Checkpoint โ Chapter 8 Review
1. Kanji Reading Drill
| Kanji | Correct Reading | Common Distractors |
|---|---|---|
| ้่ก | ใใใใ | |
| ็ตฆๆ | ใใ ใใใใ | |
| ๆญฃ็คพๅก | ใใใใใใ | |
| ้ขๆฅ | ใใใใค | |
| ๆฑไบบ | ใใ ใใใ |
Memory aid: ๆญฃ็คพๅก(ใใใใใใ)โ permanent employee๏ฝ้ขๆฅ(ใใใใค)โ interview๏ฝๆฑไบบ(ใใ ใใใ)โ job advertisement
2. Vocabulary & Spelling Checks
| Target | Correct Spelling | Note |
|---|---|---|
| small apartment | ใขใใผใ | Not ใขใใผใ or ใขใใผใ |
| detached house | ไธใๅปบใฆ๏ผใใฃใใ ใฆ๏ผ | Not ไธใ็ซใฆ |
| to move house | ๅผใฃใใ | Kanji: ๅผใradical ๅผ (bow and arrow) |
| to send | ้ใ๏ผใใใ๏ผ | ้(ใใ)ใ |
| bank account | ๅฃๅบง๏ผใใใ๏ผ | Long vowel: ใใใ |
| to apply | ๅฟๅใใ๏ผใใใผใใ๏ผ | ใ lengthens the "o" in ใใ |
3. Key Sentences Review
Job Hunting & Interviews
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ในใผใใผใงใขใซใใคใใใใฆใใพใใ | Sลซpฤ de arubaito wo shite imasu. | I am working part-time in a supermarket. |
| ๆใซไธๅใใ ใๆใใใใใพใใ | Tsuki ni ikkai kyลซryล wo moraimasu. | I receive my salary once a month. |
| ๆฌใ่ชญใใฎใๅฅฝใใชใฎใงใใใใผใใพใใใ | Hon wo yomu no ga suki nanode, ลbo shimashita. | Because I like reading, I applied for this position. |
| ใใใใคใใใใฃใใใใใคใใใใพใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใใพใใ | Mensetsu ga owattara, shitsurei shimasu to itte kaerimasu. | When an interview is finished, I say "shitsurei shimasu" and leave. |
| ๅ ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใซใใ ใๆใใใใใพใใใ | Senshลซ no kin'yลbi ni kyลซryล wo moraimashita. | I received my salary last Friday. |
| ใพใใใใฏๆญฃ็คพๅกใฎไปไบใ่ฆใคใใพใใใ | Mari-san wa seishain no shigoto wo mitsukemashita. | Mari found a permanent employee position. |
Banking
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ๆใซไธๅๅฎถๆใซใ้ใใใใใพใใ | Tsuki ni ikkai kazoku ni okane wo okurimasu. | I will send money to my family once a month. |
| ๅฃๅบงใใใใฐใๅฎถๆใซใ้ใใใใใพใใ | Kลza ga areba, kazoku ni okane wo okuremasu. | If I have a bank account, I will be able to send money to my family. |
Housing
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใขใใผใใฏๆฌๅฑใฎใจใชใใงใใ | Apฤto wa hon'ya no tonari desu. | My (small) apartment is next to a bookshop. |
| ใใคใไธใๅปบใฆใซไฝใฟใใใงใใ | Itsuka ikkodate ni sumitai desu. | I want to live in a detached house some day. |
| ใใใฏๅบญใคใใฎไธใๅปบใฆใงใใ | Kore wa niwa-tsuki no ikkodate desu. | This is a detached house with a garden. |
| ็งใฎใขใใผใใฏๅคใใใฉใใทใฃใฏใผใ ใใใใชใใฆใใตใใใใใ | Watashi no apฤto wa furui kedo, shawฤ dake ja nakute ofuro mo aru. | Although my apartment is old, there is not only a shower but also a bath. |
| ใขใใผใใ ใใใใชใใฆใใณใทใงใณใ่ฆใซ่กใใพใใ | Apฤto dake ja nakute manshon mo mi ni ikimasu. | We will visit not only small apartments but also multi-storey apartments. |
ใ ใ vs ใใ
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๅๆๆฅใใๅฝผใซไผใใพใใใ | Doyลbi shika kare ni aeemasen. | I can only see my boyfriend on Saturday. | ใใ โ she is not happy, would like to see him more |
| ๆๅ ญๆใซ่ตทใใใฎใงใไธๆ้ใ ใใฒใผใ ใใใพใใ | Asa rokuji ni okiru node, ichijikan dake gฤmu wo shimasu. | I play video games for only an hour. | ใ ใ โ she decided this herself, content |
ใจใใ / ใฃใฆใใ
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใใฎๆฌใฏใใชใคใใใใใใฃใฆใใไบบใๆธใใใ | Kono hon wa, Natsume Sลseki tte iu hito ga kaita. | This book was written by someone called Natsume Soseki. |
Note: ใชใคใใใใใ (ๅค็ฎๆผฑ็ณ) is the name of a famous Japanese writer.
4. Reading: ใใใใๆธใฎๆธใๆนใๅๅผทไผ
A workshop poster appeared in this lesson:
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title | ใใใใๆธใฎๆธใๆนใๅๅผทไผ |
| Topic | How to write a CV |
| Date | 4ๆ25ๆฅ๏ผ้๏ผๅๅพ7ๆใใ |
| Venue | ใฟใฉใใใผใซ |
| Contact | info@rireki.jp |
Reading question answered: The workshop teaches how to write a CV (ใใใๆธใฎๆธใๆน) โ not how to dress for an interview or make an appointment.
5. True / False Drill
| Statement | Answer | Correct Version |
|---|---|---|
| "The speaker received a bill last Friday." | False | The speaker received their salary (ใใ ใๆ) last Friday. โ ๅ ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใซใใ ใๆใใใใใพใใใ |
6. Learning Context
- Topic: Chapter 8 comprehensive checkpoint โ job hunting, banking, housing, ใ ใ/ใใ, ใจใใ/ใฃใฆใใ
- Grammar Review:
- ใ ใ (neutral "only") vs ใใ + negative (insufficient "only")
- ใ ใใใใชใใฆ๏ฝใ ("not only X but also Y")
- ใจใใ / ใฃใฆใใ for naming unfamiliar things
- ๏ฝใใใใฐ for "if I have"
- ๏ฝใฎใง for giving reasons
- ใใคใใใใพใ at interview exit
7. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 8: At Work |
| Completion | Section 11 (Checkpoint) |
| Latest Performance | 95% โ โ +10 stars |
| Key Vocab Learned | ใ ใ (only), ใใ (only โ and it's not enough) |