Itami OCC Saturday Classes-Saturday, September 26

Level 100

We had time to start on p. 38 (Unit 7, Job Seeker). 

Homework: Please write answers for Activity I, questions 1-8 on p. 38, and be prpepared to discuss your answers with a new partner next week,

Level 200

We had time at the end of class to review Chapter 11, Ex. 1, Vocabulary Support on p. 45.

Homework: Please read the article on p. 46 and answer the questions on p. 47 (3. Active Outline and 4. Comprehension Questions).

Level 300

Talked a bit about "national pride" and discussed the "Getting Ready" questions for Unit 12, "No place like home" on p. 54. 

Homework: Please read the dialogue on p. 54 and answer the "Check your Understanding" questions on the top of p. 55.

Level 400

We went through the "Key Concepts" section on p. 54 (Lesson 9).

Homework: Please do the reading on p. 56 and then complete Active Reading on p. 54 and Words in Context, p. 55.

Shukugawa OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, September 26

All classes started with distribution of course outlines, schedules and a brief explanation of what to expect for the semester. There were 2 absences total and the those handouts are with the attendance book in the drawer ready to be passed out when they do show up next time.

In classes 100 and 200 after the introduction, some discussion about "the best day of your summer vacation" and getting to know new students a bit, we played an Odd Word Out game and then a beginner's version of the game Taboo.

Classes 300 and 400 were much the same except more group discussion time recapping the holiday, no Odd Word Out and a more advanced version of Taboo.

Students seemed to really enjoy the challenge of expressing ideas while being limited in what they can say.

There was no homework assigned, but I asked all classes to take a gander at the first assigned chapter in their respective books to familiarize themselves a bit with the topics.