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Viewing and Printing 'Renshû-hen(Activity Book)'

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1 About me
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
1 1 Please listen! Vocabulary Understanding instructions and responding with appropriate gestures. Class
1 2 Numbers Vocabulary Learning numbers and greetings through singing and playing Bingo. Class 01 Time
1 3 What is your favourite number? Sentence patterns Telling which numbers are their favorite. Groups
1 4 What is the time? Sentence patterns
Vocabulary		 Guessing what time a classmate is thinking of. Pairs 01 Time
1 5 What is your favourite thing? Sentence patterns Talking about likes. GroupsClass
1 6 Introducing Myself Listening comprehension
Conversation		 Listening to taped self-introductions and answering questions about them.
Giving self-introductions.		 (1)Class
(2)Groups
1 7 What time do you get up? Listening comprehension
Conversation		 Asking / answering questions about when one gets up and goes to bed. (1)Class
(2)Pairs		 01 Time

2 The classroom
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
2 1 Things in the classroom Vocabulary Memorizing to and writing the names of things that are in the picture. Class
2 2 Do you have a pen? Sentence patterns
Conversation		 Borrowing something that one needs. Pairs
2 3 On, Under, Beside Vocabulary Listening to words indicating position and responding with appropriate gestures. Class
2 4 Beside Me Vocabulary Describing / hearing descriptions about people's locations. Pairs
2 5 What is that? Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about pictures. Pairs
2 6 Whose is it? Sentence patterns Looking for the owners of various stationery items. Groups
2 7 Where is it? Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about where things are actually located in the classroom. Class
2 8 Is the book on the desk? Sentence patterns Looking at a drawing of a classroom and asking / answering questions about the locations of things. Pairs
2 9 There is a briefcase on top of the desk. Sentence patterns Listening to a description and choosing pictures to match the description. Class
2 10 My school Conversation Describing and giving a tour of the inside of the school. Pairs
2 11 Go, come, returning Sentence patterns Choosing the appropriate verb for the sentence. Class

3 Going out
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
3 1 How much is it? Vocabulary Asking / answering questions about prices. Pairs 05 Number
3 2 How many do you want? Vocabulary
Sentence patterns		 (1)(2) Learning the counters.
(3) Telling what one wants to buy and how many of that item.		 (1)(3)Class
(2)Pairs		 05 Number
06 Counters
3 3 I’ll have a hamburger, please Conversation Asking / answering questions about what one wants to eat and drink. Groups 05 Number
06 Counters
3 4 At the hamburger shop Listening comprehension
Conversation		 Listening to conversations about ordering a meal.
Making / taking orders at a restaurant.		 (1)Class
(2)Pairs		 05 Number
06 Counters
3 5 Adjective Bingo Vocabulary
Sentence patterns		 Listening to adjectives.
Modifing a noun with an adjective.		 Class
3 6 What sort of bag is it? Sentence patterns Drawing a picture of a bag and describing it / listening to a description and choosing the picture that match it. Groups
3 7 Is it new? Sentence patterns Asking questions and guessing about things that other people are thinking of. Class
3 8 What sort of shop is it? Conversation Asking for / giving information about a shop, and deciding whether or not to go to that shop. Class
3 9 What do you want? Sentence patterns Asking and answering questions about what some/one wants. Pairs

4 Daily life
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
4 1 Which picture is it? Vocabulary Choosing the picture that best matches an explanation and identifying it by number. Class
4 2 My day Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about one's daily life. Pairs
4 3 I have about seven hours’ sleep Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about one's daily life in terms of time. Groups
4 4 Always·sometimes·hardly ever Sentence patterns Talking / asking questions about one's daily life. Groups
4 5 Where? Sentence patterns Looking at a verb and choosing the correct particle. Individual
4 6 Tanaka’s Day Sentence patterns Reading a passage after guessing what it says. Individual
4 7 A Typical Week in Ito’s Life Sentence patterns
Vocabulary		 Reading a passage and checking to see whether it matches a table of activities. Individual
4 8 My family Vocabulary
Listening comprehension		 Reading a passage and finding the picture that matches the content. Individual
4 9 Crossword Puzzles Vocabulary Reading the horizontal and vertical keys and filling in appropriate words. Individual

