Weather, Part 1: Practice

Let's take some time to 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.

Furorida-wa hare desu-ka?

Do this activity with a クラスメート. Look only at your chart which shows the weather in various locations. Alternating with your partner, ask and answer yes-no questions to complete your charts. Your partner must be able to answer any question by responding, Hai, _____ or Iie, ________. You may not ask your partner the question _____-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka? Look at the sample dialogue. Compare each state on our completed charts to check your accuracy.

SAMPLE DIALOGUE

A: Furorida-wa hare desu-ka?
B: Iie, hare ja nai desu.
A: Ame desu-ka?
B: Hai, soo desu.

**Furorida-wa hare desu-ka?**
Partner A	Partner B
Kororado: ? Arabama: ame Teneshii: kumori Mishigan: ? Arizona: hare Aiowa: yuki Montana: ? Oregon: ?	Mishigan: yuki Montana: ame Arabama: ? Arizona: ? Oregon: kumori Aiowa: ? Teneshii: ? Kororado: hare

Kororado-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka?

Do this activity with a クラスメート. Look only at your chart which shows the weather in various locations. Alternating with your partner, ask and answer questions to complete your charts. You may ask the following question only twice during this activity.

________-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka?

Otherwise, you may ask only yes-no questions to which your partner must be able to answer with Hai, ____ or Iie, ____. You may ask only one question during your turn. The winner is the person who completes his/her chart first. Look at the sample dialogue before your begin.

A: Kororado-wa hare desu-ka? [A is trying to find out what the weather is in Colorado.]
B: Iie, are ja nai desu. [A’s guess was not correct.]
B: Furorida-wa ame desu-ka? [B is trying to find out what the weather is in Florida.]
A: Hai, soo desu. [B’s guess was correct; B fills in the correct information on the chart.]
A: Kororado-wa kumori desu-ka? [A is still trying to find out the weather in Colorado.]
B: Hai, soo desu. [A’s guess was correct this time; A fills in the correct information.]
B: Oregon-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka? [B has decided to use one of the two allotted times to ask this question in order to get the needed information immediately.]
A: Yuki desu. [B records the correct information.]

**Kororado-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka?**
Partner A	Partner B
Arabama: ? Mishigan: ? Montana: hare Konechikatto: yuki Arizona: ? Okurahoma: hare Aiowa: ? Teneshii: kumori Ohaio: ? Neburasuka: yuki Tekisasu: ame Minesota: ?	Konechikatto: ? Aiowa: yuki Tekisasu: ? Arabama: ame Ohaio: kumori Minesota: hare Mishigan: kumori Montana: ? Arizona: ame Okurahoma: ? Neburasuka: ? Teneshii: ?

Dekimasu-ka?

Can you find the words which are hidden in the chart below? The words appear horizontally (left to right) and vertically (top to bottom). Rewrite the chart in your notes and then draw a single line through each word on the chart. Do not include particles.

Dekimasu-ka?
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8	Column 9	Column 10
な	り	ま	す	わ	た	の	し	い	れ
つ	ゆ	き	こ	し	つ	も	ん	か	き
ん	は	ち	し	ご	と	み	ぶ	よ	し
よ	は	じ	め	ま	し	て	ん	う	け
み	ず	ぬ	う	き	ん	よ	う	び	ど
ま	い	に	ち	す	せ	か	ん	た	ん
す	え	い	が	う	き	ま	す	か	み
な	じ	あ	い	が	む	ず	か	し	い
ま	しょ	し	ま	く	お	も	し	ろ	い
え	う	た	す	い	よ	う	び	ど	こ

Practice Activities: Writing and Reading Practice

Complete the following activities to practice reading, writing and katakana.

Activity 1: Writing Practice

Download, print and use the Lesson 58 Writing Practice handout to practice handwriting with Katakana. You do NOT have to submit this file, but it is an excellent way to both review the katakana characters you have learned and to continue practicing those characters.

Activity 2: Katakana Practice

Activity 3: Reading Practice

Practice reading the following lines until you can read them smoothly. Check your reading accuracy by clicking the audio icon. No additional information is included on the back of the card. Attempt the practice activity below to check your understanding of the meaning for each phrase.

Activity 4: Reading Comprehension

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