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<Communication Skills For 4th Graders>

09/10/97　Nakamura

1st Term
　Phrases

April May June July
1st week 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

1.＠Identifying.

2.Places (bridge, corner, crossing, square, direction, north, south, east, west, street, path, way, road, lose one's way, etc.)
1.Reading the alphabet. (Reading capital letters.) 1.Relative position (at + NP, in + NP)
2.　　　　〃　　　　 (　　　　　〃　　　　　) 2.　　〃　　(on + NP, in + the north / south / west / east)
3.Name (Writing one's own name in capital letters.) 3.　　〃　　(behind + NP, in front of + NP, between + NP)
4.〃( 　　　　　　　　　〃　　　　　　　　　　 ) 4.Direction (from + NP, to + NP)
5.Address (Writing "KYOTO" and "JAPAN".) 5.Distance (near + NP, far from + NP)
6.　〃　　( 　　　　　　〃　　　　　　 )

6.Asking. (How far?) ／ Length(kilometer, meter)

2nd Term
　Phrases

September October November December
13th week 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th

3.＠Identifying.

4.Expressing pleasure,liking,displeasure,dislike.

 5.Public transport (travel by air / car / bus / train, airport, slow, fast, arrive, leave, departure, etc.)
1.Reading the alphabet. (Reading small letters.) 1.Degree (very ...) 1.Asking. (How? / Tell me.)
2.　　　　　〃　　　　 (　　　　　〃　　　　　) 2.　〃　(too ...) 2.Instructing others to do something.
3.Sex (Writing "man / woman" in small letters.) 3.　〃　(much ...) 3.Expressing intention. (Vinf=Infinitive without to)
4.Age (Writing "age , birthday" in small letters) 4.　〃　(a little ...) 4.Expressing want. (Vto=Infinitive with to)
5.Name (Writing "Mr. / Ms.".) ＊Personal comfort (tired, hungry, etc.)
＊Cleanness (clean, dirty)		 5.Point of time (for + ...hour / minute / moment)

3rd Term
　Phrases

January February March
27th week 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th

6.Asking.(Why?) ／Reporting.

7.Asking.(What + noun?) ／Reporting.
1.Benefactive (for + NP) 1.Clothes (What color? / What size?)
2.　　〃　 (　〃　) 2.Cinema (What number? seat, front, back, center)
3.Purpose (to + Vinf...) 3.Point of time (What day of the week?)
4.　〃　 (　〃　) 4.Press (What book? newspaper, magazine, etc.)
＊Subjects(study,choose,etc.) 5.Character (What sort of man / woman?)
＊Warning others. (Be careful! / Look out.)

Units composed of language functions.
Units composed of specific notions.

Fonts are used as Gothic＝Language functions
 　　　　　　　　　　　 Normal＝General notions
　 　　　　　　　 　　　　Italic＝Specific notions

＊Marked materials have to be learned through the terms or the unit.
＠Marked units are on reading or writing letters.

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