どこで買いものをしますか

Where do you shop?

しつもん
Question
  Picture 1:
 What do you think is the meaning of
Let’s get started! デパート ?
 What kind of shop is depicted in the
Page 53 background?
 Do Australian デパート look like
the one in the picture?
  Picture 2:
 What is happening in this
conversation?
Let’s get started!  Where are they?
 What is the relationship between the
Page 53
two people?
 Why does the boy say すみません ?
What does it mean?
  Picture 3:
 What do you think ございます
Let’s get started! means? How is it different from で
す?
Page 53
 What do you think いくらですか
means?
漢字
Kanji
  アン

安
 やすい
 cheap, inexpensive
 Example:
 安い（やすい） cheap
 安心（あんしん） peace of mind
 安全（あんぜん） safe
  テン
 みせ

店
 store, shop
 Example:
 店（みせ） shop
 売店（ばいてん） stand, stall
 店番（みせばん） tending a store
 店員（てんいん） shop assistant
  ひゃく

百
 hundred
 Example:
 二百（にひゃく） two hundred
 百円（ひゃくえん） 100 yen
 百貨店（ひゃっかてん） department store
  ‘repeat’

々
 Example:
 時々（ときどき） sometimes
 人々（ひとびと） people
 国々（くにぐに） countries
 色々（いろいろ） various
  コウ

高
 たかい
 high; expensive
 Example:
 高い（たかい） high; expensive
 高校（こうこう） high school
 せが高い（せがたかい） tall
  せん

千
 thousand
 Example:
 千円（せんえん） 1000 yen
 二千（にせん） 2000
 三千（さんぜん） 3000
  まん、ばん

万
 ten thousand
 Example:
 一万（いちまん） 10 000
 万国（ばんこく） all countries
 万一（まんいち） if by any chance
れんしゅう
Practice
My kanji  Read the captions for each picture
 Discuss what they mean
Page 54
Activity book  Complete Qu’s 4-8
Pages 52-53
しつもん
Question
  どこで買い物をしますか。
 Read the question out loud
 Break up the sentence into words and
Talk time particles
 Write down the literal translation (as it
Page 55 reads in Japanese), then write it in proper
English
 What do you notice about the differences in
translations?
  Look at the pictures on Page 55
Talk time  Read each of the shop names and
translate each
Page 55  What would you expect buy in each
shop?
Talk time  Read and answers the questions on Page
55
Page 55
  Where would you shop if you lived in
Japan? Why?
Talk time  Students will talk about the different
types of shopping they do. For example:
Page 55 grocery shopping and supermarkets,
convenience/fast food shopping and
convenience stores and fast food chains
  How do you think shopping in Japan
might be different from shopping in
Australia?
Talk time  Some of the differences mentioned will include
the standards of customer service (the
Page 55 politeness of staff, bowing and greetings), the
opening hours of shops and the range of goods
available. Housewives also do more frequent
shopping trips instead of a large weekly shop.
  Can you see two ways of writing ‘100-
yen shop’ in Japanese on pages 54-55?
What would you call a similar shop in
Talk time Australia?
 The two ways of writing 100-yen shop
Page 55 are 百円ショップ and １００円
ショップ . Similar shops in Australia
include the $2 shops, Red Dot and the
Reject Shop.
  Which shops in Australia do you think
Japanese students would find
Talk time interesting? Why?
 Do you know of a type of shop that is
Page 55 unique to Australia?
 The milk bar (now deli), although dying
out, was probably unique to Australia.
Talk time  Practise the conversations on Page 55
with a partner, using the pictures as hints
Page 55  Swap roles
  In Japanese, ask 5 different classmates
Talk time about where they shop.
 Write down their answers.
Page 55
 Discuss responses as a class.
れんしゅう
Practice
Activity book  Listening Qu 11
Pages 54-55  Complete Qu’s 9-10, 12
たん語
Vocabulary
Frequency  Frequency words are used when talking
Words about how often you do something
 日本語 MORE OFTEN 英語

