Lesson 17Describing Contradictory Ideas - In Class - Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Let's see Basic skit Advanced skit Key phrases Key phrase in different situations What's this? Let's see Culture quiz Let's try Develop vocabulary Learn onomatopoeia with manga Japanese around the world Classes at Senior High School View movie Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Going to schoolHigh school students are coming to school. Students who come from far away use bicycles, buses and trains. Different classesThere are many different subjects in high schools. Some subjects are required and others are elective. The length of a class is usually 50 minutes. Girls' high schoolThis is a girls' high school, called a joshi-ko. All the students are girls. A school for boys only is a danshi-ko, or a boys' high school. A co-educational school is called a kyo-gaku. Class greetingWhen class starts, students greet the teacher. Students stand up, saying Kiritsu. They bow, saying, Rei. They sometimes say Chakuseki when they sit down. Modern Japanese class 1This is a class on modern Japanese. The students study current Japanese and Japanese literature. TextbooksThis is a modern Japanese textbook. The students underscore or mark the important words and phrases. They write furigana next to difficult-to-read kanji. Modern Japanese class 2The teacher is writing the important points on the blackboard. Writing on the blackboard is called bansho. In Japanese class, writing is done vertically. Modern Japanese class 3Every student is working hard. They are writing down in their notebooks what the teacher is writing on the blackboard. Physical education (on the field)This is a physical education class. The students are on the field. Every student wears the school gym suit. The students are sitting on their bottoms and hugging their knees. This style of sitting is called taiiku-zuwari. Physical education (Exercise)The students are warming up, shouting out among themselves. Japan has Radio Exercises, which are known to all Japanese. All students follow the flow of the exercises. Physical education (in the gym)The students are playing volleyball in the gym. Physical education class is conducted either on the field or in the gym. EnglishThis is an English class. English is sometimes divided into separate subjects, such as conversation and reading. Electronic dictionary 1Almost all senior high students use electronic dictionaries. Electronic dictionary 2 An electronic dictionary includes not just an English dictionary but also other references such as a Japanese dictionary and an encyclopedia. It also includes audio data. Electronic dictionary 3Phonetic symbols, meanings and example sentences are very easy to look up. Home economics (cooking)This is a home economics class. The students study about housework. In cooking class they cook in groups and eat what they made together. Home economics: making clothes The students sometimes make clothes in home economics class. They make paper patterns and cut cloth. Sewing a skirt 1This student is sewing fabric with a needle and thread. Sewing a skirt 2The students are making a skirt. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Music classThis is a music class. The students are singing to the piano the teacher is playing. They sometimes play musical instruments. Art classThis is an art class. The students are painting pictures. Calligraphy classThis is a calligraphy class. The students are writing characters with brushes. CALL Classroom 1English pronunciation is taught in this class. This is the CALL classroom. The students are practicing foreign languages with computers. CALL Classroom 2These students wear headsets with microphones and practice foreign-language listening and speaking. Afterschool 1Classes are over for today. The final class ends at between 3 and 4 pm. Afterschool 2After school some students go home and others take part in club activities. Lesson 17 Let's seeClasses at Senior High School Explanation through photos Image(ZIP)1.5MB Text data for "Let's see" Explanation through photos Culture quiz Lesson 17 Let's seeCulture quiz Slides PDF1.3MB Lesson 17 Let's seeCulture quiz Slides PowerPoint Slide(ZIP)1.0MB "Culture quiz" list
Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Going to schoolHigh school students are coming to school. Students who come from far away use bicycles, buses and trains. Different classesThere are many different subjects in high schools. Some subjects are required and others are elective. The length of a class is usually 50 minutes. Girls' high schoolThis is a girls' high school, called a joshi-ko. All the students are girls. A school for boys only is a danshi-ko, or a boys' high school. A co-educational school is called a kyo-gaku. Class greetingWhen class starts, students greet the teacher. Students stand up, saying Kiritsu. They bow, saying, Rei. They sometimes say Chakuseki when they sit down. Modern Japanese class 1This is a class on modern Japanese. The students study current Japanese and Japanese literature. TextbooksThis is a modern Japanese textbook. The students underscore or mark the important words and phrases. They write furigana next to difficult-to-read kanji. Modern Japanese class 2The teacher is writing the important points on the blackboard. Writing on the blackboard is called bansho. In Japanese class, writing is done vertically. Modern Japanese class 3Every student is working hard. They are writing down in their notebooks what the teacher is writing on the blackboard. Physical education (on the field)This is a physical education class. The students are on the field. Every student wears the school gym suit. The students are sitting on their bottoms and hugging their knees. This style of sitting is called taiiku-zuwari. Physical education (Exercise)The students are warming up, shouting out among themselves. Japan has Radio Exercises, which are known to all Japanese. All students follow the flow of the exercises. Physical education (in the gym)The students are playing volleyball in the gym. Physical education class is conducted either on the field or in the gym. EnglishThis is an English class. English is sometimes divided into separate subjects, such as conversation and reading. Electronic dictionary 1Almost all senior high students use electronic dictionaries. Electronic dictionary 2 An electronic dictionary includes not just an English dictionary but also other references such as a Japanese dictionary and an encyclopedia. It also includes audio data. Electronic dictionary 3Phonetic symbols, meanings and example sentences are very easy to look up. Home economics (cooking)This is a home economics class. The students study about housework. In cooking class they cook in groups and eat what they made together. Home economics: making clothes The students sometimes make clothes in home economics class. They make paper patterns and cut cloth. Sewing a skirt 1This student is sewing fabric with a needle and thread. Sewing a skirt 2The students are making a skirt. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Music classThis is a music class. The students are singing to the piano the teacher is playing. They sometimes play musical instruments. Art classThis is an art class. The students are painting pictures. Calligraphy classThis is a calligraphy class. The students are writing characters with brushes. CALL Classroom 1English pronunciation is taught in this class. This is the CALL classroom. The students are practicing foreign languages with computers. CALL Classroom 2These students wear headsets with microphones and practice foreign-language listening and speaking. Afterschool 1Classes are over for today. The final class ends at between 3 and 4 pm. Afterschool 2After school some students go home and others take part in club activities. Lesson 17 Let's seeClasses at Senior High School Explanation through photos Image(ZIP)1.5MB Text data for "Let's see" Explanation through photos
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