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Daily Routine
Rooms of the House and Household Chores
Food
Japanese 2 > Home Life
Daily Routine
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about daily routines in the home.
- Exchange information about family routines in the home.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify daily routines based on spoken and written description.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe daily routines.
- Describe family members in relation to daily routines.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss daily routines in Japan.
- Discuss the importance of family in daily routines in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Explore differences in health and fitness in Japan and the U.S.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Compare daily routines of typical American teenagers and teenagers from Japan.
Communication Across Communities
- Comprehend information about daily routines of individuals in Japan from print and Internet sources (journal entries, magazine articles, etc.).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to personal care
- Vocabulary for parts of the body
- Sequencing vocabulary
- Adverbs of frequency, Tokidoki ("sometimes"), Yoku ("often"), etc.
- Review of time and time expressions
- Vocabulary of daily routine (verbs and nouns)
Japanese 2 > Home Life
Rooms of the House and Household Chores
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about rooms of the house, furnishings, and chores.
- Discuss the home including its rooms, furniture, and household objects.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify the rooms of the house and/or furniture based on spoken and written description.
- Comprehend comments and commands about daily chores and the house.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe the home including its rooms, furniture and household objects.
- Describe family members in relation to daily chores.
- Describe household responsibilities for self and/or family members.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss different styles of houses and living arrangements in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Make connections between styles of houses and geographic locations.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Compare household responsibilities of typical American teenagers and teenagers from Japan.
- Compare and contrast space allocation in homes in the U.S. and Japan.
- Identify differences in architecture of homes in Japan and in the U.S.
- Identify home-related katakana cognates.
Communication Across Communities
- Explore information about homes in Japan in print and Internet resources.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to furniture and furnishings
- Affirmative and negative commands
- Sequencing vocabulary (Te-forming verbs)
- Prepositions of location
- Adverbs of frequency
Japanese 2 > Home Life
Food
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions relating to food.
- Ask and answer questions about food at a celebration.
- Order or take an order for a meal in a variety of dining situations.
- Exchange opinions about food.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify foods based on spoken and written description.
- Understand comments and commands about foods and/or celebrations.
- Identify foods based on visual aids.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe foods and/or shopping for food.
- Describe foods and menus in relation to celebrations.
- Describe a menu or recipe from Japan.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss the different eating customs for formal and informal meals in Japan.
- Discuss the different food shopping patterns in Japan (frequency, specialty shops, etc.).
- Discuss typical mealtime schedules in Japan.
- Discuss the staple foods of Japan (e.g. rice, soybean products, beans, etc.).
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss the influence of Japanese foods and cooking styles in the United States.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Compare the differences between Americans and Japanese cuisines.
- Compare the role of food in celebrations in the U.S. and in Japan.
- Contrast the eating habits and food preparation in the U.S. and in Japan.
- Discuss the influence of American fast-food on eating habits in Japan.
- Discuss the increasing popularity within the American diet of food items of Japan and the effect on vocabulary (tofu, sushi, miso, shooyu, wasabi, etc.).
Communication Across Communities
- Demonstrate knowledge of recipes and menus for celebrations in Japan.
- Demonstrate knowledge of typical food products from Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to table settings
- Vocabulary related to opinions about food (oishii, karai, amai, etc.)
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
- Courtesy expressions (itadakimasu, gochisousama, etc.)
- Affirmative and negative commands
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