News and current topics

• I read that…〜と読んだよ。
• Apparently…どうやら〜らしい。
• What do you make of it?どう思う？
• That's surprising / worrying.驚きだね／心配だね。

1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

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

   • How do you get your news?
   • Any news you found interesting this week?

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.

   Before class, pick an easy news story (sports, tech, lifestyle). The student summarizes it in 3 sentences, then gives an opinion.

4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

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

   🎭 Chatting at lunch about a news story; the tutor asks follow-up questions.

5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

   Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

   • What news topic do you care about most?
   • Do you trust news on social media?

6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

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

   📌 Summarize a news story in 3 sentences + 1 reaction気になるニュースを3文で要約して感想を1文書く

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