Elementary School 6th Grade [Unit 34] （④ Hours）
Let’s Talk About Our School Trip!
はじめて出会った人にあいさつをしよう！
(1) Objective of the Unit
・Use the memories of the school trip to foster a positive attitude toward making presentations using simple English
to present both facts and one’s impressions.
・Have students realize the importance of acknowledging others when they speak and asking them to repeat
themselves when necessary, as well as being able to express their own ideas.
(2) Expectations
・Listen repeatedly and with interest to the AET or IUI talk about his/her culture, give feedback to show they are
paying attention, and show that they understood what they heard.
・Using approximately 3 well-constructed sentences, tell the class in easy to understand English what one
experienced during the school trip or one’s dreams for the future.
・Listen carefully to other students’ presentations, show interest, applaud and offer praise.
(3) Example Phrases and Expressions
What’s this? ― Kegon no Taki. / That’s right. / I like it. / It’s beautiful.
(4) Teaching Materials
CD ♪ I want to go to Italy. （『Eigo Note 2』 p.37 Lesson 6 Let’s Chant）
Pictures and Photographs of World Heritage Sites and the School Trip
Worksheet “Let’s Tell the AET About Famous Places in Japan” & “Let’s Tell the AET About Our School Trip”
(5) References to 『Eigo Note』 and 『YICA Example LessonsⅠ』
『Eigo Note 1』 Lesson 4 “I like apples.” (Let’s Introduce Ourselves)
『Eigo Note 2』 Lesson 6 “I want to go to Italy.” (Let’s Say What Countries We Want to Visit.)
『Lesson Plans I』 Upper Grades 10 A Fun School Trip
(6) Unit Plan （３ Hours） ＜○Aim / ・Main Activities＞
○Listen to the conversation between the AET and HRT to learn about the World Heritage Sites in the AET’s
home country and the AET’s impression of those sites. Also, learn about Japan’s World Heritage Sites.
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・Listen to the conversation between the AET and HRT to learn about famous places and World Heritage Sites
and think about which famous places in Japan you want to introduce to a foreign visitor.
○Cooperate in groups to tell the AET about famous places in Japan.
・Use photos and pictures in groups to introduce famous places in Japan to the AET.
○Think positively about how to introduce the most memorable places from the school trip.
・Work in groups to present the most memorable places from the school trip to the class.
○Give a presentation about one’s fondest memories from the school trip and listen intently to one’s friends.
・Present to the class one’s fondest memories from the school trip.
(7) Important Additional Notes and References to Other Subjects
・This Unit is best used immediately following the school trip or some other hands on learning experience.
・Encourage students to choose a famous place that they can easily introduce to the class.
・Prepare pictures of World Heritage Sites from Japan and the AET’s home country and help the students realize
what is special about those places.
・Prepare a worksheet that will help the students write their presentations.
・This unit can be used in conjunction with the Elementary School International Understanding Education program
when the IUI introduces the cultural heritage of their home country.
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(8) Lesson Plan
(1 of 4)
Procedure
＜Time＞
Main Activity
Students
Hello, ～.
＜2 Minutes＞ I’m ～, thank you.
How are you?
Greetings
Guidance and Support
Home Room Teacher
AET/Supporter
◎ Assessment
○ Points To Note
＊ Teaching Materials
○Have students greet each
other energetically and
politely.
Hello, everyone.
How are you?
I’m ～, thank you.
・Listen to the chant. ・Use gestures and say the chant ♪ “I want to ＊CD
Warm Up
・Imitate
the AET and
go to Italy” for the students.
○Move with the rhythm to
＜5 Minutes＞
say the chant.
・Say the chant with the students.
have fun saying the
chant.
・Listen to the
＊Photo of Niagara Falls
Activity 1
AET：This is Niagara Falls.
conversation
＜3 Minutes＞
HRT：Wow! It’s very big!
between the AET
○Use pictures and gestures
AET：It’s one of the biggest falls in the
world.
and HRT and guess
to help students underHRT：Do you like it?
what they are
stand the conversation.
AET：Yes, I do.
talking about.
HRT：Why?
◎Are the students
AET：Because it’s very dynamic.
interested in what the
HRT：I see.
AET is saying?
Activity 2 ・Listen to the teachers ・Listen to the AET’s ・Show pictures of
introduction and
many places as you
＜15 Minutes＞ and learn how World
Heritage Sites reflect
ask students what
introduce them to
the nature and culture
they understood.
the class in English.
of each one’s country. ・After introducing the ・Show interest by
・Consider which
AET to famous
nodding etc… in
famous place in
places in Japan, ask
the places the
Japan you want to
where the AET
students choose to
introduce to the AET.
would like to go.
introduce.
Activity 3
＜15 Minutes＞
・Demonstrate how to introduce a place.
