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Lesson 6

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Starter (10 minutes)

Review all that has been learnt so far about families and sports by completing the following activity: Children should look at the ‘family’ and the ‘sports’ flashcards and try to describe what they can see. Model an example whilst pointing to the cards:

otosan desu.

This is the father.

おとうさんです。

otosan wa Hiroshi desu.

The father’s name is Hiroshi.

おとうさんはひろしです。

otosan wa tenisu o shimasu.

The father plays tennis.

おとうさんはテニスをします。

Hold up other flashcards and invite children to describe what they can see. They should be able to put together 3 sentences as in the example.

Extension:
Making reference to sports, explain that many Japanese people decide on their teams by playing a game of ‘Scissors, Paper, Stone’. Does anyone in the class know how to play it? Have them demonstrate. Explain that in Japan the game is called ‘jan, ken, pon’ and you could play a pupil.