"JANKEN" TALK: COMEDIAN

EDITION!
Target Group: All grades
Difficulty Level: Conversational Activity
Objective: To practice modifying adjectives
in different degrees
Procedure: Students do "Rock Paper
Scissors" and the number of fingers they
throw determines their conversation. They
discuss various comedians and how funny
they think they are (e.g. "very funny," "kind of
funny," "not very funny," etc.).
For example, if both students throw scissors,
that's a total of 4 fingers; they look at the
number 4 and what degree of "funny" that
indicates, and share their thoughts
("I think DOWNTOWN is kind of funny").
Materials and Preparation: The "Janken"
Talk worksheet lists possible finger
combinations (0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10) that correspond
to varying degrees of funniness, with blanks
for students to fill in the name of a comedian
they think corresponds to that degree.
Worksheet is attached
Division of Labour for ALT and JTE: The
JET and JTE need to work together to
effectively explain and demonstrate the
activity. It's a little complicated, so it may
require some Japanese translation, depending
on the level of the students, but with a good
demonstration, you should be able to explain it
well using mostly English. Suggestions and
Advice: Students will need some time to fill in
the names of comedians and practice in their
seats, but during the activity you can let them
wander around the classroom and talk to
whoever they please (depending on how
rowdy the class is). I've generally found that
students enjoy talking about comedians or
celebrities, but this game can be changed to
discuss any topic you like (for example: "I
think curry is SO delicious!"). This can also be
adjusted for a higher level by including a
followup question ("Why?") or having the
 students agree or disagree with their partner's
opinion.

Results Comedian’s name How funny

10 Maxh So funny

8 Pagule really funny

6 Vovo maria Pretty funny

4 Tio Yado Kind of

funny
2 Not very
funny
0 Not funny