Nihongo Breakthrough - From survival to communication in Japanese (Includes CD)

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Nihongo Breakthrough - From survival to communication in Japanese  is a book for those who wish to learn Japanese from a communicative perspective. The book begins with hiragana and katakana and then it focuses in teaching different ways of expressing yourself in different situations. 

The book is divided in two different parts: The first one is focused in teaching the language in the different situations that students will encounter when they arrive in Japan: check in at the hotel, buying groceries, order in a restaurant etc. The second part is focused in the different relations of between family and friends, keeping in mind that the language changes if we are speaking with our family or the family of a friend. 

Since the main goal of the book is to teach Japanese from a communicative perspective, all texts have been written in Hiragana and with its romanized version. The book includes vocabulary tables grouped by topic: family, food, school, etc. Texts do not contain kanji. 

The book includes  a CD with all dialogues read out loud. You can also download these audios though the link located on top of this file. 

A book specially recommended for those without any knowledge of Japanese and they wish to start learning this language to being able to communicate in Japan. 

Contents

まえがき/Preface
Contents
本書について/About This Book
Tips on the Japanese Language
Greetings
Useful Expressions for Survival

Stage １ Survival
Lesson 1 :First Meetings
1.At the Office
2.In a Hotel Lobby
3.In a Meeting Room

Lesson 2 :Taking a Taxi
1.In a Taxi-Ⅰ
2.In a Taxi-Ⅱ

Lesson 3 :Getting Fast Food
1.At a Convenience Store
2.At a Coffee Shop
3.Ordering Pizza by Telephone

Lesson 4 :Dining Out
1.At the Entrance of a Restaurant
2.At a Table in a Restaurant

Lesson 5 :Shopping
1.At a WineShop
2.At a Digital Camera Department
3.At a Supermarket

Lesson 6 :Asking about Time
1.At a Station Ticket Office
2.At a Laundry
3.At a Sports Clud Reception

Lesson 7 :Taking Public Transportation
1.On the Street
2.At a Station
3.At a Bus Terminal

Stage ２ Ice Breaking
Lesson 8 :Talking about Schedules and Routines
1.At the Office
2.During Lunchtime,in the Elevator Hall
3.Friday Afternoon,at the Office

Lesson 9 :Socializing
1.At the Office
2.At a Sushi Restaurant
3.At a Coffee Shop

Lesson 10 :Talking about Leisure Time
1.In the Elevato Hall
2.At the Office

CD Scripts and Answers for Activities
Japanese-English Glossary
各課の項目一覧

Separate Volume