Module 3

Elementary Japanese I-B

Lesson 3 (Week 11-15)
How to tell the Time, Days of the Week, Sentence conjugation of
Past/Present

MY JOURNEY

Time is a precious resource and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. From over scheduling and
constantly being plugged in, to completely dropping out of the rat race, everyone is looking to
maximize the time they have left on earth. After all, there’s only so many hours in the day.

The Japanese people believe that time is gold and they are known as very punctual when it
comes to class, meetings or any gathering. It is the rule of the thumb to arrive five minutes before
the meeting time. Speaking of time, Japan is one of the few countries which experiences the beauty
of the four seasons, the fresh scent of Spring, the heat of the Summer, the crisp air of Fall and the
coldness of Winter.
In this module, you will learn the different ways on how to tell the time, the days of the
week, and the conjugation of the past and present tenses.

MY TARGET
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

a. Differentiate the days of the week.

b. Know the different basic vocabularies that is useful in formulating sentences.
c. Evaluate the conjugations of the verb tenses.
d. Appreciate the different cultural holidays and compare it to Philippine
holidays.

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 Cultural Celebrations
Task 1: 
Instructions: On the internet, research about the different Holidays in Japan that are
celebrated annually. Pick two (2) Japanese holidays that you liked the most. Would you like
Philippines to celebrate it too? Why? Don’t forget to cite your sources.

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My Reading Text (Week 11-12)

Demonstratives – Directions and Places –

Before we start telling the time, we need first to know the demonstratives
used in directions and places.
In the previous module, you learned about the different demonstratives referring to
person and things. These two groups are easily confused so fasten your seatbelt and get
ready to understand the difference between the Japanese demonstratives.

The following vocabularies are the terms you will encounter in this lesson so
try to remember them.

1. ここ koko here, this place

2. そこ soko there, that place near the listener
3. あそこ asoko that place over there
4. どこ doko where, what place

5. こちら kochira this way, this place (polite of ここ)

6. そちら sochira that way, that place near the listener
(polite of そこ)
7. あちら achira that way, that place over there
(polite of あそこ)
8. どちら dochira which way, where (polite of どこ)

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9. きょうしつ kyoshitsu classroom
10. しょくどう shokudo dining hall, cafeteria, canteen
11. じむしょ jimusho office
12. かいぎしつ kaigijitsu conference room
13. うけつけ uketsuke reception desk
14. ロビー robi lobby
15. へや heya room
16. トイレ（おてあらい） toilet, rest room- toire (o taeri) (otearai)

17. かいだん kaidan stairs

18. エレベーター erebeta elevator
19. エスカレーター esukareta escalator
20. じどうはんばいき vending machine- jido hanbaki
21. でんわ denwa telephone handset, telephone call
22. [お] くに kuni country
23. かいしゃ kaisha/kaishiya company
24. うち uchi house, home
25. くつ kutsu shoes
26. ネクタイ nekutai necktie
27. ワイン wain wine
28. うりば uriba a corner in a department store
(e.g. ladies wear etc.)
29. ちか chika basement

30. ーかい （がい）kai -th floor

31. なんがい nankai what floor

32. ーえん En yen

33. いくら ikura how much
34. ひゃく hyaku hundred
35. せん sen thousand
36. まん man ten thousand

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Useful Phrases and Sentences
● すみません。sumimasen Excuse me.
● どうも。domo Thanks
● いらっしゃいませ。 Welcome. /May I help you? -Irasshaimase
(a greeting to a customer or guest entering a
shop, etc)
● [〜を] みせてきださい。 Please show me [〜]mitsetekudasai
● じゃ jiya well, then, in that case
● [〜を] ください。kudasai Give me [〜], please.

● イタリア itaria Italy

● スイス suisu Swiss
● フランス fransu France
● ジャカルタ jakurata Jakarta
● バンコク bangkook Bangkok
● ベルリン berurin Berlin
● しん おおさか Shin osaka name of a station in Osaka

For the audio pronunciation of these

vocabularies and sentences above visit
this link:
https://soundcloud.com/amelie-summer/3-kotoba?
in=amelie-summer/sets/minna-no-nihongo-i-2nd-
edition-5cd-set_l0-l5

Sentence Patterns and Grammar

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 1. ここ・そこ・あそこ・こちら・そちら・あちら

● The demonstratives ここ, そこ, and あそこ refer to PLACES.

