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Japanese Opinions

Seventh graders learn to share opinions (いけん, iken) in Japanese — すきです (suki desu, I like it), おいしいです (oishii desu, it’s delicious), おもしろいです (omoshiroi desu, it’s interesting). Adding とても (totemo, very) makes them stronger.

Grade 7Opinions50 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…

  • ✓Share opinions.
  • ✓Say what you like.
  • ✓Add totemo (very).
  • ✓Express yourself.
Essential Question

What do you think? How do you share opinions and say what you like in Japanese?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Japanese Opinions Check

Project each item and have students answer about sharing opinions in Japanese.

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Do You Think?

6 min

How do you share opinions and say what you like in Japanese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Taste something, say “oishii!”
  • Ask how to say “I like it.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Opinions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Japanese Opinions Check.
  • Note suki desu, oishii desu.
  • Note totemo (very).

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what you like.
  • Add totemo.
  • Give an opinion.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Add it.
  • Give it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Sushi ga suki desu.”
  • Give an opinion on a food.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Give it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what you like.
  • Give an opinion.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

Built to the standards you report on

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

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: share opinions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: express views.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare opinion phrases.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand opinions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Opinion phrase cards with romaji.
  • Sentence frame: “___ ga suki desu.”
  • Use pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with suki desu & oishii desu.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add kirai desu (I dislike).
  • Give three opinions.
  • Debate a favorite.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💬Opinion phrase cards
  • 💻Japanese Opinions Check
  • 🗣️Sentence strips
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

いけん (iken)opinionすき (suki)likeきらい (kirai)dislikeおもしろい (omoshiroi)interestingたのしい (tanoshii)funおいしい (oishii)deliciousです (desu)is / amとても (totemo)very
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 “it is delicious” in Japanese?
おいしいです (oishii desu).
QUESTION 2
What does “suki desu” mean?
I like it.
QUESTION 3
What word means “very” to make an opinion stronger?
とても (totemo).

Reflect: opinions.

Have students give one opinion in Japanese about a food they like (like “Sushi ga suki desu”). A printable Japanese opinions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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: いけん (iken), おいしい (oishii), おもしろい (omoshiroi), きらい (kirai), すき (suki), たのしい (tanoshii), です (desu), とても (totemo)
  1. like
  2. interesting
  3. very
  4. is / am
  5. dislike
  6. fun
  7. opinion
  8. delicious

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “it is delicious” in Japanese?
  2. What does “suki desu” mean?
  3. What word means “very” to make an opinion stronger?
Answer key — Part A: 1) すき (suki) · 2) おもしろい (omoshiroi) · 3) とても (totemo) · 4) です (desu) · 5) きらい (kirai) · 6) たのしい (tanoshii) · 7) いけん (iken) · 8) おいしい (oishii)
Part B: 1) おいしいです (oishii desu). 2) I like it. 3) とても (totemo).