Skit: Koala at Customs

A plane has landed in Japan, and passengers from Australia go through customs. Passengers answer the questions asked by the customs officer and explain what they brought with them. Some passengers have Australian native animals concealed in their luggage…

Suitcase, passport, soft toy animals (eg. koala), personal belongings (eg. clothes, underwear, etc.)

• An immigration declaration sheet below that passengers can fill out.
• Role cards explaining the two roles the students can take.
• Model dialogue to help students create the skit.

Officer: パスポートをみせてください。
Passenger: はい、どうぞ。
O: いま、どこにすんでいますか。
P: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿にすんでいます。
O: にほんでなにをしますか。
P: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿をします。
O: そうですか。ありがとう。(Returns the passport) かばんをあけてください。
P: はい。(Opens the bag)
O: (Points to one of the items) これはなんですか。
P:　 ＿＿＿＿＿＿です。(Opens up the box and shows the content)
O: (Indicates another item) これはなんですか。
P: (Startled and hesitant) これは・・・・。
O: あけてください。
P: はい・・・。(Reluctantly opens it up. Koala pops its head up)
O: これはあなたのコアラですか。
P: はい・・・。
O: さようなら。
(The officer claps his/her hands. A group of officers come out and drag the passenger away.)
P: あっ、あっ、ごめんなさい! ごめんなさい! ごめんなさいっ!!

• The customs officer may be friendly, flexible, unfriendly, inflexible or impatient.
• The passengers may have concealed other animals, such as lizards(とかげ), snakes(へび), spiders(くも) etc.

• This conversation can be extended by officer asking これでなにをしますか。(What do you do with this?) when the officer checks personal belongings.

When your skit is ready, why not enter it into the Japan Foundation Video Matsuri Contest! Check the details by using the url below.
https://sydney.jpf.go.jp/language/for-learners/contests/video-matsuri/

Please read the article “Developing Your Own Skits”