
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Saying how things look using -? 1
It looks delicious. It looks enjoyable.
S/he looks fit.
Asking for a number of things using ^>
One tea please. Two yakitoris please. Three pies please.
Asking for a number of cups, bowls using ti i"
One cup of tea please. Two bowls of rice please. Three bowls of soup please.
Asking for a number of flat things using £ i *
One plate please. Two cards please. Three sheets of paper please.
Saying you want something
I want some sushi.
Saying you don't want something
I don't want a hamburger.
Asking someone to use a particular language/tool
8*£*T tifc Li L Jt -)0
Let's speak in Japanese.
Please write with a red pencil.
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Counting things
Non-specific things
(e.g. lollies, apples, stones)
Cups and bowls of things
(e.g. tea, coffee, soup, rice, noodles)
Flat, thin things
(e.g. plates, paper, shirts)
How many? v, * < o ?
\o{Ubo)
2o{£.fzo)
3 o (^ o o)
4o(ioo)
5o(^oo)
6o(t"0o)
7o(££o)
8o(f>oo)
9o(;: 00)
10(£fc)
£A,(iV?
UiV(v.*o(iV)
2(i^(U(i\,*)
3tiV(*A,(;£V)
4tiv.-( J:A.£iv.-)
5(i^U*ti^)
6{i'^(^o(i\^)
7tiW&£li^)
8ti^/(i°^ (wt£ (i^/(io(i°^)
9HLW5 4> 7WM
10(iV(i; *->tf\.*)
&A,£v^?
1 £Wi^£ £1.*)
2i^(ui^)
3£^(*a,£v^)
4i\.*(j^*\,*)
5 j^(ri^)
6i^(^< i^)
7iWfcfc £\.*)
8i\,-(ci^i^)
9 i \. * (s * 9 i ^)
>
Note: 1 o, 2 O and so on are also used to count ages as an alternative to -—^ I \
Shopping trip
There are three shops here: Tsuko's shop. Haiko's shop and Maiko's shop. Look at the pictures
below to see what each shop sells. Imagine you have to go to the shops and buy two items
from each of them. You must decide how many of each item you would like to buy Write your
sentences in your notebook.
£ v, * ^ (?) ^ •£
M* ^ T T= T T n
,<4
tuy^
h$>
v—t—
^(i*
X —"7°
$h
ii^
i/ -W
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Example: o-f-$A/(7) &•&: '<j ^ 3o < fi\ $ v,\
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£5^$ suvirr/eK&ive?
/A
(want)
(don't want)
(wanted)
(didn't want)
The sentence structure you
should use is very simple, but
notice the use of different
particles for positive and
negative statements.
Thing/s you want + ^ ($ L v, *T-#"e
Thing/s you wanted + $* ($ L ^ o fct*t0
Thing/s you don't want + (i ($ L < ^rv^T^o
Thing/s you didn't want + (i ($ L < Sr#*o tzX"t0
1 Healthy eating
Imagine you are on a diet. Look at the pictures below and choose two things you want
and two things you don't want. Write your sentences in your notebook.
G>
y-*
*r> M*^*-
tuy?
*»y h K-y^"
2 Lost in the bush!
Imagine you have just been rescued after being lost in the bush for a week! You are being interviewed
by a TV reporter. Tell him/her what you were longing for while you were lost. You can use the
picture in the bubbles for hints if you wish. Write your answers in the speech bubbles.
In Japanese you can't say what others want using
other people want, use *Mi Lv,*^ *) ~V~tc
For example:
'($ L v. *-Tr~t. If you want to express what
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1 I want it / I don't want it
Work in pairs and take turns.
Tengu: Choose three pictures and comment to Kappa about each one using % o ~V-f
and li L v^T"f. Use the appropriate counting word for each thing.
