AiJ3-3 Vocab Review

Label the directions.

a

b

c

d

きた

ひがし

にし

みなみ

Label the directions.

a

b

c

d

西

東

北

南

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Masculine Words

,

(b) Feminine Words

• かのじょ

• じょせい

• はいゆう

• だんせい

• じょゆう

• かれ

"Among male singers, whom do you like?"

​ (a)   ​ (b)   の​ (c)   では、​ (d)   が​ (e)   ですか？

• 男性
• 歌手
• 中
• だれ
• 好き

"Now, the most popular female singer is Taylor Swift."

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(a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   がある​ (d)   ​ (e)  

はテイラースウィフトでしょう。

• 今
• 一番
• 人気
• 女性
• 歌手

Match the images to their verbs.

• ふく

• 
• うたう

• 
• ひく

• 
• たたく

• 

Match the images to their descriptions.

(Sensei gave the images captions because they're not super clear.)

• カッコいい

• 
• おとなしい

• 
• にぎやか(な)

• 
• さびしい

• 
• なつかしい

• 

音楽（​ (a)   ）

​ (b)   is what your grandparents would have listened to. Songs are slow and sad, and sung by talented singers in formal wear.

​ (c)   is what Mr. and Mrs. Yamana listen to. It's Japanese pop music, rock music, anime songs, and all that good stuff.

​ (d)   are the current trend: young, fashionable, and attractive people with little talent. Their incompetence and innocence endears fans.

• えんか
• ジェイポップ
• アイドル歌手
• おんがく

テレビ番組（​ (a)   ）

​ (b)   are period dramas set in historical eras; they often feature samurai, elaborate costumes, and sword fights.

​ (c)   are set in modern-day Japan and generally only run for 10 to 12 episides.

​ (d)   are the quintessential Japanese TV programming, chock full of game shows, comedy skits, musical performances, and more.

The ​ (e)   is a special program for New Years Eve which features all the most famous Japanese entertainers.

• こうはく　うた　がっせん
• バラエティー
• ドラマ
• じだいげき
• ばんぐみ

Kanji with tricky pronunciations:

• こんど

• 今度

• だんせい

• 男性

• じょせい

• 歌手

• にんき

• 人気

• かしゅ

• 女性