Everyone did such a great job with their homework last week; I did not
assign any homework this week.
We will be playing some review games in our last class of the semester next
week so you might want to review your notes from the semester.
I am looking forward to seeing you again this Saturday!
Monday, 23 July 2012
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Business Class July 18
You are all doing such a great job with your word cards. It is a really effective way to help you increase your vocabulary and remember the new items.
You all worked well together in the role-play activity. I think we just might have to take a class-trip to London, England sometime soon! :) I can't wait to hear a few stories from Tomo after his business trip there in September.
For homework, could you please finish exercise 2 on page 29 for next week? I will prepare some more examples on how to properly and effectively use the new vocabulary items and phrases from exercises 1 and 2 on pages 28 and 29 for next class.
I am looking forward to seeing you again soon! I can't believe the semester is almost over. Time has just flown by!
You all worked well together in the role-play activity. I think we just might have to take a class-trip to London, England sometime soon! :) I can't wait to hear a few stories from Tomo after his business trip there in September.
For homework, could you please finish exercise 2 on page 29 for next week? I will prepare some more examples on how to properly and effectively use the new vocabulary items and phrases from exercises 1 and 2 on pages 28 and 29 for next class.
I am looking forward to seeing you again soon! I can't believe the semester is almost over. Time has just flown by!
Saturday, July 14
From Susette: I have enjoyed all our
lessons very much this semester. I am learning more and more about each student
as I listen to your discussions, and that is good. It was unusual but really
fun to see the students 3 weeks in a row for a change. I had a good time. I
wish everyone a pleasant and cool summer vacation.
One of the great things I notice is that you are all learning from one another. Every time a classmate uses a new word, someone asks the meaning and spelling and make a memo. That is great. I think you are all improving your vocabulary.
Level 1- Great job on making your 6 homework questions and coming up with follow up questions on the spot during pair work. That shows how much you have improved. Everyone was laughing and really seemed to be enjoying talking to each other in English.
We finished Page 41 (Past) activities and did the practice on Page 52.
Homework: Please write your own examples for Past tense Dialogue questions 5&6 on Page 52. Use them for short pair warm up next week. Also, please complete the Past Tense Questions on Page 75&76 so we can do the pair practice activities next time.
Level 2: Everyone seems to enjoy the Family Unit. Today we enjoyed a warm up with the Carpenter's Yesterday Once More. We finished our personal Mind Maps and completed the Personalization Questions on Page 28 and shared our ideas as a class.
Homework: Please answer the Discussion Questions on Page 28 for next week's discussion. Try to use the Discussion strategies in your discussions.
Also, please do the Follow-up Question Activity on Page 29. List three things you know about your family's history. Look at the example and try to write 3 interesting things about your family's history. Also, try to think about possible follow up questions.
Level 3: The Family Unit discussion is one that everyone seems to enjoy. We finished talking about our personal Mind Maps in pairs and had a lively group discussion using the Personalization Questions on Page 28.
Homework: Please do the Discussion Questions on Page 28 for the next class. Also, please do the Follow-up Question Activity at the top of Page 29. Try to think of 3 interesting things about your family's history and be prepared to talk about it and answer some questions.
Level 4: I think you are all now experts on the topic of Medical Tourism- both the advantages and disadvantages. You also came up with some great ideas for how countries such as Thailand and India can find a balance between serving the needs of medical tourists as well as the local population.
Homework: A little bit of vocabulary and grammar this time: Pages 75-76 Vocabulary Skills and Pages 77-78 Grammar.
Also, please prepare for Unit 5 by doing the Preview the Unit Questions A&B on Page 87.
One of the great things I notice is that you are all learning from one another. Every time a classmate uses a new word, someone asks the meaning and spelling and make a memo. That is great. I think you are all improving your vocabulary.
Level 1- Great job on making your 6 homework questions and coming up with follow up questions on the spot during pair work. That shows how much you have improved. Everyone was laughing and really seemed to be enjoying talking to each other in English.
