Beginner 2

Beginner 2 Beginner 2

Lesson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Lesson 1: Time

  • tell the time
  • say what time you do an activity
  • use other words indicating time
  • say where you do an activity
  • invite someone to do something and respond to an invitation
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 何, 時, 分 and 半

Lesson 2: Location

  • say that something or someone is there
  • say where something or someone is
  • describe what something is like
  • describe what is in your room
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 上, 下, 中 and 前

Lesson 3: School

  • talk about school grades
  • talk about school subjects
  • use から and まで when talking about specific times
  • use the negative
  • compare things (say the best and the most)
  • give reasons
  • write an article about your school, teachers and friends
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 学, 校, 年 and 生

Lesson 4: Season

  • talk about seasonal activities
  • say you are going to do an activity
  • describe the weather
  • say what the weather was like
  • predict the weather
  • discuss temperature
  • say what you want to do
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 春, 夏, 秋 and 冬

Lesson 5: Price

  • count to a million
  • ask and say how much an item costs
  • ask for an item(これ、それ、あれ)
  • ask and say which one(この、その、あの)
  • ask someone to do something
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 百, 千, 万 and 円

Lesson 6: People

  • describe someone’s physical appearance
  • describe someone’s personality
  • join いadjectives in extended descriptions
  • join なadjectives in extended descriptions
  • contrast characteristics using ‘but’
  • describe what someone is wearing
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 手, 目, 耳 and 口

Lesson 7: Food

  • ask what someone is doing at the moment and respond
  • ask and say how many general items you want
  • ask and say how many items (in glasses or cups) you want
  • recognise and use common expressions at restaurants
  • use the てform of verbs in new ways
  • use counters for common items
  • recognise and write the kanji characters , , , , , , and

Lesson 8: Request

  • ask for and give permission to do something
  • refuse permission to do something
  • ask someone to do something for you and respond when asked
  • ask the reason why and respond when asked
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 私, 男, 女, 書, 見, 聞, 父, 母

Lesson 9: Direction

  • ask where something is
  • give directions (going straight ahead, crossing, turning, getting there)
  • say when/if you do something and what happens next
  • join two or more sets of actions
  • show the order of actions
  • ask how long it takes to go somewhere or do something, and respond
  • recognise and write the kanji characters , , , , , 西, ,

Lesson 10: Interest

  • make the dictionary form of verbs
  • say that you like or dislike doing things
  • say that someone is good at or not good at doing something
  • say that you can, cannot, could or could not do something
  • conduct an interview in Japanese
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 毎, 今, 週, 先, 来, 住, 好, 名

Lesson 11: Job

  • describe things you do in non-sequential order
  • say what you want to become
  • compare two things and give your opinion
  • read and write a modified curriculum vitae in Japanese
  • prepare for a job interview in Japanese
  • participate in a job interview
  • read and write a job application letter in Japanese
  • recognise and write the kanji characters 語, 英, 家, 友, 会, 社, 間, 町
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