OVERVIEW
The Obento series is the market-leading Japanese series for Years 7–10 students in Australia. This fifth edition is revised and updated with greater explicit alignment to The Australian Curriculum: Japanese, greater support for the acquisition of Japanese script, streamlined and high-calibre digital content and a more cohesive –10 series. The series also contains the following features:
Retains the approach of the previous editions with improved and updated content to fully address The Australian Curriculum: Japanese
Strong emphasis on cultural and intercultural teaching and learning carefully integrated in a communicative approach
Opportunities that cater for a range of different learning styles and abilities
Updated digital content to provide a comprehensive range of quality resources
All audio recorded by native speakers of Japanese.
STUDENT BOOK KEY FEATURES
A full-colour student book provides the core language and script
Grounded in communicative methodology
Intercultural awareness and understanding is carefully integrated into relevant topics
All script is presented in context, so students develop their core language learning skills of listening, speaking and reading as they progress through the content.
WORKBOOK
The write-in, consumable workbook offers a range of macro-skill (L/S/R/W) activities, plus:
Accurate modelling of pronunciation and fluency in all audio files
Numerous opportunities to practise and consolidate the key language and script in the student book.
