Japanese Level 2, Activity #3: “Te-Form” / “日々の計画 (Face-to-Face)
In this activity, students will be introduced / review the various ways to use te-form. They will practice connecting sentences with te-form by describing a handful of pictures. They will also come up with example sentences of te-form while describing their everyday actions.
Adjectives, objects, descriptions, verb tense, 形容詞, オブジェクト, 説明, 動詞時制
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1 – Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can schedule a day’s worth of activities for another person.
- I can ask about someone’s preferences, including their likes and dislikes.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up:
Start the lab by explaining the “Can Do” Statements.
ラボを開始するにあたり、「できることのステートメント」を説明します。
For the warmup, have the students get in pairs and answer the following questions. Have the students change partners for each question.
ウォームアップとして、生徒たちにペアを組んでもらい、次の質問に答えさせてください。生徒たちには各質問ごとにパートナーを変えるように指示してください。
Main Activity:
This activity will focus on creating linked sentences using て form.
この活動はテ形を使って接続した文を作ることに集中します。
Explain the various ways to use て form and work through the examples with the students.
”て”フォームの使い方を説明し、学生と一緒に例を通しています。
The assistant will begin by showing the photos on Google slides.
写真を見せて始めます。
First photo: 「これは何ですか。」The students answer, in this case, with store, conbini, etc. Next the assistant will ask「ここで何をしますか。」Examples students give could be 「お菓子を買います。友達に会います。」Then the assistant will pick a couple of the examples and create a sentence linking the two: 「コンビニでお菓子を買って、友達に会います。」Check for comprehension and then the assistant may give another example or move on to the next slide.
Do the exact same process for the second photo.
二つ目の写真を見せてもう一回同じ質問を聞きます。
For the third photo begin by asking 「これは何ですか。」again, but then have them create their own sentences in pairs. (Depending on the lab, you may have them say their answers to the whole group.)「ペアで文章を作ってください。何とか、て。。何とか、します。」If they don’t understand, go back to the previous photos and give the example again.
同じみたいなことをするけど今回は二人組でやります。
Check for understanding and ask if there are any questions about て form before moving on.
続けるまえに理解を確認するため、テ形に対する質問があるかと聞きます。
Wrap-Up:
- After the activity, I will eat lunch and go to class. Everyone, after the activity, what will you do? Please use the te-form.
- ラボの後で、私は昼ごはんを食べて、クラスに行きます。皆さん、ラボの後で、何をしますか？「teーform」を使ってください。
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!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can schedule a day’s worth of activities for another person.
- I can ask about someone’s preferences, including their likes and dislikes.
