Saturday, December 6

Level 100

After a fun warm-up discussion activity, we reviewed their homework and moved into the book and completed the Conversation section on p. 74. 

Homework: Please do the "Question Writing" exercises on p. 75 (Part A & B, "Asking for Information" questions.)

Level 200

Attendance was much better this week, but none of the students who hadn't done their speech yet were prepared to give it. I told them next week was the deadline for their "Books" speech. So, after an opening discussion exercise, we reviewed the Crossword homework, and then dove into the "Family" chapter. We completed the first two pages (30-31) of that chapter.

Homework: Yuriko, Aya, Ayako and Narimi still need to do their "Books" presentations, so I asked them to be ready to do it next week. I also asked the students to start thinking about their scraps for their next speech on "Family," which I scheduled for 12/20.

Level 300

We quickly went through the "Psychics" unit.  We had a lengthy conversation activity at the beginning of class, and then spent a lot of time going over the 3 readings on "Psychics" and going over the vocabulary. 

Homework: Please do Readings 1-3 on pp. 92-94 in the "Beauty" chapter, as well as the "Check the Facts" questions on pp. 95-96, in preparation for discussion next week. 

Level 400

We did a lengthy opening discussion activity on Television, and then went through the rest of Chapter 11 (I spent a little time talking about Homeschooling in America. We finished up with a typically spirited discussion on the questions they were asked to prepare and bring from last week. 

Homework: Please do the Key Word Study on p. 67 in Lesson 12, and be prepared to explain each word in simple English.