English Teaching in Japan

First Grade

Class Activities

• Showed different animals from a picture book made the children repeat the name of the animal and asked what sound they make in Japanese.

Pronunciation

Made the children open their mouth more to be able to pronounce more clearly. Said words with l and r and made them repeat.

Examples

Photos

Used a picture book with big drawings, Early Morning in the barn by Nancy Tafuri. Showed a picture of a cock and the sound is cook-a-doodle-do also said it was cocorico in French. Chicks ...cheep cheep Turkey Birds tweet Birds chirp chirp Sheep Baa Horse hee Donkey hee haw

Singing

Baa Baa Black sheep The tune is the same as a song they know as "Kira, kira Boshii" Shining star. Made sure they could pronounce full, Dame, Lane.

Numbers

Practiced saying numbers in English

Greetings

Shook hands and made sure they look up and give the right hand.

Useful Sites

• From the British Council

From Wikipedia for schools

Books

Early morning in the barn by Nancy Tafuri, Picture Puffins ISBN 0 14050.614 4