Weather, Part 3: 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.

Dialogue

Practice and memorize the following dialogue with your partner. Follow the normal procedure, making sure you are always looking at your partner when speaking. In this dialogue Partner B is sitting on a park bench. Partner A, carrying a newspaper, sees B and comes over to sit on the bench. Substitute your own or fictitious names for A and B.

A: B-san!
B: A, A-san, konnichi-wa.
A: Konnichi-wa. (Sits down on the bench.) A, kyoo-wa ii tenki desu-ne.
B: A, soo desu-ne. Ii tenki desu-ne.
A: B-san, ashita, isogashii desu-ka?
B: Ashita? Iie, isogashikunai desu kedo . . .
A: Aa, soo desu-ka? Ja, issho-ni sukii-ni ikimasen-ka?
B: Aa, ii desu-ne. A, ashita-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka?
A: A, soo, soo. (Opens the newspaper and looks for the weather section.) Tenki, tenki.
(Finds the section.) Ashita-no tenki-wa . . . a, (disappointed) ame-mitai desu-yo.
B: A, soo desu-ka? (disappointed)

Review of weather vocabulary

Silently review the vocabulary words below which were introduced in Lesson 58-60. Then have a クラスメート orally test your knowledge of the words (in mixed order). Your partner says the えいご, and you give the にほんご . Do half, and then switch and test your partner.

(o)tenki - weather おてんき
ame - rain あめ
hare - clear, sunny, nice (weather) はれ
kumori - cloudy (weather) くもり
yuki - snow ゆき
iya (na) - bad, terrible, disgusting, unpleasant いやな
atsui - hot あつい
samui - cold さむい
nan-do? - How many degree? なんど
atatakai - warm あたたかい
suzushii - cool すずしい

Maiami-no ashita-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 conditions for various cities across the U.S. Alternating with your partner, ask and answer questions to complete your charts. Use the sample questions and answers given below each chart to help you get started, but try not to rely on them as you continue the activity. On each turn you may ask only one question. Challenge yourself to speak only Japanese during this activity. When you have finished, your answers by comparing your charts.

PARTNER A

**Partner A**
Location	KINOO	KYOO	ASHITA
Bosuton		28⁰	kumori
Nyuu-Yooku		yuki
Shikago	yuki	19⁰
Atoranta	hare	kumori	ame
Sanfuranshisuko		kumori and 47⁰
San Antonio		ame	hare

**Partner B**
Location	KINOO	KYOO	ASHITA
Bosuton	hare	yuki
Nyuu-Yooku	kumori	30⁰	ame
Shikago		yuki	kumori
Atoranta		58⁰
Sanfuranshisuko	ame		hare
San Antonio	kumori	61⁰

SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Maiami-no kyoo-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka? Hare desu.
Maiami-no kinoo-no tenki-wa doo seshita-ka? Ame deshita.
Maiami-no ashita-no tenki-wa doo desu-ka? Kumori-mitai desu.
Maiami-wa kyoo nan-do desu-ka? 56-do desu.

Vocabulary Notes

Maiami-no tenki: Miami’s weather
Ashita-no tenki: Tomorrow’s weather
Maiami-no ashita-no tenki: Miami’s weather tomorrow

Practice Activities: Katakana Writing and Reading Practice

Complete the following activities to practice what we've learned.

Activity 1: Writing Practice

Download, print and use the Lesson 60 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: 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 cards. Attempt the practice activity below to check your understanding of the meaning for each phrase.

Activity 3: Reading Comprehension

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