Activity 2

For Activity 2, you will listen to a podcast by Dr. Asuka Tsuchiya, a native Japanese speaker. She will explain some concepts around positive and negative forms for arimasu and imasu. 

Take care listening closely to her pronunciation, as I would like you to practice and make your own recording using your own sentences.

Positive and negative forms います/ いません and  あります/ ありません

Positive and negative forms
+	-	+	-
います	いません	あります	ありません
imasu	imasen	arimasu	arimasen

There is a dog. 犬がいます。

There isn’t a dog. 犬はいません。

There is a book.  本があります。

There isn’t a book: 本はありません。

What can you see in the image? What can't you see in the image?

おいしい うどん が あります。さかな がいません。

There is delicious udon. There isn't fish. 

Your task:

1. Post an image on padlet and give it a title. You will be asked to write your name. 

2. Record audio by adding a comment below. Your audio should have a sentence with arimasu and imasu. You will need to add this as a comment. Click the + sign next to comment to make a recording. Be sure to speak clearly and slowly. Listen to your recording and check if you need to re-record so that everyone can understand your voice.

3. Finally, comment on someone else's post about what they have and do not have. Make sure to comment on someone's post that has no comments. Please include your name.

See the example below - I am looking forward to seeing your posts 😊