Word Frequency List

Word Frequency List

This list contains 1,600 essential vocabulary words that, according to MEXT, Japanese high school graduates should master. The words are arranged by how frequently they appear in everyday language. Together, these words represent roughly 85% of daily English usage.

この一覧には、文部科学省によると日本の高校卒業生が習得すべき必須英単語1,600語が含まれています。単語は日常言語での使用頻度順に配列されており、これらの単語を合わせると日常英語使用量の約85%を占めています。

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2024-11-22 The Time Travel Pitch Contest

In this classroom activity, students become time travelers with big ideas! Each group prepares a short presentation about their plan to change history for the betterment of many people. They have to share their pitch with “scouts” from a company that invented a time machine that can only be used once. They have to convince the scouts their idea for using the time machine is the best one. The scouts will listen carefully and ask questions.

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2024-11-15 Progressive Story Building

This 90 minute advanced conversation lesson plan centers around a creative storytelling activity using pairs of mysterious images. Students work in groups to craft interconnected narratives about intriguing objects – a vintage jade ring and mysterious letters. Through a progressive three-stage process, pairs combine their stories into larger groups, ultimately creating a single class narrative.