● ここ indicates the place where the speaker is standing.
● そこ refers the place where the listener is.
● あそこ refers to the place far from both the speaker and listener.
● こち, そちら, and あちら refer to DIRECTION and can also be used as the polite
alternative for ここ, そこ, and あそこ.
Note: When the speaker and listener is in the same place, it is designated by ここ, and in
this situation, そこ refers to the place where the both of them is slightly distant and あそ
こ refers to somewhere even further from the both of them.
(Refer to the picture on the right)
2. ここ は しょくどう です。 This is the cafeteria.

● Using the sentence pattern, N + は + PLACE + です, you can state where a place,
thing or person is.

Example: おてあらい は あそこ です。

The toilet is over there.

3. どこ・どちら

● どこ is used for asking “Where?” and どちら for “Which direction?”

● どちら can also be used for asking “Where?”, in which case is politer than どこ.
● どこ and どちら are also used for asking the name of the country, company,
school or other place or organization to which someone belongs.
● なん cannot be used in this case.
● どちら is the polite form of どこ.

Example: がっこう は どこ です か。 What school do you go to?

4. これは どこ の コンピュター ですか。 Where is this computer made? /
What company made this computer?

。。。にほん の コンピュータ です。 It’s made in Japan.

。。。IECC の コンピュータ です。 It’s made by IECC.

● The pattern for the sentence above is: N1 + の + N2

● When N1 is the name of the country and N2 is the name of the product, it means
that N2 is made in that country.

Example: 。。。N1 にほん の N2 コンピュータ です。

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 ● When N1 is the name of a company and N2 is the name of a product, it means that
N2 is made by that company.

Example: 。。。N1 IECC の N2 コンピュータ です。

You’ve learned in the previous lesson about the different kinds of demonstratives used in
the sentences and I bet you’re confused which is which but don’t worry because we’re
gonna break it down one by one.

The こ/ そ/ あ/ ど system of demonstratives

こ そ あ ど
Series Series Series Series
Things これ それ あれ
Things/Person この + その + あの
N N +N
Place ここ そこ あそこ どこ
Place/Directions こちら そちら あちら どちら
(Polite form)

Example Sentences (visit the link for the audio pronunciation of the sentences
below)
Link: https://soundcloud.com/amelie-summer/3-reibun?in=amelie-summer/sets/minna-no-
nihongo-i-2nd-edition-5cd-set_l0-l5

● ここはしんおおさかですか。 Is this Shin-Osaka?

Koko wa shin Osaka desu ka
。。。はい、そうです。 Hai, sou desu Yes, it is.

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 ● トイレはどこですか。 Where’s the toilet?
Toire wa doko desu ka
。。。あそこです。Asoko desu It’s over there.

● やまださんはどこですか。 Where is Mr. Yamada?

Yamadasan wa doko desu ka
。。。かいぎしつです。Kaigijitsu desu He’s in the meeting room.

● じむしょはどちらですか。 Where is the office?

Jimusho wa dochira desu ka
。。。あちらです。Achira desu It’s over there.

● [お]くにはどちらですか。 Which country are you from?

[o] kuni wa dochira desu ka
。。。アメリカです。Amerika desu America.

● それはどこのくつですか。 Where are those shoes from?

Sore wa doko no kutsu desu ka
。。。イタリアのくつです。 They’re made in Italy.
Itaria no kutsu desu
● このとけいはいくらですか。 How much is this watch?
Kono tokei wa ikura desu ka
。。。１８、６００えんです。 It’s 18,600 yen.
Jimanhachi, roppyaku en

Conversation (かいわ)
https://soundcloud.com/bad_owl/09-1?in=bad_owl/sets/minna-no-nihongo-i-2nd

これ を ください
てんいん A： いらっしゃいませ。irasshaimase
マリア： すみません。ワイン うりば は どこ ですか。
Sumimasen. Wain wa doko desu ka

てんいん A: ちか １かい です。Chika ichi kai desu

マリア： どうも。doumo.

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マリア： すみません。 そのワインをみせてください。
Sumimasen. Sono wain O misetekudasai
てんいん B： はい、どうぞ。Hai, douzo

マリア： これはどこのワインですか。Kore wa doko no wain desu ka

てんいん B: にほんのです。Nihon no desu

マリア： いくらですか。Ikura desu ka

てんいん B： ２、５００えんです。Nisen gohyaku en desu.

マリア： じゃ、これをください。Jiya, kore o kudasai.

