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<Communication Skills For 5th Graders>

10/30/97 Nakamura

1st Term
 Sentences

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

1.Identifying. (I am ...)

2.Identifying. (noun + is... / nouns + are...)

3.Identifying.(This/That is ...)

1.Name Origin (from Japan) 1.Region (farm, lake, hill, forest, beach, island) 1.Fullness (full, empty)
2.Sex Age (...years old) 2. 〃 (land, valley, field, top, high, deep, etc.) 2.Equality (the same, different)
3.Schooling (student, grade) 3.Existence (There is ... / There's no ...) 3.Ownership (mine, yours)
4.Countries and places (city, town, village, etc.) 4.Importance (important) / Utility (useful)
5.Services (on / off) / Accessibility (open / closed)
*Writing the alphabet.(@capital letters)  *Inquiring about approval.(Is this all right?)

2nd Term
 Sentences             

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

4.Reporting./Correcting. (I have... / I don't have...)

5.Expressing pleasure, liking, displeasure, dislike. (I like ... / I don´t like ...)

6.Weather conditions( warm, cool, sun, moon, star, snow, rain, wind, storm, freeze, temperature, etc.)
1.Ailments (pain, fever, cold) 1.Food and drink (pepper, mustard, sweet, etc.) 1.〜3.Reporting. 1.(It´s ...)
2.Recreation (club, party, excursion) 2.Sports (names of one's own favorite sports) 1.〜3.Reporting. 2.(We have ...)
3.Correctness (question) /Repairs (trouble) 3.Art (names of one's own favorite art-form) 1.〜3.Reporting. 3.(It will be ...)
4.Daily routines (lunch, dinner, etc.) 4.Music (singer, musician, song, etc.) 4.Expressing indifference. (It doesn´t matter. / I don´t care.)
5.Pets (the learner's own pets, etc.) 5.Point of time. (this morning / afternoon, etc.)
*Writing the alphabet. (@small letters) *Inquiring whether something is considered possible or impossible. (Is it possible?)

3rd Term
 Sentences

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

7.Stating whether someone knows or does not know something or someone. (I know ... / I don´t know ...)

8.Foreign language (understand, read, well, simple, word, call, explain, mean, translate, dictionary)
1.Telephone number (telephone, etc.) 1.Asking. (What do you call this?)
2.Politics (president, minister, etc.) 2.Asking. (What do you mean?)
3.TV (television, music, news, etc.) 3.Correcting. (That´s not clear to me.)
4.Movies (movie, actor, actress, etc.) 4.5.Inquiring about intention. (I beg your pardon? / Will you speak slowly, please?)
Inquiring about how certain or uncertain others of something. (Are you sure?)

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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