Course outline – 30 weeks

Language: Japanese
Level: 2
rd rd
Course book: Japanese for Busy People: Kana Version Bk. I Revised 3 Edition. Association for Japanese Language Teaching AJALT. Kodansha International Ltd; 3
Revised edition (April 2012)
IBSN: 9781568363851

Please note that in level 2 we cover Units 13 – 25 as the first part of the text book is covered in level 1. Please note that we use the Kana version of the book in
level 2.

Topics and Grammar Communicative objectives

vocabulary
Present Tense Talk about nationalities and occupations
Self introduction Noun1 wa Noun2 desu.
and greetings (Noun1 is Noun2.) Introduce yourself and others

Telephone numbers Present Tense Ask for telephone numbers

Number 0-99 Noun1 wa Noun2 desu.
(Noun1 is Noun2.)

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions:
nanban desu ka. (what number?)

Ordering sushi (item) o (number + counter) onegaishimasu. Order food at a restaurant

(Please serve me (number) of (item).)
Time expressions Present Tense Talk about the times of meetings and parties
Noun1 wa Noun2 desu.
(Noun1 is Noun2.) Ask the hours of services in stores and hotels

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions:
nanji desu ka. (what time?)
 Lost properties Present Tense Talk about a nearby object and its owner
(pronoun) wa (someone’s item) desu.
(eg. This one is mine.)

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions: dare
no desu ka. (whose?)

Shopping 1 Present Tense Ask the prices of items in a store and make a purchase
Number 100-10,000 Use of pronoun
(thing) wa (price) desu.
(eg. This one is (price). )

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions ikura
desu ka. (how much?)

Shopping 2 Present Tense Specify items by size, colour and ask their prices and buy them.
Use of
(demonstrative pronoun) (adjective) Buy one or more of an item, telling the shop assistant how many you need.
(thing) wa (price) desu.
(eg. This blue hat is (price). )

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions ikura
desu ka. (how much?)

(item) o (number + counter) kudasai.

(Please give me (number) of (item).)
 Getting around 1 Introduction of masu-form verbs. Talk about your routine comuting (every day, every week etc.)
Present and past tenses
(person) wa (place) ni masu-form verb. Talk about where will you go, when, and with whom
(go/return/come) Talk about where did you go, when and with whom
Adding: relative time expression
(eg. today/ yesterday)
(companying person) to

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions
doko(where) ni masu-form verb ka. (To where?)
dare(who) to masu-form verb ka. (With whom?)

Getting around 2 (go/return/come) Talk about dates and times and means of transportation
Present and past tenses
Days of the week, Adding : (transportation) de
months, years and
dates Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions
nan de (how) masu-form verb ka.
itsu (when) masu-form verb ka.

My town, my room Present tense Talk about your town and tourist destination.
and Describe what is there in the town.
Holiday destination (Place) ni (thing) ga arimasu.
Position words (Place) ni (people/ animal) ga imasu. Describe what is in your room.

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions
nani ga arimasu ka. (what is there?) dare
ga imasu ka. (who is there?)
Organizing a party Present tense Talk about numbers of things or people that exist in a particular place. (the quests,
party food etc.)
(Place) ni (thing) ga (number) arimasu.
(Place) ni (people/ animal) ga (number) imasu.

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions
ikutsu arimasu ka. (how many is there?)
nan-nin imasu ka. (how many people is there?)
Asking the way Present tense Talk about the whereabouts of things and people
(Facility/Person) wa (place) desu.
Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions
doko desu ka. (Where is (facility person)?)

(more formal version)

(Facility) wa (place) ni arimasu.
(person) wa (place) ni imasu.
Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions doko
ni arimasu/ imasu ka.
(Where is (facility /person)?)
Making plans for the Verbs with a direct object Talk about your / your family’s routine activities
weekend Present tense (routine / future) Talk about your/ your family’s weekend plan
(What / when/ where will you / your family do)
(Person) wa (object) o masu-form verb.
(eat/ drink/ listen/ buy etc.)

Yes/no questions
Interrogative questions Nani
o masu-form verb ka.
(What do you/ your family eat/ drink/ listen ?)

Adding: (place) de
(The place where the activity happens)

Past tense

Keeping in touch Verbs with a receiver (person/thing) of the action Talk about your interactive activities with your friends, family etc.
with people Present and Past tenses
(Person1) wa (Person2) ni masu-form verb.
(meet , ask)
(Person1) wa (Person2) ni (object) o
masu-form verb.
(write/ send/ phone etc.)
Use of frequency adverbs How often do you do those activies and why.
Giving a reason
Polite-form sentence + kara. (Because …..)
Receiving hospitality Introduction of i-adjectives and na-adjectives Talk about the characteristics of things and people, using adjectives
and complimenting Pattern1:
someone’s town, Adjective + noun: An adjective modifies the following
house noun

Pattern2:
A sentence ends with an adjective predicate.
(the conjugation of adjectives: present tense only)