Japanese Teaching Topic - SHOPPING
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic SHOPPING kaimono, depaato, conbini, かいもの、デパート、コンビニ etc.
Assignment ideas
Office works Japan is having a sale
Ss create a poster for office works including review of stationery items, money, dates, colours, descriptions, contact details such as phone numbers, email, location of store etc. (Based on 'Hai 2') Donated by M Joseph
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Craft
Make a shop
Students make props in order to set up a fake shop so they can act out a shopping roleplay.
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Maneki neko craft
Students learn about the lucky cat 'Maneki neko' and make a simple paper craft.
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Games in class
Give each student a copy of the battleships game board. Divide the class into 2 teams. The teacher writes down the location of 11 ‘battleships’ on her/his piece of paper but does not show this to the students. Each empty square could be the location of 1 battleship. Each team has a turn at guessing where Sensei has hidden the battleships. Students create sentences like: ホットドッグは百円ですか。Hotto doggu wa hyaku en desu ka. If there is a battleship in this location, then they get to put their team mark on that spot. If there is not a battleship, all the students mark a ‘batsu’ in that place. The game continues until one team finds 6 ships and has therefore won the game.
Donated by K Lamberto
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Equipment: From shopping catalogs cut out a large number of items/products (for selling). Copies of play yen money.
How to play: Divide the class into two groups: てんいん (Tenin) and おきゃくさん (Okyakusan). The Tenin set up their shops by putting the cut out magazine products on tables around the outside of the room. The Okyakusan are given a set amount of Yen each. Explain that they are going shopping in a ひゃくえんや (Hyakuenya) and that all products are only one hundred yen. Then, the teacher says 「かいものをしましょう!」 ‘Kaimono o shimashou’ and the students start shopping. The aim of the game is to buy as many products as possible. Periodically, the teacher says とまれ (tomare), and calls out the name of one of the products. Any student with that product must put ALL their products into a basket at the front of the room and start shopping from scratch. The student with the most products at the end wins. EXTRA: Students can switch roles. Or, Tenin’s can set the prices of each product. Or Okyakusan have the option of negotiating the price. There are two winners in this version Okyakusan who buys the most products and the Tenin who makes the most money.
Equipment: a worksheet for each student, scissors (or pre cut numbers)
How to play: Students cut out the numbers.
In pairs, students place the numbers on the question marks on the worksheet and then ask おいくらですか to their partner。Their partner then reads the price in Japanese. OR The Tt can say a price in Japanese and then the Ss must put the price onto the question marks accordingly.
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Okane bingo
Ss colour in 12 squares in the table. As the teacher reads a yen amount, if the Ss coloured box matches the amount that was read out they put a cross through the box. The winner is the person who has all their coloured boxes crossed off first.
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Equipment: various products/shopping items or pictures of items, 4 mini whiteboards (these can be made from laminated A4 paper), 4 whiteboard pens, price tags
How to play: Divide the class into three teams. Select a representative from each team to come to the front of the class. Sit each student in a chair facing the rest of the class. Give each student a mini whiteboard and marker. Show each student a product. Tell them to guess the price of the product. (To make it easier the Tt could suggest a price between two prices ie. ひゃく円からせん円までです。)Give the students 30 seconds to write down their price on their mini whiteboard. When the time is up, ask each student 「おいくらですか。」Each student then turns their mini-white board around saying their price aloud in Japanese. If any student guesses the price correctly they then get 2 points for their team. If the price doesn't match then the Tt shows the price to the students. The students then need to put up their hand if they know how to say the price in Japanese. The student who puts up their hand the fastest gets to read the price first. If the price is read correctly then they get 1 point for their team. Swap students at the front with students in their team. (Use a variety of products and prices.) The team with the most points at the end wins.
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Games on line
Clothes shopping |
Fruit shopping game |
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Match the money Students click on the pronunciation of Japanese money and find the matching picture.
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Ordering food |
Lesson plans
Commercial |
Convenience stores
Compare convenience stores in Japan and those in your country, to compare convenience stores and supermarkets, and to learn shopping expressions through shopping games. (Scroll down to 02) http://www.tjf.or.jp/clicknippon/en/activity/index.html |
Shopping lesson plan |
PowerPoints
Asking prices AB activity
This PowerPoint can be printed and used as an AB information gap activity. In pairs students order goods on their list, using correct counters, and find out the price from their partner. Donated by M Kadoi
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How much is it (dollars) PowerPoint
PowerPoint introducing students to how to ask the price of things and respond using Australian dollars. Donated by M Iinuma
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Ikura desu ka?
