Japanese for busy people III III /
Book - 2024
"Japanese for Busy People Book III will equip learners to talk meaningfully about larger social topics by expressing their own opinions while asking others for theirs. It will also help learners to further improve the naturalness and efficiency of their communication, in both casual and business settings. Book III introduces a range of sentence patterns for expressing suppositions, impressions, and beliefs; indicating cause, reason, or purpose; describing changes; making suggestions; stating decisions or intentions; and for apologizing and making excuses. In addition, it teaches passive, causative, and causative-passive constructions; honorific and humble speech; and special expressions for the giving and receiving of objects and servi...ces. More kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese) are introduced in Book III along with furigana so that learners know how to pronounce them. Audio recordings and kanji worksheets can be downloaded for free from kodansha.us"--
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New York, NY :
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
2024.
- Language
- English
Japanese - Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Edition
- Revised 4th edition, Brand new edition
- Item Description
- "Free audio download"--Cover.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- xx, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9781568366302
- Preface to the Revised 4th Edition
- Introduction
- Audio, Script, Answers, Translations and Kanji Worksheet Download
- Unit 1. Health
- Lesson 1. It Smells Good
- Expressing likelihood and likeness $$$
- Expressing you have perceived a sound, taste, smell, etc. $$$
- "Give (to me)" $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about what you inferred from what you saw and heard
- Talk about what the food smells and tastes like
- Talk about who gave you what
- Lesson 2. I Had My Instructor Make a Training Program for Me
- Describing the act of giving or receiving a benefit or favor $$$
- Describing a change in ability, habit, or situation $$$
- Can Do
- Describe the other person's action with gratitude
- Talk about what you have become capable of doing that you could not do before
- Talk about what has changed since beginning a new stage in life
- Lesson 3. I'm Trying Not to Drink Coffee
- Describing making change $$$
- Describing something is exceeding the appropriate amount $$$
- Describing your efforts to make the desired action a habit $$$
- Can Do
- Give instructions on how to revise materials that have been prepared
- Describe a habit for keeping healthy
- • Quiz 1
- Unit 2. Volunteering
- Lesson 4. I Volunteered to Support the Victims
- Conveying information obtained elsewhere $$$
- Expressing purpose $$$
- Indicating means or attendant circumstance
- Can Do
- Relay what you heard on the news on TV, etc.
- Talk about what you have been working on recently
- Talk about under what kind of circumstances you take actions
- Lesson 5. Detailed Advice Is Given on the Website
- Nominalizing sentences $$$
- Describing preparatory actions $$$
- Expressing a situation that remains unchanged $$$
- A : $$$
- B : $$$
- Can Do
- Give instructions on what to prepare for an event
- Talk about what preparations have been made
- Lesson 6. Please Go into the House with Your Shoes On
- Expressing a situation that remains unchanged $$$
- Giving a reason $$$
- "It would be nice if" $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about how a situation remains unchanged and a troublesome thing is occurring
- State the reasons for what went well and what went wrong
- State a desire or urge the other person to take a certain action
- • Quiz 2
- • Casual Style 1
- Unit 3. A Sustainable Society
- Lesson 7. Tofu Is Made from Soybeans
- Passive structures (1): Passive structures whose subject is an object $$$
- "Ought to," "Should" $$$
- Can Do
- Explain the origin of things and places
- Talk about what the speaker believes to be true
- Lesson 8. I Was Scolded by My Parents
- Passive structures (2): Passive structures whose subject is a person $$$
- Prohibit $$$
- Explaining the following noun by generalizing $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about what others have done to you
- Talk about what you must not do
- Lesson 9. I Will Think about What We Can Do
- Embedded questions $$$
- Expressing potential and ability $$$
- Can Do
- Make a detailed inquiry
- Talk about what can be done by rules, etc.
- • Quiz 3
- Unit 4. Japanese Culture
- Lesson 10. Go for it, Mirakuru!
