Ima! 1 has its feet planted firmly on Japanese soil. Each unit begins with a photo story set in Kanazawa and has as its overall theme, a day in the life of Sawako Asano and the other members of her family.
The photo stories give the unit a firm topical base, with themes covered including ‘me, my family and friends’, ‘morning routine’, ‘school’ and ‘leisure activities’. These stories also provide students with the language and the motivation they need to involve themselves in the oral activities that follow.
A wealth of speaking activities ranging from controlled, guided structures to freer, more open-ended activities, provide the building blocks for students to apply Japanese to their own lives.
Features and benefits:
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Japanese hiragana is introduced in unit 1 of Ima! 1 and is tightly integrated with language activities. Hiragana is reinforced in each unit through a series of oral, aural and written activities
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Photo stories, set in Kanazawa, follow the day-to-day life of Sawako Asano and her family. They give each unit a strong topical focus and provide students with the language and the motivation they need to involve themselves in the oral activities that follow
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Includes a range of structured, semistructured and open-ended language activities
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Additional text types, including quiz, interview, role-play and survey, provide extended reading activities and further cultural information in accessible Japanese
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Thirty-nine kanji are introduced
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Authentic materials (such as signs, menus and brochures) provide cultural insights and also promote script learning