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Nature and Wildlife
Ecology
Japanese 3 > Environment
Nature and Wildlife
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Participate in a sustained exchange about plant and animal life and natural resources in Japan.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand information on nature and natural resources from a variety of sources such as TV, news, atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, newspapers and the Internet.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Create written and/or spoken presentations describing nature and natural resources in Japan.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Examine the importance of nature and natural resources to a particular region in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Share information about nature and natural resources (e.g. flora and fauna, national parks and endangered species) learned in the sciences.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast nature and natural resources in Japan with those in the U.S.
- Identify cognates related to natural resources.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and share information from Japanese-language sources on nature and natural resources such as flora and fauna, natural parks, endangered species, Japanese gardens and houses, Haiku, Zen culture, tea ceremony, and flower arrangements).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for natural resources
Japanese 3 > Environment
Ecology
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Participate in a sustained conversation about environmental and ecological issues such as pollution, recycling, acid rain, and the destruction of rain forests.
- Ask and give information about environmental and ecological concerns.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend spoken and written information on environmental and ecological issues as presented in the media.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Communicate problems about and solutions to environmental and ecological issues.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Explain practices related to environmental and ecological issues in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Relate knowledge of environmental and ecological issues gained in science, social studies and health classes to information learned in Japanese class.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare environmental practices among various world cultures.
- Identify cognates related to ecological issues.
Communication Across Communities
- Access information on the Internet and environmental and ecological issues in Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Ecological vocabulary
- Vocabulary related to cities and development (traffic, etc.)
- Expressions related to giving opinions (to omoimasu)
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