Conversation(Beginner Chapter 3)|日常会話(初級3章)
Lesson30: Japanese Culture 日本の文化

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal.
In this material, you will learn English conversation and vocabulary words about Japanese culture.

PART A_1

Look at the picture below and answer the questions to describe it.

PART A_2

1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. What are the people doing in the picture?
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PART B_1

Let’s talk. Please answer my questions. You may ask me questions, too.

PART B_2

1. What is the best part of Japanese culture for you?
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2. If you could change one Japanese culture, what would it be?
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3. Do you think some parts of Japanese culture are hard to follow? Why? Why not?
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4. When do you wear traditional Japanese clothes (Kimono)?
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5. Why do you think people love cherry blossoms?
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6. What is the best Japanese holiday for you?
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PART C_1

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

PART C_2

1. practice 練習する
meaning: [verb: 動詞] to do or play something regularly in order to become good at it
example: They practice various traditions in Japan.
2. flower
meaning: [noun:名詞] the attractive, colored part of the plant where the seeds grow
example: Foreigners visit Japan to see the little flowers of cherry trees.
3. national 国民の
meaning: [adjective:形容詞] relating to or typical of a whole country and its people
example: The children wore their national dress.

PART D_1

Make sentences using the given vocabulary words.

PART D_2

1. practice
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2. flower
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3. national
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REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)
Grammar
文法
Pronunciation 発音 Vocabulary
単語
Comprehension
理解
GOOD 文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる 習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる

FAIR
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある

POOR
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる 発音の練習が必要である 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい
TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good: Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair: Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor: Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good: Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair: Mispronounced a few words.
Poor: Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good: Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair: Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor: Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good: Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair: Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor: Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.