Introduction
Watch the intro video.
Read “I. Short Forms vs. Long Forms” on pp.38-40.
Comprehension Check
Complete the Comprehension Check 1-3 on pp.40-41.
Practice
Basic Verb Conjugations 1 (p.209)
Verb Groups
People are working hard sorting out verbs into the appropriate groups. Help them by telling them which direction they should go.
Long-form Conjugations
Your friends who are self-learning Japanese are making flashcards to learn long-form conjugations. First, tell them what each verb means. Then, help them learn how to conjugate the verbs by changing each word into its long form.
Ru-verbs
U-verbs
Irregular-verbs
Introduction
Read “II. Verb Long Form Conjugations” on pp.41-43.
Examine the example sentences again with the slides. This time, also make sure to play audio and repeat them aloud.
The examples labeled “Additional” are not included in the textbook. Learn these additional examples and the words used in them on top of the examples that appear in the textbook.
Comprehension Check
Complete the Comprehension Check on p.44.
Practice
Basic Verb Conjugations 2 (p.209)
Speaking Politely
A friend of yours has created an AI robot with deep learning capabilities and asked you to help it learn Japanese. Your friend wants the robot to speak politely. Change the verb of the sentence the robot produces into the long-form and record the entire sentence so that it can figure out the conjugation rules and learn how to speak politely.
Conjugation & Sentence Practice
You have successfully helped the AI robot learn how to change verbs into their long-forms. Now, the robot is eager to learn how to make negative and past sentences. Record sentences in Japanese based on the given cues so that the robot can figure out the rules for long-form negative and past sentence.