Manga Translations (Lesson 4)
Banana Paper (Lesson 5)
Grammar RULES!
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Vocabulary
Culture & Facts
100

In which direction are Japanese manga traditionally read?

What is "right to left"?

100

What part of the banana is used to make banana paper?

What is "banana stems"?

100

Bananas that___eaten in Japan come from foreign countries.

What is "are"?

100

What is "to gather crops"?

Harvest

100

What color are bananas ready to eat?

What is "yellow"?

200

How is Arabic text written and read?

What is "horizontally from right to left"?

200

What happens to banana stems after harvesting, in most cases?

What is "they are thrown away"?

200

The bananas _ I ate yesterday were delicious.

What is "that"?

200

What is "able to be maintained over time without wasting resources"?

Sustainable

200

How many times do banana stems grow bananas?

What is "once"?

300

Why do people get confused when reading translated manga in English?

What is "because the panels go right to left, but the text goes left to right"?

300

Which Japanese techniques are used in making banana paper?

What is "washi paper-making techniques"?

300

The project seems __ _____ a big impact on the village.

What is "to have"?

300

What is "written from top to bottom"?

Vertical

300

What is a common direction of flow in Japanese traditional art?

What is "right to left"?

400

What happens to panels and text when manga is translated into Arabic?

What is "everything flows right to left, like the original Japanese format"?

400

What are some products made from banana paper?

What are "business cards, origami paper, and notebooks"?

400

The man ____ I met yesterday works on the banana paper project.

What is "who"?

400

What is "not allowed by law"?

Illegal

400

When did the banana paper project begin?

What is "2011"?

500

Why did horizontally written Japanese manga fail to become popular?

What is "Japanese readers found it strange"?

500

How has the banana paper project improved the lives of Mfuwe villagers?

What is "it created jobs, allowed children to attend school, and reduced illegal wildlife hunting"?

500

"Banana paper is not made from the part of bananas _____, you eat but from banana stems _______ are usually thrown away.

What are "that" and "which"?

500

What is the Arabic word for "finger," which is related to bananas?

Banan
500

What is one benefit of making banana paper?

What is "it helps creating jobs and reducing waste"?