For example: ,1(7) y—^ti £\.* L^ n~?iria0 —? ($Lv,*-r-f0
Kappa: Using the Amida kuji method follow the lines until you reach either a XorO If you reach a O,
agree with Tengu and say that you want it too. If you reach a X, disagree with Tengu and say
you don't want it.
For example: tiv, \ ^^ l\<^~fl0 \£</JbtzLi> (JU^t
or
v,n^ £v^L<&v^-cN-J:0 ir</frtzH± t$L<&v^T-t0
Note: To say something looks good, use J; ^ ^ *) ~V~f'
-=^|
S_S
x O x O x
2 Listen in
In what situations will you hear these expressions? Listen carefully and write the correct
numbers in the boxes.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
s said when it is a nice day.
s said when you enter restaurants or shops.
s said when you are hungry.
s said when you are thirsty.
s said when you ask for a number of things in general.
s said when you ask for a number of bowls.
s said when you ask for a number of flat things.
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Match the pictures with the appropriate description.
A^V
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L*<*1>
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5
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tt^
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1 £>
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4 Shopping with the judo club ftg]
You will hear the Mirai characters buying or ordering things at different places.
Listen carefully and write what they order in the spaces provided.
Green tea
Paper: 45 yen
Plates: red
V
Yakitori
90 yen
blue
N
J
Miso soup
Eraser
N
Scissors
j
5 Where to?
Your teacher's notice about a class excursion has blown into a puddle. You have been asked
to rewrite it from what remains of the notice.
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I hope you understood most of this!
Japan has a big population — more than 125 million people — and we all love eating out.
There is a wide variety of restaurants wherever you happen to be. I live in a suburb, but nowhere is very
far from shops and restaurants, so my friends, family and I often eat in the little restaurants nearby.
The word -^ means shop, so ( £>) % (i'Mr* means a noodle shop, from the word % (i"\ We usually
add ^ A/ as well to the kind of shop because we like to speak politely about the shops that serve our
needs. These little restaurants and specialty shops are usually run by families.
It is very easy to decide what you would like to eat in Japan because most of the cheaper restaurants
have plastic replicas of their food in the windows and there are various kinds (v, ^ v, ^h 4" L *j> & v- 0
to choose from. The price is written alongside each dish. Dishes often come in sets. Each set usually
includes soup, rice and pickled vegetables as well as the main dish.
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When I go out with my friends, we like to eat hamburgers at McDonald's or pizza from a pizza
parlour. We also love the sushi restaurants, which are called kaitenzushi because the food moves around.
Kaiten means 'revolving'. The sushi chefs stand in the middle of a large circle making the sushi. There
are many varieties of sushi, but they all have a base of cooked and vinegared rice. This is either formed
into rice cakes with various kinds of raw fish placed on the top or made into a roll wrapped in nori
(a sheet of processed seaweed). The centre of the roll contains fish and/or vegetables and pickles.
The roll is sliced into sections like a swiss roll.
The price of the sushi depends on the cost of the fish used. The plates, colour-coded according to
price, move along past diners on a little train or conveyor belt. The diners help themselves to the sushi
they fancy and order drinks from waiters. When the diners have eaten their fill they call a waiter to add
up the bill. The waiter counts the number of plates of different colours and works out the bill. Red plates
might be ¥500, blue places might be ¥300 and so on. I have heard that there are sushi restaurants like
this in many other countries now and that they are becoming very popular.
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Saying how things look
Asking for a number of things
Counter for non-specific things
Counter for bowls, cups, glasses
Counter for flat, thin things
Saying you want something
Saying you don't want something
Asking someone to use a particular language
Asking someone to use a particular tool
[Thing] (i
[Thing] &
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[Thing]
[Thing]
[Language]
[Tool]
[adjective] v- ^
[adjective] ^-
[quantity]
(number + counter)
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re m,i;
One way of remembering
^^^m ~w ^L^L* A crossroads is where you
y^ ^ I ^° -^1 choose which way to go.
H
yen
I ^,001
Prices in Japan are always
I ■ shown in yen.
