Title

日本とアメリカのちがい

Unit/Activity No.

Baseball/Activity 5

Topic

Sports

Function

Give suggestions (したほうがいい), express prohibitions (〜てはいけない)

Focus

Realize differences in expectations for players between Japan and the U.S.

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Teacher Instructions

  1. Before class prepare the handout and the transparency.

  2. Distribute the handout and have the students do the activity.

  3. Go over the answers with the class using the transparency.

Answer Key to Student Activities

1.

2), 3), 4), 5), 7)

2.

Japan:

1) もっと練習したほうがいいです。

 

 

2) 自慢しないほうがいいです。

 

 

3) コーチに口答えしてはいけません。

 

 

4) バントをしたほうがいいです。チームのために野球をしたほうがいいです。

II. STUDENT ACTIVITY HANDOUTS

American baseball players, who have played in Japan, have noticed differences between the two countries in the way the game is played. First, read the following remarks about American players' experiences in Japan:

1. You came to Japan to play baseball and your American colleague is advising you how to behave on the Japanese baseball team. Based on inferences from what you read above, circle what your American teammate might be likely to tell you to do.

1) いつも自分のために野球をしなくてはいけません。
2) 練習1をたくさんしたほうがいいです。
3) チームのために2、野球をしなくてはいけません。
4) 監督3に口答えしない4ほうがいいです。
5) ホームランを打っても、自慢しない5ほうがいいです。
6) ホームランを打った時は、自慢したほうがいいです。
7) みんなで練習する前に一人で練習しないほうがいいです。

<Useful Vocabulary>

1. れんしゅう:practice

2. ために=for the sake of

3. かんとく:coach

4. 口答えする=to talk back

5. 自慢する=to show off

 

2. Now you want to advise other foreign players who have come to play baseball in Japan. What would you say to the players in the following cases?

1) To a player who stopped practicing after only a short period and who wants to go home and relax before an important game.

2) To a player who hit three homeruns and is bragging about it to the rest of his teammates.

3) To a player who is not willing to follow the advice of his batting coach who wants him to change his form.

4) To a player who does not want to hit a sacrifice bunt.

III. VISUAL AIDS FOR TEACHERS

For this visual aid, make a transparency of the handout.

IV. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

Have students consider whether or not the answers above would be different or the same in their own countries. The answers will vary depending on their experiences.