WEEK 1 - LESSON 2

Today we will be working with “47 Ronin”. This book is based on a true story and it is
perhaps the most celebrated discussion of loyalty, honour and warrior ethics in Japanese
history.

ACTIVITY 1
Work in groups. What happened before and after each image? Use your own words.

What happened before? What happened after?

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Asano attacked Lord Kira

What happened before? What happened after?

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Oishi talking to the samurai
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Oishi sends Riku to her

father’s house

What happened before? What happened after?

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Oishi placed a knife in front

of Kira

ACTIVITY 2
After Lord Kira’s death, Oishi sent one of the ronin, a young man named Terasaka, to
Hiroshima to take the news of the attack to Daigaku, Lord Asano’s brother.

Work in pairs. Write the conversation between Terasaka and Daigaku. Then, act it out in
front of the class.

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ACTIVITY 3
A. Match these parts of the sentences together, and choose the best linking word to join
them.

B. Analyse the linking words used in the examples above. What are their functions? Do
they add information, contrast information, show a sequence, express a result, establish a
reason?

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But:
Because:
So:

C. Write your own sentences using linking words. Then, share them with a classmate.

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ACTIVITY 4
A. Read the following extract and analyse the description of samurai

B. Write a description of Argentinian Gauchos. Think of their physical appearance, the

clothes they used to wear, their personality, where they lived, the activities they did.

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C. Go to https://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page and create a fake profile for a Gaucho or

a Samurai.

Here is an example of a fake profile::