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(spaghetti)
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(tissue paper)
■y-'-f-j—
(dinner)
-rV Xrr
(disco)
-T4 >^
(dingo)
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(producer)
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(duty-free)
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(duet)
+
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nya
nyu
hyu
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(lasagna)
^=--r—n -=-* —
(miaow, miaow)
? —^-r
(Tanya)
^-i — X
(news)
^i—3—?
(New York)
^^i —
(menu)
ba-xh y
(Houston)
hi— -?y
(human)
ta-?/>f K
(humanoid)
byu
\£
pyu
I^h'i —
(review)
a y h°i —^
(computer)
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1 Looking for a main course
You are in a Japanese restaurant with your friends. Don and Cassy. but you are the only one who
can read katakana! Don loves meat while Cassy and wants something light. Read the menu and
tell them what their choices are. You like white meat. What will you decide to have?
What are Don's choices?
What are Cassy's choices?
What will you have?
2 Finding a drink
You would like to order something to drink too. Explain to your friends what choices the
restaurant has. You and Don want a hot drink and Cassy wants a cold drink with no ice
What are Don's choices?
What is Cassy s choice?
What will you drink?
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general counter
for flat things, (e.g. sheets)
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Restaurants -1 • -n • •
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waiter
sushi shop
noodle shop
cake shop
set
menu
restaurant
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cheap
expensive
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£ L £ £ -f teach, tell
Expressions
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v.* £ -> L -t=>v,*£ -tf
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welcome
various kinds
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I'm hungry
by the way
I'm thirsty
of course
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lollies, candy
green tea
miso soup
cold noodles served on
a bamboo mat
egg
tuna
dishes
Japanese horseradish
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yen
dollar
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outside
nearby
ii
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chopsticks
plate
card
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I can:
O count to 10 using the &b^> system
O count flat things
O count cups or bowls
O order food in a Japanese restaurant
O say what I want
O say what I don't want
O ask someone to speak in English or in Japanese
O ask someone to use a particular instrument
O read and write about eating out.
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125

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go to see
* the expression for Pleased to meet you
* the words for How much?
* the words meaning sixth floor
* the words for Do you have a slightly cheaper one?
* the expression for Certainly madam/sir
* the word for first
* the words for Ask mum and dad
* the words for / want to buy... for mum.
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Why does Nikki say 5Lt #U £ J ±~f"? Doesn't J J £~^ mean hear or //ste/7?
Yes, it does. It also means 'ask', just as it does in the heading
of this section: 'Let's ask Akinoyama'. Notice that the
particle used is IZ You will find more about this use of {C
at the foot of the page.
By the way, did you notice that $£>\*(Z
v« * £ i "f" means go to see in the sense of go to meet
someone. In the same way, %J.Z \ * **■ j£ -f"means
go to look at something.
Does 6 #n * mean the sixth floor?
Why is the first day of the month oi»fc^?
The first day of the month has a special name: tp v. * fz ^b-
The rest of the days as far as the 10th follow a similar
counting system to the ix^o, «^oO, X oo system you
have just learned. You will find all the days of the month
spelt out on page 131. Just memorise 1-10, 14, 20 and 24
The rest of the days of the month are the numbers you
i already know plus (Z £>.
/
Yes, it does. In Japan there is no word for the ground floor. The ground floor is called \*^>fr\
and so on.
What do v^£>±A/;L A/and h <nf A/iA/mean?
v« ^ £ A/ £ A/ means 10,000 yen and ^> < -<±A/ K. A/ means 6,000 yen. Japanese counting is quite
simple. As you know, the word for 100 is CA-^ <; there is no v, * £> in front of it. But from 200 to
900 use the numbers for two to nine plus £A -^ < . For example, (C£A-^<, ^A/CA-^ and so on.
