UNIT 1 Catch Up

📚 Catch-Up Plan: Step-by-Step Instructions

Follow these steps to successfully complete your catch-up work:

Japanese 1 - UNIT 1 Catch Up Plan by Tika Sensei

​🔹 1. Read, Watch & Take Notes

📖 Read the lesson.

🎥 Watch all the videos.

🔗 Click all links in the lesson.

📝 Take notes while you learn!

​🔹 2. Complete the Practice Questions

✅ Answer all the practice questions based on
what you learned.

⚠️ Don’t write “I don’t know” or
unrelated answers.

❌ If you do, you won’t earn credit and will
need to complete the full Edio lesson instead.

​🔹 3. Check Your Score

📊 You need to get 60% or higher on your
practice answers.

🎯 If your score is 60% or more →You only need
to do the UNIT ASSESSMENTS in Topic 3.

🔁 If your score is below 60% → You must redo
the catch-up plan until you pass.

​​🔹4. Message Tika Sensei

📩 When you're done, send a message to Tika Sensei
(via Edio chat or email).

🗣️ Say that you’ve completed your Catch-Up Plan.

🏷️ Include:

- The name you used in the lesson.
- The UNIT number of the Catch-Up Plan you
completed.

Asking Name

はじめまして、
〇〇です。おなまえは？

Hajimemashite, ..... desu.
O namae wa?

はじめまして、〇〇です。
よろしく　おねがいします

Hajimemashite, ..... desu.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

​🧩 Let's explain:

💠「おなまえは？」ー o namae wa? = “What is your name?”

1️⃣ The function of「お "o"」in「おなまえ "o namae"」

👉「お "o"」 is a polite prefix.

👉 It makes the word more respectful or polite when talking about or to someone else.


2️⃣ The function of「は "wa"」in「おなまえは？」

👉「は "wa"」 is a topic marker particle in Japanese.

👉 It marks the topic of the sentence — what you’re talking about.

💬 So, in 「おなまえは？ "o namae wa?"」, You're saying:

“As for your name…?” → meaning: "What is your name?"

👉 It's a shortened version of:

「おなまえは　なん　ですか？」ー O namae wa nan desu ka?
　What is your name?

​ノート：【〇〇です ー .... desu】= “I am 〇〇”

Replace 〇〇 with your name

Asking Origin

どこから　きましたか？
Doko kara kimashita ka?

Where are you from?

〇〇から　きました。
〇〇さんは？

..... kara kimashita.
.....-san wa?

🗣️ Example:

Q: どこから　きましたか？ ー Doko kara kimashita ka?
　Where are you from?
A: ペンシルベニアから　きました。たろうさんは？
　Penshirubenia kara kimashita. Tarou-san wa?
　I came from Pennsylvania. How about you, Tarou?

​ノート：【〇〇から　きました ー .... kimashita】= “I'm from 〇〇”

Replace 〇〇 with your country, state, or city of origin

​✨ Let’s focus on:
「から "kara"」+「きました "kimashita"」

1️⃣ から"kara" = “from”

It tells where you came from.

You put the place before「から "kara"」

🧠 Think of:
[Place] + から "kara" = from [place]

👉 アメリカから ー Amerika kara = from America 🇺🇸

👉 にほんから ー Nihon kara = from Japan 🇯🇵

Verb:　きました ー kimashita = “to came”
　　　 〇〇から　きました ー .... kara kimashita
　　　"I came from ...."

Countries in Japanese

​にほん
Nihon

かんこく
Kankoku

​ちゅうごく
Chuugoku

マレーシア
Mareeshia

フランス
Furansu

イギリス
Igirisu

​アメリカ
Amerika

メキシコ
Mekishiko

​〇〇から　きました
.....kara kimashita

​Can you name the countries in English from the Japanese labels above? 🌍

✍️ Now create a full sentence in Japanese saying the country of your origin.

Asking Nationality

〇〇じん　ですか？
....jin desu ka?

Are you a ......?

はい、
わたしは　〇〇じん　です
Hai, watashi wa ....jin desu

Yes, I'm a ......

🗣️ Example:

Q: アメリカじん　ですか？ ー Amerika-jin desu ka?
　Are you an American?
A: はい、わたしは　アメリカじん　です。
　Hai, watashi wa Amerika-jin desu.
　Yes, I am an American.

