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Almost a beginner ・ Unit 3

Numbers and time

数字と時間

🎯 Goal: Ask and tell the time

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • What time is it?何時ですか?
  • It's seven thirty.7時半です。
  • At nine o'clock.9時に。
  • In the morning / at night朝に/夜に

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

    Check last homework. Ask the warm-up questions to relax.

    • What time is it now in Japan?
    • What time did you wake up?
  2. 2. Input (10 min)

    Introduce the key phrases one by one. The student repeats each 3 times; check meaning (short Japanese is OK).

  3. 3. Practice (15 min)

    Run the unit's practice activity. Maximize student talking time.

    Number drill 1–60, then show times on a clock image; the student says them. Speed up gradually.

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

    Tutor plays the other person. Praise when the key phrases are used; fix only 2 things afterwards.

    🎭 Calling a friend to decide a meeting time.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • What time do you go to bed?
    • What time do you eat lunch?
    • What time does your work or school start?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

    Review today's phrases and give the homework. Write the lesson note right after.

    📌 Write 5 things you do each day, with times1日のスケジュールを時刻つきで5つ書く

25-minute lessons: skip step 5 and shorten steps 3 and 4.

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