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Japanese 3 Scheme of Work

 

Tutor: Miho Boardman                                                                Text book: Japanese Busy People III Revised 3rd Edition

 

Term 1

 

 
Lesson

 

contents

W 1

W/C

5 Oct.

 

 

REGISTRATION WEEK

W 2

1

Expressing suppositions and wondering aloud:     でしょう(か)、だろう(か)

Expressing impressions (1): よう、みたい

Kanji 1 – 10

W 3

 

 

 

 

1, 2

Conveying information gained elsewhere:     そう

Action done or to be done for the future:   ~ておく

Expressing certainty: はず

Kanji 11 - 20

W 4

2, 3

Expressing beliefs:    らしい

Expressing impressions (2): そう

Expressing ideas that run contrary to expectation (1): のに

Expressing causes of or reasons: ため(に)

Kanji 21 - 30

W 5

3

Describing change (1): ようになる

Describing change (2): ~ていく

 

W 6

4

Noun phrase:               こと

Indicating means or attendant circumstances:     ~て /  ~で、~ないで /  ~ずに

Describing deliberate effects:   ~てある

Kanji 31 - 40

W 7

4, 5

Expressing purpose (1):      ように

Expressing completion:    ~ている、~ていた

Describing change (3):            ~く /  にする

Expressing purpose (2):      ため(に)

Kanji 41 - 50

W 8

5, 6

 

 

Describing simultaneous actions:     ながら

Expressing ideas that run contrary to expectation (2): ~ても

Expressing lack of obligation:           ~なくてもいい

Review for Exam 1

W 9

 

 

Term 1 Exam (up to Lesson 5)

Listening, Writing, Reading, Grammar Assessment (No dictionary)

 

W 10

6

Giving examples of events or actions:     ~たり、~たり

Stating decisions:     ことになる、ことにする

Making suggestions:     なら

Kanji 51 - 60

Feedback on Exam 1

 

   

Term 2

 

 
Lesson

 

contents

W 1

 

 

 

7

Describing the actions of giving and receiving services:   

         ~てもらう,   ~てくれる,   ~てあげる

Intention (1):     つもり    

Kanji 61 - 70

W 2

8

Passive:        ~れる /  ~られる

Kanji 71 – 80

 

W 3

 

   

8

Intention (2):     ~う /  ~ようとする

Span of time:     あいだ 

W 4

9

Causative:      ~せる /  ~させる

Kanji 81 – 90

 

W 5

9, 10

Causative-passive:     ~せる /  ~させる + られる

Honorific (1): Key expressions

Kanji 91 – 100

W 6

10

Honorific (2): Basic patterns

Honorific (3): Honorific verbs for giving and receiving

 

W 7

11

Leaving and relaying messages:     ように言う

Plain imperatives: Do and Don't

Kanji 101 - 110

W 8

11, 12

Honorific (4): Auxiliary honorific verbs

Explaining reasons:     ~からだ

Review for Exam 2

W 9

 

 

Term 2 Exam (up to Lesson 11)

Listening, Writing, Reading, Grammar Assessment (No dictionary)

 

W 10

12

Written styles

Spoken styles

Kanji 111 – 120

Feedback on Exam 2

 

 

Term 3

 

 
Lesson

 

contents

W 1

 

13

Comprehensive Review

Kanji 121 - 130

W 2

14

Comprehensive Review

Kanji 131 – 140

W 3

 

15

Review

Kanji 141 – 150

W 4

 

Final Exam (During class time)

Writing and Reading  Assessment (dictionary allowed)

W 5

 

 
Oral Exam