If your textbook says “富士山は高いです,” but you teach in Thailand, add “ドイ・インタノンは高いです” (Doi Inthanon is tall). Verified plans encourage localization.
The students straightened up. They knew this routine. Verification. To Watanabe-sensei, the world was binary: correct or incorrect. There was no in-between.
Verified plans often come with downloadable PDFs and corresponding audio timestamps from Minna no Nihongo CDs or apps.
Use visual aids, gestures, or short skits rather than relying on translation.