Goal: Watch the video and compare the rainbow

you created with the children from other

countries.

Goal: Color in and create your own rainbow.

Let’s Watch and Think 1

Goal: Watch the digital materials, look at the rainbows drawn by children around the world and

realize the differences.

・By looking at rainbows drawn by children of the same age from other countries and

comparing them with their own rainbows the students can realize the similarities and

differences between their rainbows. It is a chance for the students to realize that while the

actual rainbows everyone sees are the same color, the way they see those rainbows or draw

them can be different. Also it’s an important experience for the students to recognize and

accept their difference. Be careful that the students understand that the children have drawn

rainbows according to their individual preferences and to avoid stereotyping (such as using

phrases like “In ~, rainbows are drawn using the color ~”).

・In previous classes the students have seen that various countries around the world have

different greetings, gestures and ways of counting which deepened their understanding of

diversity. It is hoped that this activity will further develop their interest in other countries and

areas.

What color does each character like? Listen and

connect the dots.

Watch the video. Guess whether the

characters like or dislike each thing by

writing a circle or a triangle. Ask the

characters and check your answers.

Listen to the characters likes and dislikes.

Write the numbers in the table.

Guess your friends likes and dislikes. Ask

them about each thing and write a circle or

a triangle.

Listen to the two characters conversation.

Circle the things that they like. Do a self-introduction and talk about what

you like.

Overview of the Unit Goal: Students communicate what they like.

When considering 3rd grade students’ developmental stage and realizing that students of this age

have a tendency to think mainly about themselves, we can see that this is an important time for

students to develop deeper relationships with their friends. Because of this, the main aim for this

unit is for the students to communicate what they like. In their daily lives the students will be

used to asking their friends various questions about their preferences such as favorite food or TV

shows etc. so this topic is very closely connect to their daily lives. While the aim is for students to

give self-introductions while talking about what they like, more than that, the goal is for students

to deepen their relationships and understanding of each other.

The goal for this unit is that by end of the last class students are able to introduce their likes and

dislikes while trying to find ways to communicate with their partner. In order to reach that goal,

the following classes have been planned. In the first class, students will create their own rainbow

and through that activity they will realize that there are various ways of seeing the same thing

while also encountering the English words for colors for the first time. In the second class, the

students will become familiar with phrases for talking about likes and dislikes. In the third class,

the students will communicate their likes and dislikes with others and in the final class they will

give a self-introduction while talking about what they like. The activities in this unit have been

created to build on each other so that students are able to complete the final activity. Also,

teachers should try to create situations where students want to talk and speak. The activities and

learning in this unit should be as student centered as possible.

Unit 4: 4 hours

Goals: [C] Actively try to ask and answer questions about likes and dislikes. While finding

ways to communicate to communicate with your partner, try to introduce your likes and

dislikes.

[F] Become familiar with colors, asking and answering yes/no questions about likes and

dislikes, and expressing what you like or dislike.

[A] Be aware that there are many different ways of thinking. Notice the differences in

rhythm, etc. by hearing native English pronunciation of loan words used in Japanese.

Expressions: I like (blue). Do you like (blue)? Yes, I do. /No, I don’t. I don’t like (blue).

Vocabulary: like, do, not, don’t, too, colors (red, blue, green, yellow, pink, black, white,

orange, purple, brown), sports (soccer, baseball, basketball, dodgeball, swimming), food (ice

cream, pudding, milk, orange juice), fruits/vegetables (onion, green pepper, cucumber,

carrot), rainbow

Previously learned necessary vocabulary:

Greetings, self-introductions, condition/feelings

Let’s Chant

・Once the students become used to the chants it is recommended to chant the words

(colors/sports/etc.) used in the chant. Having the students chose what new words to

put into the song also helps to increase their motivation.

Let’s Sing

・This song will be used from the 2nd class after the students how learned how to say

the colors. However, depending on the level of the students, it is also possible to use it

in the introduction section of the 1st class.

・First, students listen to the song. Ask them “What colors could you hear?” This allows

the students to independently think about the song and discover the words for colors.

