Y9 Adjectives

Y9 Adjectives

By Junni Su

• Learn to use adjectives in Japanese.

• Continue practicing Hiragana.

SC: Students need to...

• Describe people using an array of adjectives in Japanese.

• Distinguish i and na adjectives

• Confidently recognise Hiragana

​LI: Students can...

Learning Intention and Success Criteria

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• 5 min - Prior knowledge check

• 15 min - Hiragana EP

• Learn and make sentences using adjectives

• Guess who exercise

• End of the lesson activity

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​Activities:

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Activity 1: Prior knowledge check

Please take your device out for a quizziz game!​

Activity 2:

Hiragana EP or Hiragana speed test or Katakana booklet

Please endeavour to complete the All Hiragana EP​

Activity 3: Into the world of ADJ

Please open your notebook to take notes.​

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence "My father is a cute person."

• ちちはかわいい人です。

• おじさんはかわいいです。

• ちちはかわいいな人です。

• おじさんはかわいいな人です。

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence "My older brother is a beautiful person."

• あねはきれい人です。

• あねわきれい人です。

• あにわきれいな人です。

• あにはきれいな人です。

• adjectives which end with "i or い"

い　けいようし adj

• adjectives which NOT end with "i or い"​

• with exceptions of "Kirei(na)" and ​"Saiwa(na)"

な　けいようし adj

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• XX は　いadj　です。

• XX は　いadj Noun です。

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e.g. パンダ(Panda)は かわいいです。

I adj​

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Na adj

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​I and Na adj.

• XX は　なadj　です。

• XX は　なadj+な Noun です。

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e.g. あねはきれいな人です。

Implies that except from panda, other animals are NOT CUTE!

パンダ　は　かわいい　です。

Panda wa kawaii desu.​

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Implies the FACT that panda is cute. Other animals are not relevant.

パンダ　が　かわいい　です。

Panda ga kawaii desu. ​

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Sally　さん　は　しずかな　ひとです。　

Na adj + (Na) + Noun

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さおりさん　が　うるさい　ひと

です。​

I adj + Noun​

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​XX は　ADJ ひと　です。XX is a ... person.

Please:

1. Categorise them into i or na adj

2. Make your own sentence describing a teacher in St Ives :-0​

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Activity:

Learning new adjectives!

ハンサム（な）

Hansamu(na)​

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やさしい

​​きびしい

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つまらない

おしゃれ（な）

ゆうじゅふだん（な）

おもしろい

おかしい

しんせつ（な）

ゆうめい（な）

しずか（な）

うるさい

せがたかい

せがひくい

あたまがいい

はだがきれい（な）

かみのけがながい

​​かみのけがみじかい

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きんぱつ　くろかみ

Please research 5 more adjectives that you want to use!

Please also:

1. Categorise them to i or na adj

2. Make sentences​

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Multiple Choice

Kind or nice is...

• きびしい

• やさしい

• くるしい

• ながい

Multiple Choice

Loud or annoying is...

• しんせつな

• うるさい

• さびしい

• バカな

Multiple Choice

Knoxせんせい　は　しずかな　人です。--> Knox Sensei is a ... person.

• Fashionable

• Cool

• Quiet

• Nice

Multiple Choice

Reganせんせい　は　かっこういいせんせいです。Mrs Regan is a ... teacher.

• Fun

• Cool

• Loud

• Tall

Activity 4: Make your own flashcards

​Familiarise yourself with adj.!

Make your own set of flashcards. You could use:

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1. Physical flashcards.

2. Digital flashcards (quizlet, memrise ?? )

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Once you finish making them, quiz yourself and others with those flashcards.​

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• You are the assistant at a grand hotel in Japan which is welcoming a lot of celebrities.

• Listen to the report of your manager, fill in the profile for those celebrities.

• You will hear descriptions about their personalities and physical attributes.

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​Activity 5:

Fill in the profile​

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Guess who...

Get into a group of 4-5 people

One person has to describe one of the people in the group, the rest has to guess who the person is. Please refer to the sample conversation here:

• A: その人(That person)　は　かみのけ　が　みじかいです。

• B: そうですか (Is that so)。Shrek さん　ですか。

• A: いいえ (No)。 そして、その人　は　うるさいです。

• B: わかりました（I knew it now!）！Donkeyさんですか。

• A：そうです(That's right)、Donkeyさんです！​​

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Guess Who Conversation Template

A: That person is (adjectives).

B: Is that so. Is that person (name)?

A: No. Furthermore, that person is (adjective).

B: Is that so. Is that person (name)?

A: No. That person is (adjective).

B: I knew it now! Is that person (name)?

A: That's right. It is (name)!​

Adj negative form 形容詞の否定型

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きれい（な）→ きれいじゃない

まじめ（な）→ まじめじゃない​

Na adj - (Na) + Janai

なADJ ー　（な）　＋　じゃない​

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きびしい　→ きびしくない

＊＊いい　→ よくない​

I adj - i + Kunai

​いADJーい＋くない

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Multiple Choice

のび太くんは＿＿＿＿です。 Which one of the following makes sense?

• おもしろじゃない

• おもしろいな

• おもしろくない

• おもしろいくない

Multiple Choice

おとうさん　の　はだ　が　＿＿＿＿＿です。

Which one of the following makes sense?

• きれいじゃなく

• きれいじゃない

• きれいなじゃない

• きれいなくない

Multiple Choice

せんせい　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿　です。

Which one of the following makes sense?

• かっこうよい

• かっこうよくない

• かっこういくない

• かっこういいじゃない

Te-form Adj

​Mr Cullen is fashionable and strict...? How do I say that in Japanese?

Prior knowledge check: Do you remember me?

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Multiple Choice

まりえさん　は　しんせつ　な人（ひと）です。Select the MOST correct translation the sentence in English.

• Marie is kind.

• Marie is a strict person.

• Marie is a friendly person.

• Marie is friendly.

Multiple Choice

ちち　は　きびし＿＿です。Choose the right conjugation to make it a negative adj.

• じゃない

• くな

• いない

• くない

Multiple Choice

Dua Lipa is a fashionable person.

Dua Lipa さん　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿です。

Fill in the blanks.

• おしゃれ人

• おしゃれな

• おしゃれ

• おしゃれい

Multiple Choice

ゆうすけ　くん　は　しずか＿＿＿です。

Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank.

• にします

• な

• じゃない

• くない人

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Watch the videos, try to summarise the patterns of connecting adj. ​

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Connecting ADJ.

​かわいい - い + くて=かわいくて

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きびしい - い +くて=きびしくて

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いい ->よい - い + くて =よくて

​​いーけいようし

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しんせつ（な) - な+で = しんせつで

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しずか（な）- な + で = しずかで

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とくい（な）- な + で = とくいで　​

​​なーけいようし

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いぬ　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿、＿＿＿＿＿＿＿です。​

​​Cute + small

しか　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿、＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿です。​

​​Beautiful + strong

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​あはれん　さん　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿、＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿です。

​​Small + quiet + funny

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​Guided Practice: In your notebook, join two adj. together

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WS Activity

Connecting adj. : Part 1 & 2

• Complete the worksheet on connecting adj.

• The worksheet is in Hiragana, so have a hiragana chart in front of you if you find it challenging.

• You have 8 minutes to complete part 1 & 2.

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Watch the first 10 min of Aharen san wa hakareinai.

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Write 2 sentences about their physical appearances (including >4 adj), 2 sentences about their personality (>2 adj.)

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​Activity: Anime Watching

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