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Greetings and self-introductions ・ Unit 2

What I did

過去の出来事を話す

🎯 Goal: Talk about the weekend in the past tense

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • I went to…〜に行きました。
  • It was really fun.すごく楽しかった。
  • What did you do?何をしたの?
  • I didn't do much.特に何もしなかった。

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

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

    • How was your weekend?
    • What did you eat last night?
  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.

    Irregular verb quick-fire (go/went, eat/ate, see/saw…), then the student tells a weekend story with 5 verbs.

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

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

    🎭 Monday morning at work: chat with a coworker about the weekend.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • What was the best trip you've taken?
    • What did you do last holiday?
    • When was the last time you laughed a lot?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

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

    📌 Write a 5-sentence diary of your weekend (past tense)週末の日記を5文で書く(過去形)

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

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