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Greetings and self-introductions ・ Unit 5

Planning a trip

旅行の計画

🎯 Goal: Talk about travel plans and wishes

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • I want to go to Hawaii.ハワイに行きたいです。
  • I'm planning to stay for five days.5日間滞在する予定です。
  • What's the best season to visit?訪れるのにいちばんいい季節はいつ?
  • I've never been there.行ったことがありません。

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

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

    • Where did you go on your last trip?
    • Do you like traveling alone or with friends?
  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.

    Plan a 3-day trip together (city, hotel, 3 activities). The student explains the plan back to you.

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

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

    🎭 At a travel agency: the student asks for a trip suggestion within a budget.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • What country do you want to visit most?
    • What do you always pack?
    • What's your best travel memory?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

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

    📌 Write a 5-sentence plan for a dream trip行きたい旅行の計画を5文で書く

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

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