This Workbook has been specifically written to accompany the Course B ook - A First Course in Japanese. This course is designed for senior hig h school students who are beginning their study of Japanese in the last two years of high school. It contains Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji readi ng and writing practice, as well as grammatical exercises, composition, reading and listening comprehension, and crosswords.

Two audio CD s cover all the listening exercises. The complete script of the CDs is a lso included in the book.

Hiragana and Katakana< br />It is desirable for students to learn Hiragana and Katakana before they commence using the Course Book. However, it is possible for teacher s to conduct lessons orally while students acquire Hiragana and Katakana reading skills.

Kanji
There are 79 Kanji f or reading and writing, ten recognition compounds and four single recogn ition Kanji used for this course. About six Kanji are introduced in each unit, and reading and writing practice is provided at the beginning of each unit. Stroke orders are given on pages 341-345 of the Course Book.< /p>

Wonderword and crossword
Students will hav e fun finding words in the Wonderwords or solving crossword puzzles.

Grammatical exercises and writing, reading and responding
Exercises for required grammar and writing practice on Genkoyoshi are given.

Reading comprehension
At the end of each topic, some comprehen sion passages are given for students to test their reading comprehension skills.

Listening comprehension
At the end of each unit, listening comprehension is given. The C D script for the listening is given at the end of the Workbook. Each ite m is read twice with a five second pause. Students will have to stop the CD to write their answers.

Speaking
Quest ions are given at the end of each topic in the Course Book. However, the Workbook also provides exercises for speaking.