We finished Page 41 (Past) activities and did the practice on Page 52.
Homework: Please write your own examples for Past tense Dialogue questions 5&6 on Page 52. Use them for short pair warm up next week. Also, please complete the Past Tense Questions on Page 75&76 so we can do the pair practice activities next time.
Level 2: Everyone seems to enjoy the Family Unit. Today we enjoyed a warm up with the Carpenter's Yesterday Once More. We finished our personal Mind Maps and completed the Personalization Questions on Page 28 and shared our ideas as a class.
Homework: Please answer the Discussion Questions on Page 28 for next week's discussion. Try to use the Discussion strategies in your discussions.
Also, please do the Follow-up Question Activity on Page 29. List three things you know about your family's history. Look at the example and try to write 3 interesting things about your family's history. Also, try to think about possible follow up questions.
Level 3: The Family Unit discussion is one that everyone seems to enjoy. We finished talking about our personal Mind Maps in pairs and had a lively group discussion using the Personalization Questions on Page 28.
Homework: Please do the Discussion Questions on Page 28 for the next class. Also, please do the Follow-up Question Activity at the top of Page 29. Try to think of 3 interesting things about your family's history and be prepared to talk about it and answer some questions.
Level 4: I think you are all now experts on the topic of Medical Tourism- both the advantages and disadvantages. You also came up with some great ideas for how countries such as Thailand and India can find a balance between serving the needs of medical tourists as well as the local population.
Homework: A little bit of vocabulary and grammar this time: Pages 75-76 Vocabulary Skills and Pages 77-78 Grammar.
Also, please prepare for Unit 5 by doing the Preview the Unit Questions A&B on Page 87.
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Saturday, July 7
Level 1 - We finished the unit on "Location"
and started the unit on "The Past." Everyone did a really good job with the
"Location" pair work practice activities on Pages 73-74.
Homework: Write 6 original questions similar to ones on Page 73 (Location) and come prepared to ask your questions and then ask appropriate follow up question during pair practice.
Also, please complete the Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blanks questions on Page 41.
Level 2: We had a great discussion today. We enjoyed hearing about some members' happy childhoods with their friends and another member's scary childhood experience with a Lion Dance.
We also heard one member's story about how music today is sometimes not very good. We had a fun talk today.
We started Unit 4 "The Family" and finished the warm up questions and vocabulary on Page 26.
Homework: Please draw a mind map similar to the one on Page 26 about you.
Also, please complete the personalization questions on page 28 for discussion.
Level 3- We had a good discussion and the speeches were well done today. The discussion went on for a long time which was good. We started Unit 4 "The Family" and finished Warm up Questions on Page 26.
Homework: Please do Vocabulary on Page 26 and make a mind map like the one on Page 26 about you.
Also, please answer the Personalization sentences on Page 28.
Level 4 - Another lively discussion. This one was about Medical tourism in Thailand and India and whether we would travel outside of Japan for medical treatment.
We finished Listening 1, all activities.
Homework: Please do the vocabulary for Listening 2 (Page 71) and Read the Audio Script/Listen to Listening 2. After that, please answer "What do you Think" Questions, A&B on page 74. We will do the final listening in class.
Homework: Write 6 original questions similar to ones on Page 73 (Location) and come prepared to ask your questions and then ask appropriate follow up question during pair practice.
Also, please complete the Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blanks questions on Page 41.
Level 2: We had a great discussion today. We enjoyed hearing about some members' happy childhoods with their friends and another member's scary childhood experience with a Lion Dance.
We also heard one member's story about how music today is sometimes not very good. We had a fun talk today.
We started Unit 4 "The Family" and finished the warm up questions and vocabulary on Page 26.
Homework: Please draw a mind map similar to the one on Page 26 about you.
Also, please complete the personalization questions on page 28 for discussion.
Level 3- We had a good discussion and the speeches were well done today. The discussion went on for a long time which was good. We started Unit 4 "The Family" and finished Warm up Questions on Page 26.
