Lesson Plan Introduction, Practice, and Activity Examples for Basic Sentence Patterns and Minna no Nihongo

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2017.07.162023.02.11

Here we introduce learning from beginner level, dividing it into introduction, practice, and activities for each lesson. The printouts are available at the link for each lesson. Aligned with 'Minna no Nihongo 2nd Edition'. This website introduces teaching plans, materials, and course concepts for Japanese teachers.

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Lesson 0 Survival Japanese

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Survival Japanese Greetings Classroom Terms Numbers and More

Lesson 1 N1 is N2

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  1. N1 is N2 2. N1 is not N2 3. Is N1 N2? 4. N1's N2 (affiliation) 5. N also
  1. ~san is ~ years old

Lesson 2: This/That/That (over there)

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  1. This is N 2. Is that N1 or N2 3. N2 of N1 (content) 4. That is N of <person> 5. That is <person>'s
  1. This N belongs to <person>

Lesson 3 Here/There/Over there

To lesson 3 plan

  1. Here is <place> 2. <place> is here 3. N is <place> 4. <place> is here 5. Country/Company/University is ~ 6. N1 of N2 (Country of origin)
  1. This N is 〇〇 yen

Lesson 4 Time/Day of the Week, First Verbs

To lesson 4 plan

  1. It is now # o'clock # minutes 2. N is on # day 3. N is from # o'clock to # o'clock 4. At # o'clock, I will V 5. I will V from # o'clock to # o'clock 6. I V every day / I V yesterday
  1. V masu/V masen/V mashita/V masen deshita

Lesson 5: Going/Coming/Returning

To lesson 5 plan

  1. Go to <Place> 2. Go to <Place> by <Means> 3. Came to <Place> with <Person>
  1. Return to the <place> at <time>.

Lesson 6: NをVます、Vませんか／Vましょう

To lesson 6 plan

  1. N wo Vmasu 2. Nani wo shimasu ka 3. <Place> de N wo Vmasu 4. Issho ni Vmasen ka
  1. Let's V

Lesson 7 Using <Tools/Language> to V, give/receive (Giving and Receiving 1)

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  1. Use <tool> to V N 2. Use <language> to V N 3. "~" is "~" in <language> 4. I give N to <person> 5. I receive N from <person>
  1. Have you V'ed already?

Lesson 8: I-Adjectives / Na-Adjectives (Present Tense)

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  1. N is Adj. 2. Na adj. is/ is not/ I adj. is/ is not
  1. It is a na-adjective + na noun / i-adjective + i noun

Lesson 9: Likes/Good at/Understand/Have

To Lesson 9 Teaching Materials

  1. I like N 2. I am good at N 3. I understand N 4. I have N (possession)
  1. ~from, ~

Lesson 10: Arimasu / Imasu

To Lesson 10 Teaching Materials

  1. N exists 2. There is <person> 3. Preposition 4. N is located at <location>
  1. <Person> is at <Location>

Lesson 11: Counters (つ、枚、台、人) and Duration

To lesson 11 plan

  1. N has <counter> 2. N <counter> V 3. <person> has 〇 people 4. 〇 times V in <period> 5. <period> V
  1. It takes ○ hours by <vehicle>

Lesson 12 Nouns and Adjectives (Past Tense), Comparison

To Lesson 12 Teaching Materials

  1. N1 was N2/na adj./i adj. 2. N/na adj. was/were N/na adj./was not/were not N/na adj./was/were i adj./was/were not i adj. 3. N1 is more adj. than N2 4. Which one is more adj., N1 or N2? N is more adj.
  1. Is <question word> the most Adj. in N?

Lesson 13 N desu/V tai desu, V/N ni ikimasu

To lesson 13 plan

  1. I want N 2. I want to V 3. I want to V / I don't want to V
  1. Go/come/return to V[place]/N

Lesson 14 Verb groups, V-Te form, V-Te kudasai, V-Te imasu

To lesson 14 plan

  1. V-te form 2. V-[te]-kudasai 3. V-mashouka
  1. Now V[Te]imasu (in progress)

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Lesson 15: Vてもいいですか、Vてはいけません、Vています

To lesson 15 plan

  1. V[te] mo ii desu ka 2. V[te] wa ikemasen 3. V[te] imasu (kekka no joutai)
  1. V[te]imasu (habit/work)

Lesson 16 VてV, VてからV, Haga construction, Adjective/Noun (て-form)

