Japanese Teaching Topic - TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic TRAVEL 旅行、りょこう、ゆうめいなところ、日本、たび、海外、国内、etc.
Games
How do you get to school?
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/1fb87b75-20d5-26c9-9aa7-5b0996bcaa6b/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Listen to find out how each child travels to school. Match each response to the question, 'How do you get to school?' to the correct transport icon.
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Interactive story
http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/nalsas/explorers/scenarios/japanese/scenario_5/scenario/scenario_5.html
The Honeymooners uses the context of two holidays to explore the use of Japanese language. The holiday that starts disastrously turns out to be quite an adventure whereas the one that seemed so wonderful at the start goes off the rails. Practice 〜です／〜ます style sentence construction, numbers, food, likes/dislikes, hungry/thirsty, parts of the body, how to say it hurts.
Lost bag listening exercise
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/589bafd5-e4ad-0aad-09f1-d0f1a48271fc/2/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
On the way to Japan you lose your bags. Listen to the dialogues and select the correct Japanese to solve this mystery.
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Travel around Japan board game
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/ar_07/1/1_1.htm
Students invite people to different places around Japan.
Where are you going today?
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/ef567a97-c1c9-06a7-5313-9f97a21c9ead/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Explore the places that Tomoko visits on each day of the week. Listen to Tomoko and match each postcard to the correct day.
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Where shall we go?
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/55c604de-0832-44ca-56bf-ec8ff12e0dcd/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Listen to the destinations that the people are visiting. Match each response to the question, 'Where are you going?' to the correct destination.
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Lesson plans
Famous Japanese Places Lesson plan
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/3/3_1.htm
Worksheets and ideas for teaching about famous places in Japan
Diving holiday in Okinawa Lesson Plan
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/5/5_1.htm
Teach about leisure activities , geography and history for a holiday in Okinawa.
Going places
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/ar_01/act1/1_1.htm
Students say how, when and where they went.
Packing your suitcase Lesson Plan
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/2/2_1.htm
Students discuss what to bring for a holiday.
Speaking activities
Travel agent speaking activity
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/4/4_1.htm
Four students play the role of travel agents for four destinations. Four role play cards are included.
More role play cards:
- http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/4/hiroshima.htm
- http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/4/kyoto.htm
Videos
Hatarakukuruma
Vehicles song
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbeh3EvsIk8&feature=rec-HM-r2
Learn how to read some traffic signs in Japanese.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqvwLk_zHU
Webquests
Japanese holiday
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/japan/japanese_holiday.htm
The students imagine that their family has won a two week holiday to Japan to be taken any time throughout the next twelve months. Students need to consider three cities to stay in – Tokyo, Nagasaki or Hakone. Students write up their findings and present them to the rest of the class.
Travel Japan
http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/countries/japan/
Students imagine they have just been hired by a travel agency. Students create a brochure for the company to use to advertise their latest vacation package to Japan.
You are moving to Japan
http://web.viu.ca/webquests3/2001/japan/japan.html
Students imagine that their parents have decided to move to Japan. There are three cities they can chose from Sapporo, Nagoya or Fukuoka. Students research the net to determine which city would be the best for their family. They then make a brochure to show their parents highlighting all the positive things they have found out about that city.
Websites
Japan National Tourist organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/
Information about tourist destinations and what's going on in Japan
Japan Ryokan Association
http://www.ryokan.or.jp/index_en.html
Pictures and information about staying at a Japanese style inn (Ryokan).
Japan travel guide
http://www.justjapan.org
Japan travel guide with all kinds of travel information and resources. Includes Japan maps, Japan hotels, Japanese popular culture, Japan cities and more.
Japanese geography
http://www.international.ucla.edu/eas/japan/geography/
Japan geography explained
Timetable finder
http://www.ekikara.jp/
Find the timetable for any railway/subway/tram/monorail station on any line,
Train maps
http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html
Tokyo train and subway maps
Travel videos
http://web-japan.org/plaza/usrclb.html
videos, factsheets, photos etc about Japan
World maps
http://www.freemap.jp/index.html
Maps of the world in Japanese
Worksheets
Akihabara reading worksheet
Read about Akihabara 秋葉原 あきはばら (in hiragana and katakana with furigana on Kanji).
Donated by M Miller.
| Akihabara |
| Akihabara pictures |
Doko ni ikimasu ka
Practice places and the verb ikimasu. Practice future - masu and past tense -mashita. Practice talking about who you go with -to.
| ikimasu.docx |
Harajuku reading worksheet
Read about Harajuku 原宿 はらじゅく (in hiragana and katakana with furigana on Kanji).
Donated by M Miller.
| Harajuku |
| Harajuku pictures |
Holiday conversation
How was your holiday? Have a conversation about your holiday.
| Holiday conversation |
Imperial Palace reading worksheet
Read about the Japanese imperial palace 皇居 こうきょ (in hiragana and katakana with furigana on Kanji).
Donated by M Miller.
| Imperial palace |
| Palace pictures |
Japan Reading
Read in English about general Japan knowledge then answer some questions.
| Japan reading |
Japan study tour worksheet
http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/joozu/downloads/places.pdf
Reading about travel to Japan for a study tour.
Tokyo Tower reading worksheet
Read about Tokyo Tower 東京タワー (in hiragana and katakana with furigana on Kanji).
Donated by M Miller.
| Tokyo tower |
| T Tower pictures |
Norimono
Match the Japanese words for various modes of transport with the pictures.
| Norimono |
Reading a timetable worksheet
http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/joozu/downloads/around.pdf
Read the Japanese bullet train timetable and answer questions.
Travel find-a-word
Find common place names and travel words in this find a word
Download it HERE!
Ueno reading worksheet
Read about Ueno うえの 上野 (in hiragana and katakana with furigana on Kanji).
Donated by M Miller.
| Ueno |
| Ueno pictures |
