Lesson Plan.

'LIVE FREE IN JAPAN'

Level: Form 2 (Intermediate to Advanced)

Time: 2 periods of 70 minutes

Theme/Topic: People - Changing Scene 'Live FREE in Japan'

Language Content: Grammar - Verb and Adjectives

Educational Emphases: Thinking skills, Multiple Intelligences, ICT skills

Previous Knowledge:

1) Students have learnt of verb as the action word and the types of verbs

2) Students have learnt adjectives as describing the noun

3) Students have basic computer skills to surf the Internet

Aims: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1) Skim and scan text for information

2) Apply information transfer effectively and efficiently

3) Use internet browser and search engine to look for information

Moral Values:

1) Students will appreciate other cultures upon the understanding of such culture

2) Students will reflectively appreciate their own cultures through the comparison with other culture

Technical requirements:

1) Fully functioning desktop personal computers shared among 2 - 3 students per computer

2) Internet connection

3) Web browsers

4) Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007

5) Hot Potatoes 6

Preparation:

1) Browse for websites on 'free things in Japan' using Google.com

2) Browse for picture of 'Doraemon' on Yahoo! Image

3) Identify the website Pingmag.jp and the free things to do in Japan (altogether 10 free things)

3) Review the website to check the content is age appropriate and suitable for the lesson

4) Determine a search engine that can cater to all the students' need during the activity

5) Prepare the lesson and electronic worksheet using Hot Potatoes 6 JQuiz out of the information available on the website.

Websites:

1) Google (www.google.com)

2) Yahoo! Image (www.images.search.yahoo.com)

3) Youtube (www.youtube.com)

4) PingMag (www.pingmag.jp)

Procedure:

Set Induction

(5 minutes)

1) Teacher displays the image of 'Doraemon' on the screen using the electronic projector

2) Teacher asks students of things that come into their minds upon seeing the picture

3) Teacher elicits responses from students based on the picture

4) Teacher directs students' responses into the topic of the day on 'Japan'

Pre Activity

(5 minutes)

1) Teacher gives brief explanation on Japan as the most prosperous country in Asia as well as the Look East Policy to highlight the point of Malaysia being modeled after the country

2) Teacher asks for students' opinion on the country, of what they know of, such as the currency 'Yen', the price, etc

3) Teacher gives a quick trivia on the expensive price of item in Japan, such as RM20 for a tin of Coca Cola

4) Teacher asks for students' opinion on whether there are free things that can be done in Japan

5) Teacher launches students into the lesson of the day on 'Live FREE in Japan'

Activity 1

(25 minutes)

1) Teacher redirects students on the topic of 'Doraemon'

2) Teacher assigns students into groups of 2 to 3 students per group per computer.

3) Teacher explains the instruction:

i) In groups, launch the web browser and type in the word 'Youtube'

ii) Click on the link to the Youtube web (www.youtube.com)

iii) Type in 'Doraemon theme song with lyric'

iv) Together with the whole class, everyone sings to the song in unison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz7LDSORrP0

4) Teacher instructs students to open up new tab and type in the PingMag url

http://pingmag.jp/2006/01/13/10-things-to-do-for-free/.

Alternatively, they can follow the steps below:

(www.pingmag.co.jp)>archive>january 2006>10 things to do for free in Tokyo

5) Teacher asks students to study the article on '10 things to do for free in Tokyo'

Activity 2

(20 minutes)

1) Teacher instructs students to open the worksheet named 'ThingsFreeJapan.htm'

2) Teacher allocates 15 minutes for students to answer the questions.

3) Teacher discusses the answers with students.

4) Teacher corrects students' answers as and when necessary.

Conclusion

(5 minutes)

1) Teacher elicits response from the students to recap the lesson of the day

2) Teacher implicitly discusses the moral values they learn on the lesson

3) Teacher congratulates students on their effort

Follow-up Activity

Teacher assigns students to fill in the worksheet on '5 things to do for free in Malaysia'. Students are to copy in their pendrive worksheet entitled 'Things Free Malaysia.doc'. The worksheet should be printed and submitted by hand the following week.