Japanese Stages 4 / 5 Telling the Time ­ 何時ですか。 Activity context These digital resources are designed for languages teachers to use with Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs). This activity has been designed to consolidate the language in the topic area of telling the time. Syllabus links: 4.UL.1 demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting detail in spoken texts and responds appropriately 5.UL.3 uses Japanese by incorporating diverse structures and features to express own ideas 5.UL.4 experiments with linguistic patterns and structures in Japanese to convey information and to express own ideas 4.MLC.2 explores the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing 5.MBC.2 structures and features of Japanese identifies and explains aspects of the culture of Japanese­speaking communities in texts Notebook page Activity Time flashcards These flashcards can be used to introduce or consolidate the vocabulary related to telling the time on the hour. Students say a time in Japanese and touch the corresponding digital time box to reveal the word in Japanese (hiragana). The flashcards can also be used for pronunciation practice drills. Touch the speaker icon under each card to hear the time in Japanese. Time anagram This activity can be used to consolidate vocabulary related to time as students need to have learnt the vocabulary for telling the time on the hour. Students touch 'Start' and rearrange the hiragana to make a time word. Students touch 'Clue' to reveal the time in English. Select 'Reset" to have another attempt. Teacher selects 'Edit' to change the times.
© NSW Department of Education and Training 2010 Page | 1 Time (o'clock) ­ matching 1 This activity can be used to consolidate vocabulary related to telling time on the hour. Students drag and drop the verb into the correct box under the images. Students touch 'Check' to see if they are correct. Touch 'Reset' to play again. Different words can be inserted by selecting 'Edit'. Time (o'clock) ­ matching 2 This activity can be used to consolidate vocabulary related to telling time on the hour. Students drag and drop the verb into the correct box under the images. Students touch 'Check' to see if they are correct. Touch 'Reset' to play again. Different words can be inserted by selecting 'Edit'. Time memory game ­ karuta This page has been designed to help students consolidate vocabulary related to telling time. The idea is to find matching pairs by turning over two cards. This activity can be played individually, in pairs or in class teams. Select 'Edit' to substitute the hiragana times for kanji. Time ­ reading characters This activity has been designed to help students recognise the hiragana of time words in kanji. Students can complete individually or in teams for the top score. There are eight time words in kanji. Students find the correct hiragana reading within the time limit to receive a time bonus. The faster the time, the higher the points bonus. Select 'Edit' to change the questions and answers. The character set can also be modified if teachers would like to use roomaji and hiragana. Time flashcards ­ half hour These flashcards can be used to introduce or consolidate the vocabulary related to telling the time at half hour intervals. Students say a time in Japanese and select the corresponding digital time box to reveal the word in Japanese (hiragana). The flashcards can also be used for pronunciation practice drills. Touch the speaker icon under each card to hear the time in Japanese.
© NSW Department of Education and Training 2010 Page | 2 Time (half hour) ­ matching 3 This activity can be used to consolidate vocabulary related to telling time on the hour. Students drag and drop the verb into the correct box under the images. Students touch 'Check' to see if they are correct. Touch 'Reset' to play again. Different pictures and verbs can be inserted by selecting 'Edit'. Time (half hour) ­ matching 4 This activity can be used to consolidate vocabulary related to telling time on the hour. Students drag and drop the verb into the correct box under the images. Students touch 'Check' to see if they are correct. Touch 'Reset' to play again. Different pictures and verbs can be inserted by selecting 'Edit'. Time ­ choose the correct answer This activity revises expressions used for telling the time. Students will need to be familiar with telling the time on the hour, at half hour intervals and in five and ten minute increments. Students touch the moving images to pause on a randomly selected picture and then choose the sentence that best fits the picture by selecting one of three options. Students will see whether their answer is correct or incorrect. The images will start rotating again as soon as an answer is chosen. Clocks ­ make up the time This activity is a consolidation of all expressions related to telling time in hours and minutes. Students will need to be familiar with the kanji for numbers and times. Students read the time underneath each clock face and make up the correct time by moving the clock hands into place. Each clock hand can be moved by touching and dragging into place. Rotate by touching on the hand and moving the green button.
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observes students participating in activities
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provides oral feedback to the class and to individual students. Assessment criteria: The student:
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listens actively to aid comprehension
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contributes to the identification and labelling of the vocabulary
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demonstrates comprehension, e.g. by matching words to pictures
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develops writing skills in context, e.g. matching words with pictures and labelling objects. The Notebook files for each student can form part of your assessment to inform your teaching and capture "point in time" learning.
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