CiC3-TB

NOTES FOR TEACHERS: UNIT 2, PART 1

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Unit 2 Overview The theme of daily life routines is a good one for lower-level students to do in that it helps everyone get to know each other better. The basic "info exchange" nature of the topic makes it easy for students to practice getting in the rhythm of back and forth conversation. Think of it like riding a bicycle with training wheels. There are three sub-themes in this unit: • Part 1 : Daily routines (a typical day) • Part 2 : Hardest / easiest days of the week • Part 3 : How students spend their time In addition, the Sounding Natural Notes spotlight the Getting Time to Think conversation strategy and provide more practice on Golden Rules 2 and 3 within the context of this topic. The Reacting strategy is also revisited, this time focusing on how to react with surprise or compassion. Overall, Unit 2 provides students with a topic they can easily talk about because talking about one’s daily routines mean that there is always something to say. Unit 2, Part 1 Overview In part 1 of this unit, which can be completed in about 60 minutes of class time , students will talk about their daily routines in terms of time: • What time do you usually get up on weekdays/ weekends? • How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? The Sounding Natural Note on page 30 focuses on the Getting Time to Think strategy, with an overall aim of cleaning up unconscious use of Japanese thinking sounds, such as eeto or nan darou .

Generic 90-minute Lesson Plan Things to bring: • Equipment for playing the textbook audio tracks • (optional) Photocopies of worksheets 1. Warm-up options • Review Unit 1 content by doing several rounds of guided role-play conversations. See page 124 in the textbook for directions. • Have a short vocab quiz on unit 1 vocabulary. 2. Page 28: • Preview • Model Sentences 1: What time do you usually get up on weekdays / weekends? 3. Page 29: • Vary your Questions • How about you? • Model Sentences 2: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? 4. Page 30: • Vary your Questions • How about you? • Sounding Natural Note: Give yourself time to think 5. Page 31: • Guided Speaking Practice • Personalize it! • Speaking Time: Memorize & Perform 6. Expansion activity options • Practice vocabulary at cic-mulimedia.com. • Get a head start on their homework by beginning one of the photocopiable worksheets.

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