Compare Japanese Valentine's Day and yours
Author：Yoko Nishimura-Parke(NALSSP Languages Support Officer, Secondary Education, Learning and Leadership Directorate, NSW Department of Education and Communities)
Topic／Goals：Annual Events, Ceremonial Occasions、Communication、Comparison、Exchange、Food、Link with Other Subjects、Perspective、School Life、Self, Family, and Friends、Social Life
2015.7
Students read the text written by a female high school student, and learn about the Japanese way of celebrating Valentine’s Day and how it has changed over time. Students will then expand the topic to discuss gift-giving topics such as hand-made gifts and wrapping as aspect of Japanese culture. Students will also have an opportunity to explain, in Japanese, about how they celebrate Valentine’s Day.
| Objectives | • Read the article on Valentine’s Day and learn the related expressions and vocabularies. |
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| Target | year 10, year 11, year 12 |
| Japanese Level | Intermedieate - Advanced |
What to prepare
Procedure
1.The teacher distribute a handout.
2.Students find the following expressions in Japanese and write the answers.
(1)Now it's the era of "Tomo-choko"! ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
(2)Between girls _________________________________
(3)Hand made _________________________________
(4)More than 100 _________________________________
(5)The senior students in my club activity ________________________
(6)Laugh/Hahaha ____________________________
(7)Happy event ____________________________
3.The class discusses following the discussion points.
• According to 'nuts', what is the new way of celebrating Valentine's Day?
(Or According to 'nuts', how is Valentine's Day celebrated differently than in the past?)
• Do you have similar events where you exchange hand-made gifts? In what way would hand-made gifts be different from purchased gifts?
• How does 'nuts' feel about the wrapping of the gifts? What is your opinion about gift wrapping?
• Ask your parents or grandparents if they have noticed that the way of celebrating a certain event has significantly changed. Why do you think it's changed?
4. Students write an email to Nuts explaining how people celebrate Valentine's Day in own country/community.
5.Students imagine you are an exchange student who received a Tomo-choko from 'nuts'.
Create a conversation between you and 'nuts'.
6.Students make your own vocabulary list.
| 日本語 | English |
