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School and children · Lesson 10 · Review

Review: school and children on the move

No new material. Here are 40 sentences from Lessons 1–9, mixed up so you have to find the right word yourself without knowing which lesson it came from. This one is made for walking: pick "Everything" in the bar below and go. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.

JLPT: 3 N5 words5 N4 words8 N3 words4 N2 words2 N1 words in this lesson.

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32 sentences from Lessons 1–9

Each card shows the word, the lesson it came from and a sentence from that lesson. Read it, tap to check the English, then play it and copy the speaker.

Or tap a card to check one
  1. G01
    L1 · noun
    new term · The new term starts tomorrow, doesn't it?
  2. G02
    L2 · nounN3
    handing in · It has to be handed in by Friday.
  3. G03
    L3 · nounN5
    teacher · Excuse me, have you got a moment?
  4. G04
    L4 · noun
    committee member · Have you ever been on the committee?
  5. G05
    L5 · nounN5
    homework · Have you done your homework yet?
  6. G06
    L6 · noun
    school club · Which club are you going to join?
  7. G07
    L7 · nounN3
    cheering on · I'll come and cheer you on.
  8. G08
    L8 · phrase
    to come over (to play) · Do you want to come over on Saturday?
  9. G09
    L1 · noun
    entrance ceremony · What are you going to wear to the entrance ceremony?
  10. G10
    L2 · nounN3
    signature · Is a signature OK instead of a hanko?
  11. G11
    L3 · nounN3
    absence · My daughter will be absent today.
  12. G12
    L4 · る-verbN5
    can do · I can't do weekday daytimes.
  13. G13
    L5 · counterN4
    mark / score · What did you get?
  14. G14
    L6 · nounN1
    monthly fee · How much is the monthly fee?
  15. G15
    L7 · nounN2
    water bottle · Don't forget your water bottle.
  16. G16
    L8 · irregular
    to bring (a person) · Can I bring a friend home?
  17. G17
    L1 · nounN2
    school closure · School was closed because of the typhoon.
  18. G18
    L2 · nounN1
    attending or not · I've got to send back the attendance reply.
  19. G19
    L3 · nounN3
    how someone's getting on · How is she getting on at school?
  20. G20
    L4 · u-verbN4
    to help · Is there anything I can help with?
  21. G21
    L5 · な-adjN3
    not good at · I'm not very good at science.
  22. G22
    L6 · noun
    morning practice · I've got morning practice tomorrow, so I'm getting up at six.
  23. G23
    L7 · nounN3
    postponement · Sports day's been postponed because of the rain.
  24. G24
    L8 · nounN2
    making up · Have you made up yet?
  25. G25
    L1 · noun
    day off in lieu · Monday is a day off in lieu.
  26. G26
    L2 · expression
    exact money, please · Please send exact money for the collection.
  27. G27
    L3 · nounN4
    what suits you · Wednesday's not good for me.
  28. G28
    L4 · る-verbN2
    to take on (a job) · All right, I'll take it on.
  29. G29
    L5 · u-verbN4
    to work hard · You worked really hard.
  30. G30
    L9 · nounN4
    lecture · I've got lectures first thing tomorrow.
  31. G31
    L9 · nounN3
    studying abroad · I'm planning to study in the UK next year.
  32. G32
    L8 · phrase
    to go and pick up · I'll come and pick him up at five.
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The key words on one page

Three or four key words from each lesson. If one looks unfamiliar, go back to that lesson.

WordMeansExample
Lessons 1–2: the year and letters
学期がっきterm2学期にがっきは行事ぎょうじが多おおい。
休校きゅうこうschool closure明日あしたは休校きゅうこうです。
提出ていしゅつhand in金曜日きんようびまでに提出ていしゅつ。
持参じさんbring上履うわばきを持参じさん。
Lessons 3–4: the teacher and the PTA
欠席けっせきabsent今日きょうは欠席けっせきします。
相談そうだんtalk over相談そうだんしたいことがある。
役員やくいんcommittee memberくじ引びきで決きめる。
当番とうばんrota duty来週らいしゅうは当番とうばん。
Lessons 5–6: work and clubs
成績せいせきgrades成績せいせきが上あがった。
苦手にがてnot good at数学すうがくが苦手にがて。
部活ぶかつschool club毎日まいにち部活ぶかつがある。
塾じゅくcram school週しゅうに2回にかい通かよってる。
Lessons 7–8: events and friends
延期えんきpostponed雨天うてん延期えんき
場所取ばしょとりsaving a spot場所取ばしょとり禁止きんし
預あずかるlook afterうちで預あずかるよ。
門限もんげんcurfew門限もんげんは6時ろくじ。
Lesson 9: university
学部がくぶfaculty何学部なにがくぶ?
単位たんいcredit単位たんいが足たりない。
下宿げしゅくliving away from home大学だいがくの近ちかくに下宿げしゅく。
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Four easy mix-ups

欠席けっせき・遅刻ちこく・早退そうたい

Off all day, late, and leaving early.

She'll be late today.
He got a temperature and came home early.

中止ちゅうし・延期えんき

Cancelled, and postponed to another day.

The excursion's been cancelled.
Sports day is postponed to next week.

得意とくい・苦手にがて

Good at, and not good at.

My daughter's good at English.
I'm not great at maths.

送おくる・迎むかえに行いく

Take someone somewhere, and go to pick someone up.

I'll take you to the station.
I'll pick you up from cram school.
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Say it in Japanese

Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.

  1. 1. When does the second term start?
  2. 2. What does this letter say?
  3. 3. Please circle one.
  4. 4. I'll come and pick her up now.
  5. 5. Is it OK if I leave first?
  6. 6. How did the test go?
  7. 7. I'm learning to swim.
  8. 8. Got your water bottle?
  9. 9. Be home by five, OK?
  10. 10. Can I sleep over at my friend's?
You hear English, then a pause to try it in Japanese. Then the answer plays twice, with time to repeat it after each.