Eigo Note 1 - Lesson 1
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Outline
Lesson Target
The theme for this first lesson of the foreign language curriculum is learning the different ways to say 'hello' around the world. Here at the start of the foreign language curriculum, through the experiences of learning that there are many different languages, that Japanese and English are irreplaceable and that there are a multitude of different gestures for greeting, the students will become more sensitive to these kinds of communication.
Also, building their confidence and getting the accustomed to introducing their own names in English and using roman letters to create their own business card will help carry them to the next activity of learning the full alphabet.
Lesson Contents
- Communication
- Experience fun ways of using different words in communication.
- Give a positive, outgoing greeting.
- Understand the importance of verbal communication through greetings.
- Language and Culture
- Learning that there are many words that express the same thing and many ways to say things around the world.
- Learning the cultural differences between Japan and foreign countries through greetings.
- By greeting the ALT or people from different cultures, gain interest in understanding their respective cultures.
- Subject: Greeting others in many different languages.
- Setting: Greeting a person for the first time using one's own name.
- Expression: Hello. What's your name? My name is Ken. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.
- Focus words: hello, hi, name, what, your, my, you, is, to, meet, nice, too.
- International understanding: How body language and gestures vary from culture to culture.
Objective
- Understand that there are many different languages around the world.
- Enthusiastically and politely greet friends for the first time.
- Through business card exchange, introduce their own name in English.
Lesson format
| 1st hour | 2nd hour | 3rd hour |
|---|---|---|
| Let's Chant ♪Hello Chant♪ | ||
| Let's Listen 世界の「こんにちは」を知ろう How to say hello around the world |
Activity 1 どこの国の挨拶か考えよう Think of where the greetings are from |
Let's Listen 挨拶しているのは誰か考えよう Think about who is saying the greeting |
| Activity 2 みんなと挨拶をしよう Say a greeting with everyone |
Activity 2 みんなと名刺交換 Exchange name cards | |
| Let's Play Keyword Game |
Activity 1 自分の名刺を作ろう Make our own name cards | |
Lesson plans
- Lesson 1: Hour 1
- Lesson 1: Hour 2
- Lesson 1: Hour 3
