Japanese Level 3, Activity #8: “Events and Plans” / “イベントと計画” (Online)
In this activity, students will practice talking about what activities they enjoy. Students will also practice talking about events and how they make plans.
Events, Plans, Hobbies, イベント, プラン, 趣味
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 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.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can present personal information about my life, activities, and events using simple sentences.
- I can express my preferences on familiar and everyday topics of interest using simple sentences most of the time.
Materials Needed
Warm-Up:
Begin by opening the Google Slideshow, and introduce the Can-Do Statements to the students.
The assistant asks the students the following questions. Have the students practice asking the other students questions.
- ラボアシスタントは学生に以下の質問を聞いて、学生に他の質問を聞かせようとする
What is your weekly schedule like? When do you have class or work?
- 皆さんの毎週の予定は何がある？授業とか仕事は何でしょうか？
What would you do if you were free?
- 暇だったら何をする？
Do you have any special plans this week?
- 今週に特別な予定がある？
Main Activity:
Part 1: Ask the students if they have any particular plans for this month! Have them use the annotate tool to mark days that they have plans on the provided calendar.
- 「今月に特別な予定がある？何日何曜日何時？」
Encourage students to elaborate on their specified event using clarifying “why” or “what” questions.
Part 2: Using the provided Calendar, there are a number of events that have occurred after today and will occur following today.
If the event occurs before “today” encourage the students to talk about the event and if they attended or watched.
If the event occurs after “today,” encourage the students to potentially make plans for the events to see if they want to attend any of them with the group.
- 「このカレンダーはいろいろなイベントがあるよ！このイベントについてはなしてもらいます。イベントが今日の前にあったら行ったかみたかよかったか話してもらいます。イベントが今日の後にあれば行きたいかどうか決めて学生と予定に立ててみてもらいます。」
Encourage students to elaborate on their specified event using clarifying “why” or “what” questions.
Event List:
- (Saturdays) Any day Pick Your Own Pumpkins & Hayrides – The Berry Ranch.
- Willow Grove Harvest Festival 10/9: Farmer’s Market
- 10/11 Football Game: Eagles vs Steelers
- 10/12 体育の日
- 10/13 Minecraft Steve put in Super Smash Bros.
- 10/20 Art workshop in Boise.
- 10/22 Magic Sword, East Forest Concert: Admissions $40 per person
- 10/23 Theater – Terminator movie in theaters. $12 per person, student discount
- 10/25 Barbecue with the living-learning programs on campus.
- 10/30 Haunted World Visit: Masks required, outdoors. Admissions $35 per person
- 10/31 Halloween Party. Masks required, no food or drink, party games, and video games available.
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 present personal information about my life, activities, and events using simple sentences.
- I can express my preferences on familiar and everyday topics of interest using simple sentences most of the time.
