Useful Links for 7th Grade Class
I. Katakana Help
Here are some Katakana sites to help you practice Katakana!
a. Listen to Katakana
Talking Katakana Chart:
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/katakana.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/im/alpha/jp/katakana.jsp
b. Check stroke order
c. Listen to Katakana song!
d. Katakana Games
Have fun!
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/katakana1.htm
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/9101s.html
e. Katakana Quiz
f. Katakana Recognition
Average native Japanese speakers can recognize the letters within 0.4 seconds. Can you beat them?
g. Katakana Matching
h. Ultimate Kana Challenge!
i. Hiragana and Katakana Practice (click here or click "Start" below)
Here are some Katakana sites to help you practice Katakana!
a. Listen to Katakana
Talking Katakana Chart:
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/katakana.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/im/alpha/jp/katakana.jsp
b. Check stroke order
c. Listen to Katakana song!
d. Katakana Games
Have fun!
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/katakana1.htm
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/9101s.html
e. Katakana Quiz
f. Katakana Recognition
Average native Japanese speakers can recognize the letters within 0.4 seconds. Can you beat them?
g. Katakana Matching
h. Ultimate Kana Challenge!
i. Hiragana and Katakana Practice (click here or click "Start" below)
II. Other useful websites
<Unit 6>
Cultural Reading:
Obentoo
Japanese fast food 1: Rice
Japanese fast food 2: Noodles
Japanese fast food 3: Kaiten zushi
Tea
Fruits vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/fruits/jp/
Vegetables vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/veg/jp/
http://kanza.qee.jp/LibraryHtm/kakikatahtm/yasaimoji.html (click on the face at the bottom)
Japanese festival foods video
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesefestivalfood.htm
What do you like? game
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/whatdoyoulikeinjapanese.htm
"What food do you like?" picture book video
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/learnjapanesefoodanimals.htm
Interactive story: healthy life
<Unit 7>
Cultural Reading: Rain and other weather
Weather vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/weather/jp/
Weather song
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesegreetings.htm
Days of the week songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJL_euT4UE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1VVBEC96I
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/daysoftheweek.htm
Myu’s days of the week song
Days of the month song
Month of the year video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vapY3xQbPE&feature=related
Month of the year game
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/monthsoftheyearinjapanese.htm
Interactive story: Ancient Japan
<Unit 6>
Cultural Reading:
Obentoo
Japanese fast food 1: Rice
Japanese fast food 2: Noodles
Japanese fast food 3: Kaiten zushi
Tea
Fruits vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/fruits/jp/
Vegetables vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/veg/jp/
http://kanza.qee.jp/LibraryHtm/kakikatahtm/yasaimoji.html (click on the face at the bottom)
Japanese festival foods video
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesefestivalfood.htm
What do you like? game
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/whatdoyoulikeinjapanese.htm
"What food do you like?" picture book video
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/learnjapanesefoodanimals.htm
Interactive story: healthy life
<Unit 7>
Cultural Reading: Rain and other weather
Weather vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/im/weather/jp/
Weather song
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesegreetings.htm
Days of the week songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJL_euT4UE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1VVBEC96I
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/daysoftheweek.htm
Myu’s days of the week song
Days of the month song
Month of the year video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vapY3xQbPE&feature=related
Month of the year game
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/monthsoftheyearinjapanese.htm
Interactive story: Ancient Japan
<Unit 8>
Cultural Reading:
Games
Manga
Traditional games
Manga Kissa
SMAP's song
Ayumi Hamasaki
Cultural Reading:
Games
Manga
Traditional games
Manga Kissa
SMAP's song
Ayumi Hamasaki
Interactive story
http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/nalsas/explorers/scenarios/japanese/scenario_6/scenario/scenario_6.html
<Others>
a. WH-Questions song
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/whenwherewhowhat.htm
b. Learn cool phrases!
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanese.htm
c. Lots of Japanese phrases
http://japanese-phrases.sakura.ne.jp/
http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/nalsas/explorers/scenarios/japanese/scenario_6/scenario/scenario_6.html
<Others>
a. WH-Questions song
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/whenwherewhowhat.htm
b. Learn cool phrases!
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanese.htm
c. Lots of Japanese phrases
http://japanese-phrases.sakura.ne.jp/