Dear Sensei No.42


	Sumo Rules

Ideas for Incorporating Culture

すもうのルール　Sumo rules

At middle years level students can show their understanding of the rules of sumo by looking at the pictures below and filling in the sentences with the appropriate rikishi's name.
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1.	＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿のかちです。＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿のまけです。
2.	＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿のかちです。＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿のまけです。

Senior students can look at the above pictures and use ～たら expressions to explain the rules.

eg. 力士が土俵から出たら負けです。相手を土俵から出したら勝ちです。

Some useful words are:

相手	opponent
つく	to push over/fall
おす、たおす	to hit/touch

Senior level students can be given the pictures below and asked to explain what moves are not allowed, using the expression

～てはいけない　eg.　くびをつかんではいけない

Alternatively, students can match the pictures to the following explanations:

1.	くびをつかんではいけない。
2.	かみをつかんではいけない。
3.	ゆびをはんたいにまげてはいけない。
4.	パンチをしてはいけない。
5.	ひざげりをしてはいけない。

Extension task:

Once students have become familiar with explanations of rules using the above expressions, they can be given the task of explaining the rules of other sports.

eg. ボールをゴールに入れたら、てんが入ります。(サッカー）

とりくみ　Sumo bout

Middle years students can give themselves しこな (rikishi names) and compete in the following kinds of sumo bouts. Fellow students can play the roles of よびだし(ring attendant) and ぎょうじ , calling out the appropriate expressions. For the necessary language, see the アラカルト section.

Section coordinated by Cathy Jonak (Cathy_Jonak@jpf.org.au)