（HRT speaks, AET listens.）
・In groups of 4 or 5, HRT：This is a famous mountain in Japan.
decide which
Its name is Mt. Fuji. It’s very high.
famous place in
AET：Wow! It’s beautiful! …
Japan you want to ・Walk around the class helping each group.
introduce to the
AET. (Continue in
the next lesson.)
Summary ・Review the activities
＜4 Minutes＞ and express your
thoughts.
Thank you very
Closing
＜1 Minute＞ much.
See you next time.
・Praise what the students did well.
Thank you very
much.
See you next time.
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You’re welcome.
See you next time.
＊Photos / Pictures of
Famous places and World
Heritage Sites.
○Give some examples and
have students work in
pairs to help them be
able to say place names
easier.
＊Photos & pictures of Mt.
Fuji and other famous
locations in Japan.
○Put photos and pictures
of many different places
on the board.
◎Are students thinking of
what to introduce?
○Consider having the
＊Worksheet
students tell each other
what they did well.
○End on a positive note so
students look forward to
the next lesson.
(2 of 4)
Procedure
＜Time＞
Main Activity
Students
Hello, ～.
＜2 Minutes＞ I’m ～, thank you.
How are you?
Greetings
Warm Up
＜4 Minutes＞
Guidance and Support
Home Room Teacher
AET/Supporter
◎ Assessment
○ Points To Note
＊ Teaching Materials
○Have students greet each
other energetically and
politely.
Hello, everyone.
How are you?
I’m ～, thank you.
・Use gestures and model the chant ♪ “I want ＊CD
to go to Italy” for the students.
○Move with the rhythm
・Imitate the AET and ・Say the chant with the students.
and have fun saying the
say the chant
chant.
together.
・Learn new
Activity 1
＜9 Minutes＞ expressions by
listening to the
demonstration.
・Reprise the demonstration from Activity 1 in ＊Photos & Pictures of
the first lesson using a different famous
The Statue of Liberty
place.
○When students are
presenting, try to have
AET：This is a big statue. Its name is Statue of Liberty. It’s in New
them use common
York, the U.S.A. It’s very tall. It’s 93 meters tall.
expressions.
HRT：Wow! I’d like to see it!
○Have students pay
・Say what you heard ・Check what the students heard and
attention to the timing
understood.
and understood.
and way of presenting
・Have students listen to and repeat common
・Repeat the
photos, as well as their
expressions
used
during
the
demonstration
expressions used in
expressions and gestures,
as you point to the corresponding pictures.
the demonstration.
and to consider their
（Example）
audience when presenting
so that their presentations
This is a famous ～.
Its name is ～. / It’s in ～.
are easily understood.
It’s big / old / tall / high / large /
famous / beautiful …
Activity 2 ・Work together in the ・Offer encouragement to each group and
answer any questions they might have.
＜25 Minutes＞ groups made in the
last class to write
lines introducing
the famous spot
you chose. Each
student should have
at least one line.
＊Worksheet
○Try to have all of the
groups present within the
time allotted for this
activity.
○Display pictures and
photos on the board for
the students to use. (Each
S1：This is a famous waterfall in Japan. ＜What＞
group may bring in their
S2：Its name is Kegon no Taki.
＜Name＞
own props to use.)
S3：It’s in Nikko, Tochigi.
＜Location＞
◎Are students enthusiastiS4：It’s very tall.
＜Size / Shape＞
cally introducing a
S5：It’s 97 meters high.
＜Specifics＞
famous place to the AET
ALL：Thank you.
and giving their
・As a group, use
・Help each group
・Listen to each group,
impression of it?
photos and pictures
give a presentation. show interest and
to introduce a
give feedback.
famous place to the
AET.
Summary ・Review the activities
＜4 Minutes＞ and express your
thoughts.
Thank you very
Closing
＜1 Minute＞ much.
See you next time.
・Listen to the students’ thoughts. Give each
student positive feedback.
Thank you very
much.
See you next time.
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You’re welcome.
See you next time.
○Review the lesson to
have students realize
what they did well.
○End on a positive note so
students look forward to
the next lesson.
(3 of 4)
Procedure
＜Time＞
Main Activity
Students
Hello, ～.
＜3 Minutes＞ I’m ～, thank you.
How are you?
Greetings
Guidance and Support
Home Room Teacher
AET/Supporter
◎ Assessment
○ Points To Note
＊ Teaching Materials
○Have students greet each
other energetically and
politely.
Hello, everyone.
How are you?
I’m ～, thank you.
Warm Up ・Form circles in small ・Say the chant ♪ “I want to go to Italy” with ＊CD
the students.
○Move with the rhythm
＜6 Minutes＞ groups and say the
chant.
and create a fun
atmosphere.
Activity 1 ・Listen for common ・Demonstrate using a different place than in ＊Photos & Pictures of
previous lessons.
The Grand Canyon
＜6 Minutes＞ expressions used
during the
○When students are
demonstration.
presenting, try to have
AET：What’s this?
them use common
HRT：Grand Canyon?
expressions.