毎日（まいにち） every day

いつも always

たいてい most of the time

Frequency よく often
Words 時々（ときどき） sometimes
あまり（＋ V ませ not very often
ん）

ぜんぜん（＋ V ませ not at all/ never

ん）

LESS OFTEN
れんしゅう
Practice
  Complete the following sentences:
1. 私は　いつも＿＿＿。
Frequency 2. 母は　たいてい＿＿＿。
Words 3. 友だちの＿＿＿さんは　毎日＿
＿＿。
4. 私は　時々＿＿＿。
たん語
Vocabulary
デパート  department store
百円ショップ  100 yen shop
ブティック  boutique
スーパー  supermarket
コンビニ  convenience store
インターネット  internet
アクセサリー  accessories
〜かい  ~ floor
ぶんぼうぐ  stationery
コーナー  corner
スポーツ  sportswear
ウェア
ギフト  gift
( お ) そうざ  daily dishes; everyday foods
い
クラフト  craft
エベント  event corner
コーナー
ほうせき  jewellery
ふく  clothing
おもちゃ  toys
しんしふく  menswear
くつ  shoes
けしょうひん  makeup; cosmetics
フードフロア  food floor (food court)
わがし  Japanese-style sweets
ようがし  Western-style sweets
（お）さけ  alcohol
つけもの  pickles
つくだに  fish boiled with soy
 漢字
Kanji (Extension)
  カイ

階
 story of a building, floor
 Example:
 1 階（いっかい） first floor
 三階（さんがい） third floor
 階段（かいだん） stairs
ぶんぽう
Grammar
  Q1: [item] は 何階 ですか。
 Q2: [item] は 何階に ありますか。
Counting Floors  What is floor is [item] on?

〜階  A1: [item] は [no.] 階 です。

 A2: [item] は [no.] 階に あります。
 [item] is on Floor [no.].
  A3: [item] は [no.] 階で ございます。
Counting Floors  [item] is on Floor [no.].

〜階
 Note: This is the polite way to respond (only).
 Floors in Japan Floors in Australia

10 階 じゅっかい 9F

9階 きゅうかい 8F

8階 はちかい 7F

7階 ななかい 6F
Counting Floors 6階 ろっかい 5F

5階 ごかい 4F
〜かい 4階 よんかい 3F

3階 さんかい・さんがい 2F

2階 にかい 1F

一階 いっかい G

ちか一階 ちかいっかい B1
れんしゅう
Practice
  Read Check it out! 日本のデパート
Check it out!
 Determine what can be found on each
Page 56 floor of the デパート
  Why do you think so many words are
written in katakana in the floorplan?
Check it out!  A lot of katakana is used in the
floorplan because most of the words
Page 56 used are foreign and have been
influenced by foreign countries
  What do you think ちか means?
People also use the term デパちか .
What do you think this means?
Check it out!  The word ちか means ‘basement’,
and デパちか means ‘the basement
Page 56 floor of a department store’. The
word デパちか is derived from
combining and shortening two words:
デパート and ちか
  Consider the use of words such as コー
ナー in ペットコーナー , How do you
Check it out! think the floorplan reflects the influence
of Western shopping culture and
Page 56 language on Japanese shopping? How
does the floorplan reflect Japanese
culture?
  In Japan, using foreign words for
shopping – especially English and
Check it out! French words – adds an air of prestige
or sophistication. The floorplan of the
Page 56 department store shows a strong Western
influence as bringing everything under
one rood is a Western phenomenon.
  Read and practise the conversations
Talk time about 何かい ですか
 Practice similar conversations using the
Page 57 hints and the floor plan on Page 56
れんしゅう
Practice
Counting  Complete Counting Floors
Floors worksheet
Activity book  Listening Qu 13
Pages 55-56  Complete Qu’s 14-15
ぶんぽう
Grammar
  ひゃく = 100, 200, 400, 500, 700, 900
 びゃく = 300
 ぴゃく = 600, 800
Large Numbers

百  Be careful with the pronunciation of 600 ( ろっ

ぴゃく ) and 800 ( はっぴゃく )
 Remember that one hundred is just ひゃく ,
not いちひゃく
  せん = 1000 – 9000 (except 3000)
 ぜん = 3000
Large Numbers
 Be careful with the pronunciation of 8000
千 ( はっせん )
 Like one hundred, one thousand is just せん .
You do not need to say ‘one’
Large Numbers  This number is always pronounced まん and
always follows a number
万
 Hundreds ( 百 ) Thousands ( 千 ) Ten thousands ( 万 )