One thousand is -\± A/> also without \, * £>, but 2000 is (Z-\± A/ and so on. Ten thousand is v< * £> £ A/-
This time v, * ^ does occur before £ A/- You will find a list of numbers from 100 to 100,000 on
page 134.
Particles
In a sentence such as -^:(Z '* y ?£
fr v< * tz. v< ^"T"^* (I want to bu^ a bag for
f. my mother) there are two particles, {Z
and £. The £ follows the direct
object of the verb buy which is bag.
The (Z follows the indirect object of
the verb, my mother. Sometimes the
sentence does not have a direct object,
only an indirect object, as in 5Lt #"U £ £ t "t* {I will ask Mum
and Dad) and the title of this page, £> £ 0)-f*§: (Z £ £ £ L «t 9-
Person
verb
(indirect
object)
3n^jn£
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Asking what day of the month it is
J Jt 0& %A,Q-Cirt\
What day of the month is it today?
Asking what the date is
What is the date today?
Asking how much something is
few '<v fit ^< c?xirt\
How much is that bag?
Asking for a cheaper one
Do you have a slightly cheaper one?
Asking for a bigger one
Do you have a slightly bigger one?
Asking for a smaller one
Do you have a slightly smaller one?
Asking which floor something is on
Saying you will ask someone
I will ask the teacher.
Answering
Today is the first.
Answering
Today is the second of February.
Answering
6000P3T-to (6<*tA, t^-Cf-f0)
It is 6000 yen.
10.000nx-?0 (\,^i^ *//?-*-.)
It is 10,000 yen.
100 FA/X"t. (CA^< F)IX~?0)
It is 100 dollars.
\
4
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Answering
Saying you want to buy something for someone
I want to buy a present for my mother.
part 3 unit 9 129

1 Quiz
Study the calendar above and then answer the following questions.
a ^'JX^Xli &/vftX~W\ d -?-£rt>$>9t± %/»f\Xirii\
2 Research
Find out as much as you can about the special days in Japan's calendar. Here are some very brief
notes and questions to get you started.
& L J: 9 *&*o New Year. What do people do? How long does it last?
-dro^/v a festival held in February. What do people do with beans and demon masks?
CA&T J; o 0 The doll festival. What do girls do on this day?
(i35r^ Cherry blossom viewing. What does it involve?
-?" £ & 0) 9 Children's day. What can be seen all over Japan on this day? What else happens?
o rf> The rainy season. How long does it last? What is its other name?
tz &l£tz This festival is based on a legend. What was the legend? What do people do?
Jf\ f^ Moon viewing can occur in either September or October; why?
tz v< *Vi * < 0) EJ This is national sports day. What happens?
-fc.2LE. This is an important day for girls who are seven and three and boys who are five
What do they do?
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^^ h
.HL-h a I .HH— I You should learn how to say the first to the
Huii:^ 3A,ir*3\.»*u* 10th by heart. Be careful with the dates in red!
14 is C «p 1 ct o^ 20 is tiotf* and 24
is CC ^ o X ofo
Look at the calendar above and answer the following questions.
b n>-»f—Mi 4^EIT^\ d /<-K+a-(i 4^E1T^\
Kappa and Tengu: Using the calendar above secretly fill in the dates of your own
commitments: sports days, tests, piano lessons, family birthdays etc. Put a star against
at least 12 days when you are free.
Tengu: You start. You would like Kappa to join you for the following activities.
a A visit to a revolving sushi bar b Shopping in a department store
c Watching a football match d Going to the beach
Negotiate days that you both are free. Organise at least three meetings.
Add the agreed dates to your calendar.
Kappa: Add the dates you have agreed to meet Tengu to your calendar.
You would like to invite Tengu to join you for the following activities,
a A visit to an Italian restaurant b Going to see a movie
c Swimming in the swimming pool d Fishing
Negotiate days that you both are free. Organise at least three meetings.
Add the agreed dates to your calendar.
