T: Spring has come! Winter is over! Are you happy/excited?
Personally I am very happy now simply because I don’t like cold weather.
-Do you like spring? Why?
Ask the question to your partner. Then ask why?
Now, S1, does your partner like spring? Why does /doesn’t he/she like spring?
<意図・注意事項>
Do you like spring? Why?は、ペアでお互いに質問させます。
Ask the question to your partner. Then ask why?は、Ask your partner if he/she likes spring? Then Why?と言い換えてもよいでしょう。
ペア活動のあとは、教師から生徒に対し、三人称を主語とする質問をして、相手が話したことをクラスに共有させます。
T: -What do you think of when you hear the word “spring”?
As for me, I would say new students, new classes and new colleagues.
Now, S2, what do you think of when you hear the word “spring”?
S2: She thinks of cherry blossom.
T: Yes, many people think of cherry blossom when they hear the word “spring.” Then, how about you?
S2: Well, I think of a strong wind. In spring sometimes it is so windy. Sometimes it wakes me up in the morning.
<意図・注意事項>
What do you think of when you hear the word “spring?”は、ペアでお互いに質問させます。なお、What comes to mind when you hear the word “spring?”と言い換えても良いでしょう。
T: When does spring begin here in Japan? Officially spring begins on March 20th and ends on June 21st.
-When does spring begin in Tokyo / Sapporo?
T: Then, when does spring begin in Sydney?
O.K. Now it’s spring here in Japan. In Sydney Australia it’s….?
In Australia, spring begins on September 1st and ends on November 30th.
<意図・注意事項>
When does spring begin in Tokyo?は、クラス全体に投げ掛けても、ペア活動としても構いません。この質問は、次のように言い換えることもできます。
-When do you think spring begins in Tokyo / Sapporo?
個人の考えが答えとなるような質問を意図的に投げ掛けることにより、生徒が英語で思考・判断・表現をするように促します。
話した内容について生徒の理解を確認する際には、Do you understand?と直接的に尋ねることは避け、 In Sydney Australia it’s….? のような投げかけにより、生徒の理解を試す質問(Concept Question)をします。
T: Which do you think is colder, winter in Naha or spring in Sapporo?
The average highest temperature in Naha in January is 19℃ and that of Sapporo in May is 18℃!