Japanese Level 1, Activity #8: “Daily Activities” / “毎日アクティビティ” (Online)
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In this activity, students will practice talking about their likes and dislikes. They will also practice asking each other about what they enjoy. Students will also describe what they do on a daily basis.
Likes, dislikes, routine, conversation, daily, 好き, 嫌い, ルーチン, 会話, 毎日, Verb Conjugation, 五段活用, Verb Types and the “Present Tense”, 動詞の種類と「現在時制」, Particles, てにをは, Time References, 時間の参照, 〜ませんか, Frequency Adverbs, 頻度副詞, Word Order, 語順, The Topic Particle は, 話題の助詞は
Products: Verb Conjugation, simple questions about daily life
Practices: Asking and Answering questions, talking about daily routines
Perspectives: Daily Routines
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken Japanese on a variety of topics.
- Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the Japanese language and their own.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
- COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.
- COMP 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies in the sounds and the writing system in the target language.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can ask and answer questions related to my daily life.
- I can ask and answer questions about my likes and dislikes.
Materials Needed
Warm-Up:
To start the lab, students will review some of their vocabulary using Kahoot. The game will show a picture and students will identify the correct vocabulary word. (Game should take 2-4 minutes to play.)
ラボを開始するために、学生はKahootを使用して自分の語彙の一部を確認します。ゲームは写真を表示し、学生は正しい語彙を識別します。 （ゲームのプレイには2〜4分かかります。）
Link to play: https://play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=9d3617fb-ca4a-4c8a-8c0c-46ed1575ee8c
Main Activity:
In this main activity, students will answer questions about their likes and dislikes. Each slide will feature either a question (slides 6-10) or a vocabulary word (slides 11-20).
このメインアクティビティでは、学生は自分の好き嫌いについての質問に答えます。各スライドには、質問（スライド6〜10）または語彙（スライド11〜20）のいずれかが含まれます。
Part One Slides 6-10:
To start the activity, we will write down the question on the slides.
アクティビティを開始するには、スライドに質問を書き留めます。
The lab assistant will ask the question to a student, who will then answer the question, and subsequently ask the question to someone else.
ラボアシスタントは学生に質問をし、学生はその質問に答え、その後他の誰かに質問します。
Once the second student has answered the question, advance to the next slide and repeat the process!
2人目の生徒が質問に答えたら、次のスライドに進んでプロセスを繰り返します。
Part Two Slides 11-20:
These slides will not have the questions on them (just the vocabulary word). The lab assistant will read them from this guide and the students will need to listen carefully!
これらのスライドには質問はありません（語彙のみ）。ラボアシスタントはこのガイドからそれらを読み、学生は注意深く耳を傾ける必要があります！
Help students as needed by giving them hints.
ヒントを与えることにより、必要に応じて学生を助けます。
The lab assistant will ask the question to a student, who will then answer the question, and subsequently ask the question to someone else.
ラボアシスタントは学生に質問をし、学生はその質問に答え、その後他の誰かに質問します。
Once the second student has answered the question, advance to the next slide and repeat the process!
2人目の生徒が質問に答えたら、次のスライドに進んでプロセスを繰り返します。
- 音楽を聞きますか？
- 水を飲みますか？
- 勉強しますか？
- 雑誌を読みますか？
- アイスクリームを食べますか？
- 朝ご飯を食べますか？
- 図書館にいきますか？
- 野菜を食べますか？
- マクドナルドで食べますか？
- 学校で勉強しますか?？
Wrap-Up:
Ask students to answer their choice of question before they leave:
- 日本語を勉強しますか？
- 日本語の本を読みますか？
- 日本語の映画を見ますか？
- 日本語の音楽を聞きますか？
End of Activity:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate
their confidence.
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) - Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!
Cultural Notes
日本の家 Japanese Houses
Traditionally, Japanese buildings were made of wood. Rooms were floored with 畳 (straw mats) and divided by ふすま or 障子 (two types of sliding doors).
Modern Japanese houses have mainly Western-style rooms, and are equipped with Western-style toilets (some with button-activated water spray feature). However, most bathrooms retain traditional characteristics – they are separated from toilets and sinks, and have some space for washing one’s body outside the bathtub. Usually, all family members share the same bathtub water, so it is necessary to clean one’s body before getting into the bathtub.
Another traditional feature of Japanese homes is 玄関, a space inside the entrance where people remove their shoes.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can ask and answer questions related to my daily life.
- I can ask and answer questions about my likes and dislikes.