Assignment: Research task

Instructions: Using the internet, research on the following questions below
and:

A. Write only the summary of your research on every question.

B. Don’t forget to cite your sources!
1. How do you count numbers until 1000 in Japanese?
2. What is the Japanese writing system?
3. What are the numbers that are considered unlucky in Japanese?
4. What are Japanese counters and how do you use them?
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6. Try converting the following numbers into Hiragana.

Ex: 45 - よんじゅうご　Yon-jû-go

a. 27 – にじゅうなな nijuunana

b. 360- さんびゃくろくじゅう sanbyaku ruko juu

c. 1,500-せんごひゃく sengohyaku

d. 53, 100 gojuusan hyaku　ごじゅうさん　ひゃく

e. 209, 000 nihyaku kyu hyaku 　にひゃくきゅ

Task 2
I. Using the Demonstratives for places,
determine what places are illustrated in
the image in the right. (20 points)
Ex. ここ は しょくどう です。
1.ここ　は　しよくどう　です。

2.ここ　は　じむしよ　です。

3.ここ　は　かいぎしつ

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4.ここ　は　おてあらい　です。

Task 3
In this task, you need to answer the following tests based on the image given below.

I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the image above. Refer to
the example below. (15 points)
Ex. Q: トイレ は どこ ですか。
A: 。。。あそこです。
1. かいぎしつ

Q：かいぎしつ　は　どこ　ですが。
A: 。。。ここ　です。

2. じどうはんばいき
Q：じどうはんばいき　は　どこ　ですか
A: 。。。そこ　です。

3. やまださん
Q：やまださん　は　どこ　ですか
A: 。。。あそこ　です。

Task 4
I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given topics. In this task
you need to answer WHAT FLOOR is the specific place can be found. (20 points)
Ex. じどうはんばいき （２かい） Q: じどうはんばいきはどこですか。
A: 。。。２かいです。
1. トイレ （１かい）

Q: トイレ　は　どこ　ですか。
A: 。。。１かい

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 2. テレーザちゃん（きょうしつ）

Q: テレーザちゃん は　どこ　ですか。
　　　A: 。。。きょうしつ　です。

3. しょくどう （ちか）

Q: しょくどう　は　どこですか。
A: 。。。ちか　です。

4. かいぎしつのかぎ （じむしょ）
Q:　かいぎしつのかぎ　は　どこ　ですか。
A: 。。。じむしょ　です。
Task 5
I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given topics. In this task
you need to answer WHICH DIRECTION is the specific place can be found. (20 points)
Ex. かいだん（あちら） Q: かいだんはどちらですか。
A: 。。。あちらです。
1. エスカレーター （そちら）

2. でんわ（こちら）

3. カリナさんのへや （３かい）

4. うち（おおさか）

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I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given image below. In
this task you need to answer WHICH COUNTRY is the specific person is from. (20 points)

Ex. Q: ミラーさん の おくに は どちら ですか。

A: 。。。アメリカです。
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2.

3.

4.

II. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given topics below. In
this task you need to answer WHAT COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION is the specific person is
from. (20 points)
Ex. かいしゃ Q: ミラーさんのかいしゃはどちらですか。
A: 。。。IMC です。

1. かいしゃ

2. だいがく

3. かいしゃ

4. だいがく

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I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given image below. In
this task you need to answer WHERE IS THE SPECIFIC OBJECT is made from. (20 points)

Ex. Q: これ は どこの かばん ですか。

A: 。。。かんこく の かばん です。
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2.

3.

4.

II. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer based on the given image below. In
this task you need to answer HOW MUCH IS THE SPECIFIC OBJECT is. (20 points)
Ex. Q: この かばん は いくら ですか。
A: 。。。７、３００えん です。
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2.

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Task 8

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In this task, you will have to:
1. Pick a partner
2. Choose which situation you want to present – Situation A or Situation B –
3. Assign the dialogues (A and B)
4. Make a virtual video with your partners using the dialogues given.
5. Provide subtitles for your video.
6. You can change the underlined words.
7. Submit your video via Google Classroom.

Situation A

Dialogue:
A: おくに は どちら ですか。
B: タイ です。
A: うち は ですか。
B: バンコク です。
A: そうですか。

Situation B
Dialogue:
A: すみません。
これはどこのコーヒーですか。
B: インドネシアのです。
A: いくらですか。
B: ６００えんです。

*Criteria for this task is the same as the previous video presentation.

