Lesson 8
Lesson Plan Download pdf
Main (25 minutes)
Have a sample of Japanese food (nori seaweed, noodles etc) on each table and (allergies permitting) ask the children to sample them. (You should be able to buy these ingredients in your local supermarket, in the oriental section). Pupils mark down their response on to worksheet B and also record the responses of other children who are sitting on their table. Which was the most/ least popular food? Go round the class, asking the children various questions:
nori wa suki desu ka etc (do you like seaweed?)
のりは好きですか。
Children respond in Japanese and also practice asking the same questions to other class members.
You may wish to try cooking some Japanese food with the children - some simple Japanese recipes can be downloaded from: https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cook/index.html
Extension:
Have children draw a graph of their results to find out the
favourite and least favourite Japanese foods sampled in
their class.
You could have children look at some Japanese fast food
websites - what products do they recognise? (such as Big
Macs etc). What products are they not so familiar with?
(the teriyaki chicken burger for example, some of the
drinks and desserts may also be new to the children). Ask
the children why they think the menus are slightly different
and if there may be some foods on British fast food menus
that are specific to the UK:
https://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/menu/ (Japanese)
www.kfc.co.jp/menu/index.html (Japanese)
Mos Burger is a Japanese fast food chain and has very Japanese take on the menu including rice burgers: https://www.mos.jp/menu/ (See the Culture Notes for a sample menu and English translation).
As some of the menu is written using the katakana script, you could challenge the children to see if they can translate any of the products!
SPORT
Hold an (imaginary) tennis racquet and say the following (3 times):
Watashi wa…desu. Tenisu o shimasu. Tenisu ga suki desu. Ragubi ga
suki jya nai desu.
私は…です。テニスをします。テニスが好きです。ラグビーが
じゃないです。
I am (name). I play tennis. I like tennis. I dislike rugby.
What do you think I’ve just said? Go through the sentences again and have children pick out the verbs ‘to like’ and ‘to dislike’ and also the sport.
Give children a few minutes to prepare their own self introduction - their introduction should include the following elements:
- Who they are.
- A sport they play and like.
- A sport they dislike.
They may also wish to talk about favourite foods as well.
