JUNE 3
Aim: To learn about Culture and Traditions
Video link
Aim: To learn important points about the video; compare Mexico with Japan – Mexican culture and Japanese culture
Task 1. Point (a) / Point (b)
Task 2. Point (c) / Point (d)
Task 3. Point (e)
Student example:
Task 4. Mexican culture and Japanese culture (a)
- language: In Mexico they speak Spanish, and in Japan they speak Japanese
- religion:
- cuisine:
- social habits:
- music and arts:
Homework:
- Task 4 finish
- study points a / b / c / d / e
- Quiz 5 –> Saturday 9am
June 10
Aim: To compare and learn about other cultures; important terms (words/definitions), for example;
- Nation = country name; Japan, Mexico. Brazil…
- Nationality = is your origin (place) of birth. I am Australian. You are Japanese.
- Multi-cultural (al = all or many)(multi = many / more than 1): a country with more than one culture. Is Australia multi-cultural? Yes – there are many nationalities living in Australia (born in Australia) Is Japan multi-cultural? No, it isn’t.
Activity: Select one of the countries from the table we studied in Sogo class;
Table.
Task 5 Title: Think and write – no PC/smartphone (small writing)
- What is your impression about the country? その国について、どのような印象をお持ちですか？
- Do you want to go there for a (a) short vacation OR (b) long vacation ? （a）短期休暇でそこに行きたいですか、それとも（b）長期休暇でそこに行きたいですか？
- Tell me something interesting about the country? one or two things. その国について何か面白いことを教えてください。1つか2つで構いません。
Task Mixed Groups: please remember!
Procedure: Select 1 of the 5 country-criteria: language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music & arts
Task 4/5 photo upload
Task 6 Title: Reflection: What do you think about Culture? Is it important to learn about culture? Why or why not? 文化についてどう思いますか？文化について学ぶことは重要だと思いますか？その理由は何ですか？
Homework:
- write 50-75 words about your country : criteria (A4 paper / Campus)
- Saturday quiz]
JUNE 17
Warm Up
- read your homework to your group members
- select one person from your group to read to the class
- upload end of class
Sentence activities – Project sentences
- Example Sentence: Brazil employers give 30 days holiday, and employees take all 30 days. There are no days not used.
Method 1: to reverse the information (change the order)
- Brazil employees (workers) take 30 days of their vacation, which is all of their vacation days.
Method 2: to give an evaluation of the result
- Brazil has the highest number of vacation days (30), and they (workers) take all of their holidays
Method 3: to give your opinion (I think that… / I was surprised because …)
- I think that/ I was surprised that/ 30 days vacation is a lot of holidays, and Brazil and France take all of their holidays.
Task 1 Title: Project sentences:
Activity: select a country from the Table (not Brazin or France) and write;
- original sentence example
- method 1 sentence
- method 2 sentence
- method 3 sentence
Task 2 Title: Using percent (%)
- Response 1: The percentage of responses is 58.6%
- Response 2: The …
- Response 3: The …
- Response 4: The …
- Response 5: The …
Project example: The percentage for responses 1-5 were 58.6% (1), xx% (2), xx%(3), xx%(4), and xx%(5).
Activity: we often use percent to give us a summary of results; its a simple and easy method to do; also it is easy to understand and think about results
Steps: please follow
- add the total – 220 responses
- to calculate the percent for each item (responses =5)
- calculate the percent for each response (item)
For example; response 1 is 129 out of total 220; what is the percent of 129 out of 220? = 58.6%; response 2 is 40 out of a total of 220 – 18.1%
Activity continue: Graphs
HOMEWORK
- Video 7 (A4/Campus paper) – take notes of the vocabulary; phrases; main points ***study the video topic and language link
- Saturday quiz
- next class – worksheet and homework upload