Japanese Level 4, Activity 8: “Explaining People” / ” (Face-to-Face)
Description:
Short 2-3 sentence description of what students will do in the activity. (Try to cover the warm-up and wrap-up)
Semantic Topics:
(These are keywords, or words to help someone find the activity. They can be in both languages)
Products:
Practices:
Perspectives:
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can compare and contrast what is considered typical in the U.S. and Japan,
- I can explain what I like and dislike.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up
- Students will explain what a “typical” BSU student is or does.
Instructions in the target language.- Person
- Clothes
- Weekend
- Food/Restaurant
- Places they study
- Where they often have class(building)
- Instructions in English
Instructions in the target language.
Main Activity
- Students will now compare and contrast things from the U.S. and Japan. They will list typical Japanese and American things such as cars, food, animals, etc.
Instructions in the target language.- Ex. Cars
- American: Chevrolet, Jeep, Ford, etc.
- Japanese: Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc.
- Instructions in English
Instructions in the target language.
Wrap-Up
- What kind of car do you like?
どんな車が好きですか？ - What kind of music do you like?
どんな音楽が好きですか？ - What kind of animal do you like?
どんな動物が好きですか？ - What kind of food (restaurant) do you like?
どんな食べ物（レストラン）が好きですか？
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 and contrast what is considered typical in the U.S. and Japan.
- I can explain what I like and dislike.