For example: Xh C
-cxc
=.EI^G iEU-e fXM{ ^It r?9ti ^9tt^c
part 3 unit 9
131

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& £ (D^h^c* & is a kind of thick pancake. You add your own choice of
savoury topping, such as prawns or sliced pork, as it cooks. Each person
cooks their own and then adds various sauces before eating. It is delicious.
What time do your department stores open? Ours open at 10 o'clock
every morning and close at eight o'clock every evening. Outside the
doors, one of the girls whose job it is to greet customers, waits until the
exact stroke of 10. She then bows, opens the doors and lets the
customers in. Inside, the store management stand in formal rows to
welcome the customers, bowing all the time. All the assistants stand in
front of their counters to bow to the first customers before returning to
their places behind the counters. They all call out v^£oL-^v<*J;-t2r !
In my favourite department store, they have girls dressed in cute
dresses and hats standing by the lifts to welcome the customers into the
lift. A similarly dressed girl stands inside the lift and calls out the floor
and the kinds of merchandise for sale there. Beside the escalators, there
used to be more girls bowing and saying v< * £> o L -** V. * J£ -£ but these
have been replaced with waxwork robots that look just like the girls with
tapes inside saying v,*£>oL-^v<*i;-t2rona continuous loop!
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Japan is a very long
country, stretching from
Hokkaido in the north —
with its long, freezing
winters — to subtropical
Honshuu and tropical
Okinawa in the south.
Distinct seasons of three
months are only really the
case in central Honshuu.
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In Japan we have seven TV channels. My friends and I watch
programs and films made in the USA and other countries such
as Australia. There are also lots of programs made in Japan.
The samurai movies are very popular and there is usually at
least one showing every night. At Uzumasa Movieland in
Kyoto they make some of these samurai movies. The whole
village is a movie set so it is great fun to visit. You can often
see ninja swinging along ropes
high above your head and, if you
are lucky, a samurai sword fight
in and out of the houses or over * **
the bridge. They also have an
indoor studio, where you can sit l
and watch some of the scenes
being shot. We had lunch there
and took lots of photographs.
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133

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In Japan, most items are priced in 100s, 1000s and 10.000s of yen.
Listen to these large numbers.
Phonetic changes
b
PP
PP
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
£A^ <
UCA^»<
$A£A> <
iA/CA-f <
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6o CA> <
& £<>-*=> <
(ioCA> <
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
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r-tf^
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
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Using the items below, act out a little skit between a shop assistant and a customer. Take turns.
Forexample: TA/C: v<*£> o L -^v,^i-tir0
TX<*: Cflli 3800 W-p-f.
c ^
L
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V
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Kappa: Using the department store guide,
make up five true or false sentence
giving the location of various items.
Say this information to Tengu.
Tengu: Look at the chart and decide if Kappa is giving true
or false information. If it is true say, liA,t l~Xrir0
If it is not true say, \Xhbl C-^&^~ri~0
For example:
r
Rooftop
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Basement
£< l:i-)
(^ ^> o#H*
S 4> 7#n*
(^^^
£&^H*
6 o#H*
r#n^
i/^v,*
5x,#m.*
U*n*
l<^o^H^
£>^
Pets
Restaurants
Books
CDs
Kimonos
Shoes
TVs
Desks
Games
Computers
Bags
Food
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Take turns with a partner and play the
roles of the customer and shop assistant
in each of these shops. - ^--^
A: ^^Ui'Ho
B: ho^i ZO^—^rU /ZAjO)
250RTi"o
(iv.\ -tfX^T 1000RTi-o
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A: "f-^i-t*:/^ i*&*S<DHi
B: -t ^T-f^0 C^ i^Ti",
A: t'O i> "f* £-£/,,
part 3 unit 9
135

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1 Present shopping
Ann is looking for Japanese
souvenirs for her family.
Listen to her conversation and
complete the chart in English.
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your notebook. Decide on which floor
each item is sold and write that next to
the item. Decide the price of each item
and write that down too.
