I made this Powerpoint since November is coming up! We have Thanksgiving to talk about, but I'm having trouble coming up with a lot of Thanksgiving activites so I figured a presentation about school lunches in the US would be intruging to the students! I teach at a JHS where the English is a bit low level so I inculded Japanese descriptions in my presentation, however, I give the whole presentation in English! The Japanese just makes it easier for the students to follow along and feel more encouraged to interact. I don't want this to be a boring lecture, I want to make it fun!
Feel free to change the pictures to school lunches that look like yours growing up, make it harder by giving the names of foods animations so students have to guess the name first, etc!
At the end I ask them which they prefer, Japanese school lunch or American so it's the perfect opportunity to have a debate or a small written assignment! Again, it alll depends on the level of your class!
Hope this helps and have fun! :D
Very interesting. I was really surprised to see the character Andy Capp is used on US snack foods. How did that happen? Anyway, thanks for sharing.
This is so good! My JTEs were fascinated lol, I may show this in class one day.
I have no clue how/why Andy Capp is used LOL. But thank you guys, glad you enjoyed! :D
I love this! Thanks!
Wow! How do you make the transition between the slides look like sides of a cube?
You can do it in PowerPoint! Just go to the top and there should be a tab for animations. You can give each slide it's own different animation if you want! I normally just stick with the cube though because it's fun, simple, and not too distracting!
I didn't notice this before but in the first slide there's appears to be a kid standing on a table with a box on his head. Is this a cultural thing?
LMAO it's an American thing. My classes that noticed it had a blast, it's like a little Easter Egg. I think half of them noticed and the other half didn't even realize it was there!
Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't familiar with the term Easter Egg in that context. I was the only one who noticed, I'm constantly dismayed by how many students can't see things on the TV or board from where they're sitting. They clearly need glasses, or at least a new prescription for their existing ones. Next time I use it I'll ask if there's anything unusual they can see.
No problem!
I use the term Easter Egg when there is a hidden surprise in a picture, book, etc. Not sure where it comes form, just a slang that I picked up! Like if you watch a show and then rewatch it, you can probably find hidden Easter Eggs that foreshadow what will happen later in the show! And ugh me too! Some of them sit way too far back so it's hard for them to see. Especially when it's a really sunny day and even the blinds don't help!