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1. Japanese sports

Japanese Englishkarate からて weaponless martial artskendō　けんどう sword fighting martial artskyuudō　きゅうどう archery sumō　すもう Japanese style of wrestlingyakyuu　やきゅう baseball

2. Other sports

Japanese Englishbareebōru　バレーボール volleyballbasuketto　バスケット basketballjogingu　ジョギング joggingpinpon　ピンポン ping pongragubii　ラグビー rugbysaafuin　サーフィン surfingsakkaa　サッカー soccersuiei　すいえい swimmingsukeetobōdingu　スケートボーディング

skateboarding

taiiku　たいいく gymnasticstenisu　テニス tennis

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Learn these sports words in Japanese.

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Task 1

What are these sports called in Japanese?

Label each picture in Japanese.

Task 2

Read the Japanese word and draw a picture of the sport in the box above it.

saafuin　サーフィン

sukeetobōdinguスケートボーディング

taiiku　たいいく

kyuudō　きゅうどう

yakyuu　やきゅう

jogingu　ジョギング

karate からて taiiku　たいいく kendō　けんどう

sumō　すもう suiei　すいえい pinpon　ピンポン

Sport likes and dislikes

Sport gaが　

s u k iすき　

desuです。= I like ___

Sport gaが　

s u k i j a n a iすきじゃない　

desuです。 = I don’t like

__Page | 4Task 3

Which of the following sports are typical Japanese sports? Circle them.

Sport gaが　

d a i s u k iだいすき　

desuです。= I love ___

Sport gaが　

k i r a iきらい　

desuです。 = I hate ___

Sport gaが　

s u k iすき　

desuです　

kaか。 = Do you like ___?

Japanese EnglishSakkaa ga suki desu.サッカー が　すき　です。

I like soccer.

Tenisu ga suki ja nai desu.テニス　が　すきじゃない　です。

I don’t like tennis.

Saafuin ga daisuki desu.サーフィン　が　だいすき　です。

I love surfing.

Ragubii ga kirai desu.ラグビー　が　きらい　です。

I hate rugby.

Pinpon ga suki desu ka?ピンポン　が　すき　です　か。

Do you like ping pong?

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Look at how you use the grammar pattern above to write sentences about your sports likes and dislikes in

Japanese.

Task 4

Read the sports listed below.

If you love the sport, write the name of it in Japanese under the column ‘daisuki’. If you like it, write it under the column ‘suki’. If you don’t like it, write it under the column ‘sukijanai’. If you hate it, write it in the ‘kirai’ column.

daisukiだいすき

sukiすき

sukijanaiすきじゃない

kiraiきらい

bareebōru　バレーボール basuketto　バスケット

jogingu　ジョギング pinpon　ピンポン

ragubii　ラグビー saafuin　サーフィン

sakkaa　サッカー suiei　すいえい

taiiku　たいいく tenisu　テニス

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suiei すいえい

sakkaa サッカー

basuketto バスケット

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Task 5

Using the grammar pattern on page 5 of this booklet, write four sentences:

1. one sentence for a sport you love

2. one sentence for a sport you like

3. one sentence for a sport you don’t like, and

4. one sentence for a sport you hate.

Task 6

Using the grammar pattern on page 6 of this booklet, survey your partner, find out if he/she likes the sports listed in Japanese then circle the face according to their response.

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Japan’s national sportSumō すもう is traditional Japanese wrestling and in 1909 became Japan’s national sport. In ancient times, it was practiced as agricultural and Shinto religion rituals; so today it still includes many of the ceremonial elements. In a すもう match, two wrestlers wearing only a すも

う wrestler’s loincloth (a muwashi むわし) enter the ring, and they fight until one either leaves the ring or touches the ground with any part of his body other than the bottom of his feet. The Japan すもう Association puts on six annual tournaments of the professional すもう per year, and these are broadcast on both television and radio.

PurificationWhen wrestlers (rikishi りきし) enter the ring, they spend several minutes before their match lifting their legs high in the air and stomping them down, a practice said to scare away any demons. They also throw several handfuls of salt into the ring, which is said to purify the ring. Many りきしwill also sprinkle salt around their bodies as a means of protecting them from injury.

Sumo stablesりきし belong to a sumo stable (sumo-beya すもうべや) and practice daily under oyakata　 who is a stable master. The すもう

べや relationships follow the old feudal system -those lowest on the ranking list serve those higher up, doing such things as the dishes.

りきし are not the only ones who belong to すもうべや, there are also referees, professional

すもう hairdressers and people who do promotions for tours.

Vocabulary

sumō すもう

muwashi　 むわし

How long has sumō been the national sport? ______________What is a muwashi むわし? ______________________________________________________________________________How do you lose a sumō match? __________________________________________________________________________I want to see a sumō match. What can I do?___________________________________________________Why do sumō wrestlers stomp the ground and throw salt around the ring? ___________________________________________________________________________________________What is an oyakata? __________________________________Who lives in a sumō-beya? _______________________________________________________________________________Would you like to live in a sumō-beya? Why (not)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________Would you like to watch a sumō match? Why (not)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Task 7

Read about sumō wrestling and then answer the questions.

Task 8

Colour in the sumō wrestler. (Try using traditional sumō wrestler colours such as: black くろい, red　あかい, and yellow きいろ.)

Picture from: http://www.net-ric.com/square/nakayama/04/sumo_j.html

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