Kappa: Write four of the items pictured here
in your notebook and decide the price
you are prepared to pay.
Parti
Tengu: You are working on the information
counter of a department store. A
Japanese tourist, Kappa, asks for help.
Assist the customer in Japanese.
Kappa: You want to buy the items you have
noted down. Find out on which floor
they are sold.
For example:
Part 2
Tengu: Since you are the only member of staff who can speak Japanese, you are asked to help Kappa
around the store. You have been authorised to offer a discount price if you wish!
Kappa: Ask Tengu the price of the items you want to buy. If the price is too high, ask for a cheaper one.
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Amanda went to buy some Christmas presents while she was in Japan for her family and friends
in Australia. She took the advertisement below with her but is not very good at reading katakana
words yet. Help her find some good presents by suggesting one item from each floor. Write your
suggestions in katakana next to the descriptions Amanda has given.
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every day:
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lessons:
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weekend playing golf:
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For her cousin who loves going out in the
evenings dressed up:
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morning:
Amanda was wondering what the banners say. Can you tell her?
The banner on the left:
The banner on the right:
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At the end of Part 4 you will be able to:
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• Mr/Ms Bond: marketing manager for Tasmanian products
• Mr/Ms Ukeda: Japanese buyer
• Akinoyama: a famous sumo wrestler
• Sobaya: maker and seller of cooked soba
• Japanese father
Japanese mother
Japanese boy
Japanese girl
Two cameramen
Director
SCENE 1: Bond's office in Hobart
The curtain opens to reveal an office containing a desk with a chair on either side of it. There are coffee cups, a
coffee maker, sugar bowl and milk jug on a tray on a small table. Bond is seated at the desk. The door opens and
Ikeda enters. Bond jumps up to greet the visitor.
Bond: &oN ^Irfti^A,^ hit X n C**V£-f0
Ikeda: **VK*/^ fcli X n CSV £-#-. ^Hi^tt^
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Tftey /eara the office, the curtain closes.
SCENE 2: Film set in Japan
The curfain opens to reveal a film studio in Japan where a TV
commercial is being shot. A soba shop is centre stage, fhe shop
owner is behind the counter, a sumo wrestler wearing a yukata is
seated with his back to the audience at the counter. There is a big
pile of empty bowls on his right. There is also a wooden table and
chairs a little to his right. Two cameramen are filming the action. A
director is giving instructions. Ikeda is watching the making of the
TV commercial.
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He counts down using hand signals: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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He places a bowl of soba in front of Akinoyama who appears to eat it very quickly.
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Osobaya: (iv.\ ifn *c0
He places another bowl of soba in front of Akinoyama who again eats it very quickly
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Cameraman 1 moves the camera to focus on Osobaya behind the counter.
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Cameraman 2 focuses on Akinoyama who has turned sideways.
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Cameraman 1 moves back to film a family group of mum, dad and two children who enter the shop
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Father (to Osobaya): u^i, -t (f £ 4 (£ ^ < £ * v, *e
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//e quickly places four bowls of soba in front of the family.
Family: \.^ztz$ £-t0
They start to eat slurping up the noodles.
Cameraman 2 moves the camera to film Akinoyama who is watching the family. He is licking his lips
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He places another bowl in front of Akinoyama.
Cameraman 1 moves the camera to film Akinoyama from behind the counter.
Akinoyama suspiciously takes a small taste, then starts sucking up noodles, faster and faster.
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Everyone gets up and starts to chat.
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Momotaro off to the right. Old man and woman wave for about five seconds to see him off. Old woman wipes tears
with her sleeve.
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Momotaro appears from the left. He looks tired.
Drinks some water from the water bottle. A dog appears from the left.
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Points at the bag of dumplings.
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fafej o/// owe dumpling and gives it to the dog. Momotaro and the dog start walking. The dog is eating the
dumpling. A monkey appears from the left.
