Japanese student task
Language: Japanese
Stage: 5
Due date:
Mark/weighting:
Indicative time: 1.5 - 2 hours
20 marks (total)
Task: You are required to construct a dialogue of approximately 1-2 minutes between a
shopkeeper and a
customer. There are two parts to this
task; Part A is a written draft of the dialogue and Part B is the recording of the dialogue.
Instructions
You are to work individually to construct a dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer.
You will need to ‘play’ the part of both the shopkeeper and the customer by changing the
‘pitch’ of your voice using the program Audacity. The dialogue must be approximately 1-2
minutes long and include the following:
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standard opening salutations/greetings
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a request by the customer for a specific item/s
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extension work: add a complication (e.g. the shopkeeper does not have the item
requested by the customer) and a resolution (e.g. shopkeeper offers alternate
item/size/colour, etc.).
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a financial transaction (i.e. the customer pays for the item)
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standard closing remarks
For Part A You will first need to write/type a draft of your dialogue and submit it to the
teacher for feedback.
For Part B You will need to record your final version of the dialogue and submit it to the
teacher for feedback.
Marking criteria:
In this task you will be marked on your ability to:
Part A
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use a range of vocabulary appropriate to the topic of shopping
sequence and structures ideas coherently and effectively
use script (hiragana/katakana/kanji) accurately
Part B
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use correct pronunciation and intonation
maintain pace in delivery of dialogue
use culturally appropriate language.
Japanese E-assessment Task (Stage 5)
Part A – draft dialogue
Electronic feedback
Missing little つ.
Missing う.
Long vowels
need to be
typed in with a
きゃく： こんにちは。キャラクターのえんぴつはありますか。double vowel or
vowel and u.
e.g. doozo is
This word is written with a double
typed as douzo
てんいん： はい、あります。どぞ。(indicating
the way)
い - かわいい.
for どうぞ.
てんいん： いらしゃいませ。
きゃく：
Wrong kanji for に.
かわいですね。これはいくらですか。
てんいん： 一本１２０円です。
きゃく：
It should be 二本. Be
careful when choosing kanji that it is correct
for the context as the computer will offer you
all possible compounds/combinations. Also,
the particle を is not used after a counter.
日本をください。
Foreign borrowed words
need to be written in
katakana - ブルー.
てんいん： はい。
This can be written in kanji - 一つ.
きゃく：
けしゴムはありますか。
Insert particle は as you are
てんいん： はい。ピンクとぶるーときいろがあります。talking about the glue.
てんいん shop assistant
きゃく customer
きゃく： Key:
ピンクを三つください。いくらですか。
てんいん： けしゴムはひとつ８０円です。
きゃく：
そして、のりが一本ください。
てんいん： はい。のり一本１００えんです。ぜんぶで５８０円です。
きゃく：
はい、どうぞ。(handing over the money)
てんいん： はい。４２０円おつりです。ありがとうございました。