1 100 ひゃく 1000 せん 10 000 いちまん

2 200 にひゃく 2000 にせん 20 000 にまん

3 300 さんびゃく 3000 さんぜん 30 000 さんまん

4 400 よんひゃく 4000 よんせん 40 000 よんまん

5 500 ごひゃく 5000 ごせん 50 000 ごまん

Large Numbers 6 600 ろっぴゃく 6000 ろくせん 60 000 ろくまん

7 700 ななひゃく 7000 ななせん 70 000 ななまん

8 800 はっぴゃく 8000 はっせん 80 000 はちまん

9 900 きゅうひゃく 9000 きゅうせん 90 000 きゅうまん

10 100 000 じゅうまん

 漢字
Kanji (Revision)
  エン
 yen

円
 Example:
 百円（ひゃくえん） 100 yen
 四千五百円（よんせんごひゃくえん）
4500 yen
 千円札（せんえんさつ） thousand-yen
note
ぶんぽう
Grammar
  ‘How much’ in Japanese is いくら

いくらです  Q: [item] は　いくら　ですか。

か。  How much is [item]?
 A: [item] は　 [amount] 円　です。
  If you are using numbers for currency, the
currency follows the number.
Currency  For example, 100 円 , 100 ドル , 100 ユーロ
and 100 ポンド .
  Example:
 Q: T シャツ は　いくら　ですか。
いくらです  How much is the T-shirt?

か。  A1: T シャツは　二百五十五円　です。
 A2: T シャツは　２５５円　です。
 The T-shirt is 255 yen.
  Japanese has different words for ‘this’
and ‘that’, depending on an object’s
Demonstratives distance from the speaker and the person
being spoken to
  これ and この – item is close to the
speaker
 それ and その – item is close to the
Demonstratives person being spoken to
 あれ and あの – item is far from both
speaker and person being spoken to
  これ , それ and あれ require a
particle, usually は
Demonstratives  この , その and あの is used directly
before the noun (the item being spoken
about)
  When counting items that do have a
specific counter, the counter 〜つ is
Counting general
items used
 Considered also an ‘universal’ counter
 Number of items Number of items

1 一つ ひとつ 6 六つ むっつ

2 二つ ふたつ 7 七つ ななつ

3 三つ みっつ 8 八つ やっつ
Counting general
items 4 四つ よっつ 9 九つ ここのつ

5 五つ いつつ 10 十 とお
  [item] を [counter] ください。
 Please, [counter] [item].

Counting general
items  Example:
 T シャツを　二つ　ください。
 Please, 2 T-shirts.
たん語
Vocabulary
いらっしゃいませ  welcome; may I help you
この [item]  this [item]
ブローチ  brooch
いくら  how much
でございます  polite form of です
これ  this
とけい  watch, clock
ぶんぼうぐ  stationery
もの  things
  shop assistant
店いん  （店員）
エレベーター  elevator girl
ガール
しなもの  goods
ギフト  gift corner
コーナー
レストラン  restaurant floor
フロア
うらやましい  envious
ラッピング  wrapping
しつもん
Question
  Japanese shop assistants will greet you by
saying いらっしゃいませ (welcome)
 How do Australian sales assistant welcome
Talk time customers? Do you see a difference between
that and the Japanese greeting?
Page 59  Do you remember when いらっしゃいませ
was introduced? Other than in shops, where
else is this greeting used?
  Do you think you would approach shop
assistants in Japan in the same way you
Talk time would at home? Why?
 What phrase would you use to start a
Page 59 conversation with a shop assistant in
Japan?
 あのう、すみません
  What do you notice by comparing the
interactions with shop assistants where
Talk time you live and in Japan?
 In both cultures set phrases are used.
Page 59 Customers and shop assistants observe
the local culture’s rules of courtesy.
  Be polite!
 In Japanese, you can change the level of
politeness by using the casual, polite or honorific
form of words.
Talk time  For example, you make a sentence very polite and
formal by changing です into でございま
す.
Page 59
 People working in customer service often use で
ございます .
 How do you change level of politeness in
English?
れんしゅう
Practice
  Practise saying the names of each item
and price on the page
Talk time
 Practise each of the conversations taking
Page 59 on the role of shop assistant or customer
 Swap roles
  While two Australian exchange students,
ジャスミン and トム , were in Japan
Check it out!
they wrote a blog in Japanese
Page 58  With a partner, discuss what the students
thought about Japanese デパート
  What made an impression on the
bloggers?
 The bloggers were impressed by the
Check it out! デパちか , the department store’s
customer service, the gift corner and
Page 58 the restaurant floors, all of which are
uncommon in Australian department
stores. Also impressive was the shop
assistant’s gift-wrapping skills
  What makes デパちか different from
the basement of a typical Australian
Check it out! department store?
 Typically, Australian department stores
Page 58 do not have a basement floor dedicated
to food. Most department stores do not
sell food, which is sold by supermarkets
  How would you describe a typical
Australian department store to someone
who is sued to Japanese デパート ?
 Australian department stores are usually
Check it out!
smaller and simpler than Japanese
department stores. Their main focus is
Page 58 clothing and accessories, and home
wares, such as crockery and linen. They
do not have many of the products found
in Japanese department stores
Check it out!
 Complete まる？ばつ？ worksheet
Page 58
Activity book  Listening Qu 19
Pages 56-59  Complete Qu’s 17-18, 20-24
たん語
Vocabulary
サービスがいい  good service
イメージがいい  good image
こうきゅう  good quality; classy
（な）
おしゃれ  trendy; stylish
（な）
フレキシブル  flexible
（な）
かしこまりました  certainly, sir/madam
三つください  I’ll have three, please
ぶんぽう
Grammar
  Use どうして to ask for a reason or
reasons

