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Japanese Giving Directions

Tenth graders learn to give and follow directions (みち, michi) in Japanese — まっすぐ (massugu, straight), みぎ (migi, right), ひだり (hidari, left), まがる (magaru, turn). They put a set of directions in order to reach a destination.

Grade 10Giving Directions55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Give directions.
  • ✓Use right, left, straight.
  • ✓Order the directions.
  • ✓Find the way.
Essential Question

“Excuse me, how do I get to the station?” How do you give and follow directions in Japanese?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Directions

Project this and have students put the Japanese directions in order to reach the destination.

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Which Way?

6 min

How do you give directions in Japanese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Eki wa doko desu ka?”
  • Ask how to reply.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Giving Directions

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present the direction words.
  • Note massugu, migi, hidari.
  • Note 〜てください.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order It

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Directions.
  • Put it in order.
  • Say each aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Direct a partner on a map.
  • Follow their directions.
  • Trade roles.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Direct.
  • Follow.
  • Trade.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a direction.
  • Say “turn right.”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: give & follow directions.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand directions.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to maps & geography.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe a route.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Direction cards with romaji.
  • Use a simple map.
  • Model with gestures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with massugu & migi.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a map.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Give directions to a real place.
  • Add landmarks.
  • Draw a route map.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗺️A simple map
  • 💻Order the Directions
  • 🧭Direction cards
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

みち (michi)road / wayまっすぐ (massugu)straightみぎ (migi)rightひだり (hidari)leftまがる (magaru)to turnしんごう (shingō)traffic lightわたる (wataru)to crossつく (tsuku)to arrive
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “go straight” in Japanese?
まっすぐいってください (massugu itte kudasai).
QUESTION 2
How do you say “turn right”?
みぎにまがってください (migi ni magatte kudasai).
QUESTION 3
What does ひだり (hidari) mean?
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Reflect: giving directions.

Have students give a partner two directions in Japanese (like “massugu” and “migi ni magatte”). A printable Japanese directions sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: しんごう (shingō), つく (tsuku), ひだり (hidari), まがる (magaru), まっすぐ (massugu), みぎ (migi), みち (michi), わたる (wataru)
  1. to cross
  2. to arrive
  3. right
  4. left
  5. straight
  6. road / way
  7. to turn
  8. traffic light

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “go straight” in Japanese?
  2. How do you say “turn right”?
  3. What does ひだり (hidari) mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) わたる (wataru) · 2) つく (tsuku) · 3) みぎ (migi) · 4) ひだり (hidari) · 5) まっすぐ (massugu) · 6) みち (michi) · 7) まがる (magaru) · 8) しんごう (shingō)
Part B: 1) まっすぐいってください (massugu itte kudasai). 2) みぎにまがってください (migi ni magatte kudasai). 3) Left.