Homework: Please do Vocabulary on Page 26 and make a mind map like the one on Page 26 about you.
Also, please answer the Personalization sentences on Page 28.
Level 4 - Another lively discussion. This one was about Medical tourism in Thailand and India and whether we would travel outside of Japan for medical treatment.
We finished Listening 1, all activities.
Homework: Please do the vocabulary for Listening 2 (Page 71) and Read the Audio Script/Listen to Listening 2. After that, please answer "What do you Think" Questions, A&B on page 74. We will do the final listening in class.
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Business Class July 4
I was thoroughly impressed with everyone's homework yesterday. GREAT work! I think that you taught each other a lot from your examples.
For homework this week, could you please do "Task 2" on page 27. Try to use as much of the (new) language from unit 5 as you can. Look at the listening script for "Listening 2" on page 107 as an example. Yurie, Junko, Tomo and Haru, you will be making a presentation on Vietnam so please use the information on page 99. Naoko, Hideki, Momoko and Yoshie, you will be making a presentation on Uzbekistan so please use the information on page 100.
I am looking forward to hearing your presentations next week!
For homework this week, could you please do "Task 2" on page 27. Try to use as much of the (new) language from unit 5 as you can. Look at the listening script for "Listening 2" on page 107 as an example. Yurie, Junko, Tomo and Haru, you will be making a presentation on Vietnam so please use the information on page 99. Naoko, Hideki, Momoko and Yoshie, you will be making a presentation on Uzbekistan so please use the information on page 100.
I am looking forward to hearing your presentations next week!
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Saturday June 30
I hope that everyone is doing well. I am sorry for the delay in posting this update.
Level 1- Students did a great job on the homework and had some great opinions to share. We started the Unit on Location and we finished all the questions on Page 40.
Homework: Write their 2 original examples for exercises 1-4 on Page 52. Also, please answer the Location questions on Page 73 and 74 for next week's pair practice activity.
Level 2 - We had a lot of fun talking about our favorite toys from our childhood days. A very fun and nostalgic topic.
Homework: Please write a short speech 6-8 sentences on one of the Speech topics on page 24 OR one of the Writing Opinions topic on Page 25.
Also, we will start Unit 4: The Family next week so Please do the warm up question Page 26 and read the Points of View on Page 27.
Level 3 - Good discussion about the past and their favorite toys.
Homework: Write a short speech (6-8 sentences) on one of the speech topics on Page 24 OR one of Writing Opinion topics on page 25.
We will start Unit 4 The Family next week. Please do the warm up questions on page 26 and read the Points of View on page 27.
Level 4: Great discussion about Unit 4: How is Health Care Changing. We finished Preview the Unit questions on Page 65.
Homework: Complete page 66 C&D for next week's warm up. Also, please do the Vocabulary for Listening 1 on Page 67.We will do Listening 1 next week.
Homework: Write their 2 original examples for exercises 1-4 on Page 52. Also, please answer the Location questions on Page 73 and 74 for next week's pair practice activity.
Level 2 - We had a lot of fun talking about our favorite toys from our childhood days. A very fun and nostalgic topic.
Homework: Please write a short speech 6-8 sentences on one of the Speech topics on page 24 OR one of the Writing Opinions topic on Page 25.
Also, we will start Unit 4: The Family next week so Please do the warm up question Page 26 and read the Points of View on Page 27.
Level 3 - Good discussion about the past and their favorite toys.
Homework: Write a short speech (6-8 sentences) on one of the speech topics on Page 24 OR one of Writing Opinion topics on page 25.
We will start Unit 4 The Family next week. Please do the warm up questions on page 26 and read the Points of View on page 27.
Level 4: Great discussion about Unit 4: How is Health Care Changing. We finished Preview the Unit questions on Page 65.
Homework: Complete page 66 C&D for next week's warm up. Also, please do the Vocabulary for Listening 1 on Page 67.We will do Listening 1 next week.
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