Teaching Plans and Materials for “Minna no Nihongo” Lesson 8: How to teach “Affirmative/Negative of adjectives” and “How is it?” ★
Here, we will be studying adjectives.
If we can talk about our feelings, it will be exciting.
Negative forms, “Donna + noun," “Adjective + noun"
There are many stumbling points…
Make sure to prepare well.
“Using adjectives, express feelings and impressions, and talk about the state of things."
~ wa (adjective) desu.
(Draw a picture of a person who looks bored on the whiteboard)
(Draw a picture of a person who looks busy on the whiteboard)
Practice sentences with adjectives using flashcards.
Create sentences by providing vocabulary for adjectives.
たなか さん は ひまです。
やまださん は いそがしいです。
えいご は やさしいです。
にほんご は むずかしいです。
Teaching materials for Japanese grammar “Adjective Basics / Negative Forms of Adjectives"
Na-Adjectives and I-Adjectives (Negative Forms)
(Using the previous drawings…)
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Teacher Is Tanaka-san bored? Yes, he is bored. 
学生さん
Teacher Is Yamada-san bored? No, he is not bored.
学生さん
Teacher Is Yamada-san busy? Yes, he is busy.
学生さん
Teacher Is Tanaka-san busy? No, he is not busy.
学生さん
Teacher “No, he is not busy" is incorrect. It should be “No, he is not busy (negative form)." |
Here, open the vocabulary page of the textbook again and explain the “na-adjectives" and “i-adjectives".
Explain that “kirei" and “yuumei" look like “i-adjectives" but are actually “na-adjectives".
Practice separating “na-adjectives" and “i-adjectives" (orally or with a handout…).
Practice changing “na-adjectives" and “i-adjectives" to negative forms (orally or with a handout…).
（な形容詞）
Q：たなかさんはひまですか。
A：はい、ひまです。
Q：やまださんはひまですか。
A：いいえ、ひまじゃありません。
（い形容詞）
Q：やまださんはいそがしいですか。
A：はい、いそがしいです。
Q：たなかさんはいそがしいですか。
A：◯ いいえ、いそがしくないです。
✖ いいえ、いそがしいじゃありません。
い形容詞
いそがしいです。
↓
いそがしくないです。
Q&A with Na-Adjectives and I-Adjectives
After being able to distinguish adjectives, practice with pair work.
Explain in advance that the negative form of “ii" is “yokunai," not “ikunai."
Teaching materials for Japanese grammar “Adjective Basics / Negative Forms of Adjectives"
How is it?
It is convenient.
It is not cheap.
Practice Q&A with flashcards
Q：にほんのバスはどうですか。
A：べんりです。
きれいです。
やすくないです。
はやいです。
~ desu. Soshite ~ / desu. ~ desu ga, ~ desu.
(Using the previous board notes…)
Draw a 😊 mark under “convenient" and “clean." Draw a 😢 mark under “not cheap."
Explain the use of “and" and “but" by combining positive and negative feelings.
Q：にほんのバスはどうですか。
😊 べんりです。
😊 きれいです。
😢 やすくないです。
😢 おそいです。
(かおのえもじをかく)
A：べんりです。そして、きれいです。
😊 😊
べんりですが、やすくないです。
😊 😢
やすくないです。そして、おそいです。
😢 😢
