Students will start by listing as many words as they can regarding school, country, and food. They will then practice their vocabulary through a simple memory game with escalating difficulty.
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Students will be exposed to various severe weather warnings from Japan. They will then practice telling stories using vocabulary for events and days off.
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The students will have a selection of different games to practice katakana with. Start with bingo to practice the basic characters and prepare the students for more difficult games. Then, choose either the matching game or the hangman game to practice entire katakana words with the students. If time permits, you can transition into whichever game you have not already played.
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The students will warm up with a review of holiday-related vocabulary. They will then be asked open-ended questions regarding holidays and traditions and answer them in pairs or small groups
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The students will review the verbs they have learned so far, as well as the days of the week, the time of day, and the hours of the day. Then, they will ask and answer questions in pairs about simple daily schedules. Finally, as a group, they will describe what they do on the weekends.
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In this activity, students will practice using basic travel vocabulary like ‘to take’ and ‘to go on vacation’, constructing sentences with a wide variety of possible nouns. They will then transition into an open discussion about travel and holidays in general, with questions provided to guide the discussion. They will wrap up the discussion by sharing things or people that they are thankful for.
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Students will be shown pictures of humorous captions written by native Japanese speakers. The students will then be given a random picture that they will caption themselves in Japanese, with one judge giving points to the most creative or humorous captions they read. At the end of the activity, the students will reflect on the differences between their humor and the humor in the Japanese captions.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to work in pairs to practice grammar on expressing purpose and obligations. Students will learn more about expressing goals and purposes. Students will also learn more about grammar.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to learn about similarities and differences between graduations in the U.S. and Japan. Students will also practice their speaking skills through questions about their future.
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In the activity, students will have the opportunity to explain what they are and are not able to do. Students will also give suggestions to a given situation.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to express what they could do simultaneously. Students will also be able to express the idea of without doing.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to look at ingredients and use them to create a dish. Students will also be able to explain the cooking process to others. Students will learn more about food, shopping, and cooking. They will also learn how to read a recipe.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to practice describing and listing items/topics. Students will also explain what they would like to do in a given situation.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to create their own stories based on health-related vocabulary words. Students will also briefly learn about the difference in health systems in the U.S. and Japan.
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Students will warm-up with practice regarding familiar fairy-tales. They will then read or watch a Japanese folk-tale and discuss the story together. They will finish with some questions that analyze the message of the story and compare the story to folk-tales from their home culture.
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Students will review basic introductory phrases. The students will then take turns introducing themselves to their classmates, discussing their names, years in school, majors, and nationalities. They will review all of the information they learned with a challenge round at the end.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to learn about the Japanese postal system. They will also be able to practice their listening skills.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to practice giving directions to one another. They will also work together to think of different ways to give directions.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to learn how to express their desires. Students will also be able to express movement away from and toward an object/speaker. Students will learn how to describe timing and actions before, during, and after events.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to practice learning vocabulary words related to traveling and what they mean.Students will learn about transportation systems and vocabulary related to transportation through a game.
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