Mirai, Stage 6 Course Book, 2nd Edition

The Mirai, Stage 6 Course Book is a new edition of Mirai 6, the well-regarded text for students of Japanese. Suitable for students who have already studied Japanese for three or four years, it is part of a complete six-stage Japanese series for secondary schools. the second of two textbooks designed for senior students.

Written for a mixed-ability classroom, Mirai features clear explanations of language structures, idiomatic expressions and appropriate language use. Stage 6 focuses on communication in the everyday events of living in and traveling around Japan. Each of the four “parts” of the textbook, each with three units, begin with a “Learning Outcomes” section that helps to focus the lessons. Units include group and individual activities, study hints, information on Japan, kanji practice, vocabulary lists, and much more. Comics and games accompany learning along the way. Authentic and up-to-date photos and maps are also presented in context so that students gain an appreciation of Japanese culture as well as language. Knowledge of the grammatical structures and characters introduced in Mirai, Stages 1-5, is assumed.

This new second edition offers special speaking exercises, takes into account worldwide technological changes, includes a greater range of text types, and contains more involved questions for reading passages and listening extracts.