Leisure Time Activities, Part 1: Practice

Let's practice what we've learned in this lesson.

Interactive Activities

The directions for the activities below are written with the idea of you working with a partner. If you do not have a partner available, complete the practice on your own, completing both parts of the activity as well as you can.

Vocabulary check

Silently review the vocabulary for this lesson. Then have a kurasumeeto orally test your knowledge of the new Japanese words, phrases, and expressions. Your partner says the eigo, and you give the nihongo. Switch and test your partner.

Reading practice

Practice reading the words and phrases in the Yomimashoo! section. Cover the roomaji and read the right column for your partner who responds after each item with either:

Hai, soo desu. Tsugi-no wa. (if read correctly)
- OR
Iie, chigaimasu. Moo ichi-do yonde kudasai. (if read incorrectly)

If you read a word incorrectly, mark it so that you can review it later. Change roles and repeat the activity.

Learning Tip

Practice reading the words and phrases in the Yomimashoo! section on a regular basis. Even a few minutes each day will help you to develop your reading skills.

Doko-ni ikimasu-ka? Nani-o shimasu-ka?

The chart below gives information about where certain people go during their vacations and the activities they engage in. With a kurasumeeto, take turns asking and answering questions about the information in the chart. Read the sample exchange aloud with your partner.

A: Tanaka-san-wa fuyu-yasumi-ni doko-ni ikimasu-ka? (columns 1 and 2)
B: Kororado-ni ikimasu. (column 3)
A: Nani-o shimasu-ka?
B: Sukii-o shimasu. (column 4)
A: Aa, ii desu-ne.

Substitute the correct information for the parts in bold.

**Content for the Practice Activity**
Dare?	Itsu?	Doko-ni ikimasu-ka?	Nani-o shimasu-ka?
Yamaguchi-kun	haru-yasumi	Nihon	sushi-o tabemasu








Suzuki-sensei	tanjoobi	Hawai	gorufu-o shimasu
Tanaka-san	fuyu-yasumi	Kororado	sukii-o shimasu
Tanigawa-san	haru-yasumi	Amerika	eiga-ni ikimasu
Saitoo-sensei	O-shoogatsu	Nyuu-Yooku	konsaato-ni ikimasu
Maeda-kun	fuyu-yasumi	Kariforunia	tenisu-o shimasu
Itoo-sensei	tanjoobi	shinseki-no uchi	terebi-o mimasu
Watanabe-kun	natsu-yasumi	Kanada	arubaito-o shimasu
Miyamoto-kun	O-shoogatsu	Montana-Hoteru	paatii-o shimasu
Yoshimura-san	Kurisumasu	Atoranta	kaimono-ni ikimasu
Ando-san	natsu-yasumi	sakkaa kyanpu	sakkaa-o shimasu

Now practice making and correcting false statements. Make a false statement for your partner by changing ONLY the information in the NANI-O SHIMASU-KA? column. Your partner must correct your statement. Both partners use the following pattern.

A: Itoo-sensei-wa tanjoobi-ni shinseki-no uchi-ni ikimasu. (information from columns 1, 2, 3)
Sakkaa-o shimasu. (false information - column 4)
B: Itoo-sensei-wa tanjoobi-ni shinseki-no uchi-ni ikimasu kedo sakkaa-o shimasen.
Terebi-o mimasu-yo. (correct information from column 4)

Be careful to use the correct particles. They are extremely important in Japanese sentences.

Reading practice

Mask the roomaji and read each of the following sentences aloud several times.

なにをしますか。Nani-o shimasu-ka?
それをしません。Sore-o shimasen.
なつやすみにべんきょうをします。Natsu-yasumi-ni benkyoo-o shimasu.
がっこうにいきます。Gakkoo-ni ikimasu.
えいがにいきません。Eiga-ni ikimasen.
たなかさんはふゆやすみにどこにいきますか。Tanaka-san-wa fuyu-yasumi-ni doko-ni ikimasu-ka?
いとうせんせいはたんじょうびにしんせきのうちにいきます。Itoo-sensei-wa tanjoobi-ni shinseki-no uchi-ni ikimasu.
やまぐちくんははるやすみににほんにいきます。Yamaguchi-kun-wa haru-yasumi-ni Nihon-ni ikimasu.
すずきせんせいはたんじょうびにしんせきのうちにいきます。Suzuki-sensei-wa tanjoobi-ni shinseki-no uchi-ni ikimasu.
わたなべくんはなつやすみにしごとをします。Watanabe-kun-wa natsu-yasumi-ni shigoto-o shimasu.
みやもとくんはおしょうがつに paatii をしますか。Miyamoto-kun-wa O-shoogatsu-ni paatii-o shimasu-ka?
なにがほしいですか。Nani-ga hoshii desu-ka?
ようふくとくつがほしいです。Yoofuku-to kutsu-ga hoshii desu.
おかねがありますか。O-kane-ga arimasu-ka?
しゅくだいをだしてください。Shukudai-o dashite kudasai.
なんさいになりますか。Nan-sai-ni narimasu-ka?

Practice Activity: Reading and Listening Review

Satake and Ueda are having another conversation in Japanese. You will be presented with Satake's question in Japanese, then listen to Ueda's response. Answer the question based on what you read in Satake's question or hear in Ueda's response.

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