To lesson 16 plan

  1. V1 [Te], V2 [Te], V3 2. From V1 [Te], V2 3. N1 is Adj. N2
  1. I adj. [te] / Na adj. / N [te]

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Lesson 17 V-Nai Form, V-NAI de Kudasai, V-Nakereba Narimasen, V-Nakutemo Ii Desu

To lesson 17 plan

  1. V nai form 2. V[nai]naide kudasai 3. V[nai]nakereba narimasen 4. V[nai]nakutemo iidesu
  1. Topicalization of the object (using 'wa' for emphasis)

Lesson 18 V Dictionary Form, N/V can do, my hobby is N/V, before V/N

To lesson 18 plan

  1. V dictionary form 2. N/V can do [dictionary] (ability/possibility) 3. N/V can do [dictionary] (situation possibility) 4. Hobby is N/V to do
  1. V1 [Dictionary]/N before the period, V2

Lesson 19 V-Form, V-ta koto ga arimasu, V1 tari V2 tari shimasu, ~ku/~ni narimasu

To lesson 19 plan

  1. V-Form 2. V[Ta] koto ga arimasu 3. V1[Ta] ri, V2[Ta] ri shimasu
  1. Becomes Adjective / Becomes Noun

Lesson 20 Common Form, Common Form

To lesson 20 plan

  1. Polite Form and Plain Form
  2. Sentences in Plain Form, Conversations

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Lesson 21 - ～I think, ～I say, ～right?

To lesson 21

  1. ~ I think (speculation) 2. ~ I think (opinion) 3. ~ said
  1. ~, right?

Lesson 22 Noun Modification (Verbs)

To lesson plan 22

  1. Noun modification (V+N) 2. N is V+N 3. V+N is ~ desu/masu 4. V+N wo ~ masu 5. V+N ga ~ desu
  1. V + N (time/appointment/engagement) is/is not available

Order of teaching noun modification (Paid)

Lesson 23 - When, Whenever

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  1. When V[Dictionary]/V[Not], ~ 2. When V[Dictionary], ~ / V[Ta], ~ 3. When I-adj. -i/Na-adj. -na/N, ~
  1. V [Dictionary] and, ~

Lesson 24 Giving and Receiving: Receiving, Giving, and Offering (Giving and Receiving 2)

To lesson 24 plan

  1. kuremasu 2. <person> ga kuremashita 3. V[te] moraimasu 4. V[te] kuremasu
  1. V[Te]agemasu

Lesson 25 - If/When, Even if

To lesson 25 plan

  1. ~tara/~temo 2. ~tara, ~ (hypothetical condition) 3. ~tara, ~ (definite condition)
  1. ~te mo, ~

Lesson 26 - ~n desu, Vte itadakemasen ka, Vtara ii desu ka

To lesson 26 plan

  1. ~n desu 2. ~n desu ka (kakunin/jouhou motome) 3. doushite ~n desu ka (setsumei motome/riyuu motome) 4. ~. ~n desu (riyuu no tsuika) 5. V te itadakemasen ka
  1. Question word + V-tara ii desu ka

Lesson 27 Potential Verbs

To lesson 27 plan

  1. Potential verb 2. I N can V [potential] 3. Can see / Can hear 4. N was able to (from a state of not being able to a state of being able) 5. Only N V
  1. Contrastive 'wa'

Lesson 28 While doing V, do A, do B, do C

To lesson 28 plan

  1. V1 [masu] while V2 2. V [te] imasu (habit) 3. ~shi, ~shi, (sore ni) ~ 4. ~shi, ~shi, (sore de) ~
  1. ~shi, ~kara.

Lesson 29: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Vてしまいました

To lesson 29 plan

  1. N is V[te] (state of a result) 2. N is V[te] (state of a result) 3. V[te] shimaimashita/shimaimasu (completion)
  1. V[te] I'm done (unfortunately)

Lesson 30 Vてあります、Vておきます

To lesson 30 plan

  1. N has V[Te] at <place> 2. N is at <place> V[Te] 3. V[Te] is prepared 4. V[Te] is taken (post-action)
  1. V[Te] okimasu (Houchi)

Lesson 31 Intentional Form, Plan, Schedule

To lesson 31 teaching materials

  1. Volitional form 2. V[intention]. (plain form) 3. I think I will V[intention] 4. I haven't V[te] yet 5. I don't intend to V[dictionary]/V[not]
  1. V[Dictionary]/N is planned

Lesson 32 - It's better to, I think, It might be

To lesson 32 teaching materials

  1. It's better not to V/Not V 2. ~I think.
  1. ~maybe

Lesson 33 Command Form, Prohibition Form

To lesson plan 33

  1. Imperative form, prohibitive form 2. Imperative sentence 3. Written/pronounced as '～' 4. Means '～' 5. Was saying '～'
  1. Could you please convey this to ~?

