Shukugawa OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, December 19

100

After a warm-up about "Childhood memories," we went through the questions in Unit 11, p. 60.

Homework:

Write 6-8 sentences, discussing the differences/changes in society and lifestyle in Japan between your childhood days and now (such as fashion, technology, behavior, attitudes, etc.) Be prepared to discuss in groups next lesson.

300

We opened with a lengthy discussion about "Mistakes and Accidents," then ran through the previous week's homework about Compromises, on p. 76.

Homework:

Choose a situation from the "Sharing My Ideas" section on p. 77, and be ready to present your best "compromise" advice in groups next lesson.

200

We started off with a discussion about "Sleep, Dreams and Nightmares" and then finished up Chapter 18 (The Dangers of Credit Cards).

Homework:

Please start Chapter 19 (Young Men: No Girls, No Money) and do the "Vocabulary Support" on p. 77 and the reading on p. 78.

400

The class started off discussing the "Mistakes and Accidents" questions worksheet, and then we finished up Lesson 13 pp. 82-83.

 

Homework:

Please complete pp. 84-85 from Lesson 14, and do the reading on p. 86.

Shukugawa OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, December 12

100

After some small talk we reviewed last week's homework and shared charity thoughts and ideas in groups.

 

Homework: Review the questions on page 60 and be ready to discuss.

300

Used Barry's worksheet as a guide for further discussions on gender roles. Went through the dialogue and comprehension questions on page 73-4.

Homework: On page 75, Extending the Topic A and in Culture Corner rearrange the tips by importance into your own list.

 

200

 

Checked the homework then did an activity where students were assigned a dish from around the world that they didn't know. They were asked to research it and then explain it to fellow students.

Homework: Page 73-4 Vocabulary and reading.

 

400

Checked the reading on page 80. Students had questions about Israel and middle east history and so we discussed that most of class.

 

Homework: Page 82-3 from Writing with Idioms through Vocabulary Expansion

Itami OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, December 12

100

We spent a lot of the class going through a "Moods and Emotions" discussion activity. We then spent the last part of the class working in pairs through the questions from Unit 11, on p. 60. Homework: Please prepare a brief presentation (8 - 10 sentences) about one of the following 3 topics:

a) my grandparents and me

b) my childhood days and now

c) technology then and now

and be ready to give your presentation in groups next week.


200

Spent the majority of the class on the same "Moods/Emotions' discussion questions.  We then went over Susette's homework about favorite restaurants, and reviewed the vocab on p. 73 (Lesson 18).

Homework:

Please read p. 74 and complete parts 3 (Active Outline), 4 (Comprehension Questions) and 5 (Critical Thinking) on pp. 75-76.


300

We spent ALL class discussing Isaac's Gender Role questions as preparation for Ch. 16 (A Woman's Place). Lots of great group conversation.

 

Homework:

Please do the reading for Ch. 16 on p. 70 and answer the "Check Your Understanding" questions on p. 71.

400

Everyone seemed to enjoy discussing the "Mood/Emotions" questions in their usual lively manner. We finished the class by polishing off Lesson 13.

Homework:

Please complete the Key Concepts, Active Reading, and Words in Context sections for Lesson 14, pp.84-85, and do the reading on p. 86.

You and your friends and family are all invited to the LEO Christmas Party! Please sign up on Saturday or contact Gordy at gordy@otemae.ac.jp

Itami OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, December 5

Homework:

Level 100

Please read and answer questions on page 60.

Level 200

Please read and answer the questions on page 73 in preparation for the new chapter.

Level 300

Please read page 70.

 

Level 400

Please complete pages 82 & 83.

 

Shukugawa OCC Saturday Classes- Saturday, December 5

Class 100

We started with a quick catch up session as usual. The students then presented their “modern thing” homework from last week. We then did some picture descriptions of unusual products before the students came up with an infomercial style ad for a randomly assigned product. All went very well.

Homework

Please list the 5 most serious world problems from Task 1 on page 54. Also, please do Activity III on page 56.

Class 300

 This class was very lively as usual. After a catch up, we compared our answers from last week’s HW. I gave the students a sheet with prompts comparing women to men which we used to form the basis of our discussion. This was more than enough material to see us to the bell and beyond.

Homework

Please finish the worksheet (part B) and prepare to discuss your answers next week. Also, please read the text from the next unit on making compromises.

Class 200

We started with an adaption of the informercial activity used in class 100. We went through the text and discussed the topic (fast food) and some language issues encountered during the reading.

Homework

Please complete the questions on pages 67 & 68 and prepare to discuss your answers.

Class 400

The reading proved difficult for some of the students. I gave the class a copy of the translation and answer key so that we could spend as much class time as possible discussing the issues rather than explaining the vocab. We exchanged stories about our own sporting memories, especially with regard to coaching. We also discussed what sports should be added or removed from the Olympics.

Homework

Please read the text on page 80 (a translation has been provided for your reference) and prepare to discuss next week.