In this PowerPoint students try to guess prices of common supermarket items in Japan. A short introductory quiz is ready to go with supplementary writing and speaking tasks allowing students to compare prices in their own country, and exploring reasons why prices might be different. Donated by A Burden
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Konbini
PowerPoint introducing Konbini. Pictures of typical Konbini and what is sold. Donated by K Hodgson.
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Okane Money PPT
PowerPoint introducing Japanese money words as well as how hyaku, sen and man change. Introduces asking prices for things looking at kore,sore and are. (Download worksheet to go with this PPT below under 'worksheets') Created by I Foley
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Oikura desu ka?
Pass a microphone around the room. Ss have 4 seconds to say the yen amount shown on the PowerPoint. If they can't say the amount they sit down. The last student remaining wins. Created by I Foley
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Shopping inspire and chirashi
PowerPoint showing various pictures of famous Japanese shopping districts and brands. Use to inspire students about Japan and shopping. Teacher can discuss their experiences/stories about shopping. Students then are shown various chirashi where they must say the yen values. PowerPoint is ideal for review of 'yen' amounts. Created by I Foley
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Videos
Kore wa nan desu ka? |
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Ikura - How much song
Song practising ikura, how much http://www.youtube.com/watch?index=11&feature=PlayList&v=lKBNwlo3Woo&list=PLE2F2C912A1DCD5B2 |
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Websites
Convenience stores
Information in English about Japanese convenience stores http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/life_culture/shopping.html |
Go Nihongo
Videos with lesson plans and other resources on introductions, pets, going on a date, gift shopping, my day. Develped by NSW department of education. http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/14346/index.htm |
Online grocery store
Grocery store in Melbourne, website in English and Japanese. http://www.ichibajunction.com.au/ |
Store floor guides フロアガイド |
Worksheets
AB shopping dialogue
Divide the class into pairs. Give one pair the 'A-san' worksheet and the other the 'B-san' worksheet. Students then using the picture prompts, ask each other about the prices and places of origin of various objects. (Written in kana and numbers in kanji.) Donated by Y Acosta
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AB Ikura desu ka dialogue
Divide the class into pairs. Give one pair the 'A-san' worksheet and the other the 'B-san' worksheet. Students then using the picture prompts, ask each other about the prices of the various objects.
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Acting out shopping
Use these shop names, shopping lists and price tags to set up various shops around the class and roleplay simple shopping dialogues. Donated by Eleanor.
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Dialogue acting - Shopping
Divide the class into three small groups of 4 or 5 students (Dialogue 1, 2, and 3). (Or six groups if there is a large class.) Each group is assigned a different dialogue. Each group reads their Japanese shopping dialogue and answers the questions at the bottom of the page. They then decide who will be the shopkeeper, customer(s) (act out the roleplay twice if need be), MC (introduce the roleplay and actors), audience questioner (asks the audience to answer the questions at the bottom of the page after seeing the roleplay). Ss prepare their roles. Then act out their roleplay in front of the rest of the class. After each roleplay is complete a discussion can be had about the differences between the roleplays. Donated by M Miller. |
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Exploring Japanese Coins
Quizzes and activities based on Japanese coins. Donated by: H Atkins
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How much?
Divide the class into pairs. Give each Ss one side of the Omiyage pricelists 'a あ' or 'n ん'. Ss ask each other the prices of various objects eg. Kendama wa ikura desu ka? けんだまはいくらですか。 Donated by S Case
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How much is it?
Basic worksheet on ikura desu ka.
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Keigo explained (shopping theme)
Short explanation in English about Keigo and how it is used when shopping.
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Konbini ni ikimashou
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Listening tests - money
Three different tests for money. Test 1 students listen to various yen amounts and circle the correct amount said by the teacher. Test 2 students listen to someone ask a price. Test 3 students listen to someone order various items and put them in order of item/price. Donated by N Gastineau
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Nankai
Practice talking about floors in a shopping centre. What floor is it on? Created by I Foley
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Okane 1 - Japanese money
Students learn about Japanese money. Donated by K Howell
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Okane 2 - Japanese money
Students learn how to count Japanese money.
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Printable money
Print and cut out these Yen pictures for use when role-playing. Donated by Takako
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Research - Shopping (Convenience stores)
Ss research about convenience stores using the Nipponia website: http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/life_culture/shopping.html Donated by M Miller
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Roleplay shopping
Basic shopping roleplay including asking for an item, price and completing the transaction. Donated by H Oki.
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Where can I buy?
Practice 'de' asking where items can be bought, also practising 'ga arimasu ka' Donated by K Hsu
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