Sentence Patterns for Lower Intermediate Level (N4~N3)　★

Here, we will explain the grammar of “Chukyu e Ikou" and how to proceed with the class!!

先輩さん

新人君

By the way, what kind of book is “Chukyu e Ikou"?
I haven’t used it yet…

中堅さん

It includes a balanced collection of reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.
The grammar explanations and vocabulary lists are available in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, so you can feel at ease.

The textbook also includes practice problems ranging from easy to advanced.
For teachers who find it difficult to prepare materials themselves, it’s possible to proceed using just the textbook.

Veteran

新人君

The problem is the listening section.
There are only audio readings of the text for each lesson.

We have to reinforce listening with other materials or make effective use of the class flow.

先輩さん

中堅さん

There are mainly two ways to proceed with classes using this book…

1. Confirm vocabulary
2. Introduce and practice grammar
3. Application practice (grammar and composition)
4. Reading comprehension

1. Reading comprehension of the text
2. Confirm vocabulary
3. Confirm and practice sentence patterns in the text
4. Application practice (grammar and composition)

新人君

Which one do you think is better, the first or the second?
I’ve never taught using the second flow, so I’m worried…

中堅さん

On this site, I think we’ll proceed with the vocabulary and reading comprehension flow…
We’ve been using the first style with “Minna no Nihongo“.

The flow of this textbook is…
1. Let’s talk
2. Read the new vocabulary
3. Practice the vocabulary
4. Read the text
5. Confirm and practice sentence patterns
6. Composition
7. Listening to the text (fill in the blanks)
For capable students, it’s okay to listen before reading the text!!

Veteran

Chukyu e Ikou: Nihongo no Bunkei to Hyogen 55, 2nd Edition

Study Items of Chukyu e Ikou
Lesson 1 (Fast Food) ・N1 to ieba, N2 da ・Particle “mo" (indicating a large quantity) ・N wa ~ koto, ~ koto da< br /> ・V (masu) hajimeru/V (masu) owaru	Lesson 2 (Earthquakes) ・~ node shou ka ・V (volitional form) youto shite mo, V (negative form) ・~ no wa ~ da ・Sorting of intransitive verbs (~ te iru) / transitive verbs (~ te aru/~ te oku)
Lesson 3 (Recent Children) ・V (plain form) you na N ・N bakari/V (te) bakari iru ・~ no wa ~ kara da ・N no you da/N no you ni (V/adj)/N1 no you na N2	Lesson 4 (Image of Japan) ・V (te) iku/V (te) kita ・From the table/graph, you can see that ~ ・N1 no you na N2 ・~ wa ~ hodo ~ nai ・Sorting of comparisons
Lesson 5 (Sleep) ・(Adjective + sa) ・Conjunctive use ・~ monoda (generally considered to be so)	Lesson 6 (Japanese Inventions) ・~ tame (cause/reason) “Sorting of ~ tame ni" ・~ mama
Lesson 7 (Recycling and Flea Markets) ・V (ta) monoda ・~ to itte mo ・V (verb) yori, V (verb) hou ga ~ ・~ nara/"nara", “to", “ba", “tara" sorting ・V (te) hoshii/V (nai) de hoshii	Lesson 8 (Aizuchi) ・~ aida/~ aida ni 　※ Similar sentence patterns (~ made, ~ made ni, ~ made wa) ・~ wake dewa nai ・V (dictionary)/V (negative) koto ga aru ・V1 (dictionary) made, V2
Lesson 9 (Men’s Work, Women’s Work) ・~ ni tomonatte ・V (te) hoshii monoda	Lesson 10 (How to Use Words) ・V (dictionary) kawarini / N no kawarini ・V (te) kuru (actions coming towards) ・V (dictionary) bekida