| Target | Activity | Explanation | Variation |
| pronunciation | Listening practice: "Sh & S" worksheet |
Each student has a worksheet. The teacher pronounces one word from each row and the students have to follow along as the teacher pronounces each word at a time. Once the students reach the bottom, they write the number down in the appropriate blank. | "AR" worksheet |
| Self - introduction | Speaking and listening practice: use this Template for meishi cards to make sets for each student. |
Each student receives 3-4 meishi cards. This is an interview style activity. First, 2 students introduce themselves to each other. Then, they play janken and the winner gets to take the loser's meishi card. The goal is to win as many meishi cards as you can. | Have the them do the activities in pairs but keep the students seated down instead of standing up. |
| Self - introduction | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: group interview sheet |
Each student has a worksheet. Then, each groups must ask the ALT or JTE questions from the worksheet to fill out the questionnaire.**This activity should only be used for classes that are NOT SHY!! | Can be done in pairs depending on the size of the class. Students can make their own questions prior to the visit of the ALT. |
| Oral pair work | Speaking and listening practice: Word power 2-1 |
This is a pair worksheet activity. This activity worksheet should be kept in the students' files. This is a worksheet that can be used everyday for oral communication practice. | These are worksheets that correspond to the progress of the students throughout
the school year. Word power 2-2 Word power 2-3 Word power 2-4 Word power 2-5 Word power 2-6 Word power 2-7 |
| Who is he/she? | Listening practice: pictures of famous people, cartoons, etc. |
In this activity, the teacher first divides the students into teams, two or three teams is best. Then, the teacher describes the famous people using simple phrases. If a student guesses the identity of the picture, his/her team gets a point. | This activity can also be done in pairs or in groups, so that students come up to the teacher and take a picture and describe it to their group or to their partner. This method should only be used if the students' level is a bit higher. |
| Past | Writing practice: Team race worksheet |
This is a group activity. Each group competes in a race. Each group has the "Team race worksheet." In the group, one student writes down the past form of one verb and then passes the paper to another student. Then, that student writes down the another verb in the past tense...and this pattern continues until all the verbs are completed in one box. The first group to finish wins that round. You continue this until all the verbs on the worksheet are done. | For low level students, it is recommended to review and write the past
forms on the board. The first few rounds of the race should be done with
the verbs on the board. After that, you can erase the verbs if it gets
too easy. You can award extra points if they choose one verb and make a sentence with that verb. |
| can, do, are... | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: group interview worksheet |
Each student has a worksheet. Then, each groups must ask the ALT or JTE questions from the worksheet to fill out the questionnaire.**This activity should only be used for classes that are NOT SHY!! | Can be done in pairs depending on the size of the class. Students can make their own questions prior to the visit of the ALT. |
| be going to | Speaking and listening practice: pair worksheet |
This is an activity done in pairs in which the partner changes after a few minutes. The object is to guess the identity of your partner. First, the two students do janken and then the winner is permitted to ask his/her partner questions to guess their identity. The object is to find out as many identities as possible. | This can be done interview style where the students move freely, but doesnt alwasy work as well. |
| passport dialogue | Speaking and listening practice: practice worksheet and quiz |
This activity is for pair work. Students can use the second page to practice daily in pairs. The first page can be used to re-enact this dialogue as a quiz. | These sheets can be used for an oral test. |
| will | Speaking and listening practice: will worksheet |
This is an activity done in pairs in which the partner changes after a few minutes. The object is to guess the identity of your partner. First, the two students do janken and then the winner is permitted to ask his/her partner questions to guess their identity. The object is to find out as many identities as possible. | This can be done interview style where the students move freely, but doesnt alwasy work as well. |
| directions | Listening practice: game sheet game sheet II |
Each student has a gamesheet. Then, the teacher gives directions and the students have to follow along on their gamesheet. This can be done at varying levels of speed and difficulty. It targets listening comprehension only but encourages participation because of its style. | These are exmaples of worksheets where the students can work in groups, or it can be used in smaller classes. In these worksheets, the students can also practice giving directions for others to follow. |
| to + verb | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: information gap worksheet |
This activity is slightly advanced. It is done in pairs. Each student has a worksheet. The object is to try and complete the missing half of the worksheet by answering your partners questions. To start, the pair of students does janken and the loser asks the winner a question. after 1-2 minutes, the pairs should change so each student can work with different partners.. | For this activity changing the pairs after every few minutes enhances the activity, but keeping the same pairs also works well. |
| ～er comparative |
Speaking, listening, and writing practice: interview worksheet |
This activity is an interview style activity. Each student has a worksheet but the activity is done in groups. First, the students guess the answer for each question, then the students ask the ALT one question at a time in unison. | This can also be done in pairs or individually depending on the size of the class. |
| ～er comparative |
Speaking, listening, and writing practice: questionnaire |
This activity is a group activity. Each student in the group has a questionnaire. Then each student takes turns and asks the other members of the group one question. While each member asks a question, everybody in the group must keep a tally on his/her own worksheet. At the end when all the groups are finished, the teacher can tally all the groups' answers together to show the results of the questionnaire. | This can be done as a class instead of groups if the class size is small enough. |
| ～er ～est comparative and superlative |
Reading and writing practice: Trivia quiz |
This quiz is good review for comparative (-er) and superlative (-est). This quiz can be done during class or it can be assigned for homework. | The students can do the quiz individually, in pairs or in groups. |
| passive voice | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: Quiz I Quiz II Quiz III |
This activity can be done in pairs. Changing parntners is not necessary. Each student must try to answer their worksheet and guessing is encouraged. Then, to check the answers, each student must ask their partner in order to check their own answers. | This activity can also be a group activity. |
| passive voice | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: information gap |
This activity is slightly advanced. It is done in pairs. Each student has a worksheet. The object is to try and complete the missing half of the worksheet by answering your partners questions. To start, the pair of students does janken and the loser asks the winner a question. after 1-2 minutes, the pairs should change so each student can work with different partners.. | For this activity changing the pairs after every few minutes enhances the activity, but keeping the same pairs also works well |
| Review Textbook Vocabulary | Writing practice: Crossword through p.23 Crossword through p.28 |
The student do the crossword using their textbooks for help. | The students can work in pairs or groups. You can also make the crossword into a race against other teams. Or, you can assign it for homework. |
| Review Textbook Vocabulary | Speaking, listening, and writing practice: Interview crossword reviewing the whole textbook |
The students work in groups. The students do the crossword using their textbooks for help. There are two kinds of hints on the crossword: written and oral hints. For the oral hints, the teacher reads the hints to the students...the students must listen to the hint and guess the word from what the teacher says. | This can be done in groups, pairs, or individually depending on the size of the class. |
| Textbook Review | Writing practice: Sugoroku |
For advanced students, this sugoroku game can be played in groups. each group should have 2-3 teams of 2 people. The goal of this activity is for the students to review textbook material and make sentences and questions. the team with the most points wins.Each student must have a scorecard to write down their sentences and points. The teacher walks around the room and awards points upon checking their answer sheets. | Oral questions can also be incorporated into this activity. The teachers can also have the students read their answers to practice their reading. |
| Reference sheet for asking questions | Speaking and listening practice: Teacher reference sheet |
This sheet can be used by the ALT or the JTE to ask questions to the students at the beginning or end of class. | Can be used for any oral activity to guide teacher. |
| Vocabulary builder | Listening practice: Teacher reference sheet |
This activity is a listening comprehension and vocabulary builder activity. The teacher tells the students 3 words and the students have to guess the key word. | This activity can be done in groups, in teams or as a class. |