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L1-CMP-01 · Comparisons and activity range

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L1-CMP-01Level 1 RefresherLevel 1 Expansion

Level 1 refresher: simple comparisons, たり, probability, and becoming something

This lesson refreshes the extension patterns from later Level 1 that help your Japanese feel broader and more flexible.

A は B より / いちばん / verb たり / でしょう / になる

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. にほんご は えいご より むずかしい です。Japanese is more difficult than English.
  2. しゅうまつ は ほん を よんだり、 えいが を みたり します。 先生 に なりたい です。On weekends I do things like read books and watch movies. I want to become a teacher.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Choose the bigger ideaCompare, generalise, guess, or show change.
  2. Use the pattern cleanlyKeep the special ending together as one chunk.
  3. Add your own topicSwap in school, hobbies, or future plans.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: Japanese is more difficult than English.にほんご は えいご より むずかしい です。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.しゅうまつ は ほん を よんだり、 えいが を みたり します。 先生 に なりたい です。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Favourite subjectどの きょうか が いちばん すき ですか。にほんご が いちばん すき です。
  2. Weekend plansしゅうまつ は なに を しますか。スポーツ を したり、ともだち と あそんだり します。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L1-CMP-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • With たり, you are giving examples of activities, not a strict full sequence.
    • Do not forget the final します after the たり pattern.

Success check

Mastery tick-off