ymi_cloth4a01b The Japanese and Kimono Activity 1: Examining the status of the kimono in modern Japanese life Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes: 2003/1 Canada Yazawa Michiko Clothing and Fashion Overview: The teacher introduces the kimono. Students observe the Deai photos and come to understand that a kimono is not an everyday outfit in Japan now. 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はどっちが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. Students should have studied "V+masu/masen." If students have learned "kiteimasu," review the difference between "kiteimasu" and "kimasu." Others n/a Points to be studied Language objectives Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases To talk about when and how often someone wears certain clothes, to describe or guess what someone would wear for a specific occasion, to speak about frequency and occasion, to speculate どんなときにきますか、1年に何回ぐらいきますか いつも／よく／ときどき／（duration）にX回きます あまり／めったに／ぜんぜんきません、わたしは／カナダでは (occasion) に／のときに〇〇をきます、(occasion) に／のときに〇〇をきるとおもいます きもの、ふだんぎ／はれぎ いつも／よく／ときどき、あまり／めったに／ぜんぜん そつぎょうしき、しちごさん、けっこんしき、せいじんしき、おしょうがつ、プロム、パーティー、ハロウィーン Cultural objectives Target Process Aim Kimono (Products, practices) Examination To think about what meaning the kimono has in the lives of today's Japanese people Activity type Activity type Mode Oral/written Who Discussion Interpretive, Presentational Integrated Pair, Small Group, Whole Class Materials From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials All n/a Kimono realia Duration Duration 50 minutes