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L1-ADJ-01 · Adjectives and describing

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L1-ADJ-01Level 1 RefresherLevel 1 Description

Level 1 refresher: describing people, places, things, and experiences

This lesson refreshes い-adjectives, な-adjectives, colour words, and simple noun linking for descriptions.

い-adjective + noun / な-adjective + noun / adjective です

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. しずかな まち です。It is a quiet town.
  2. あかい くつ を はいて います。They are wearing red shoes.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Pick the adjective typeUse い-adjective or な-adjective correctly.
  2. Attach it to the nounな-adjectives need な before a noun.
  3. Add extra detailYou can combine colour, body part, and possession patterns.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: It is a quiet town.しずかな まち です。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.あかい くつ を はいて います。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Friend descriptionともだち は どんな 人 ですか。やさしくて おもしろい 人 です。
  2. Town talkその まち は どう ですか。きれいで にぎやか な まち です。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L1-ADJ-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • Remember な before a noun for な-adjectives.
    • い-adjectives link with くて, while な-adjectives and nouns link with で.

Success check

Mastery tick-off