No. tjf_food1a04b
Eating Habits in Our Daily Lives
Activity 4: The Characteristics of People’s Eating Habits

Date: Country: Author (copyright): Themes:
2001/10 n/a The Japan Forum
Food
A Day in the Life
Overview:
Using the results from Activity #3, students consider factors that may have influenced the students’ eating habits. (i.e., personal values, family, friends, school, community, the global community, etc.). Students may also consider the influences that affect their own eating habits.
 

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 characteristics.
State reasons.
よく/ときどきVます、あまりVません、ぜんぜん〜しません、〜からです、〜と思います、〜ではないでしょうか よく、ときどき、ぜんぜん
〜ではないでしょうか
Cultural objectives
Target Process Aim
Influences on ones eating habits (Products, practices, perspectives) Observation and discovery, examination To think about the characteristics of their own and the Deai students' eating habits, and multiple influences on these characteristics (i.e., personal values, family, school, friends, the local community, the global community, etc.).

Activity type
Activity type Mode Oral/written Who
Narrative and description Presentational Written Small Group, Whole Class

Materials
From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials
n/a n/a Minna no shokuseikatsu hyo, Worksheet #4, Worksheet #5, Reference: Local areas/Japanese Food, Seasons, Greetings/Health--Nutrient Balance/O-bento (Boxed Lunches)/Eating out, Shopping/Eating together as a family

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