5 Days off
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
5 1 What is the date? Vocabulary Asking / answering questions about dates. Groups
5 2 Did you watch television? Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about past actions. Pairs
5 3 Was it fun? Sentence patterns Using the words provided to make up questions / and then asking / answering the questions. Pairs
5 4 It was delicious Sentence patterns Completing conversations by selecting appropriate expressions for making comments. IndividualPairs
5 5 The holidays Conversation Asking / answering questions about what some/one did on a holiday and how s/he or one felt about it. Pairs
5 6 Letters Composition Writing / reading letters about what some/one did on a holiday and how s/he or one felt about it.
Replying to the letter.		 Individual
5 7 Would you like to go to the movies? Sentence patterns Inviting a friend to join in some activity on one's day off / accepting and refusing invitations. Class
5 8 Invitations Conversation Thinking of something that one wants to do on the day off and inviting a friend to join in. / accepting and refusing invitations. Pairs
5 9 Poster Composition Writing posters and invitations. Groups

6 Class
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
6 1 Te-form Bingo Conjugations Learning to understand the te-form of the verb. Class
6 2 I am the teacher. Sentence patterns
Conversation		 Listening to and acting upon instructions.
Giving instructions.		 Class
6 3 Please could you . . .?. Conversation Making requests / accepting and refusing them. Pairs
6 4 Please write your name. Sentence patterns Telling someone to write his or her name in a certain way, / writing one's name according to instructions. Class
6 5 Where is it? Sentence patterns Asking questions and making guesses about places that classmates are thinking of. Class
6 6 School subjects Vocabulary Connecting the names of school subjects with pictures. Individual
6 7 School Timetable Vocabulary
Sentence patterns		 Looking at schedules and checking the content. Writing schedules. Pairs

7 Travel
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
7 1 If you can tell me what it is, I’ll give it to you Conjugations Hearing the masu - form of the verb and saying the ta - form. Pairs
7 2 Unusual experiences Sentence patterns Talking about one's own experiences / asking about other people's experiences. Groups
7 3 Travel Memories Conversation Talking about trips taken in the past. Pairs
7 4 Let's go on a trip! Reading
Composition		 Writing / reading travel posters and brochures. Groups
7 5 Where? Vocabulary
Sentence patterns		 Making up sentences using the words provided. Individual
7 6 From home to school Listening comprehension
Composition		 Asking / writing about how some/one travels. Individual
7 7 Where is the station? Conversation Looking at maps giving different information about the same area and asking / giving information about locations. Pairs
7 8 What is the best tour to take? Reading Reading about choices of tours of an area and choosing among them. IndividualClass

8 High school students
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
8 1 Dictionary form practice Conjugations Checking the dictionary forms of verbs and playing games that help internalize these forms. (1)Class
(2)Pairs		  
8 2 What is your hobby? Sentence patterns Watching someone miming an activity and guessing what that person's hobby is. Class
8 3 What do you do with your friends? Reading
Composition		 Reading and understanding a reading passage and graphs.
Surveying classmates on the same topic.		 Class
8 4 Which person is it? Sentence patterns Describing what a person is doing and what s/he is wearing, and make others guess that person / guessing the identities of people whom their classmates describe. Pairs
8 5 A Part-time job Reading
Composition		 Reading a letter describing recent events and writing a reply. Individual
8 6 Telephoning Conversation
Listening comprehension		 Listening to a telephone conversation and choosing the correct telephone message. Class
8 7 The Japanese school system Reading
Composition		 Reading a description of the Japanese school system.
Writing a composition about the school system of one's own country.		 Individual

