ymi_cloth3a01b What Sort of Clothes Are Appropriate at School? Activity 1: Talking about what students wear at school and why Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes: 2003/1 Canada Yazawa Michiko Clothing and Fashion Overview: The students describe their school uniform, say whether they like their uniform or not and why. At schools that do not have uniforms, the students conduct a class survey on what clothes their classmates are wearing and talk about why they selected those outfits. They discuss concepts related to the appropriateness of clothing. 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 talk about what sort of outfit is appropriate for school, to talk about the pros and cons of a particular item, to express their opinions on the appropriateness of different kinds of clothing, to support their own opinions by stating the reasons N1はN2にふさわしい／ふさわしくないです、contentとおもいます、reasonからです／からだとおもいます ふさわしい、いいてん／わるいてん、たかい、やすい、かっこいい、かっこわるい、きれい、きたない Cultural objectives Target Process Aim n/a n/a n/a Activity type Activity type Mode Oral/written Who Discussion Presentational Integrated Whole Class Materials From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials n/a n/a Worksheet #1a, Worksheet #1b, Worksheet #2 Duration Duration 50 minutes