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Four (4) strokes Playing roku and roll on your six strings
Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.
Nihon dewa gogatsu ni grudenwiiku ga arimasu. Gakk mo otsan no shigoto mo yasumi datta node, kazoku de yama ni itte pikunikku o suru koto ni shimashita. Sono asa, watashi mo otto mo wakuwaku shite rokuji ni okimashita. Oksan wa, omusubi o muttsu tsukutte kuremashita. Yama no ue de tabeta omusubi wa, oishikatta desu.
Questions 1-C
1. What month is Golden Week in Japan? (A. march, b. may, C. July, D. september)
2. Where did the narrators family go for Golden Week? (A. the mountains, b. the river, C. the beach, D. the countryside)
3. What time did the narrator wake up? (A. oclock, b. oclock, C. oclock, D. oclock)
4. How many rice balls did the narrators mother make? (A. four, b. five, C. six, D. seven)
Horse
Ten (10) strokes A flowing, four legs running
Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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Sheep
Six (6) strokes A sheep with long pointed ears (or horns)
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Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.
Kimiko san to Seiji san wa, maitoshi gakk no aki no baz ga tanoshimi desu. Kotoshi, kimiko san wa, bbeky no kakari desu. Hitsuji no niku o kittari, yaitari, uttari shimasu. Ssu ga oishii kara, bbeky wa itsumo sugu ni urikiremasu. Takusan no okyakusan ga Kimiko san ni ssu no reshipi o kikimasu ga, Kimiko san wa oshienai tsumori desu. Seiji san wa baz de jba no kippu o uru kakari desu. Seiji san niyoru to okyakusan ga sukunai toki, tada de uma ni noru koto ga dekiru kara, jba no kakari ni naru no ga suki da s desu.
Questions 10-B
1. When is Kimiko and Seijis school bazaar held? (A. spring, B. summer, C. fall, D. winter)
2. What is Kimiko in charge of this year? (A. the petting park, B. the horse riding booth, C. the balloon stand, D. the barbeque mutton booth)
3. What did many people ask Kimiko? (A. they asked for their money back, B. they asked for directions to the horse riding area, C. they asked her where she was from, D. they asked for the recipe for the barbeque sauce)
4. Why does Seiji like selling tickets at the horse riding area? (A. he gets paid, B. he gets to ride the horses sometimes, C. his girlfriend likes the horses, D. he owns the horses)
Cow
Four (4) strokes A cow with one broken horn
Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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Fish
Eleven (11) strokes A scales, tail, and all
Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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ones. ones.
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* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.
Tetsuo san wa, ichinenkan amerika de hmusutei shimashita. Hosuto famirii wa, okurahoma sh no bokuj ni sunde ite, ushi ya uma ya hitsuji o katte imashita. Tetsuo san wa konnani takusan no ushi o mita no wa, umarete hajimete deshita. Tetsuo san wa, ushi ni esa o yattari, ushi ga maigo ni nattara sagashitari, shimashita. Hosuto famirii wa, shizen ga daisuki datta node, jba o oshiete morai mashita. Mata, Tetsuo san wa, sakana tsuri ga jzu datta node, tokidoki doybi ni tetsudai ga owatta atode, sakana tsuri ni itte, tsutta sakana o hosuto famirii ni ryri shite agemashita.
Questions 10-C
1. How long did Tetsuo do his home stay in America? (A. one summer, B. one year, C. two years, D. three years)
2. What was one of Tetsuos chores? (A. milking the cows, B. feeding the sheep, C. watering the animals, D. feeding the cows)