Japanese Level 1, Activity #13: “Oral Proficiency Practice” / “口頭能力の練習” (Online)
Students will practice their conversation skills with practicing talking about various topics they have learned over the course of the semester.
Jeopardy, Conversation, Practice, Oral Exam, Japanese, Self Introduction, Numbers, Frequency Adverbs, , 危険, 会話, 練習, 口頭試験, 日本語、自己紹介、番号、回数の副詞, Adjectives (Present Tense), 形容詞（現在形）, Adjectives (Past Tense), 形容詞（過去形）, Adjectives (Noun Modification), 形容詞（名詞修飾）, 好き（な）／きらい（な）, 〜ましょう／〜ましょうか, Counting, 数
Products: Asking and Answering Basic questions, personal preferences and feelings, basic needs
Practices: Basic Conversational Skills
Perspectives: What does having a conversation in Japanese look like? What are some common questions and answers?
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.
Idaho State World Language Standards:
- 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.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can provide information by asking and answering a few simple questions on very familiar and everyday topics, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
- I can express basic needs related to familiar and everyday activities, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
- I can express my own preferences or feelings and react to those of others, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
Materials Needed:
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Warm Up:
Greet Students and ask them if they want to play a game entirely in Japanese. Encourage responses in Japanese.
生徒に挨拶し、完全に日本語でゲームをプレイしたいかどうか尋ねます。 日本語での返答を奨励します。
こんにちは皆ざん！ゲームをしたいですか？
Main Activity:
Topic 1: Introductions and Getting to know someone
What is your major?
ご専攻は？
Where are you from?
どこから来ましたが？
Introduce yourself to the group
グループに自己紹介する
Dialogue: Choose a teammate and introduce yourselves to each other. What is your name, major, and year in school?
チームメイトを選び、お互いに自己紹介します。あなたの名前、専攻、学年は何ですか？
Dialogue: introduce a teammate to the group
チームメイトをグループに紹介する
Topic 2: Shopping, money, numbers, which one?
How do you say 880 yen in Japanese?
日本語で880円ってなんて言うの？
How do you say 13,375 Yen in Japanese?
日本語で13,375円なんて言うの？
How do you say 158,660 Yen in Japanese?
日本語で158,660円なんて言うの？
Topic 3: Daily activities, particles, verb conjugation
Fill in the (_) with the correct particles:
- ケイションさん（＿）としょかん（＿）げんごがく（＿）べんきょうします。
Fill in the (_) with the correct particles:
- コリーンさん（＿）火曜日（＿）木曜日十二時（＿）日本語（＿）クラス（＿）あります。
Dialogue Practice: You want to invite someone you like to the movies, but you really want to impress them with your Japanese, so you ask them to join you at the movies in Japanese!
好きな人を映画に招待したいのですが、本当に日本語で感動させたいので、日本語の映画に参加してもらいましょう！
Verb Conjugation: Put the following verbs into -masu form:
- ・とる
- ・おきる
- ・する
- ・まつ
- ・はなす
Dialogue Practice: Your friend (acted out by your lab assistant) invites you to hang out at the local arcade. Respond however you please (there will be no reading, only speaking here!)
あなたの友人（あなたの研究室助手によって演じられた）はあなたを地元のアーケードでたむろするように誘います。好きなように返信してください（読むことはなく、ここで話すだけです！）
Topic 4: Where things/people are, things that happened in the past, habitual actions in the past
- 今日あさごはんをたべましたか？
- ねこはどこにいますか？
- チェアーはどこにありますか ？
- きのう何時間に日本語をべんきょうしましたか？
- たんじょうびは何年何月何日ですか？
Topic 5: Travel, likes/dislikes, describing someone or something
How would you say this in Japanese?: “There are 5 books”
これを日本語でどう言いますか？：「5冊あります」
Put this in Japanese: “This pen is new”
日本語で「このペンは新品です」
Put this in Japanese: “The TV was old”
これを日本語で言えば「テレビは古かった」
Put this in Japanese: “The textbook was not cheap”
これを日本語で言えば「教科書は安くなかった」
You are in the pet store and want to buy three kittens. What could you say to the store person?
あなたはペットショップにいて、3匹の子猫を買いたいと思っています。店員さんに何と言えますか？
Wrap Up:
Wish students good luck on their exam in Japanese! Check for comprehension and have them wish each other luck.
生徒たちの日本語試験の健闘を祈ります! 理解度を確認し、お互いの幸運を祈ってもらいます。
試験はがんばって！(Literally: give it your all!)
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
日本の祭り Japanese Festivals
There are many festivals in Japan. Some are famous, while others are known only to the locals. Some are very traditional, while others are rather new. Here are some examples of well-known festivals.
札幌雪まつり – The Sapporo Snow Festival is held for a week in early February. It features large snow sculptures constructed in a park on the main avenue.
京都祇園祭 – The Kyoto Gion Festival is held in July. On the 17th and the 24th, beautifully decorated floats parade on the main streets in Kyoto.
青森ねぶた祭り – The Aomori Nebuta Festival is held August 2-7. Huge colorful lanterns are pulled through the streets, accompanied by people dancing and playing flutes and drums.
徳島阿波踊り – The Tokushima Away Dance Festival is held August 12-15. Groups of people form lines and dance around the center of town.
仙台七夕祭り – The Sendai Tanabata Festival is held August 6-8, and is famous for its large, elaborate decorations made with colorful Japanese paper.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can provide information by asking and answering a few simple questions on very familiar and everyday topics, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
- I can express basic needs related to familiar and everyday activities, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
- I can express my own preferences or feelings and react to those of others, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