Giving Reasons
 Q: どうして　 [sentence] か。
 Why …?
  から means ‘because’
 To answer ‘why’ or to give a reason
Giving Reasons
 [reason] から　です。
  [ い adjective] から　です。
 [ な adjective] だから　です。
Giving Reasons
 [noun] だから　です。
 Because …
  [reason] から、 [situation] 。
Giving Reasons  Because [reason], [situation].
れんしゅう
Practice
  Practise saying the names of each store
and the good qualities about each
Talk time  Practise each of the conversations taking
on either role using the hints from the
Page 61 pictures
 Swap roles
  Read みかさんのプレゼント
Check it out!
 Read the two manga and discuss with
Page 60 the class
  Both boys ought chocolate cakes for み
か . Which boy is more likely to succeed
Check it out! in winning みか’ s affections? Why?
 The first boy is more likely to win み
Page 60 か’ s affection as he bought something
special instead of an everyday supermarket
cake (unless she is really, really hungry).
  What values were reflected in the
manga?
Check it out!  When it comes to gifts, it is often quality
not quantity that is appreciated. Gifts
Page 60 often mark special occasions and it is the
little touches, like presentation, that make a
gift feel special to the recipient.
  What do you notice about the quality of
customer service in the two comic
strips?
Check it out!
 At a department store, customers receive
gift-wrapping and one-to-one service;
Page 60
however, they pay higher prices.
 At a supermarket, customers receive less
assistance in exchange for lower prices.
  What is the boy doing in the last frame
of the second cartoon? How is this
Check it out! different from Australia?
 In a Japanese supermarket, you are
Page 60 expected to pack your own groceries.
The packing area is usually separate
from and in front of the checkouts.
Activity book  Listening Qu 26, 31, 33-34
Pages 58-62  Complete Qu’s 25, 27-30, 32, 35
たん語
Vocabulary
みんな  everything; everyone
セカンドハンド  second-hand
T シャツ  T-shirt
ジーンズ  jeans
うっています  sells; is selling
わかい人に  for young people
ブランド  brand
じょうぶ  tough; durable
できます  can do
おねがいします  may I, please
バッグ  bag
れんしゅう
Practice
Check it out!
 Read どこが一番いい？
Page 62
  Which shops or types of shops mentioned do
you think could also be found in Australia?
 The 100-yen shops are similar to Australia’s
$2 shops.
Check it out!  Thank You Mart, selling recycled clothing, is
similar to Australian recycling shops and charity
Page 62 op shops.
 Major brands have boutiques in the city centres.
 Australia has shops like Uniqlo that sell budget
fashion.
 Also have online stores.
  What types of Japanese people do you think
might choose to shop in each of these places?
 In Japan, everyone shops at the 100-yen shops
and Uniqlo, where everyday items can be found
Check it out! at reasonable prices.
 Thank You Mart is popular among young people.
Page 62  The designer boutiques tend to attract wealthy
customers.
 Busy people and people who do not like to spend
time in shopping centres shop online.
Check it out!  Which shop would you most like to shop
in? Why?
Page 62
  What would a Japanese exchange student
need to know about shopping in Australia?
 An exchange student from Japan would
not be familiar with shopping in larger
Check it out! shopping centre, where many are under
one roof. Japan has few large shopping
Page 62 malls. They also might not realise that
shops close earlier than in Japan and might
be surprised to learn that shops are only
open late one night a week (late night
trading) and are often closed on weekends.
Check it out!  Which shop(s) in your local area would
you take a Japanese friend to? Why?
Page 62
Activity book  Complete Qu’s 36
Pages 63
  どこで買いものをしますか。
Go for it!
 Practise this interview with a partner.
Page 63  Swap roles.
たん語
Vocabulary
行きましょう  let’s go
