Almost a beginner ・ Unit 6
My day
毎日の生活
🎯 Goal: Describe your daily routine
🎮 Play this in class🔑 Key phrases
- I get up at seven.7時に起きます。
- I go to work by train.電車で仕事に行きます。
- I usually…たいてい〜します。
- On weekends, I…週末は〜します。
⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan
1. Warm-up (5 min)
Check last homework. Ask the warm-up questions to relax.
- What time did you get up today?
- How do you go to work or school?
2. Input (10 min)
Introduce the key phrases one by one. The student repeats each 3 times; check meaning (short Japanese is OK).
3. Practice (15 min)
Run the unit's practice activity. Maximize student talking time.
Put picture cards of a routine in order; the student narrates their own day using first, then, after that.
4. Role-play (10 min)
Tutor plays the other person. Praise when the key phrases are used; fix only 2 things afterwards.
🎭 Interview for a 'Day in the life' video: the tutor asks, the student answers.
5. Free talk (5 min)
Use the discussion questions for free conversation.
- What do you do after work?
- What do you do on weekends?
- What is your favorite time of day?
6. Wrap-up (5 min)
Review today's phrases and give the homework. Write the lesson note right after.
📌 Write your day in 6 sentences using first and then自分の1日を6文で書く(first, then を使う)
25-minute lessons: skip step 5 and shorten steps 3 and 4.