AET：Yes. It’s Grand Canyon. It’s in Arizona, the U.S.A. It’s very,
very large. It’s a World Heritage Site.
HRT：Wow! I like it!
・Say what you heard ・Check what the students heard and what
and understood.
they understood.
・Repeat the
・Point to the pictures and have the students
expressions used in
repeat the expressions used in the
the demonstration.
demonstration.
(Example)
What’s this? / It’s ～. / It’s in ～.
It’s very large / It’s a World Heritage. /
I like it. …
Activity 2 ・Tell the HRT about
＜25 Minutes＞ the most memorable
place visited on the
school and the
impression it made.
・In groups of 3 or 4,
decide on a place
visited during the
school trip that you
want to introduce to
the AET and think of
3 sentences.
・Repeat the
expressions used in
the demonstration.
Summary ・Review the activities
＜3 Minutes＞ and express your
thoughts.
Thank you very
Closing
＜2 Minutes＞ much.
See you next time.
・Ask what was most ・Listen and show
memorable about
interest in the
the school trip and
students’ choice of
have them draw it.
most memorable
place from their
trip.
＊Construction Paper
＊Pictures or souvenirs
from the school trip.
（Brought in by students）
＊Worksheet
・Help the students create and practice their
presentations.
◎Is everyone in the group
cooperating and working
on the presentation?
・Listen to the students’ thoughts. Give each
student positive feedback.
Thank you very
much.
See you next time.
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You’re welcome.
See you next time.
○Review the lesson and
point out what the
students did well.
○End on a positive note so
students look forward to
the next lesson.
(4 of 4)
Procedure
＜Time＞
Main Activity
Students
Hello, ～.
＜3 Minutes＞ I’m ～, thank you.
How are you?
Greetings
Guidance and Support
Home Room Teacher
AET/Supporter
Hello, everyone.
How are you?
I’m ～, thank you.
◎ Assessment
○ Points To Note
＊ Teaching Materials
○Have students greet each
other energetically and
politely.
Warm Up ・Form a circle with ・Say the chant ♪ “I want to go to Italy” with ＊CD
the students.
＜6 Minutes＞ your group and say
the chant.
Activity 1 ・Listen to the new ・Demonstrate using a different place from the ＊Photos & Pictures of
one used in the last lesson.
Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
＜6 Minutes＞ place and check the
common
○Change the content of the
expressions.
demonstration according
to the presentations in the
AET：Hello. What’s this?
next activity.
HRT：A mountain?
AET：No. It’s a very big rock. Its name is Ayers Rock. It’s in
○Have students realize
Australia. Native Australians call it ‘Uluru.’ Do you like it?
what is needed to give a
HRT：Yes! It’s great!
presentation that is easy
AET：Thank you.
to understand.
・Ask the students what they understood.
(Volume, Expression,
・Say what you heard ・Have students repeat the expressions used in
Gesture, Using easy to
and understood.
the demonstration while you point to the
understand words etc…)
・Repeat the
pictures and photographs.
expressions used in （Example）
the demonstration. What’s this? / It’s ～. / It’s in ～.
It’s very big / great / Do you like it? …
○Have the students use
Activity 2 ・Practice in the
・Help the students practice.
groups
made
in
the
photos, pictures and
＜25 Minutes＞
・Help each group
・Listen carefully to
last lesson.
gestures to make their
with their
each group and
presentations effective.
・Present in groups
presentation.
give your
and listen to the
（You may want to use a
impression of their
other groups
projector.）
presentation.
present.
○Make sure students
realize the importance of
listening attentively and
＜Example Presentation with Name, Unique Feature and Impression＞
applauding the speakers.
All：Hello.
S1：This is Kegon no Taki.
S2：It’s a beautiful waterfall.
◎Are groups cooperating
S3：It’s very tall.
S4：I like it.
and considering their
All：Thank you.
Class：（applaud）
audience during their
presentation?
＜Example Using Class Participation＞
ALL：Hello.
◎Are students listening to
S1：What’s this? AET：???
Class：Kegon no Taki!
each other, showing
S1：Yes. It’s Kegon no Taki.
understanding and
S2：It’s a beautiful waterfall.
applauding?
S3：It’s very tall.
S4：I like it.
ALL：Do you like it?
ALL：Thank you.
Class：Yes!
Class：（applaud）
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・Review today’s
Summary
activities and
＜3 Minutes＞
express your
thoughts to the
class.
・Listen to the students’ thoughts. Give each
student positive feedback.
Thank you very
Closing
＜2 Minutes＞ much.
See you next time.
Thank you very
much.
See you next time.
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You’re welcome.
See you next time.
○Help students realize
what they did well.
○Help students experience
a sense of accomplishment once they are able
to make themselves
understood to the AET.
○End on a positive note so
students look forward to
the next lesson.