My Reading Text (Week 13-15)

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 Time

Clocks have existed in Japan since the mid-7th century AD in the form of
water clocks.
The Nihon Shoki states that Emperor Tenchi made a water clock, or rōkoku in 660
and 671. These clocks were used for another 800 years until the arrival of Christianity in
Japan in the 16th century.
Christian missionaries were among the first to introduce Japan to Western-styled
clocks. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Society of Jesus saint and missionary, gave Ouchi Yoshitaka,
a daimyō of the Sengoku period, a mechanical clock in 1551. Other missionaries and
embassies soon followed, with a mechanized clock being given to Oda Nobunaga in 1569
and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1571 by Papal envoys, and two clocks given to Tokugawa Ieyasu,
one in 1606 by a missionary and one in 1611 by a Portuguese envoy. The oldest surviving
western clock in Japan dates back to 1612; it was given to Shōgun Ieyasu by the viceroy of
Mexico (then New Spain).

Before we start the grammar lesson, here are the list of vocabularies that we
will be using in this lesson.

1. おきます get up, wake up

2. ねます sleep, go to bed
3. はたらきます work
4. やすみます take a rest, take a holiday
5. べんきょうします study
6. おわります finish

7. デパート department store

8. ぎんこう bank
9. ゆうびんきょく post office
10. としょかん library
11. びじゅつかん art museum, art gallery

12. いま now

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13. ーじ – o’clock
14. ーふん （ーぷん） – minute
15. はん half
16. なんじ what time
17. なんぷん （なんふん） what minute

18. ごぜん a.m.

19. ごご p.m.

20. あさ morning
21. ひる noon, daytime
22. ばん（よる） night, evening

23. おととい the day before yesterday

24. きのう yesterday
25. きょう today
26. あした tomorrow
27. あさって day after tomorrow

28. けさ this morning

29. こんばん this evening, tonight

30. やすみ rest, a holiday, day off

31. ひるやすみ lunch break

32. しけん exam, test

33. かいぎ meeting, conference

34. えいが movie, film

35. まいあさ every morning

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36. まいばん every night
37. まいにち every day

38. げつようび Monday

39. かようび Tuesday
40. すいようび Wednesday
41. もくようび Thursday
42. きんようび Friday
43. どようび Saturday
44. にちようび Sunday

45. 〜から from〜

46. 〜まで up to 〜, until〜
47. 〜と〜 and (used to connect nouns)

Useful Phrases and Sentences

● たいへんですね。 That’s tough, isn’t it

(used when expressing sympathy)
● ばんごう number
● なんばん what number
● そちら your place

● ニューヨーク New York

● ペキン Beijing
● ロサンゼレス Los Angeles
● ロンドン London

● あすか a fictitious Japanese restaurant

● アップルぎんこう a fictitious bank
● みどりとしょかん a fictitious library
● やまとびじゅつかん a fictitious art gallery

For the audio pronunciation of these vocabularies and sentences above visit this
link: https://soundcloud.com/amelie-summer/4-kotoba?in=amelie-summer/sets/minna-no-
nihongo-i-2nd-edition-5cd-set_l0-l5

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 ● Japanese Vocabulary - Days of the week in Japanese

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWIUC7J80Yo

Sentence Pattern and Grammar Notes

1. いま ＋ ーじ ＋ーふん ＋です。

● This sentence pattern is used to express time.

● The counter suffixes ーじ (o’clock) and ーふん (minutes) are placed after the
numbers.
● ーふん is used after the numbers 2, 5, 7, 9 and ーぷん after 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10.

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 ● 1, 6, 8, and 10 are read with the small tsu (sukuon) e.g. ippun, roppun, happon, and
jyuuppon
● To ask the time, なん is placed in front of じ or ぷん.
● In this case, the particle は is not used.

Example: いま なんじ です か。 。。。７じ １０ぷん です。

What time is it? [now] It’s 7:10.

2. Verb + ます / Verb + ません / Verb +ました / Verb + ませんでした

● Verbs + ます, ません, ました, and ませんでした works predicates. (です is not
used in this case.)
● Using ます etc. shows politeness towards the listener.
● Verb + ます is used when a sentence expresses something habitual or a truth.
● It is also used when a sentence expresses a behavior or event that will occur in the
future.
● The table below shows its negative and past-tense forms.

