iiTomo Student 1 - Units 4 & 5 Overview

Katakana Scripts (Katakana chart)

• Katakana is one of the three Japanese writing systems, alongside Hiragana and Kanji.
• Katakana is used for words borrowed from foreign languages and often for emphasis.
• Each Katakana character represents a syllable.

iiTomo Student 1 – Unit 4 (My Town)

• Learn how to ask and tell others where you live.
• Describe your town and places in Japan using adjectives.
• Practice asking for and giving information about places.
• Learn the Kanji for "big" (大, おお, きい) and "small" (小, ちい, さい).

iiTomo Student 1 – Unit 5 (My week)

• Learn how to talk about activities you do on specific days of the week.
• Practice using negative forms to express what you don't do on certain days.
• Learn how to express liking and loving something using "I like ---" and "I love ---".
• Study the following verbs: します, たべます, のみます, ききます, よみます, かきます, かいます, ならいます, いきます.
• Learn the Kanji for the days of the week: 月, 火, 水, 木, 金, 土, 日.
• Learn the Kanji for "like" (好き) and "love" (大好き).

iiTomo Student 2 – Unit 1 (Daily routine)

• Learn how to ask and tell the time (including using "half" and "minutes").
• Practice talking about your daily routine.
• Learn the Kanji for "time" (時), "half" (半), "minute" (分), and "school" (学校).
• Understand the present, past, present negative and past negative forms of verbs.
• Review basic adjectives from previous units: かわいい, おもしろい, あかるい, かっこいい, やさしい, あたまがいい, たのしい.
• Review family terms, both humble and general, from previous units.

Yearly Examination Preparation Strategies

• Review practice written texts provided by your Sensei in class.
• Watch videos embedded in your notification.
• Work on vocabulary lists on Education Perfect.
• Revise basic vocabulary, expressions and sentence patterns you've learned before.
• Practice reading passages in iiTomo Student Book 1 (pages 56, 58, 65, 69, 72-73) and iiTomo Student Book 2 (pages 5, 10, 14).
• Review vocabulary listed on pages 60, 74 (iiTomo Student Book 1) and page 16 (iiTomo Student Book 2).
• Use the Grammar summary on pages 102 to 104 (iiTomo Student Book 2).

This quiz explores Units 4 and 5 of the iiTomo Student 1 curriculum, focusing on discussing your town and daily activities in Japan. You'll learn to describe locations using adjectives, practice verb forms, and understand key Kanji characters related to size and days of the week. Improve your Japanese language skills through practical phrases and sentence structures.