Year 7 Japanese Objectives: The aim of this course is for students to be able to communicate and understand everyday Japanese vocabulary and phrases. Students will also be able to increase their knowledge about Japanese culture, history and geography. Delivery (mode, time requirements, lessons): Students are expected to undertake independent study on their own program to complete lessons, tasks and assessment in accordance with the Work Rate Calendar. Students also have access to a teacher supported two hours of scheduled lessons each week. Lessons are delivered via Blackboard Collaborate and teleconferencing. Student Requirements: Computer, access to internet, email, printer, scanner, telephone or headset with microphone, exercise book, 10mm grid book (48 pages), stationery. Resources: Nil. Subject Fee: Nil. Year 7 Japanese Term 1 Speaking Task Listening Task Reading Task Writing Task Term 2 UNIT 2: Food Functions: Greetings (before and after a meal), expressing what one eats and drinks, expressing at what is eaten at each meal, expressing likes and dislikes. Grammar/Sentence Patterns: いただきます・ごちそうさま・おいしい！＿＿をのみます/のみません・＿＿をたべます/たべません. 朝ごはんに＿＿をたべます、昼ごはんに＿＿をたべます、晩ごはん＿＿をたべます。＿＿が好き・＿＿好きじゃない Cultural contest: Introduce Japanese food culture (seasonal foods, geography of Japan, seafood). Sushi – varieties and when sushi is eaten. Greetings. Speaking Task Listening Task Reading Task Writing Task UNIT 3: Hobbies Functions: Saying and asking about hobbies/ favourite activities, types of sports, days of the week in kanji and hiragana, time words (o’clock/frequency words), describing hobbies. Grammar/Sentence Patterns: しゅみはなんですか。__ をします。__ がすき/すきじゃないです。Time word (に)＿をします。＿は adjective です。 Cultural contest: Characteristics of Japanese sports/ hobbies, different ways to spend one’s spare time between Japan and Australia. Speaking Task Listening Task Reading Task Writing Task UNIT 4: Family Functions: Introducing family members, describing physical appearance/ personality, naming body parts, counting people, colours, telling/asking what someone likes. Grammar/Sentence Patterns: おとうさん,おかあさん,おにいさん,おねえさん,おとうと,いもうと,おじいさん,おばあさんは adjective です。なんにんかぞくですか. Cultural contest: Comparing Japanese and Australian families. Speaking Task Listening Task Reading Task Writing Task Semester 2 Semester 1 UNIT 1: Getting to know you Functions: Greetings, self-introductions, asking / answering questions to get to know people (name, age, birth month, where someone lives, school grade, hobbies, telephone numbers, pets), numbers, colours, animals (pets), seasons. Grammar/Sentence Patterns: 元気ですか。はじめまして。どうぞよろしく。おなまえはなんですか。なんさいですか。どこに住んでいますか。たんじょうびは何月ですか。なんねんせいですか。しゅみは何ですか。どこから来ましたか。どんな色がすきですか。でんわばんごうはなんですか。ペットをかっていますか。 Cultural contest: Look at levels of politeness. Use of honorific お. Hobbies in Japan. Characteristic of Japanese seasons. Term 3 Assessment Term 4 Units and Learning Experiences