SHO: Overview

Shopping

One of the things you would definitely enjoy when you travel abroad is shopping. Going to different stores and shops on the streets to find unique things you cannot buy at home is an exciting experience. From the latest electronic gadgets and accessories to traditional hand painted tea sets and silk kimonos, shopping in Japan will not disappoint you. The only caution you have to take is how much you are going to spend. This module will help you obtain the skills to survive your dream shopping spree in a Japanese market.

Essential Questions:

• How do you describe objects in terms of color?
• How do you greet someone after a long time?
• How do you ask and state the price of objects and the quantity of things?
• Can you count from 100 through 9,999?
• Can you count objects using the general counters hitotsu ~ too?
• Can you read and write in katakana マミムメモヤユヨ＆smallャュョ？
• Do you understand about Japanese currency?

Key Terms

Your key terms for this module will appear in the content pages that follow. Be sure to ask your instructor if you have any questions.

Goals

By the end of this module, for listening and speaking skills, you will be able to describe objects in terms of color, greet someone after a long time, ask and state the price of objects and the quantity of things, count from 100 through 9,999, and count objects using the general counters hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu.... For reading and writing skills, you will learn to read and write katakana マミムメモヤユヨ＆ small ャュョ , and comprehend novice level written materials containing hiragana, katakana, and kanji on the topic of shopping. For cultural understanding, you will learn about Japanese currencies.

Japanese II Standards

• Japanese II Standards - Shopping Links to an external site.
• National Technology Net Standards Links to an external site.

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