​ノート：【〇〇じん ー ....-jin】= “A person from 〇〇” / "an ......"

Replace 〇〇 with a country.

​✨ Let’s focus on:
「country」+「じん "jin"」

1️⃣ じん "jin" = “person, people”

The suffix じん "jin" is added after the name of the country to indicate one's nationality (example: American, Japanese, etc.)

2️⃣ If you want to describe your specific ethnic descent and nationality, you can use this grammar pattern:
〇〇けい 〇〇じん 　"....kei ....jin" .

👉 Example:
わたしは　インドけい　アメリカじん　です　
Watashi wa Indo-kei Amerika-jin desu.
I am an Indian-American.

Multiple Select

Conversation Between Jon (ジョン) and Yuri (ゆり)

Based on the conversation, which statements are true? (2 right answers)

• 
  Jon is an American.

• 
  Jon and Yuri are meeting in the afternoon.

• Yuri is from China.

• 
  Yuri is going to school.

Asking and telling time

​​すみません、
いま なんじ ですか？
Sumimasen,
ima nanji desu ka?

いま 〇〇じ です
Ima ..... ji desu
It's .... o'clock now

​​ノート :

​いま　　ima : right now
なんじ　nanji : what time
〇〇じ　...ji　: .... o'clock

​いちじ
ichi ji

​にじ
ni ji

​さんじ
san ji

​よじ
yo ji

​ごじ
go ji

​ろくじ
roku ji

​しちじ
shichi ji

はちじ
hachi ji

​くじ
ku ji

​じゅうじ
jyuu ji

​じゅういちじ
jyuu ichi ji

じゅうにじ
jyuu ni ji

Formula :

[Number] + じ ji
.... o'clock

​*です (desu) is a polite copula in Japanese,
which functions like the English verb “to be” (is/am/are).

Multiple Choice

Conversation Between Jon (ジョン) and Yuri (ゆり)

Based on the conversation, what time is it?

• 
  2 o'clock

• 1 o'clock

• 3 o'clock

• 
  12 o'clock

Audio Response

Hanasu Renshuu 話す練習 (Speaking Practice)

Listen to the recording and practice saying the sentences out loud with the speaker. 

Record yourself reading the same sentence you practiced: Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. (よろしく　おねがいします。)

Tip: Once you have recorded your voice, play it back and compare it with the above recording to see if your pronunciations sound similar.

Open Audio Recorder

Asking and telling time

なんじに　〇〇か
Nanji ni .....?

What time do you .....?

〇〇じに　〇〇
.... ji .....
I do .... at .... o'clock

​​ノート :

なんじ　nanji : what time
〇〇じ　...ji　: .... o'clock

​Formula :

なんじに nanji ni + [Verb/action]か ka
[Timeじ ji]に ni + [Verb/action]

​おきます
Okimasu

ねます
Nemasu

がっこうに　います
Gakkou ni ikimasu

くじに　たべます
Kuji ni tabemasu
I eat at 9 o'clock

Multiple Select

Meet Momo, a teenager, talking about herself and her daily routine.

Based on the text, which sentences are true? (2 right answers)

• Momo sleeps at 10 o'clock.

• 
  Momo gets up at 7 o'clock.

• 
  Momo goes to school at 8 o'clock.

• 
  Momo returns at 4 o'clock.

Open Ended

Use the passage where Momo introduces herself as a model to describe yourself in Japanese. Include the following points:

(1) a greeting, (2) your name, (3) where do you come from, (4) the time you wake up

Respond in Japanese romaji, not English.

Write the description in your notebook, as you will need it in the next activity.

Audio Response

Now, record yourself reading your self-introduction that you wrote in the previous activity.

Open Audio Recorder

How to talk about things you like

​はると
Haruto

​さゆり
Sayuri

​さゆりさん、
なにが　すきですか？
Sayuri-san, nani ga suki desu ka?

Sayuri, what do you like?

​わたしは
OOが　すきです
Watashi wa
..... ga suki desu

​🌟 Meaning of ～が　すきですー ...ga suki desu

～が　すきです ー ...ga suki desu means "I like ～" in Japanese.

You use it when you want to say you like someone or something (a person, food, hobby, etc.).

