FTD: Overview

Favorite Things to Do

If you had two hours of free time, what would you do? Would you play sports? Would you talk on the phone with your best friend? Would you finish reading a novel you hadn't finished? Or would you play a video game you hadn't beaten? We all have things we would rather do other than working and studying. In this module, you will learn to talk about hobbies and interests. You may be surprised to find an unusual hobby so many Japanese people would do if they had some free time.

Essential Questions:

• How do you describe a sequence of daily activities and weekend activities?
• How do you ask and tell about hobbies and interests?
• Can you talk about hobbies and interests with more detail?
• Can you write an introduction of yourself to a pen pal in Japan?
• Can you read the kanji 何 今 私 火 水 金 土?

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 a sequence of daily and weekend activities, ask and talk about hobbies and interests with more detail. For reading and writing skills, you will be able to write an introduction of yourself in a letter, and read key kanji compounds and comprehend written materials containing hiragana, katakana, and some kanji.

Japanese II Standards

• Japanese II Standards - Favorite Things to Do Links to an external site.
• National Technology Net Standards Links to an external site.

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