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fate* o/// owe dumpling and give it to the monkey. Momotaro, the dog and the monkey start walking. The monkey is
eating the dumpling. A bird appears from the left.
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Me monkey comes in from the left, holding a key with a cheeky face and beckons to Momotaro and his party.
Momotaro and his party come in from the left. Momotaro approaches the oni. Me oni stop eating and look at him.
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(Wipes his dribbling chin and approaches Momotaro.)
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Oni cries out and falls onto the ground. Other oni stand up making angry noises and approach Momotard. The bird
pecks at some oni. The monkey scratches some oni's faces. The dog bites other oni. Momotaro keeps fighting yet
more oni. After about 30 seconds of fighting, all oni are beaten. All oni kneel down and bow.
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defeat
call, name
bad, evil
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O s'ng a son9 'n Japanese
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Vocabulary list
English-Japanese
* Words marked with
an asterisk are used on
Katakana renshuu pages.
A
a slightly cheaper one
about, approximately
accountant
after that, and
alone, by myself
a lot, many
*Alpine
always
*America
and so on
animal hair
*anorak
apartment
apple
arm
ask
Australia
autumn
avocado
awfully, very
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*beer
beside
besides, moreover
big, large
bigger
bird
black
blond hair
bloom
(is) blooming
blue
body
book
bookcase
*boots
*bowling
*boxing
boy
Brazil
bring down
brothers and sisters
buckwheat (noodles)
Bugs Bunny
building
by the way
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bad, evil
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bag
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bank
*bartender
baseball
basement
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barbecue
bathroom, bath
*beaver
bed
*beef hamburger
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cage
cake shop
call, croak
call, name
call out
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can do
cane toad
can see
can stay
can't do
can't do much
carp-shaped kite
carry with ,
you
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cast
cat
*CD
cello
Certainly, sir/madam
*champion
change
*chart
cheap
*cheese sandwich
*chef
cherry blossom viewing
cherry tree
*chequebook
chest
chest of drawers
child
children
^chicken salad
* chimpanzee
*chips
chocolate
chopsticks
*Christmas
clean
clear
clever
close to
cloudy
club
cocoa
coffee
cold
comic
company
* computer
conquer
cooler
corner
counter (in a store)
counters for:
bowls, cups
flat things, clothes
general things
small animals
countryside
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crosswise
cucumber
curly hair
curry
cut
cute
D
dangerous
~ day
defeat
~ degrees
delicious
*department store
did not do
did not eat
*digital camera
*dingo
dirty, messy
dishes, cooking
dislike very much
*dog food
does well
don't know
don't know yet
don't like
don't like (formal)
down, below
dollar
drinks
E
ears
eau de cologne
eggs
*emu
(happy) ending
entrance hall
erupt
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every day
exactly right
expensive
eyes
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face
family
fantastic, cool
far away
father
(my) father
ferret
fine
first of all
(the) first time
firstly
fix, fasten
flag
~ floor
flower bed
fly
fold
foot and leg
*football
*France
freely
*frisbee
frog
from now
futon
G
game centre
garden
gate
girl
give
give back
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go down
go up, climb
goat
goblin
*gold
*golf club
good
good idea
*gorilla
(my) grandfather
(my) grandmother
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great feeling
green
green tea
grey/white hair
guest, visitor
guitar
H
hair
hairdresser
(in) half
*ham
hand
handicraft
happy ending
hate, dislike
have/has, there is/are
haven't, there isn't
head
Help!
