No. tjf_food1a02b
Eating Habits in Our Daily Lives
Activity 2: Let’s Compare Eating Habits

Date: Country: Author (copyright): Themes:
2001/10 n/a The Japan Forum
Food
A Day in the Life
Overview:
Using observations from Activity #1, students compare Yu’s eating habits and their own and express their findings in Japanese.
 

Presumed class profile
Level of Japanese-language Japanese 2
Grades and Ages Grade 10, Age 16-17, Secondary
Optimal number of students 20
Text book used n/a
Required language skills n/a
Others n/a

Points to be studied
Language objectives
Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases
Describe your own eating habits.
Compare and contrast your own eating habits with those of other people.
よく/ときどきVます、あまりVません、〜は〜ですが〜は〜です、〜も〜も〜です よく、ときどき
Cultural objectives
Target Process Aim
Yu’s eating habits and of your own habits (Products, practices) Observation and discovery, comparison To think about your own eating habits, compare them to Yu’s eating habits, and identify similarities and differences.

Activity type
Activity type Mode Oral/written Who
Narrative and description Presentational Written Individual

Materials
From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials
MY-D02, MY-D11, MY-D17, MY-P09, my021, my022, my023, my063, my144 from CD-ROM 1 n/a Worksheet #2

Duration
Duration 50 minutes (Second in unit of five classes)