Non-Past (future/present) Past

Affirmative おきます (I [will] wake up) おきました ( I woke up)
Negative おきません (I will not wake up) おきませんでした ( I didn’t wake up)

Example: 1. まいあさ ６じ に おきます。 I wake up at six every morning.

2. あした ６じ に おきます。 I’m going to wake up at six tomorrow.
3. けさ ６じ に おきました。 I woke up at six this morning.
● Verb question sentences are formed by putting the particle か at end of the
sentence, without changing the word order.
● When using an interrogative, this is placed in the part of the sentence that the
speaker wants to talk about.

Example: 1. きのう (V)べんきょうしました か。 。。はい、(V)べんきょうしま

した。
Did you study yesterday? . Yes, I did. [study]
。。いいえ、(V) べんきょうしませんでした。

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 No, I didn’t [study].
● When answering such questions, the verb is repeated.
● そうです and ちがいます (Lesson 2) cannot be used when replying to a verb
question.

Example: 2. まいあさ なんじ に おきますか。 。。６じ に おきま

す。
What time do you wake up every morning? I wake up at 6 o’clock.

3. N (Time) + に + Verb
● The particle に is attached to a noun indicating time to show the time the action
happened.
● Particle に is the FIXED particle when telling time.

Example: ６じ はん に おきます。 I wake up at six-thirty.

● The use of the particle に in the following nouns is optional.

o 〜ようび、あさ、ひる、ばん、よる

Example: にちようび に バコロド へ いきます。 I’m going to Bacolod on

Sunday.

● The particle に is not used with the following kinds of noun expressing time.
o きょう, あした, あさって, きのう, おととい, けさ, こんばん, いま, まいあさ,
まいばん, まいにち etc.

Example: きのう べんきょう しました。 I studied yesterday.

4. N1+ から+ N2+ まで

● から indicates a starting time or place and まで indicates a finishing time or place.
● から and まで are considered particles.

Example: ９じ から ５じ まで べんきょうします。
I study from 9 o’clock until 5 o’clock.
● から and まで are not always together.
Example: ９じ から はたらきます。 I work from 9 o’clock. [ I start work at 9]

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 ● から and まで can be also used with です.
Example: ぎんこう は ９じ から ３じ まで です。
The bank is open from 9 o’clock until 3 o’clock.
5. N1 と N2

● The particle と connects two noun in coordinate relation.

● It means “and”
Example: ぎんこう の やすみ は どようび と にちよび です。
The bank is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
6. Particle 〜ね

● The particle ね is attached to the end of a sentence and is used to draw out
something, such as information or a response of agreement from the listener.
● Checks that the listener has understood, or used to emphasize something to the
listener.
Example: まいにち １０じ まで べんきょうします。 。。たいへん です
ね。
I study until 10 o’clock every day. That’s tough isn’t it?

Example Sentences (visit the link for the audio pronunciation of the sentences
below) Link: https://soundcloud.com/amelie-summer/4-reibun?in=amelie-summer/sets/minna-
no-nihongo-i-2nd-edition-5cd-set_l0-l5

● いま なんじ ですか。 What time is it? [now]

。。２じ １０ぷん です。 It’s ten past two.

ニューヨーク は いま なんじ ですか。 What’s the time in New

York now?

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 。。ごぜん０じ１０ぷんです。 It’s ten past midnight.

● やすみ は なんようび ですか。 What days are you off from

work?
。。どようびとにちようです。 Saturdays and Sundays.

● アップルぎんこうはなんじからなんじまですか。
What are Apple Bank’s opening hours?
。。９じから ３じまです。
From 9 until 3.

● まいばんなんじにねますか。 What time do you usually go to bed?

。。１１じにねます。 [I go to sleep at] 11 o’clock.

● まいにちなんじからなんじまでべんきょうしますか。
When do you start and finish studying every day?
。。あさ９くじからごご３じまでべんきょうします。
I study from 9am until 3pm.

● どようびはたらきますか。 Do you work on Saturdays?

。。いいえ、はたらきません。 No, I don’t. [work]

● きのうべんきょうしましたか。 Did you study yesterday?