here, this place
hole
*hot coffee
hot spring
house
Happy birthday
how many (animals)
how many (people)
how much
(I'm) hungry
I
*ice cream
*ice hockey
*iced coffee
*iced tea
idea
I don't understand
I'm hungry
I'm thirsty
in addition, besides
in front
*India
insect
inside
instead
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instructions
* instructor
is there (very polite)
It looks delicious
I will introduce
J
Japanese horseradish
Japanese-style room
Just this for today
K
*kangaroo
karaoke
*kettle
kimono
kitchen
koala
kookaburra
L
last week
last year
later
(am, is, are) learning
left
* lemon
letter
let's ride
library
like
living room
(am, is, are) listening
lollies, candy
*London
long
long ago, in the past
It's been a long time
M
make
maple tree
McDonald's
*meat pie
meet, see
* me Ion
*memo
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millet dumpling
*milk
miso soup
mix
*mixed grill
monkey
*monorail
moon viewing
more
mosquito
mother
(my) mother
^motorbike
mouse, rat
Movie World
museum
N
*napkin
narrator
national park
nearby
newspaper
next week
New Year
*New York
night, night time
noodles on a bamboo
plate
noodle shop
nose
Not at all
0
Of course
often
ogre, demon
Ogre Island
Oh!
old
older brother
(my) older brother
older sister
(my) older sister
Olympics
omelette
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only child
open
*open sandwich
orange
orange juice
other
outside
P
*panda
parachute
part-time job
peach
penpal
period of time
pet
photo
piano
pin
pie
Pig
*pilot
*ping pong
pink
*pizza
place
plain omelette
play
Pleased to meet you
poison
pond
popular
(am, is, are) practising
prepare
present
private
*puma
purple
put in
Q
quiet
R
rabbit
*racket
radio
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rainy season
(am, is, are) reading
red
red hair
(the) red one
ride
refrigerator
required, need
restaurant
rice wine
right
* roast pork
rodeo
*Rome
roof
rooftop
room
round
running
S
sad, poor
salt
*sandwich(es)
sausages
savoury pancake(s)
scary
scenery
*seafood spaghetti
seasons
(I can) see
set
*shampoo
*share
* sharpener
sheep
shoe
shoe cupboard
*shoot
shop
shopping
short
shoulders
*shower
shrine
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159

silk bag
*sirloin steak
skate, skating
ski, skiing
skilled, good at
*skirt
sky
sliding screens
slippers
small
snake
*sneakers
snow
snow country
snow house
*soccer
sofa
softball
sometimes
song
soon
South America
soy sauce
*Spain
sport
spring
*star
station
stay, stop at
(can) stay
stomach
strange, odd
strong
stuntman
sugar
summer
*sunglasses
*supermarket
*surfing
sushi shop
*Switzerland
T
table
tail
take
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take off, remove
(am, is, are) talking
tease, bully
technology
temperature
temple
* tennis
Thailand
that (one) over there
that ~ over there
that (one)
that ~
there is/are (inanimate
there is/are (animate)
this (one)
this ~
(I'm) thirsty
this week
today
toes
together, the two of us
toilet
tomato
tortoise
treasure
tree
triangle
tuna
* tuning
TV
*TV star
u
ugly
umbrella
uncooked rice
university
unskilled, poor at
up, above
use, spend
V
various
various kinds
vegetables
veranda
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very
*video
village
vinegar
volcano
*volleyball
W
wait
waiter
* Walkman
walls
washing
(am, is, are) watching
wear (shoes, skirt, jeans)
wear (shirt, dress)
weather
weekend
Welcome
What kind of ~?
What a shame
Which-?
Which one?
white
*wine
winter
*wombat
wonderful
work
(am, is, are) working
woven, rush mat
Wow!
Y
*yacht
yellow
yen
Yes, please
* yoghurt
(my) younger brother
(my) younger sister
your younger brother
your younger sister
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th
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ice cream
iced tea
ice hockey
meet, see
blue
red
the red one
red hair
baby
autumn
give
foot and leg
toes
head
clever
later
hole
my older brother
apartment
dangerous
my older sister
that ~ over there
anorak
avocado
can't do much
lollies, candy
rain
America
Oh!
there is/are
(inanimate)
part-time job
Alpine
that (one) over there
good
good idea
Not at all
house
how much?
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