おもしろそう  seems fun, interesting
メンズ  men’s corner
コーナー
 うえに  going up (polite)
まいります
ふつう  normal; ordinary
さいふ  wallet
食べましょう  let’s eat
何でも  everything; anything
〜ドル  approximately ___ dollars
ぐらい
メロン  melon
はこ  box
はいって  is placed in
います
かみぶくろ  paper bag
れんしゅう
Practice
  買いものに行きましょうか
Find out more!  Before reading the manga, skim the
story and write down, in Japanese, as
Page 66 many words for as many food items as
you can
Find out more!  買いものに行きましょうか
 Read/Listen to the manga
Page 66
  What aspects of shopping in a Japanese
デパート does Harry find interesting?
Find out more!  Harry finds the kindness of the shop
assistants, the prices, the restaurant and
Page 66 food floor, and the packaging and
wrapping of goods interesting.
  What do these things tell you about
Japanese culture?
Find out more!  Japanese people value politeness, which
is reflected in their customer service.
Page 66 Beauty and presentation are also very
much valued in Japan, where art,
artisans and aesthetics are appreciated.
  Politeness and respectfulness are highly
valued in Japanese culture. How are
these cultural values reflected in the way
people shop in Japan?
Find out more!
 Shops show respect for customers and
the goods they offer for sale through
Page 66
their beautiful displays and in the way
are beautifully wrapped. Such care and
attention to detail is seen as polite and
respectful.
Activity book  Complete Qu’s 37
Pages 63
ぶんかノート
Cultural Notes
Shopping in Japan
Let’s explore!
 Read Shopping in Japan
Page 69
  How do you think shopping in Japan
reflect Japanese culture?
 The goods sold and the meticulous care
with which they are displayed show what
Let’s explore! the people value. People’s interactions
show what Japanese people expect in
Page 69 customer service: politeness, bowing and
greetings. The mixture of traditional and
modern goods, and the sale of seasonal
gifts reflect Japan’s history and culture.
  What guidance would you give to a
Japanese person who plans to go shopping
in Australia?
 Japanese people shopping for the first
Let’s explore! time in Australia would need to be told to
expect more casual and informal customer
Page 69 service. Japanese people would feel there
is less customer service. Shop assistants
do not bow, they rarely gift wrap, and
many store no longer offer carry bags.
  What would you expect to see in a
Let’s explore! デパート in Japan?
 You would expect to see a large
Page 69 variety of goods, top-quality
service and beautiful presentation.
  What are the similarities and
differences between Japanese デパー
ト and departments stores in Australia?
Let’s explore!  The range of items for sale is often
similar. Noticeable differences include
Page 69 the level of customer service, the
traditional items carried by Japanese
stores, and the greater number of staff
working in Japanese stores.
  What aspects of Japanese culture can
you see embedded in the Japanese
language for shopping? Give
examples.
Let’s explore!
 Politeness is represented in the Japanese
Page 69 language for shopping. For example,
shop assistants use polite, more formal
expressions, such as 〜でございま
す、ありがとうございます and う
えにまいります .
  How do you think shopping in
Australia reflects Australian
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 The friendly, laid-back approach is
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often see this reflected in shopping
and in customer service.
  How do you think Australian’s
would receive the Japanese level of
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customer service?
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store? Why?
Let’s explore!  If you were to open a shop, how
would you present your own
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