9 Health
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
9 1 Conjugations Looking at the masu - form of a verb and writing its nai - form. Individual
9 2 Please don't use a pen. Sentence patterns Giving / receiving instructions on things that one should or shouldn't do. Pairs
9 3 Parts of the Body Vocabulary Memorizing the names of the parts of the body with a game. Class
9 4 The Alien Sentence patterns Listening to a description of an extraterrestrial's face and choosing the picture that matches the description. Class
9 5 Take care of yourself Conversation Pretending to be a doctor or a school nurse and giving instructions to people who are ill. Pairs
9 6 A sports test Sentence patterns Creating a checklist of athletic abilities and asking / answering questions about it. GroupsClass
9 7 A Health Check Reading Reading questions about health and checking one's health conditions. Individual
9 8 Let's Cook Sentence patterns Talking about cooking and ingredients.
Asking / answering questions about this topic.		 Class

10 Friends
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
10 1 What is round and red? Sentence patterns
Vocabulary		 Describing items with two adjectives / guessing the items others are describing. Class
10 2 Who is it? Sentence patterns
Listening comprehension		 Choosing pictures that match taped descriptions, Describing classmates. Class
10 3 Which one do you do first? Sentence patterns Asking in which order two actions occurred and comparing people's habits. Pairs
10 4 Plans for Sunday Sentence patterns Using the te - form and Verb-te kara to ask / answer questions about the order in which two actions happen. Class
10 5 Please write to me. Reading
Composition		 Reading advertisements for pen pals.
Choosing which person one wants to respond to. Writing an advertisement for a pen pal.		 Individual
10 6 My friend Reading
Conversation
Composition		 Asking / answering questions about one's childhood.
Writing about a friend's childhood.		 Class
10 7 How do you do things? Sentence patterns Asking / answering questions about some/one's daily habits. Pairs
10 8 My Future Reading Reading descriptions of a person's hobbies and hopes for the future and guessing which profession that person hopes to follow. Class

11 The old days and now
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
11 1 In what order? Sentence patterns Saying / guessing in which order certain actions occur. Pairs
11 2 What is it? Vocabulary
Sentence patterns		 Making up / answering quizzes. Class
11 3 Interview Conversation Asking / answering questions about past events. Groups
11 4 What do you think? Sentence patterns Answering questions phrased in verbal, adjectival, and noun sentence patterns with the 'to omoimasu' pattern. Class


11 5 A town in the past, present and future Sentence patterns Writing / listening to descriptions about how the local community has changed over the years . Pairs
11 6 What do you think is going to happen? Sentence patterns Looking at four-panel comic strips and guessing what will happen next. Class
11 7 The Four Seasons Reading
Composition		 Reading / writing about how the local climate changes during the year. Individual

12 Japan
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
12 1 Something good might probably happen tomorrow Sentence patterns Writing / reading predictions of good luck for friends. Class
12 2 When did it happen? Sentence patterns Understanding sentences with toki and using toki to link two sentences. Individual
12 3 What do you say at such times? Reading
Vocabulary		 Reading descriptions of situations and thinking about which expressions would be used in such situations. Individual
12 4 Useful signs Reading Matching signs, descriptions, and names of places. Individual
12 5 Festivals and Events in Japan Reading
Vocabulary		 Reading descriptions of observances and finding related words on the task sheet. Class
12 6 Quiz about Japan Reading Answering quiz questions about Japan.
Reading a passage about Japan and comparing it to one's own country.		 Class
12 7 Famous Places Listening comprehension Listening to and understanding a conversation about a famous touristic place. Class
12 8 How to put out the rubbish Reading Reading / discussing problems of waste disposal. Class
12 9 Famous people Reading
Conversation		 Reading and understanding a description of a famous person. Class

12 10 Kasa-jizo Reading Looking at pictures and imagining what they are about.
Reading a story.		 Class

