Japanese Level 1, Activity #8: “Restaurants” / “レストラン” (Face-to-Face)
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Description:
The students will be exposed to and asked to read katakana words for real Japanese food products. The students will then play bingo to practice simple vocabulary.
Semantic Topics
Vocabulary, review, bingo, listening, reading katakana, 語彙, レビュー, ビンゴ, 聴く, カタカナを読む, 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: Katakana, Food Words
Practices: Using Katakana for food items
Perspectives: Using Katakana for foreign words
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 language on a variety of topics in Japanese.
- Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of Japanese culture.
- Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding the nature of language through comparisons of Japanese language with 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.
- CONN 2.3: Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences in authentic materials.
- CLTR 2.1: Analyze the significance of a product (art, music, literature, etc…) in a target culture.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can read words that are written in katakana.
- I can understand basic vocabulary words that are read to me.
- I can identify food-related words in katakana.
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Warm-Up:
Begin by introducing the Can-do statements for today’s activity.
Open the Google slideshow and move to the slides with “real-world” Katakana.
Have the students practice reading with a partner.
- ペアになって下さい。ペアでカタカナを読んで下さい。
On some slides, the lab assistant will be able to click to reveal the “English” so that they can check their reading!
Main Activity:
Give each student a bingo card.
Draw the first bingo word to model what the other students will have to do.
- 例えば：最初の言葉は「the word you draw」です。
- 次は「another word you draw」です。
Now that you’ve modeled what the “caller” will do, ask for a volunteer.
Have that volunteer call until one of their peers gets their first bingo.
After the first bingo is called, pick the next “caller.”
There are two options now:
Option 1: Keep playing with the same cards and let others get bingo. You can also add news rules, such as playing until people blackout their cards.
オプション1：同じカードで遊び続け、他の人にビンゴをもらいましょう。また、人々がカードをブラックアウトするまでプレイするなどのニュースルールを追加することもできます。
Option 2: Have the students clear their cards. With every new caller, restart with a new game.
オプション2：生徒にカードをクリアしてもらいます。新しい発信者ごとに、新しいゲームで再起動します。
At any point, you can switch between these two options, depending on what you think your students need.
生徒が何を必要としているかに応じて、いつでもこれら2つのオプションを切り替えることができます。
Wrap-Up:
Have each student write one word in Katakana.
各生徒にカタカナで単語を 1 つずつ書いてもらいます。
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 read words that are written in katakana.
- I can understand basic vocabulary words that are read to me.
- I can identify food-related words in katakana.
