Japanese Level 5, Activity #11: “Entertainment Recommendations” / “エンタメのおすすめ” (Face-to-Face)
Description:
In this activity, the students will start by watching an authentic trailer for a Japanese movie and giving their reactions to that trailer. They will then participate in an informal question and answer session to determine the preferences of their peers in regards to entertainment. They will finally practice giving entertainment recommendations to their peers, based upon those preferences.
Semantic Topics:
Entertainment, anime, movies, video games, books, asking questions, answering questions, giving preferences, giving recommendations, listening comprehension, cultural comparisons, エンターテイメント, アニメ, 映画, ビデオゲーム, 書籍, 質問, 質問, 質問への回答, 好み, 推奨事項の提供, リスニング理解, 文化的比較
- 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 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of Japanese culture 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.
- COMM 3.1 – Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.
- COMP 2.3 – Compare and contrast authentic materials from the target culture with the learner’s culture.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can compare Japanese movies and their trailers to movies from my home culture.
- I can accurately give my personal preferences for entertainment media in Japanese.
- I can use another person’s preferences to give an informed recommendation in Japanese.
Materials Needed:
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Warm-Up
Pull up the presentation and greet your students in Japanese.
こんにちは！
Move to the next slide with the “Can-Do Statements” and read each Can-Do statement in English.
Move to the next slide with the embedded video. Explain the context of Kaiji to the students.
カイジは借金を返すためにギャンブルでお金を稼ぐことになりました。
しかし、このギャンブルは勝つとたくさんお金をもらえますが、負けると死ぬ可能性があるというゲームです。
Play the trailer for the students.
Once they have watched the whole trailer, give them an opportunity to give their reactions.
Main Activity
Have the students engage in a meaningful conversation about their preferred forms of entertainment.
Split the students into pairs (a group of three is okay as well).
ペアになってください
Present the four various topics (video games, movies/dramas, books, or anime) that the students can discuss. Have each group choose only one of the topics to discuss.
この中からペアで１枚選んでください
Give each group the Recommendation Checklist that corresponds to their chosen topic.
One student will be the interviewer, while the other student(s) will be the interviewee.
Each checklist has a list of questions at the top of the page with answers the interviewer can circle. These questions include genre and other simpler questions.
このチェックリストを使って質問を聞いてください
Next, there are two other open-ended questions. There is a large note section labelled “メモ” for the interviewer to take relevant notes.
他に質問を聞きたかったら「メモ」を使ってください
Tell the students that the interviewers’ goal is to think of a recommendation that they would give to the interviewees, based upon the interviewees answers.
ペアの答えを聞いて最後におすすめのビデオゲーム・映画・本・アニメを言ってください
Give the students 10 minutes to conduct the interview.
インタビュー時間は１０分です
At the end of the 10 minutes, have the interviewers give their recommendations to the interviewees! This should only take a couple of minutes.
インタビュアーだった人はペアにおすすめをしてください。
If time permits, give each group of students a new topic and let the former interviewees be the interviewers!
(時間が残っていれば)役割を交代してください。
Wrap-Up
Give the students a recommendation yourself! You can recommend a movie, video game, anime, etc.
学生に自分で推薦を与えてください! 映画, ビデオゲーム, アニメなどをおすすめできます.
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!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can compare Japanese movies and their trailers to movies from my home culture.
- I can accurately give my personal preferences for entertainment media in Japanese.
- I can use another person’s preferences to give an informed recommendation in Japanese.