13 Homestay
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
13 1 Guidance counselling for an exchange student Sentence patterns Talking about personal problems and offering advice. (1)Groups
(2)pairs
13 2 You are not allowed to . . Sentence patterns Hearing about rules of daily behavior for various situations and matching them with pictures. Writing about rules. Groups
13 3 Giving and Receiving Sentence patterns Practicing agemasu and moraimasu while passing a ball back and forth. Class
13 4 I received a pair of gloves Sentence patterns Exchanging presents and announcing which present was received from whom. Class
13 5 Presents Sentence patterns Reading and writing sentences about giving and receiving presents. Individual
13 6 Homestaying in Japan Listening comprehension Listening to and understanding advice concerning homestays in Japan. Individual
13 7 I want to try climbing Mt Fuji Reading comprehension and composition Reading and writing a letter to a homestay family. Individual

14 School Life
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
14 1 Ra-re-ru Relay Conjugation Changing the masu form of verbs to the potential form. Groups  
14 2 Can you swim? Sentence patterns Asking if a person is able to do something and answering the question.
Reporting the result of asking.		 Groups  
14 3 School quiz Sentence patterns Asking what people can do at certain places in school, and answering the question. Pairs  
14 4 Various schools uniforms Listening comprehension Listening to an explanation of Japanese school uniforms. Pairs
14 5 Playing Port Ball Reading comprehension Understanding the rules of a sport. Class
14 6 Turning down invitations Conversation Turning down a friend's invitation and explaining why. Class
14 7 Apologising Sentence patterns Apologizing for a mistake you made. Groups
14 8 A terrible day Reading comprehension and composition Understanding a passage about a someone's failure. Writing about a failure of one's own. Individual

15 My Town
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
15 1 Posters Sentence patterns Looking at pictures on posters and creating catch phrases for the situations shown. Groups
15 2 "Japan Survival (Song)" Sentence patterns Learning the use of -tara in a song. Class
15 3 How about here? Sentence patterns Asking whether it is suitable for doing something one wants to do in a particular location, and answering the question. ClassGroups
15 4 If I were the Mayor, . . . Sentence Patterns and conversation (1) Listening to a speech by someone who wants to be mayor, and understanding the points made.
(2) Thinking about what one would do as mayor, and making a simple speech about it.		 (1)Class
(2)Individual
15 5 Recycling Reading comprehension Reading and understanding about how to make handicrafts with recycled items. Individual
15 6 Geography Quiz Sentence patterns Pose and answer quiz questions about various cities and countries. Pairs
15 7 Putting things in order Sentence patterns Understanding what one has heard and putting cards in order accordingly. Groups
15 8 Which one is the better shop?
 		Listening comprehension and conversation (1) Understanding a survey report on two shops.
(2) Investigate a store where one shops often, and compare it with another store.		 (1)Class
(2)Groups

16 History and Tourism
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
16 1 Comparing your own country with Japan Sentence patterns Comparing topographical information about Japan and one's own country. IndividualClass
16 2 An interview with a famous person Sentence patterns Thinking about and presenting what one would like to ask in an interview. GroupsClass
16 3 Japanese History Reading comprehension Reading passages about history and arranging them in chronological order. Individual
16 4 Diary of a policeman Listening and reading comprehension Listening to a conversation at a police box and reading a description of what happened. Individual
16 5 Lodgings for a sparrow Reading comprehension Reading a folk tale Individual
16 6 Please come to visit my town Reading comprehension and composition Reading and writing descriptions of tourist sites. (1)Individual
(2)Groups
16 7 Kabuki Listening comprehension and conversation (1) Listening to an interview about Japanese tradition.
(2) Conducting an interview about traditions in one's own country.		 (1)IndividualClass
(2)Individualpairs

