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Theme – School Lunch

Aim: To understand how we can make school lunches healthier.

Method: Watch a video and take notes, lean new vocabulary about nutrition, foods and dishes, and give your opinion.

Exercise A. Vocabulary Exercise: What do these words / phrases mean?

  • Typical lunch:
  • Perk Up your health a bit:
  • Shaved off over 150 calories:
  • Keep energy levels stable:
  • Start swapping in healthier foods today:

Exercise B. The criteria used to compare lunches includes; 1) Calories, 2) Sodium (mg), 3) Sugars (g), and 4) Fibers (g). Explain the importance of this criteria. Why is it used? 50 – 100 words.

Exercise C. What is your opinion about this idea? Is it a good idea? Why or why not? Explain your response 50 – 100 words.

Culture 2

Aim: Topic video. Select your topic carefully. Read the information below to make your video presentation. Follow these steps (in order):

TOPICS
  1. Japanese Food
  2. Traditional clothing and uniforms in Japan
  3. Famous sights in prefectures (select one prefecture – different sights)
  4. Japanese history (select your favorite era or period of time)
  5. NEW* Compare Japanese ___________ with the past and now (select a topic)
VIDEO OBJECTIVE

Your objective is to make a video about 1 topic:

  • Title slide – create a slide to say why you selected this topic
  • provide 2 slides with information – select your (FOI – research) information (your choice)
  • make a personal information slide (different than research) and focus on i)experiences, ii)your opinions, and iii)give examples
  • make a slide to give foreigners specific details that might interest them
  • Zoom class 24th: Find a website (A) in English to recommend to a foreigner to read about your topic – explain the information (20 words); add the URL link to the slide
  • Zoom class 24th: Find a website (B) in English to recommend to a foreigner to read about your topic – explain the information (20 words); add the URL link to the slide
  • Reference slide – to track your researched information

Week 5 – Presenting

Aim 1: To practice presenting

Method: Instructions will be given in class

Steps: Follow these steps:

  • Present your Presentation 2 times in class – to another student
  • First Practice; then present to each other
  • Listen to the speech; and observe (look at) the slides
  • Use the PowerPoint Play function to present your slides in full screen

Aim 2: To record your presentation and submit a) YouTube Video, and b) PDF (save your PowerPoint as a portable document file) and upload.

Method: Self record your presentation, record using your smartphone; see steps below:

  • read your slides
  • hold your smartphone (arms length)
  • speak loudly – mask off; please record in a quiet and private place

Submit to the Gandai Online portal link