。。いいえ、べんきょうしませんでした。 No, I didn’t. [study]

Conversation (かいわ)
https://soundcloud.com/bad_owl/12-1?in=bad_owl/sets/minna-no-nihongo-i-2nd

そちら は なんじ まで ですか

ミラー: すみません,「あすか」の でんわばんごう は なんばん ですか。

さとう： 「あすか」ですか。５２７５の２７２５です。

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ミラー： どうも ありがとう ございます。

みせ の ひと：はい、「あすか」です。

ミラー： すみません。そちら は

なんじまでですか。

みせ の ひと：１０じまで です。

ミラー： やすみ は なんようび ですか。

みせ の ひと：にちようび です。

ミラー： そうですか。どうも。

Task 1
I. Instructions: State the time given in the image below. Refer to the example given. (20
points)

Ex. ３じ です。
1.
2.

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3.
4.

Task 2
I. Instructions: Determine the time zone in each given country by constructing a question
and an answer based on the map below. Refer to the example given. (20 points)

Ex.

Ex. とうきょう とうきょう は いま なんじ です か。 。。ごご ６じで

す。
1. ペキン
2. バンコク
3. ロンドン
4. ロサンゼルス

Task 3
I. Instructions: Based on the image below, state the corresponding activity or day in each
designated day. Refer on the example below. (20 points)

Ex. きょう きょうは　なんようび　ですか。 。。かようびです。

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 1. あした
2. かいぎ
3. しけん
4. やすみ

Task 4
I. Instructions: Construct a question and an answer using the particles から and まで.
Refer to the example given. (20 points)
Ex. ぎんこう（９：００〜３：００） ぎんこう はなんじからなんじまでですか。
。。９じから３じまでです。
1. ゆうびんきょく （９：００〜５：００）

2. デパート （１０：００〜８：３０）

3. としょかん （９：００〜６：３０）

4. かいしゃ （９：１５〜５：４５）

Task 5
I. Instructions: Based on the image below, construct a question and an answer using the
proper tenses of the verbs in its corresponding time. Refer to the example. (20 points)

Ex. まいあさ まいあさなんじにおきますか 。。７じにおきます。

1. まいばん

2. あした

3. こんばん

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 4. にちようび

Task 6
I. Instructions: Based on the image below, state the activity in each designated day. Refer
to the example. (20 points)

Ex. あした あした　はたらきます。

1. まいにち
2. きのうのばん
3. あさって
4. おととい

Task 7
I. Instructions: Construct a question and answer whether it is true or false based on the
given option. Refer to the examples. (20 points)
Ex. 1 きょうべんきょうしますか。（はい） はい、べんきょうします。
Ex. 2 きのうべんきょうしましたか。（いいえ） いいえ、べんきょうしませんでし
た。
1. あさってはたらきますか。（いいえ）

2. まいばんべんきょうしますか（はい）

3. きのうのばんべんきょうしいましたか。（はい）

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 4. きのうはたらきましたか。（いいえ）

Task 8
In this task, you will have to:
1. Pick a partner
2. Assign the dialogues (A and B)
3. Make a virtual video with your partners using the dialogues given.
4. Provide subtitles for your video.
5. You can change the underlined words.
6. Submit your video via Google Classroom.

Dialogue:
A: しけんはなんじからですか。
B:１０じからです。
A: なんじにおわりますか。
B: １２じにおわります。
A:そうですか。どうも。

*Criteria for this activity is the same as the

Task 9
Instructions: Listen carefully to the questions or statements in audio link given and
encircle the correct answer from the two options below. Listen to the example given. (8
points)
Link: https://soundcloud.com/bad_owl/16-1?in=bad_owl/sets/minna-no-nihongo-i-2nd
Example: The statement in the audio says: いま ９じはんです。You need to find the
answer that says 9:30 in the options below.
Example choices:
● 6: 30
● 9:30

1. 8:30 7:30

2. ごぜん 8:20 ごご 8:20

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3. 9:30~6:30 9:00~6:00

4. 12:15~1:15 12:50~1:50

5. 349-7895 349-7865

6. 075-831-6697 075-138-6697

7. 3,850 3,650

8. 208, 000 128, 000

REFERENCES

● 3A Corporation, 1998, Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese I Translation and

Grammar Notes – English
● 3A Corporation, 1992, Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese I 2nd Edition with CD
● "Understanding The Ways That Japan Tells Time". Tofugu.com. July 15, 2014.
● Nussbaum, "Kichijitsu" at p. 513.
● Yokota, Yasuhiro. "A Historical Overview of Japanese Clocks and Karakuri." International
Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms (2008), 176.
● Yokota, Yasuhiro. "A Historical Overview of Japanese Clocks and Karakuri". International
Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms (2008), 177.

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