Course Overview

TERM 1 – “TRAVEL”

• Review of Year 11 work

• Takayama and Japan trip photos research

• Let's - 行こう

• I have decided/it' been decided…. ことにするＯＲことになる

• Large numbers eg. Describing town populations

• Making nouns from adjectives (eg. 高さ)

• Somewhere, nothing etc. ( どこかＯＲ何も )

• Kanji and general review

• Giving Advice - …方がいい

• Giving a warning -ないで～ようにする

• Before/After ー前ＡＮＤ後

• Clarification というのは～

• Clauses

• Kanji and general review

• Whether or noｔ　－　かどうか

• If/whetheｒ　－　か分かりませんＯＲ知りません

• Kanji and general review

NOTE – Several of the topics from this unit have been included with previous units as they are more appropriate at that stage.

TERM 2 - TOURISM & PART TIME JOBS

* Keigo - Respectful Speech

* Asking for and giving directions

* Possible/ Not Possible - can/cannot

* Asking and answering WHY

* While - ながら

TERM 3 - MY LAST YEAR AT SCHOOL

* Expressing plans - よてい

* Expressing during the time - あいだ

* Expressing discomfort,distress～こまる

* Describing appearance - ようです。

* Giving reasons - ～し、し

* Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

* Expressing wants - 。。。てほしいです。

* Expressing when/if - 。。。たら

* Do in such a way that - 。。。ように。。。。

* Expressing doubts/determination - 。。。。どんなに。。。

TERM 4 - ONE WORLD

* Expressing expectations - 。。。はずです

* Expressing supposition -　。。。なら

* Expresing while - 。。。うちに

* "In spite of the fact that...." Expressing frustration -　。。。のに

* Making comparisonsー　ほど。。。

* Begin to do something/Finish doing -しはじめる・おわる

* Passive tense and Causative tense (optional) 　