​🧠 Grammar Formula

​[Thing/Person] が ga + すきです suki desu

​が ga = subject marker　｜すきです suki desu = "like" (literally means "is liked")

​どうぶつ
doubutsu

スポーツ
supootsu

えいが
eiga

おんがく
ongaku

[country]の　たべもの
[country] no tabemono

🗣 Expressing Degree

ゆうたくん、
むしが　すきですか？
Yuuta-kun mushi
ga suki desu ka?

​ノート：
🐛🐜 むし mushi ー bugs, insect

むしが　ぜんぜん
すきじゃないです!
Mushi ga zenzen
suki jya nai desu!

​🗣 Expressing Degree with:

❌😐 あまり (amari) = Not much　　 ー　mild dislike

❌😠 ぜんぜん (zenzen) = Not at all 　ー　strong dislike

Both are used with negative sentences to show the degree of dislike or lack of interest.

​📘 Grammar Formula​ 📘

Mild Dislike
[Thing] + が あまり すきじゃないです。
[Thing] ga amari suki jya nai desu.
I don’t like [thing] much.

Strong Dislike
[Thing] + が ぜんぜん すきじゃないです。
[Thing] ga zenzen suki jya nai desu.
I don’t like [thing] at all.

Q: ___が　すきですか。

You can answer like:

😍 はい、___が　すきです。 Hai, ___ ga suki desu.

😐 いいえ、___が　あまり　すきじゃないです。Iie, ___ ga amari suki jyanai desu.

😠 いいえ、___が　ぜんぜん　すきじゃないです。Iie, ___ga zenzen suki jya nai desu.

​🌟 Practice Time!

You try! 📝

Match

Match each activity with its corresponding image.

Supootsu o shimasu.

Amerika no tabemono ga suki desu.

Hon ga amari suki ja nai desu.

Doubutsu ga suki desu.

• Supootsu o shimasu.

• Amerika no tabemono ga suki desu.

• Hon ga amari suki ja nai desu.

• Doubutsu ga suki desu.

Asking Someone's Contact Information

​OOは
なんですか？
.... wa nan desu ka?

​OOを
おしえてください
.... o oshiete
kudasai

​❓ OOは　なんですか？
　　.... wa nan desu ka?

➡️ "What is (your) OO?"
Use this when you don’t know what something is and want to ask for an explanation.

📌 Example:
ラインのIDは　なんですか？
Rain no aidi (ID) wa nan desu ka?
(What is (your) LINE ID?)

🙏 OOを　おしえてください。
　　.... o oshiete kudasai

➡️ "Please tell me (your) OO."
This is a polite way to ask someone to tell you something.

📌 Example:
インスタを　おしえてください。
Insuta o oshiete kudasai.
(Please tell me your Instagram.)

​🧠 ノート: 【おしえてください ー oshiete kudasai】 means “Please teach me” or “Please tell me.” It’s polite and used when you want to ask for information. Also, 【わたしの ー watashi no】 means "my"

​わたしの　OOは
OOです
Watashi no .... wa .... desu.
My .... is ....

の (no) — The "Possession" or "Belonging" Particle

​PLEASE REMEMBER
おぼえてください
Oboete kudasai

​🔵 What does の no mean?
The particle の no connects two nouns. It shows who something belongs to or what something is related to. Think of it like ....’s in English!

​💡 Simple Formula:

​Aの　B
A no B

= B that belongs to A
= A's B

​💡Examples with “は wa 〜です desu” Sentences

​_ _ _の _ _ _は ​_ _ _です
[owner] no [item/thing] wa [description] desu
....'s .... is ....

​ははの　なまえは　さくらです
Haha no namae wa Sakura desu
My mom’s name is Sakura
Haha no = mom's
Namae = name
Desu = is

けいさんの　いぬは　おおきいです
Kei-san no inu wa ookii desu
Takeshi’s dog is big.
Kei-san no = Kei's
Inu = dog
Ookii = big

わたしの　ともだちは　けんさんです
Watashi no tomodachi wa Ken-san desu
My friend is Ken
Watashi no = My
Tomodachi = Friend
Ken-san = Ken

Multiple Select

Select possible answers for the following question.

LINE no ID wa nan desu ka?

LINEの　IDは　なん　ですか？

2 right answers

• LINE no ID o oshiete kudasai.

• 
  Watashi no LINE no ID wa ABC123 desu.

