Tag: For 1st-year Japanese

I will recommend this book or story to 1st-year Japanese students.

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裸の王様

この本はとても面白いです。王様はお金が大好きだったから、たくさん新しい服を買いました。二人の悪い男はうそをついて、服を作りました。二人は頭がいい人だけこの服を見えと言っていました。However, they made nothing, but 王様 was not willing to admit that he was not smart, he went out to the street wearing nothing. Only a child told the truth that the king was wearing nothing.

I recommend this book to classmates! This book teaches people to be honest and brave even under the “king”, just like what the children did. Although there are some new vocabularies and grammar points for now, it’s not hard to understand with the cute manga in the book.

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ハチの話

この本はとても悲しいです。犬は毎日先生の帰りを待ちます、でも先生はもう死にました。私はペットが好きだった、この本はおもしろいと思います。

I would recommend this book. It teachers readers about a part of Japanese history and reminds them to make sure someone will check on their pets and other belongings if they happen to die suddenly. – Lily Xiao

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ハチの話

この本は有名です。ハチはとてもかわいくて、いい犬です。The book is really touching although it is a sad story in the end. But it described the loyalty of the dog and it is also a true story.

I do recommend this book to my classmates. There are many words in the book that we’ve already learned so it’s a good time to review the words. Also, the images in the book are cute!

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チチの友たち

この本はとてもおもしろいです。チチさんねこです。ちちさんはしんりんでまよいました。友だちを待っていました。たくさんどうぶつ（animal）は手伝いました。友だちはせがひくくて、みみがちいさくて、ちょっと太っていと言っていました。最後、ちちさんは友だちとおいしいケーきを食べました。いいですね。

The storyline is very warm, as all the others help Chichi find its friend. And it is very cute when they are guessing if the rabbit and other animals are Chichi’s friend.

There are some kanji (with hiragana on top) that we have not learned, like くろい(black). But it is easy to guess the meaning according to the pictures.

Also, it is a good review for Japanese first-year student because there are lots of sentences using と思いました andと言っていました。

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海（うみ）の旅行（りょこう）

I really like the pictures the authors drew! Those drawings are very cute. 海がだいすき！This book reminds me of a lot of 楽しいこと, though I did not get the ending. Overall, I like it.

I will recommend this to Japanese first-year students. The book is easy to read and interesting. Additionally, we can learn some new kanji.

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モモの友 と も だち

私は本がすきです。本はおもしろおもしろいです。キャラクターはとてもかわいいです！

I would personally recommend this book to other first-year Japanese students. The story is simple and cute. And so are the characters. However, I do wish there were more pictures just to split up the text a bit more.

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緑の豚（みどりのぶた）

この本はおもしろかったっです。でも日本語1年生はしらないexpressionがすこしあります。For example、the phrases “とくべつ”、“泣きました”、“いろがかわりませんでした” are usually not familiar to a 日本語1年生。それから、ときどき grammar errorがあると思います。For example, “ざーざーふりです”じゃなくて“ザーザーふります”だと思います。でもストリはたのしかったです。それからこの本はえがとても！！とてもきれいです。I seriously envy the author’s art skills.なかなかおもしろい本でした。

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結婚式（けっこんしき）

とてもおもしろい本です！しらないことばがありましたが、しゃしんはてつだいました。ぶんぽはわかりやすかったです。この本は日本の結婚式について話しました。新しいことをおしえました。私はこの本を好きでした。

This was really interesting book about Japanese marriage ceremonies.  I learned a lot from this book, like the sort of clothes the bride and groom wear at a wedding ceremony and some of the things they do.  There were quite a few new words, but the pictures were very helpful in determining what the unknown words mean through context.  The grammar was also all forms that 1st year Japanese students have already learned, so that part made it easier to read too.  I highly recommend  this book to 1st year students!

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ジョンさんバスの中で

この本は面白くて、難しくないと思います。ジョさんは毎日バスに乗ります。たくさん人に会います。おばあさんはとても面白いです。私のおばあさんもいろいろなところを切るのが大嫌いだと言いました。

This book talks about two stories of John. The first one is very funny and real. The elder people generally don’t like clothes with holes. The second one is also funny. John was late for school because he went to karaoke and drink alcohol last night, which is what hangover really looks like. The book is not difficult for JPN110 students. Though there are some new words, you can understand them in context. I strongly recommend it because the content is really good.

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ジョンさん日本へ

この本はおもしろくて、むずかしくないと思います。ぶんぽとたんごとかんじはぜんぶかんたんです。絵もきれいです。

This book is about ジョンさん going to Japan and his date with ゆきささん. I think the story itself isn’t that interesting, but the grammar, kanji, and vocabulary usage are really useful for Japanese 110 students, for it’s basically only using what we have learnt in class. So I highly recommend this book to Japanese 110 students. It’s easy to read and a good review for final exams.