Eleventh graders learn Japanese words for careers (しごと, shigoto) — せんせい (sensei, teacher), いしゃ (isha, doctor), コック (kokku, cook), かいしゃいん (kaishain, office worker). Now they can talk about jobs, dreams, and the future.
Students will be able to…
What do you want to be? Let’s learn to talk about careers in Japanese.
Project this and match each Japanese profession to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.
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What do you want to be? Let’s learn careers in Japanese.
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-High).
Interpersonal: discuss careers.
Interpretive: understand job words.
Connect to career planning.
Compare profession words.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say one career they’d like in Japanese (like “Isha ni naritai desu”). A printable Japanese professions sheet is in the World Languages library.
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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.