🇬🇧 🥳 Social · Almost a beginner (A0)

😊 Giving and receiving compliments

🎯 Give simple compliments and accept them naturally

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

Who gave you a compliment recently?
Is it easy for you to accept compliments?

🔑 Key phrases

I love your shirt!そのシャツすてき！
You look great today.今日すてきですね。
Your English is really good!英語すごく上手ですね！
Thank you, that's so kind!ありがとう、うれしいです！
That's a great idea.いいアイデアですね。
Nice job!よくできたね！

📚 Useful words

cute — かわいい
cool — かっこいい
beautiful — 美しい
delicious — おいしい
amazing — すごい
kind — 親切な

⚡ Speaking challenges

Give me 3 compliments right now.
Compliment a meal in 3 different ways.
Accept a compliment without saying 'no'.
Compliment your best friend.

🎭 Role-play

A friend's birthday party.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Give 3 compliments to people at the party (clothes, food, the house). Accept compliments with 'Thank you!'

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Give the student compliments; if they say 'No, no…' (very Japanese!), teach them to just say 'Thank you!'

🌀 Twist (halfway through): Someone compliments your English a lot. Respond naturally without denying it.

🗣️ Discussion questions

Do Japanese people give compliments often?
What's the best compliment you've received?
Why is it hard to say 'thank you' to a compliment?

📌 Homework

Give one compliment in English every day this week (to anyone, even online)1週間、毎日1回英語でほめる（SNSでもOK）