What’s in their suitcase?
A father and son are leaving Japan. What have they bought—and why?
A little suitcase prediction
What would you buy in Japan to take home? Recommend one thing to a visitor. Ask a classmate why they chose theirs.
Explore five useful words
Tap a card to reveal its meaning. These words help you talk about the clip; not all are spoken in it.
“Would your host family enjoy that?”
Listen, compare, listen again
Press Start listening. The video plays in seven short parts. It stops automatically and opens a question with five choices after each part. Choose an answer to see whether it is correct, discuss it, then press Continue video.
If the video buffers, open YouTube’s settings ⚙ → Quality and choose 144p or 240p. Listen from 0:00 to 2:35.
Watching Mona’s shared screen? You do not need to play another copy. Use the question buttons below to answer.
Answer questions while watching on YouTube or Teams ↓Loading YouTube… You can still use the manual listening option below.
Captions default to off. If YouTube restores your saved preference, click CC inside the video once to turn them off. The clip runs from 0:00 to 2:35. Each question appears automatically when its part ends.
Explain your choice to someone else. No scores or timer.
Which purchase would you make too? Tell a classmate why.
Questions for YouTube or Teams screen sharing
Open the original on YouTube and play 0:00–2:35, with captions off. Mona can also share the video with sound through Teams while everyone answers here.
Open the original video from the beginning ↗Pause at 0:30, 0:53, 1:12, 1:43, 1:52, 2:00 and 2:35. Choose the matching question here:
Complete your listening notes
These are paraphrased notes, not a word-for-word transcript. Fill the gaps, then compare with a classmate.
Show a word bank
snacks · live · capsule · gummies
“Gummies” means soft, chewy sweets. Different natural spellings or wording can be discussed with Mona.
Three souvenirs for a host family
Choose up to three ideas. Decide who each gift is for, why they might enjoy it, and what you would check before buying it.
Choose your ideas, then explain them aloud.
“Can you get that where you live?”
“I chose something different. I’d bring…”
Keep the conversation going
- Which purchase in the video surprised you? Why?
- Why might an ordinary Japanese snack be special to a visitor?
- Which of your choices would you change after hearing a classmate’s idea?
- Together, agree on one gift you would recommend to a first-time visitor.
For food gifts, check your destination’s current rules and the family’s preferences. You can choose a non-food item too.
For Mona · suggested 45-minute flow
5 min warm-up · 7 min vocabulary · 4 min first viewing and impressions · 14 min paused listening and comparison · 5 min optional gap-fill · 10 min souvenir discussion. Skip the gap-fill if the discussion needs more time.
Ask everyone to play the same part, then pause together to compare. On slower connections, share one playback with audio on Teams; students can still select answers independently. Each device is independent; clicks are not sent to you or other students.
The question timings are based on the source’s timed captions. The automatic transcript mishears parts of the toy conversation, so the lesson avoids those uncertain phrases and uses paraphrased listening notes. Check the playback pace before class and adjust your manual pauses if needed.
No scores. Answer explanations are for listening and discussion. Student notes stay on this device while the page remains open.