Almost a beginner ・ Unit 7
Food and ordering
食べ物と注文
🎯 Goal: Order simply at a café
🎮 Play this in class🔑 Key phrases
- Can I have a coffee, please?コーヒーをください。
- For here, please.店内で。
- How much is it?いくらですか?
- That's all, thank you.以上です、ありがとう。
⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan
1. Warm-up (5 min)
Check last homework. Ask the warm-up questions to relax.
- What did you eat for breakfast?
- What's your favorite drink?
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.
Show a simple café menu (screen share). Practice prices and items; the student reads and asks questions.
4. Role-play (10 min)
Tutor plays the other person. Praise when the key phrases are used; fix only 2 things afterwards.
🎭 The tutor is a barista; the student orders a drink and a snack and pays.
5. Free talk (5 min)
Use the discussion questions for free conversation.
- What is your favorite restaurant?
- Can you cook?
- What Japanese food do you recommend?
6. Wrap-up (5 min)
Review today's phrases and give the homework. Write the lesson note right after.
📌 Practice the ordering conversation out loud 3 times注文の会話を声に出して3回練習する
25-minute lessons: skip step 5 and shorten steps 3 and 4.