Travel Plans and Activities
Countries and Nationalities
Asking For and Giving Directions
Japanese 2 > Vacation and Travel
Travel Plans and Activities
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Discuss and make travel plans.
- Ask and answer questions about travel and vacations, to include transportation schedules, modes of transportation, destinations and activities.
- Discuss past travel experience.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Interpret materials providing travel information.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe past travel experiences and future travel plans.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss common modes of transportation in Japan.
- Discuss typical vacation spots and resorts in Japan.
- Discuss what teens in Japan enjoy doing while on vacation.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss temperature and weather in Japan.
- Discuss the use of the 24-hour clock in Japan.
- Identify the geographical locations of Japan and its neighboring countries.
- Do mathematical computations to figure travel costs.
- Discuss the impact of current events on foreign travel.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Compare travel and vacations in the U.S. and Japan.
- Compare the importance of public transportation in the U.S. and in Japan.
- Identify katakana (foreign loan) words related to travel, such as suutsukeesu, pasupooto, etc.
Communication Across Communities
- Utilize authentic materials to make travel plans to go to or travel in Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Modes of transportation
- Affirmative and negative commands
- Prepositions with places and transportation
- Vocabulary for places of interest
Japanese 2 > Vacation and Travel
Countries and Nationalities
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about nationality and country of origin.
- Ask and answer questions about countries.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify various countries and nationalities.
- Interpret maps of Japan.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Discuss countries, cities, and languages spoken in Japan.
- Give geographical locations for countries, cities, and geographical features.
- Present information about nationalities and/or origins.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss the impact of geography of daily life.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss or write about news events related to the geography of Japan.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Identify katakana (foreign loan) words for countries and nationalities.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use resources with information about Japan as a travel destination (Internet, brochures, etc.).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for geographic locations (N, S, E, W, etc.)
- Particles and relationals of location with cities and countries
Japanese 2 > Vacation and Travel
Asking For and Giving Directions
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask for and give directions.
- Discuss where various places are located in Japan.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand written and spoken directions.
- Interpret directions with the assistance of a map.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Tell about going to specific places using various time frames (past, present and future).
- Give directions to a destination.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss typical modes of transportation and places found in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Use map-reading skills to interpret a map of a Japanese city or region.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Identify similarities and differences between American cities and cities in Japan.
- Identify differences between American and Japanese ways of giving directions (distance v. time).
Communication Across Communities
- Access and interpret maps from Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Places of interest in Japanese cities
- Modes of transportation in Japan
- Places to go for directions in Japan, such as the police box
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