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                Language: Japanese  
                Level: 3b 
                Course book title: Minna no Nihongo, Book 2 
                  Week       Topic (and unit in         Objectives and language functions                 Grammar and vocabulary                  Additional activities, 
                                   book)                                                                                                           including making a 
                                                                                                                                               Glossary of Useful Words 
                                                                                                                                                (To be completed by the 
                                                                                                                                                        Student) 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                       To be able to explain causes, reasons,        V         Plain 
                                                        grounds etc.  strongly                           い-adj   form 
                                                        「 ～んです」                                          な-adj        Plain form   んで
                           Where can I put the         To be able to request something                  N               ～だ→～な     すか 
                  1 - 2    rubbish? (Unit 26)           more politely than 「～てくださ                     Vてformいただけませんか 
                                                        い」                                            Interrogative Vらいいですか 
                                                       To be able to ask for some advice or          N(Object)は 好きです/嫌いです 
                                                        instructions                                                           上手です/下手です 
                                                                                                                                   あります  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                       To be able say what you can do or             Potential verbs 
                           You can make                 you cannot do using potential verb            見えます/聞こえます 
                  3 - 4    anything, can’t you?        To be able to say something can be               できます 
                           (Unit 27)                    seen or heard                                 ～は～、～は～ (contrast) 
                                                                                                      Particle+は/も 
                                                                                                       しか 
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                                                        To be able to express the continuing            V１ますformながらV2 
                                                         actions at the same time using                  Vてformいます 
                            I am away on               「ながら」                                             Plain formし、～ 
                   5 - 6    business a lot, and         To be able to say individual                     それに／そこで 
                            I’ve got an exam             customary actions 
                            coming up (Unit 28)         To be able to say a couple of reasons 
                                                         using  
                                                       「～し、～し」 
                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
                                                        To be able to express the state which           Vてform (状態) 
                                                         results as a consequence of the action    Vてformしまいました/しまいま
                                                         expressed by verb                                す 
                   7 - 8    I have left something       To be able to express that an action                          
                            behind (Unit 29)             or event has been completed                  (完了) 
                                                        To be able to express embarrassment             Vてformしまいました(後悔) 
                                                         or regret in a difficult situation using        ありました 
                                                           「～てしまいました」                                     どこかで/どこかに 
                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                                                        To be able to express the state which           Vてformあります 
                                                         results as a consequence of an action           Vてformおきます 
                            Sould prepare for            intentionally done by somebody using    まだV(肯定形) 
                   9-10     emergency                    「～てあります」                                         それは～ 
                                                        To be able to say the completion of a 
                                                         necessary action in readiness or 
                                                         keeping the resultant state 
                                                      
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                                                        To be able to express what you are              Volitional form 
                                                          thinking of doing, your intention using        Volitional formと思っています 
                            I am thinking to take      「つもりです」                                           V-Dic form / V ないform + つもり
                            cooking class               To be able to inform people of                   です 
                                                         schedule using                                  V-Dic form / Nの+予定です 
                                                          「予定です」                                         まだVてformいません 
                                                                                                          こ～/そ～（文中の指示語） 
                                                                                                           
                  
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