- "Even if" $$$
- Giving orders or prohibitions $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about a result or situation contrary to what would normally be expected
- Give strong instructions or prohibitions
- Lesson 11. I'm Going to Pray for Our Team's Win
- Expressing beliefs or conjecture based on information gained elsewhere $$$
- Expressing the desired state: "so as to" $$$
- "Have just done" $$$
- Can Do
- Relay a rumor
- State what will be done to achieve a desired situation
- Subjectively express that an action or event has just occurred
- Lesson 12. The More You Practice, the Better You'll Get
- Expressing whether doing something is easy or difficult $$$
- "Not so … as …" $$$
- "The more something is the case, the more …" $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about how easy or difficult it is to use a certain thing
- Express impressions in comparison with expectations
- Describe changes that occur with accumulated experience
- • Quiz 4
- • Casual Style 2
- Unit 5. Problems
- Lesson 13. I Thought I'd Reserved a Seaside Room …
- Expressing inferences/predictions based on reliable information and knowledge $$$
- "In spite of the fact that" $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about what the speaker believes to be true based on evidence
- Express disappointment that the results did not meet expectations
- Lesson 14. I Was about to Turn a Corner When I Fell
- Attempting to achieve an action $$$
- Expressing intention $$$
- Can Do
- Describe in detail how and why a problem occurred
- Talk about what you intend to do in the near future
- Lesson 15. Have the Samples Arrived?
- Expressing completion of an action at a specified point of time $$$
- Expressing the stage of action $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about the context of an action or event based on a certain point in time
- State whether you are about to do an action, are doing an action, or have just done an action
- • Quiz 5
- Unit 6. Families
- Lesson 16. I Want to Let Him Continue Soccer
- Causative structures $$$
- Causative-passive structures $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about what you want to make your children or subordinates do
- Talk about what you didn't like when people made you do it
- Talk about the situation and politely ask for permission
- Lesson 17. It's Useful for Deciding on Dividing the Chores
- Expressing use, usefulness, and purpose $$$
- Stating what you want someone to do something $$$
- Stating other people's emotions $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about the use of certain things
- State what you desire from people
- Tell what family members or people close to you want to do
- Lesson 18. I've Decided to Take Childcare Leave
- Expressing decisions $$$
- Expressing something is decided upon $$$
- "That is why …" $$$
- A : $$$
- B : $$$
- Can Do
- Tell your decision on a matter that was hard to decide on
- Relay that things out of your control have inconvenienced you
- Express agreement after hearing about the background and reasons on a certain matter
- • Quiz 6
- • Casual Style 3
- Unit 7. Business
- Lesson 19. The Chairperson Will Be Visiting (Honorific)
- Keigo (1) Honorific expressions (1): Special words $$$
- Keigo (2) Honorific expressions (2): Basic patterns $$$
- Indirect speech with instructions $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about the actions of those who are to be respected
- Pass on instructions to a subordinate via someone else
- Lesson 20. Please Let Us Know Your Impressions (Humble)
- Keigo (3) Humble expressions (1): Special words $$$
- Keigo (4) Humble expressions (2): Basic patterns $$$
- Keigo (5) Polite expressions $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about one's own actions in relation to a person to be respected
- Offer help politely
- Describe one's own actions while showing respect to the listener
- Lesson 21. Which One Would You Like to Buy? (Honorific)
- Keigo (6) Honorific expressions (3) $$$
- Keigo (7) Expressing respect using giving-receiving verbs $$$
- Keigo (8) Polite instructions $$$
- Can Do
- Talk about the actions of the person to be respected
- Describe what the person to be respected has done for you
- Politely suggest something to the person to whom you should show respect or ask them not to do something
- • Quiz 7
- Unit 8. A New Beginning
- Lesson 22. I Will Leave ABC Foods
- Can Do
- Develop a story with clear connections between the preceding and following sentences
- Tell a coherent story in a clear order of events
- Lesson 23. I'm Looking Forward to the Wedding
- Can Do
- Talk in detail about the state of things and actions
- Lesson 24. Thank You for Attending the Product Launch
- Can Do
- Use language appropriate for formal situations
- Greet others in formal situations and engage in social conversation
- • Quiz 8
- • Casual Style 4
- Appendix Target Dialogues (with kanji and kana)
- Glossary Japanese-English Glossary
- English-Japanese Glossary