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LL225 Scheme of Work

Text Book: みんなの日本語　初級Ⅰ

Term 1
  Book Chapter Grammar Contents Kanji
Week 1 - Registration Week (no class) -
Week 2 12
  • the superlative　　〇〇で　△△が　いちばん　…
  • comparison　　△△は　××より　…
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Week 3 13
  • "want (N)"　　(N) が　ほしいです
  • "want to (V)"　　(V) たいです（Level 1 Revision)
  • "go to (V)"　　(V) に　いきます
  • "somewhere" & "something"　　どこか / なにか

1. Numbers (1)
Week 4 14 / 15
  • "please (V)"　　（Vて） ください（Level 1 Revision)
  • action in progress　　（Vて） います（Level 1 Revision)
  • giving permission　　（Vて）も　いいです
  • "not allowed to (V)"　　（Vて）は　いけません

2. Numbers (2)
Week 5 15 / 16
  • continuous situation & habitual action　　(V) て　います（Level 1 Revision)
  • frequency　　〇〇に　△△かい
  • connecting verb sentences　　(V１て)、(V２て)、…（Level 1 Revision)
  • "after (V)ing"　　（Vて）から

3. Days of the week
Week 6 16
  • topic & statement about the topic　　△△は　××が　…
  • connecting adjective / noun sentences 　　~くて、~で

4. Positions & Nature
Week 7 17
  • "please do not (V)"　　（Vない）で　ください
  • "must / have to (V)"　　（Vない）ければ　なりません
  • "do not have to (V)"　　（Vない）くても　いいです
  • making an object the topic of a sentence

5. Body
Week 8 18
  • ”（V)ing"　　（V dict.）こと
  • "can (V)"　　（V dict.）ことが　できます
  • "before (V)ing"　　（V dict.）まえに
  • "ago"　　　（time period）まえ
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Week 9 - Revision of the Term -
Week 10 -

Interim Tests (normal class time)

  • Reading
  • Writing
 -

Term1 Tests:

Up to Lesson 18 including Kanji introduced in the module. No dictionary allowed.

If you are ill on the day, please get a doctor’s note and contact your tutor.

Term 2
  Book Chapter Grammar Contents Kanji
Week 1 19
  • past experience　　（Vた）ことが　あります
  • example actions from a list　　（V1た）り （V2た）り　します

6. People
Week 2 19
  • "become"　　~く　なります、~に　なります
  
Week 3 20
  • conversation in the plain style

7. Time (1)
Week 4 21
  • "I think ..."　　（plain form)と　おもいます
  • "(someone) said ..."　　（plain form)と　いいました
  • seeking for agreement　　(plain form)でしょう
 8. Time (2)
Week 5 22
  • noun-modifying clause
 9. Adjectives
Week 6 23
  • "when"　　~とき
  • "if ..., then ~"　　~と
 10. Verbs
Week 7 24
  • "give" & "receive"　　あげます / もらいます　(Level 1 Revision)
  • "give (me)"　　くれます
 11. Others (1)
Week 8 24
  • offering a kind action　　（Vて）あげます
  • receiving a kind action　　（Vて）もらいます / （Vて）くれます
 12. Others (2)
Week 9 25
  • "if ..." & "once ..."　　~たら
  • "even if ..."　　~ても
  
Week 10   Revision of the Term  
Term 3
  Book Chapter Contents
Week 1 - Revision of the Module
Week 2 - Revision of the Module (last class)
Week 3 -

Final Exam

  • Reading
  • Writing
Week 3/4 - Oral Exam

Final Exam:

Up to Lesson 25 including Kanji introduced in the module. No dictionary allowed.

If you are ill on the day, please get a doctor’s note and contact your tutor.