ymi_cloth2a03b Everyday Clothes: Clothes at School/Home Activity 3: Comparing Canadian school clothing with that of the Japanese Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes: 2003/1 Canada Yazawa Michiko Clothing and Fashion Overview: Students compare Canadian school clothing with that of the Japanese and deepen their understanding about school uniforms in both countries. Presumed class profile Level of Japanese-language Japanese 2- Grades and Ages Grade 11-12, Age 16-18, Secondary Optimal number of students 20-30 Text book used n/a Required language skills Students are expected to have learned the basic ways to describe what someone is wearing, for example セーターを着ています, ズボンをはいています. Also, they should already be familiar with the structures for comparing two things, like N1とN2はどちらがAdj.ですか, NのほうがAdj.です, and N1とN2はおなじです/ちがいます. Others n/a Points to be studied Language objectives Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases To describe what someone is wearing, to contrast two things, to compare two groups and talk about their similarities and differences, to guess why someone is wearing something N1とN2とどちらがAですか。N1がAです N1（で）はAですが、N2（で）はB N1とN2はにています／ちがいます よく／かなり＋affirmative あまり／ほとんど／まったく＋negative 〜からだとおもいます にています／ちがいます よく／かなり あまり／ほとんど／まったく かっこいい、かわいい Cultural objectives Target Process Aim n/a n/a n/a Activity type Activity type Mode Oral/written Who Discussion Interpretive, Presentational Oral Whole Class Materials From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials n/a n/a n/a Duration Duration 20 minutes