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Year 7 Unit 5: Texts, Stories & Culture

Reading-language building blocks, stories, interpretation and cultural meaning.

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たのしいtanoshiifun / enjoyable
かなしいkanashiisad
すてきsutekilovely / wonderful
だいじdaijiimportant / precious
このはなしはおもしろいですkono hanashi wa omoshiroi desuThis story is interesting
わたしはかなしいとおもいますwatashi wa kanashii to omoimasuI think it is sad
このまんがはおもしろいです。でもすこしかなしいです。kono manga wa omoshiroi desu. de mo sukoshi kanashii desu.This manga is interesting. But it is a little sad.
つるのおんがえしをよみました。かなしいはなしですが、とてもすてきです。このはなしでは、おんがえしがだいじなテーマです。tsuru no ongaeshi o yomimashita. kanashii hanashi desu ga, totemo suteki desu. kono hanashi de wa, ongaeshi ga daiji na teema desu.I read The Crane's Return of Favour. It is a sad story, but very lovely. In this story, returning a favour is an important theme.
むかしむかしmukashi mukashionce upon a time
めでたしめでたしmedetashi medetashiand they lived happily ever after
おじいさんojiisanold man / grandfather
おばあさんobaasanold woman / grandmother

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あるにほんごのしりょうでは、『もったいない』をものをむだにしないといういみでつかっています。あるオーストラリアのしりょうも、しぜんをまもることについてかいています。にているところがありますが、ぶんかぜんたいがおなじだといういみではありません。