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Almost a beginner ・ Unit 5

My family

家族

🎯 Goal: Introduce your family simply

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • I have one brother.兄(弟)が1人います。
  • My mother is a nurse.母は看護師です。
  • He's twenty years old.彼は20歳です。
  • Do you have any brothers or sisters?兄弟姉妹はいますか?

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

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

    • How many people are in your family?
    • Do you have a pet?
  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.

    Draw a simple family tree together on screen; the student describes each person (name, age, job).

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

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

    🎭 Showing family photos to a homestay host.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • Who is the funniest person in your family?
    • What does your father/mother do?
    • Do you have a pet?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

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

    📌 Write 4 sentences about your family家族紹介を4文で書く

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

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