Dates: December 13-14

Magazine Lesson: Japanese Onsen: A Winter Delight

Activity Focus: True or False, Vocabulary Practice, Partner Interview, For More Information

Hot Springs!

Part 1: True or False? If the answer is false, change it to make it true.

1.  _____ The Noboribetsu onsen is the only place in the world with 11 different kinds of mineral-saturated hot water baths.

2.  _____ The Takegawara bathhouse is best known for coffee baths.

3.  _____ Each year in Sapporo, you’ll find the famous snow festival.

4.  _____ A hot springs resort in Japan is called a ryokan.

5.  _____ Beppu is Japan’s most popular skiing city.

6.  _____ Japan has more hot springs than any other country its size.

7.  _____ A “sand bath” is meant to improve your complexion.

8.  _____ A traditional Japanese inn is called an onsen.

9.  _____ Onsen resorts are found all over Japan.

10.  _____ Beppu has about 27,000 hot springs.

11.  _____ In the Hakone area, you can enjoy a view of Mt. Fuji.

12.  _____ If you visit one hot spring a week in Japan, it will take you 10 years to visit them all.

Part 2: Partner Interview. Interview a classmate by asking him/ her the following questions.

1.  Do you like to sit in hot springs? Why or why not?

2.  Have you ever been to Japan? If so, what did you do? If not, would you like to go?

3.  Would you like to visit a Japanese onsen? Why or why not?

4.  Why do you think onsen are so popular in Japan?

5.  Tell about a sculpture you’ve seen.

6.  Give an example of something that is splendid.

7.  What is something you’d like to do to your heart’s content?

8.  Have you ever gotten a package deal? Explain.


Part 3: Vocabulary Practice. Write the correct vocabulary word in each sentence. Choose from the following words:

sculpture setting accommodate complexion splendid nestle

saturated to (one’s) heart’s content package deal mineral

1.  Doctors say that drinking a lot of water will give you a good ______.

2.  When I was a little girl, I liked to read books with my grandma and ______in her arms.

3.  Jake’s family just got a pool, so now he can swim ______.

4.  I like a lot of soy sauce with my dumplings. In fact, I like my dumplings ______in soy sauce!

5.  Have you ever see the famous ______of David by the artist Michelangelo?

6.  When Louis climbed to the top of the mountain, he saw a ______view of the city.

7.  That bus can only ______30 people. So some of you will have to take the next bus.

8.  I think the beach is a great ______for wedding photos.

9.  When you travel, you should look into getting a ______. You’ll save money that way.

10. I like to sit in hot springs, but I don’t like to smell them because they smell like a lot of ______.

Part 4: For More Information! Which facts about Japan are CORRECT and which are INCORRECT? Take your best guess! Write “C” if you think the statement is correct and “I” if you think it’s incorrect.

1.  _____ Restaurants in Japan (including many fast-food places) give you moist towels or wipes before or with your meal.

2.  _____ The Japanese love corn, sesame seeds, and mayonnaise on their pizza.

3.  _____ Japan has roughly 2,000 volcanoes.

4.  _____ Japan is about the size of Canada.

5.  _____ It usually takes one to two hours for a pizza to be delivered in Japan.

5.  _____ There is at least one vending machine on every corner in Japanese cities.

6.  _____ It is polite to blow your nose in public.

7.  _____ Japan has about half the population of the United States.

You can find the answers to these questions at this website:http://farstrider.net/Japan/DidYouKnow.htm

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