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Janken or Rock-Paper-Scissors

Janken 4's -No materials or preparation! -日本語のビデオ説めもある

THE warm-up activity beginning all of the EigoNoto.com lessons. Works for any language pattern- Teaches conversation skills, too! See an in-class explanation on video

Janken Conversation Rounds -No materials or preparation!

*This activity was chosen by a group of elementary teachers as the main activity for their English classes. It is the best way to teach and practice Conversation Skills. It can be used for meaning- or pattern-focus, and for all of the language structures.

Maru-Batsu (O/X) Game -No materials or preparation!

EigoNoto.com version of the classic Japanese game. Very powerful learning activity.

Hot Potato -No materials or preparation!

A small group creative substitution activity.

Get The Picture (GTP)

see an in-class explanation on video

Pair Karuta -No materials or preparation!

A very simple version of the classic game.

Interview Bingo

see an in-class explanation on video

CROSSFIRE/Linefire

Eraser/Keyword Game

Pair listening activity from the Eigo Noto text.

Ohajiki Game

Listening activity from the Eigo Noto text. A blend of Bingo & Karuta...

Sugoroku

My version of the classic game. NOW it's really communicative! With a link to download the board.

Row Practice/Row Races -No materials or preparation!

Find 3 People -No materials or preparation!

Find 3 People-Tell the Teacher -No materials or preparation!

Liar! Liar! -No materials or preparation!

Hand Sandwich -No materials or preparation!

A fun way to finish off a pair activity (with a winner & loser).

Clue Bingo

Pair Slap -No materials or preparation!

Individual Student Translation

Short notes on how to lessen the stress...

Hebi Janken

Teams compete to get to the end of the line of vocabulary cards first.

Dictionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to say a word they don't know!

Pictionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to draw a word they don't know!

Gestionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to act out a word they don't know!

WYAN- Word You Aleady Know. Students already know a lot of English words- prompt them to tell you what they already know!

Listen, Repeat and Point- Turn on students' power to remember.

Repeat and Change the Pattern Speaking- No materials or preparation!

A simple activity to help students perform short speeches.

Interactive Introduction- No materials or preparation!

A simple step-by-step way to introduce new language patterns. You do the speaking, the students learn the rest as a class.

Drawing an Explanation One Line at a Time- for Grade 5 Lesson 7 What's This?

Black Box Activity Adaptation- Let's all the kids participate, not just one at a time. For Grade 5 Lesson 7

Story Telling in Rounds

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Eigo Note Lesson 5-1-1  

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Grade: 5
Lesson
: 1 (1 of 3)
Target
: World Greetings & Self-Introductions
Materials
: CD & player; Text; cut GTP Greetings cards




Greeting- 2 minutes
Teacher to Students
- Listen & Repeat
Hello, Hi, Hey, Howdy, G’day, Good Morning, Hola, Aloha, Bon Jour, Bon Dia,Bon Journo, Ni Hao, Konnichiwa, Anyohaseyo, Sambaino, Kiola, Selamat Pagi (am)(pm-Siang), Shalom, Jambo, Asalamalekum, Zzdrastvet-yah, Namaste.

Janken 4's- Warm-Up / Review / Conversation Skills Practice- 5 minutes
Students- each Student w/ 3 other students in groups of 4
Blackboard:

  • W) (one Greeting from the aisatsu)
  • L) Listen & Repeat

Self Introductions- 8 minutes
Blackboard
-
  • Hello. My name is Elton. I’m from the USA.
  • I like (food). I like (sports). I don’t like (color).
  • Nice to meet you. (Nice to meet you, too.)
ALT- Do self-introduction following the pattern on the blackboard. Prompt students who like/dislike the same things to raise their hands and repeat ‘I like OO’ or ‘I don’t like OO’.
HRT- Do self-introduction following the pattern on the blackboard. Prompt students who like/dislike the same things to raise their hands and repeat ‘I like OO’ or ‘I don’t like OO’.
Students- When asked, raise hands then Listen & Repeat after ALT/HRT.

Let’s Chant- 4 minutes
Blackboard
-
  • Hello, hello. My name is Ken.
  • Hi! Hi! My name is Mai.
  • Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too!
CD- track #3
ALT- Lead the Chant the first time, slowly.
Students- Repeat 1st time after ALT, then with CD 2-3 more times.

Let’s Listen- 5 minutes
CD
- track #4 (1-Konnichiwa. 2-Hello. 3-Anyohaseyo. 4-Ni Hao. 5-Bonjour. 6-Stasvechya. 7-Boa Tarde. 8-Jambo.)
Text- pages 4-5
Students- Listen to CD, point to pictures in text.
ALT/HRT- check students’ answers.

Activity- Get The Picture (GTP)- 12 minutes
Materials- cut GTP Greetings card for each student
Blackboard-
  • W) Hello!
  • L1) Hello! (give one Hello card.)
  • L2) ???? Ni Hao!
  • W1) Ni Hao! (give one Ni Hao card.)
  • W2) ????. Bye!
  • (Hello, Konnichiwa, Ni Hao, Bon Jour, Zdrasvetya)
ALT & HRT: Demonstrate the activity, answer students questions about play.
Students- Pairs Janken, Winner greets using one greeting from his/her cards. If Loser has same card, then Loser says same greeting & gives 1 card to Winner (and the pairs separate to make new pairs). If Loser doesn’t have same card, Loser looks confused, then greets using a different greeting from his/her cards. If Winner has the same card, he/she greets with that greeting and gives 1 same card, or if Winner doesn’t have the same greeting card, says ‘Bye!’.
Note: Ask students to imagine meeting someone who doesn’t understand your greeting. Then they say a different greeting that you can understand.

Wrap-Up - 3 minutes
(Present common mistakes to the whole class. Write the mistaken point on the blackboard, and ask if anybody can see the mistake.) Or-
HRT to Students, in Japanese:
-What did we talk about today?
-Were there some words you already knew?
-Did you learn any new words?
-What was fun or interesting?
-What was difficult?
-How can we make that easier next time?

Closing- 1 minute
Students
- ‘Thank you! Good bye!’
Teachers- ‘You’re welcome! Good bye!’


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