17 My Future
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
17 1 Volitional Form Card Game Conjugation Practicing volitional form using a game. Groups 07 Volitional form
17 2 Popular Jobs Sentence patterns Surveying the class about what jobs they want to do in the future, and reporting the results. GroupsClass 07 Volitional form
17 3 Why are you doing it? Sentence patterns Asking and stating the purpose of something one intends to do. GroupsClass 07 Volitional form
17 4 It might be expensive Sentence patterns Imagining and stating the things that one will need for a homestay in Japan. Individual 07 Volitional form
17 5 What do you think you will be? Listening comprehension and conversation Listening to and holding a conversation on advice about post-graduation plans. (1)Class
(2)pairs		 07 Volitional form
17 6 What do you do in the weekend? Conversation Asking and answering about holiday plans. Class 07 Volitional form
17 7 Dreams for the future Reading comprehension and composition (1) Reading and understanding a passage about dreams for the future.
(2) Writing about one's own future.		 Individual 07 Volitional form

18 School Events
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
18 1 When it’s Spring Sentence patterns Making conditional using to. Class
18 2 Making preparations Sentence patterns (1) Looking at a list of preparatory actions, and guessing the event being prepared for.
(2) Think and talk about the kinds of preparations needed for a certain event.		 (1)Class
(2)Groups
18 3 Volunteering Sentence patterns Talk about something one has decided on one's own and about something decided by drawing lots. GroupsClass
18 4 Gesture Game Sentence patterns Looking at what someone mimes and guessing what one guesses about that person's situation. Groups
18 5 What we plan to do on Culture Day Sentence patterns Writing what one has decided to do and why. Individual
18 6 Club Activities Listening comprehension and conversation (1) Listening to an explanation of club activities.
(2) Talking together about choosing which clubs to join.		 (1)Class
(2)Pairs
18 7 Busy Term Two Listening comprehension Listening to a conversation about events in a Japanese school. Class
18 8 School Events in Japan Reading comprehension and composition (1) Reading and understanding a passage about Japanese school events.
(2) Writing a composition about events in the student's own school.		 (1)Class
(2)Individual

19 Communication
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
19 1 Next Thursday's examination Sentence patterns Passing information heard from one person on to another person. Groups
19 2 Reading the newspaper Sentence patterns Passing on something one read in the newspaper. GroupsClass
19 3 Why there is no cat among the twelve animals of the zodiac Listening and reading comprehension Listening to and reading a conversation about the twelve creatures in the zodiac. Individual
08 Passive form
19 4 Even though . . . Sentence patterns Thinking about the meanings of two passages and putting them together into one sentence. Individual
19 5 A thank-you card Composition Writing a card to thank someone for a favor they did. Individual
19 6 A thank-you letter Reading comprehension Reading a thank-you letter. IndividualClass 08 Passive form
19 7 A report about a homestay Listening comprehension Listening to and understanding a conversation reporting on a homestay. Individual
08 Passive form

20 Present and Future
B No. Name Type Activity Form Sentence patterns Conjugations Particles Vocabulary
20 1 Since I started to use e-mail, . . . Sentence patterns Writing and speaking about changes that took place in one's life after starting to use a new tool. Pairs
20 2 A haunted apartment Conversation Hearing sounds and reporting what one can figure out from them. Pairs
20 3 Japan through the eyes of an exchange student Sentence patterns Talking about what one can guess about a city by what one sees in it. Groups
20 4 A pen which is easy to write with Sentence patterns Telling someone what makes a product difficult to use, and getting them to exchange it for another. Pairs
20 5 Interpreting a graph Sentence patterns Looking at a graph and writing an explanation of it. Individual
20 6 What will the future be like? Reading comprehension Reading a passage about the future. IndividualGroups 08 Passive form
20 7 The news in the future Listening comprehension Listening to the news and guessing about its context. ClassIndividual
20 8 The Future? A Survey Reading comprehension and conversation (1) Reading the results of a survey of Japanese about the future of society and conducting a class survey.
(2) Conducting interviews on opinions about the future of society.		 (1)IndividualClass
(2)Pairs
20 9 Our future Composition Working as a group to write a composition about the group's view of the future and sending the composition to a school in Japan. Groups

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