LANGUAGE
Inviting people using the patterns:

...にいきませんか
... でいきませんか
いっしょにきてください。

Accepting the invitation using: いいですね、いきましょう。
Refusing the invitation saying: ...はちょっと・・・
 
PREPARATION
For each group
1. Make a copy of the map of Japan.
2. Make a さいころ (die) PDF out of cardboard using the diagram on page.
3. Copy and cut out a set of のりもの (transport) cards.
4. Find small objects to use as markers for moving around the board.
 
PROCEDURE

Group Work
Students form groups of 4-5. Each group has a map, die and set of
のりもの cards.
The cards are placed next to the map face down. Students decide who will start by
じゃんけん.
The game starts at
さっぽろ and ends at おきなわ. Players take turns to throw the die and move their marker accordingly. If a player lands on a major city, eg. おおさか, s/he says, 「おおさかにいきませんか。」. The rest of the group responds with 「いいですね、いきましょう。」. If a player lands on a minor city s/he picks up a のりもの card eg. ふね and says 「ふねでいきませんか。」. If the rest of the group agrees that the transport is acceptable, they reply 「いいですね、いきましょう。」. If the transport is not acceptable to the group they say 「・・・はちょっと。」, and the player has to move back to the square they came from. If a player picking up a のりもの card picks up a card with いっしょにきて, s/he must ask another player to come to his/her square by saying, 「・・・さん、いっしょにきてください。. The first player to arrive at おきなわ is the winner. The exact number must be thrown.

 
VARIATION

Depending on what students have learned, 〜ましょう。can be used instead of 〜ませんか。
eg. 「きょうとにいきましょう。」「バスでいきましょう。」

 
Japan Map (PDF:1.5MB)
 
*For larger map, please download the maps below and join them.
   
Japan Map 1 (PDF:1.5MB)
Japan Map 2 (PDF:988kb)
   
のりものcards
 
Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C
     
A (PDF:1MB)
B (PDF:1.1MB)
C (PDF:848kb)
 
Die
Die (PDF:463kb)
 
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