• 
  Watashi wa LINE no ID ga suki desu.

• LINE no ID ga arimasen.

Reorder

Drag to order the words to form a question asking for someone's email address.
Hint : Noun + particle + verb

• Sumimasen (すみません)

• meeru adoresu (メールアドレス)

• o (を)

• oshiete (おしえて)

• kudasai (ください)

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

🔹 First, Let’s Review: What is the particle 「を」 (o)?

🧩 Structure:　[Object (noun)] + を o + [Verb (casual form)]のが no ga + すきです suki desu

✏️ What’s を o?

The particle 「を o」 is used to mark the direct object of a verb — the thing the action is being done to.

You place 「を o」 right after a noun to show what you're doing something to.

🧠 Think of it like this:

You play a game → ゲームを　する ー geemu o suru
You read a book →ほんを　よむ ー hon o yomu

💡 So in Japanese, it’s:
[Noun (object)] を o + [Verb]

​🔹 Now Let’s Combine with 「のが　すきですーno ga suki desu」

Structure:

[Noun] + を + [Verb (casual form)]のが + すきです

We are saying:
➡️ "I like doing (something)."

So we use:

✅ を o, to mark the object (what we are doing)

✅ casual form of the verb (the action we do)

✅ のが　すきです no ga suki desu, to say we like the action

💡Example:
テレビを　みるのが　すきです。ー Terebi o miru no ga suki desu.
I like watching tv.

​🔍 What’s the function of 「の no」 before 「が ga」?

「の no」 turns the verb into a noun-like phrase, so it can be the subject of the sentence.
Think of it like “eating” instead of just “eat.” Example: Miru = to watch | Miru no = watching (the activity)

Match

I know this might be your first time seeing some of these Japanese words and that’s totally okay! 🙌Just take your best guess and see which Japanese word matches the English meaning. After you check your answers, take notes 📝 so you can practice and memorize them later!

• TV

• GAME

• BOOK

• FRIEND

• KARAOKE

テレビ

terebi

ゲーム

geemu

ほん

hon

ともだち

tomodachi

カラオケ

karaoke

• テレビ

  terebi

• ゲーム

  geemu

• ほん

  hon

• ともだち

  tomodachi

• カラオケ

  karaoke

How to talk about activity/action you like

📚 Let's Review & Learn! 🎉

Before, you learned how to say: ✅ 「…が　すきです ー ...ga suki desu.」to say "I like ___".
This is used when you like things (nouns), like: スポーツが　すきです ー supootsu ga suki desu = I like sport. Now, let's level up and learn a new grammar pattern:

​ともき　Tomoki

あやか　Ayaka

​あやかさん、
なにを　するのが　すきですか。
Ayaka-san, nani o suru no ga
suki desu ka.
Ayaka, what do you like
to do?

OOのが　すきです。
....no ga suki desu.

[Object (noun)] + を o ​
[Action]のno + が　すきです ga suki desu

​This is used when you like an activity (a verb casual form): "I like doing ....."

​よむ　Yomu
to read

​みる　Miru
to watch

する　Suru
to play/do

きく　kiku
to listen

​📝 Use thsee verbs on the left to say what you like to do.
Follow the grammar pattern above.
🌟 Example:
カラオケを　するのが　すきです
Karaoke o suru no ga suki desu
I like doing karaoke

💡 Special pattern:
　　　 👉　..... ni iku no ga suki desu : I like going to ...
　　　👉　..... to asobu no ga suki desu : I like hanging out with ....

Audio Response

Record yourself saying 2 to 3 sentences in Japanese, including one activity you like and one activity you dislike.

Also include words to explain the frequency of the activities, such as amari (あまり) or zenzen (ぜんぜん).

Open Audio Recorder

Labelling

In the collage on the right, add the correct caption in Japanese romaji to each photo that answers the question:

Nani o suru no ga suki desu ka?

なにを　するのが　すき　ですか？

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Geemu suru no ga suki desu.

Ongaku o kiku no ga suki desu.

Terebi o miru no ga suki desu.

Hon o yomu no ga suki desu.

Multiple Choice

Meet Yuki (ゆき) and Naoko (なおこ), who are talking about the things they like and dislike.

Based on the reading, which activity does Naoko (なおこ) not like to do?