Lesson 34 As V/N, after V/N, Vて/Vないで~

To lesson 34 plan

  1. As V[Ta]/N, ~ 2. After V[Ta]/N, ~ 3. Without V[Te]/V[Nai]~ (Incidental circumstances)
  1. V[Not] without, ~ (choose one of two)

Lesson 35 Conditional Form, Nara (Topic)

To lesson 35 plan

  1. Conditional form 2. If V, then... 3. If not V, then... 4. If it is an i-adjective or na-adjective, then... (condition) 5. Can I V with a question word?
  1. If it's N, then ~ (topic)

Lesson 36 Vように (Volition/Involition)

To lesson 36 teaching materials

  1. V[dictionary]/V[not] so that, ~ 2. V[dictionary] will become 3. V[dictionary]/V[not] are being careful
  1. V[Dictionary]/V[Not] Please avoid

Lesson 37 Passive Verbs

To lesson 37 teaching materials

  1. Passive verb 2. I am V[passive] by <person> (direct passive) 3. I am V[passive] <object> by <person> (possessive passive) 4. N is V[passive] (thing passive) 5. N is V[passive] (thing passive - topicalization)
  1. N is being V[passive] (passive voice for things or habits)

Lesson 38: V no wa, V no ga, V no o

To lesson 38 teaching materials

  1. V[dictionary] is Adj. 2. V[dictionary] is Adj. 3. I forgot V[dictionary]. 4. Do you know V[plain form]?
  1. The one that is N

Lesson 39 - Using ～て/で (reason), Nで (cause), ～ので

To lesson 39 plan

  1. ~te/de, ~ (reason) 2. N de ~ (cause)
  1. ~, ~

Lesson 40 - Whether or not, if, trying to V

To lesson 40 teaching materials

  1. <question word> -ka, - 2. -ka douka, -
  1. V[te]mimasu

Lesson 41 Saying Grace, Receiving, and Giving (Giving and Receiving 3)

To lesson 41 plan

  1. I received N from <person> 2. <Person> gave me N 3. I gave N to <person> 4. Received V[te] 5. Gave V[te] 6. Did V[te]
  1. V[Please]くださいませんか

Lesson 42 - For, In Order to

To lesson 42 plan

  1. V[dictionary]/N, for the purpose of, ~ 2. V[dictionary] of/N, ~ (purpose/evaluation)
  1. V [Dictionary] / N <Quantity> ~ (Required)

Lesson 43 - So desu (immediately before/expectation/state), V-te kimasu

To lesson plan 43

  1. V[masu] sou desu (chokuzen/yosou) 2. I adj./Na adj. sou desu (yousai)
  1. V[te] kimasu

Lesson 44 - Excessive, Easy/Difficult, Make It Adjective/Verb

To lesson 44 teaching materials

  1. V[masu]sugimashita/I-adj./Na-adj.sugimasu 2. V[masu]yasui desu/nikui desu (yōi・kondan) 3. V[masu]yasui desu/nikui desu (seishitsu・keikō) 4. I-adj.-ku/Na-adj.-ni shimasu
  1. N

Lesson 45 - Situations and Despite

To lesson 45 teaching materials

  1. ~ If ~ 2. ~ Although ~

Lesson 46 - ~tokorodesu, ~bakaridesu, ~hazudesu

To lesson 46 teaching materials

  1. V[dictionary]/V[te]iru/V[ta]tokorodesu 2. V[ta]bakaridesu
  1. ~ should be

Lesson 47 - Sou desu (hearsay), you desu

To lesson 47 teaching materials

  1. ~soudesu (hearsay)
  2. ~youdesu

Lesson 48 Causative Verbs

To lesson 48 plan

  1. Causative verb 2. Make someone V[causative] (forceful/intransitive) 3. Make someone do N (forceful/transitive) 4. Let someone V[causative] (permission/allowance/intransitive) 5. Let someone do N (permission/allowance/transitive)
  1. Would you like to receive [Te]?

Lesson 49 Honorific Language

To lesson 49 plan

  1. Respect verbs 2. <Person> uses V[respect] 3. Becomes o + V[masu] 4. Special respect language 5. <Person> uses [respect language]
  1. o + V[masu] + kudasai / go + N + kudasai

Lesson 50 Keigo (Humble Language)

To lesson plan 50

  1. o + V[Masu] + shimasu 2. go + N + shimasu 3. Special humble language 4. (I) [Humble language]
  1. Humble Language II (Polite Language)

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