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Show photograph MY-D08 and ask the students
questions about it.
| これは、ゆうさんの学校です。 |
This is Yu’s school. |
| きょうしつに先生と生徒がいます。 |
The students and teacher are in the classroom. |
| こくばんの まえに 先生がいます。 |
The teacher is standing in front of the blackboard. |
| 今、8時50分です。 |
It is now 8:50. |
| 朝のホームルームのじかんです。 |
It is morning homeroom period. |
| 先生がはなしています。 |
The teacher is talking. |
| ゆうさんは ともだちと はなしています。 |
Yu is talking to a friend. |
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Ask the students to think about what kind of things Yu does at school every
day. Write their ideas on the blackboard. Encourage students to name Yu’s
school subjects.
Tip:
The teacher may also have the students describe what they do at school
everyday, and compare their activities with Yu’s.
ゆうさんは、学校で何をするでしょう
（何をしますか）。 |
What does Yu do at school? |
Black board
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べんきょうします
すうがく を べんきょう します
＿＿＿＿ を べんきょう します
＿＿＿＿ を べんきょう します
(Write the names of school subjects students gave.)
スポーツ を します
クラブ を します
ともだち と はなします
ひるごはん を たべます |
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Divide the students into six pairs or small groups. Distribute one photograph
from MY-D09 to MY-D14 to each pair or group. Students describe what they see
in each picture: Yu’s activities, the setting, and anything else. Write
the following form on the blackboard so students may follow it as an example.
Once the students have practiced in pairs or small groups, they present their
picture and description to the entire class.
(1) ゆうさんは がっこうで れきしを べんきょうします。
(2) ここは きょうしつ です。
(3) これは れきしの きょうかしょ です。 |
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After
their presentation, each group answers questions from the other students (English
may be used). Students should use information in the captions. At the end students
in the group read the captions, choosing English or Japanese, depending on their
level.
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When
all of the presentations are complete, encourage the students to talk about their
impressions of the photographs-interesting things, similarities and differences
from their own lives, etc.
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Distribute Worksheet #1 for
the following exercises.
- Use the sentence "Yu-san wa gakko de _________ masu" to write as
many sentences as possible in Japanese about what Yu does at school. Focus on
the things talked about in Step 4, but feel free to add other ideas.
- Use the example sentence from 1 to write about the things you do at your
own school.
- Use the sentence "Yu-san wa gakko de ________ masu ka" to
write questions for Yu. Base your questions on comments from Step 5.
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Worksheet
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