• play sports

• listen to music

• go to karaoke

• watch movies

Categorize

Options (4)

Based on the text, categorize the images of activities that Yuki (ゆき) and Naoko (なおこ) like to do.

Yuki (ゆき)

Naoko (なおこ)

Open Ended

Use the conversation between Yuki (ゆき) and Naoko (なおこ) as a model to describe your likes and dislikes in Japanese. Include the following:

at least two likes and at least two dislikes. Also, include a term to express degree in your sentences, such as amari (あまり), or zenzen (ぜんぜん).

Respond in Japanese romaji, not English.

Write the description in your notebook, as you will need it in the next activity.

Audio Response

Now, record yourself reading the description you wrote of your likes and dislikes in the previous activity.

Open Audio Recorder

Asking If Someone Has Something in Japanese

OOさん、
OOが　ありますか？
....-san,
..... ga arimasu ka?

​（＋）はい、
あります
Hai, arimasu

​ノート：あります arimasu is only used to express the existence of non-living things (like objects, contacts, apps) to say
"I have / There is". The negative form of あります arimasu is ありません arimasen.
Verb with ending ～ます ...masu is positive and ～ません ...masen is negative.

✅ Example Question:

OOさん、OOが　ありますか？ー ....-san, ....ga arimasu ka?
("Do you have OO, [name]-san?")

Just choose what you're asking about from the word bank below 👇

​Hiragana	​Romaji	​English
​メールアドレス	meeru adoresu​	e-mail address​
ライン​	​rain	LINE​
​でんわばんごう	​denwa bangou	phone number​
​インスタ	insuta​	​instagram
スナチャ	​sunacha	​snapchat

​💬 How to Answer:
はい、あります。 Hai, arimasu ✅ — "Yes, I have it."
いいえ、ありません。Iie, arimasen ❌ — "No, I don’t have it."

​LINE is a popular app in Japan for messaging, calls, sharing photos, shopping, and more.

Click the link above to watch the video and learn more about LINE.

Multiple Select

You will now listen to a conversation between Hiroto (ひろと) and Izumi (いずみ), who are new classmates exchanging contact information. Izumi (いずみ) starts the conversation.

• Hiroto does not have a LINE ID.

• Hiroto has an email address.

• Izumi asked Hiroto for his phone number.

• Izumi has a LINE ID but does not have an email address.

Multiple Choice

You will now listen to a conversation between Hiroto (ひろと) and Izumi (いずみ), who are new classmates exchanging contact information. Izumi (いずみ) starts the conversation.

Based on the conversation, which email address does Hiroto (ひろと) mention?

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

Audio Response

Hanasu Renshuu 話す練習 (Speaking Practice)

Listen to the recording and practice saying the sentences out loud with the speaker. 

Record yourself reading the same sentence you practiced:

Watashi wa Jon desu. Amerika kara kimashita. Supootsu o suru no ga suki desu.

Watashi wa Rin desu. Nihon kara kimashita. Doubutsu ga suki desu.

Tip: Once you have recorded your voice, play it back and compare it with the above recording to see if your pronunciations sound similar.

Open Audio Recorder

🎉 You're almost done! 🎉
You've completed the Catch-Up Lesson – great job!

✅ Now please check the following:

📚 Did you complete ALL of the practices?

❗ Is there any practice you missed?

👀 Go back and review each page to make sure you didn’t skip anything.

🧠 You must score at least 60% on each practice. If you got below 60%, you need to retake it!

📤 Once you're SURE everything is complete:

Click Submit in the lesson.

Then, send an Edio chat to Tika Sensei 🧑‍🏫 or email💌. Say: “I’ve completed my Catch-Up Plan.”

📌 Include in your message:

📝 The name you used in the lesson.

🔢 The UNIT number of the Catch-Up Plan you completed.

​🚨 IMPORTANT REMINDER:
If you don’t submit it correctly, your name will NOT show up in the system.
It will count as not completed, and you’ll have to do it all over again to earn the points and move on to TOPIC 3 Unit Assessments.

Poll

Before submitting, can you confidently say the following? (Select all that apply)

• ✅ I have answered every question.

• ✅ I have double-checked my work for accuracy.

• ✅ I followed all the instructions carefully.

• ✅ I understand what I wrote and can explain my answers.

• ✅ I’m ready to submit my work.