Study Guide, chapters 1-2, vocabulary questions 1-9 (pp. 9-12). Answer the questions for homework.
check our answers to the homework questions
what is myth?
Find out what the following mythic creatures are – find the Japanese name or translation, and find an image for each one (click the links to see some images for each word): faun, nymph, dryad, naiad, jinn, satyr, centaur, minotaur
quiz on these words: write the English that you hear AND the Japanese meaning.
Homework:
Finish reading chapters 1 and 2 and answer the Study Guide questions for chapters 1 and 2.
For May 18th, write a brief account of a Japanese myth (200 words).
Write it in Microsoft Word or a similar word-processing software.
use the format below
double-spaced
Use spell-check.
Use word-count.
Save the file as “Writing Strategies Japanese Myth Your Name”.
Send it as an attachment to me by email by Wednesday midnight, May 18th.
The email subject 件名 must be “Writing Strategies Japanese Myth Your Name”.
Many other languages borrow English words and phrases, for example
ein Image Problem (German)
das Cashflow (German)
il software (Italian)
le weekend break (French)
les refueling stops (French)
telewizja (Polish)
flirt (Spanish)
Big Macs (Austrian)
pikku-nikku (Japanese)
Can you think of some other examples in Japanese of English “loan-words” 外来語?
Homework:
Leave a comment on this blog by midnight, Wednesday May 4th. (use only your FAMILY name)
Write up your answers to the 56 questions above in a single paragraph. Use complete sentences. Save it as a Word document named “Research in English (Your Name).
Email it to me by midnight, Wednesday May 4th.
Finish reading chapter 1.
Bill Bryson
Class blog for Sheffner's Academic Skills & Writing Strategies at DWC