Japan's government said yes to sending new fighter jets, made with the UK and Italy, to other countries. This is a big change because Japan usually does not like to fight or send weapons to other places. They want to spend more money on their army by 2027 because they are worried about China and North Korea. These special jets will have smart technology and will be ready by 2035, but they need to ask for permission every time they want to send them to another country.
The leader of Japan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is planning to visit the US to show they are good friends and want to work together on keeping their countries safe. Japan says it needs to send these jets to other places so it can be a trusted partner in big projects to protect countries. Even though they are doing this, Japan says it will still follow its peaceful ways and be very careful about sending weapons to other countries.
After World War Two, Japan promised to be a peaceful country and only have an army to protect itself, not to fight in other countries. But, in the last few years, Japan has slowly started to send some weapons to other places, starting in 2014. And now, in 2023, they decided it's okay to send more dangerous weapons that they make. This is all part of Japan's plan to be stronger in protecting itself and working with other countries to keep peace.
Original news source: Japan to sell fighter jets in break from pacifism (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a slip of paper with a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. fighter jet, smart technology, peace). One person from each group will act out the word or phrase without speaking, and the rest of the group must guess what it is.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns summarizing the main points of the article to their partner. Encourage them to use their own words and keep their summaries concise.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "Japan" on the board. Have students take turns coming up with words or phrases that they associate with Japan. Encourage them to think about the article and include relevant vocabulary (e.g. weapons, army, peace).
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pen. Choose 5-10 vocabulary words from the article and write them on the board. Students must draw a picture to represent each word without using any letters or numbers. The class then guesses the word based on the drawing.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group to discuss and come up with their opinion on whether Japan should be sending fighter jets to other countries. After the discussion, each group will present their opinion and provide reasons to support their stance.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Japan is sending new fighter jets to other countries because they want to be a trusted partner in protecting those countries.
The special jets will be ready by 2035.
Yes, Japan wants to work together with the US to keep their countries safe. They want to show that they are good friends and can work together.
After World War Two, Japan promised to be a peaceful country and only have an army to protect itself, not to fight in other countries.
Japan started sending weapons to other places in 2014.
Japan wants to be stronger in protecting itself because they are worried about countries like China and North Korea. They want to make sure they can defend themselves.
Japan's plan is to be a trusted partner in big projects to protect countries. They want to work together with other countries to keep peace and make the world safer.
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Japan's government said yes to ing new fighter jets, made with the UK and Italy, to other countries. This is a big change because Japan usually does not like to fight or send weapons to other places. They want to spend more money on their by 2027 because they are worried about China and Korea. These special jets will have smart technology and will be ready by 2035, but they need to ask for permission every time they want to send them to another country. The leader of Japan, Prime Fumio Kishida, is planning to visit the US to show they are good friends and want to work together on keeping their safe. Japan it needs to send these jets to places so it can be a trusted partner in big projects to protect countries. Even though they are doing this, Japan says it will still follow its ways and be very careful about sending weapons to other countries. After World War Two, Japan to be a peaceful country and only have an army to protect itself, not to fight in other countries. But, in the last few years, Japan has slowly started to send some weapons to other , in 2014. And now, in 2023, they decided it's okay to send more dangerous weapons that they . This is all part of Japan's plan to be stronger in protecting itself and working with other countries to keep peace.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What are fighter jets?
2. How would you feel if your country sent weapons to other places?
3. Do you like the idea of Japan spending more money on their army? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important for countries to work together to keep their countries safe? Why or why not?
5. Why do you think Japan wants to be a trusted partner in big projects to protect countries?
6. How do you think Japan can follow its peaceful ways while still sending weapons to other countries?
7. What do you know about World War Two?
8. Why do you think Japan promised to be a peaceful country after World War Two?
9. How do you feel about Japan slowly starting to send weapons to other places?
10. Why do you think Japan wants to be stronger in protecting itself?
11. How do you think Japan can work with other countries to keep peace?
12. Do you think it's important for countries to have armies to protect themselves? Why or why not?
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