| Resource No. Topic |
Title | Overview | Target | Expressions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Cell Phones |
Cell Phones | The activity highlights the pros and cons of cell phone use and introduces students to the use of emoticons with Japanese text messages. | H | potential form of verbs |
| Let's think about how we use mobile phones | Students explore the relationship young Japanese people have with their mobile phones. Activities include: research etiquette in Japan, compare how people use mobile phones, conduct class survey and so on. | J |
Frequency words + verbs Katakana words regarding a mobile phone |
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| Let's think about the merits and drawbacks of mobile phones | H | |||
20 Environment |
New Arrival! Let's think what you can do for environment! |
Students read the beginner level version of "大学生のかんきょう活動" and do various activities such as quizzes, discussions and interviews to explore Japanese young people's involvement in activities that help the environment. Through these activities, students are encouraged to reflect and discuss what they are already doing and further explore ideas that help the environment. | J | いくつの～がありますか／どんな～／なぜ～になりましたか／Terms to related to the environmental issues..more |
| New Arrival! Let's think what you can do for environment! |
S | ～たり、～たりする／～だけではなく、～／まず～、さいごには～／Terms to related to the environmental issues..more | Let's reuse our toys! | While talking about unused toys in class, students will talk about their own toys, and express how they feel about others' toys. | E | Adjectives: あたらしい、かわいい.. etc. どんな（おもちゃ）？ Name of the toy ..more |
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19 Dreams and Career Planning |
Let's Express Your Future Plans | Students learn the vocabulary for occupations and get to know about popular occupations and various career paths for Japanese high school students. | H | ～つもりです、～たいです、ので、より .. etc. |
| Let's Know about Shiori | Students study the content through activities such as sequencing of the text and matching new expressions. | J |
～になりました expressions of emotions (つらい、うれしい、かなしいetc.) |
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| Let's introduce Shiori to your friend | H | |||
| 18 Games |
Popular Digital Games | Students learn which games are pppular in Japan, and learn to read large numbers and katakana words related to computer games. | H | どんなゲームをもっていますか 一番好きなゲームはどれですか ..more |
| What does this katakana word mean? | Explore katakana words related to digital games and communication, and engage in activities such as role-play, discussion and reflection on their own life and language. | J | Katakana words（デジタルゲーム, プログラミング, ゲームクリエーター, コミュニケーション, etc.） | |
| Let's find katakana words! | H | |||
| 16 Photography |
The Exciting World of Photography | Students express in Japanese what they feel and think about the photograph shown and explain in Japanese about photograph they themselves have taken. | H | Nがあります / います ～と思います ..more |
| 14 Animals |
Thinking about what animals give us | Thinking about the good things animals do for human beings and the bad things humans do to animals from the perspective of animals, and presenting these ideas to the class. | J, H | V1と、V2ます／V2ません Nのおかげで～ |
| 12 Robots |
Things You Can Do Using Japanese | Have the students think about what they can actually do using the Japanese language they have learned, such as talking about Japanese animation with secondary school students from Japan or reading Japanese manga. Then have them present their ideas to the class. This exercise will help focus their sense of purpose in studying Japanese. | J, H | Vことができる potential verbs |
| 11 Traditional Games |
Kendama, a game you can play using your entire body | Search on the Internet for techniques on how to play with a kendama and try them out. If no kendama is available, try making one. |
E,J,H | Vocabulary for complimenting someone (e.g., すごい, 上手, かっこいい) |
| 02 Convenience store |
Let's go shopping at a convenience store | To compare convenience stores in Japan and those in your country, to compare convenience stores and supermarkets, and to learn shopping expressions through shopping games. | E,J,H | Name of items Expressions to explain place Expressions relating to shopping |