・The main aim is for students to become familiar with the pronunciation of the words

for colors. It is enough that students only sing their favorite colors or the parts that they

feel able to sing. It is recommended to play the song while the students are drawing

their rainbows to increase their familiarity.

Activity 1

Goal: Color in the rainbow in the textbook and create your own original rainbow.

・Some recommendations for teaching the word `rainbow`: Give a `What’s this?` Quiz

(put a picture of a rainbow in an envelope and give hints), point to things in the picture

in the textbook and ask “What’s this?” During these activities pick up on students saying

the Japanese word for rainbow and teach them the English word.

・By asking each student about the colors they chose and the order they put them in

the other students should realize that everyone has a different way of thinking.

Let’s Watch and Think 1

See Unit 4 textbook first page for full explanation.

Let’s Listen 1

Goal: Listen to what color the characters like and connect the dots.

・In order for the students to listen independently during the activity it is

important to create motivation for the students. It is recommended that the

teacher ask the students questions about colors they like, for example “I like red.

Do you like red? Yes? No?” Doing this as well as asking students to guess what the

characters like should increase the students’ motivation to complete the listening

activity.

・It is important for the students to understand that they do not need to

understand everything that is said. It is enough that they listened to English and

understood the meaning of one thing.

Let’s Listen 2

Goal: Listen to what sports the characters like and dislike and write the numbers

in the table.

・The teacher should pick one of the sports on the textbook page and ask the

students questions about it, for example “I like soccer. Do you like soccer? Yes?

No?”. Doing this as well as asking students to guess what the characters like

should increase the students’ motivation to complete the listening activity.

・Often the words for sports in Japanese are borrowed from English so students

will be familiar with many of them. Another aim for this activity is for students to

realize the difference in pronunciation between the English word and the

`borrowed` word in Japanese.

Let’s Listen 3

Goal: Listen to the characters and circle the things they like.

・Before the activity, using picture cards ask the students “Do you like ~? Yes?

No?” in order to get students to understand the meaning of the phrase “Do you

like~?” While doing this the teacher should respond to the students answers by

adding phrases such as “Me, too.”

・By having the students guess what the characters like before doing the activity

it will create a desire for the students to know the answers and also a natural

reason to listen to the character. It is important to try and increase the students’

motivation to listen while considering the students situation.

Let’s Watch and Think 2

Goal: Guess whether the characters like or dislike each thing by writing a circle or

a triangle. In order to check your answers ask the characters in the video.

・The teacher should pick one of the colors on the textbook page and ask the

students questions about it, for example “I like blue. Do you like blue? Yes? No?”

in order to increase the students’ interest and motivation towards the following

activity. Then, use the digital materials to familiarize the students with the phrase

“Do you like~?” It is important for the students to guess what the characters

might like in order to increase the students’ motivation to complete the listening

activity and also give a natural reason to ask the characters questions.

Let’s Play

Goal: Guess whether or not your friends like the things in the table, interview

them and write down the answers.

・The important point here is to create a situation where students want to ask

their friends questions. It is hoped that guessing what their friends like and

checking those answers will create motivation. After the activity it is

recommended to have the students tell the class if they found out anything

unusual or something they didn’t expect about their friends. Through this activity

it is hoped that the students understanding of each other will deepen.

Activity 2

Goal: Give a self-introduction while talking about what you like.

・The teachers should give a demonstration of a self-introduction. The teacher

should speak slowly introducing their likes and dislikes while pointing to their

worksheet where they have drawn pictures or attached photos.

・After the activity, it is recommended to have the students tell the class if they

found out anything unusual or something they didn’t expect about their friends.

It is hoped that the students will realize that even though they spend a lot of time

with their classmates there is still many things that they do not know about each

other. Through this realization their motivation to know more about each other

should increase.

(Worksheet Explanation)

Worksheet provided for students to use in Activity 2. Students will give their own

self-introductions talking about their likes and dislikes.

Additional Notes:

The goal of this unit is for the students to communicate their real likes and

dislikes. Therefore, teachers should take care to create situations where students

can say they truly do not like something (lemon, green peppers, natto, etc.).

Teachers should also be careful of avoiding activities where students are forced

to say they like/dislike something for the sake of pattern practice (i.e. all students

with a red card have to say they like red etc.).