MEL School News: 5月 2014

Lesson Report-Senior 2-May 31st

Dear Senior-2 Classmates,
You've written about your vacations many times. Every time you wrote, you must have improved your writing quality. This time, you're writing as senior high school students. You could write with much broader vocabulary and expressions. Also, make sure to write one that is easy to read yet more descriptive and appealing for readers.
[1] Vocabulary in Use C36-U2 #1: 訳 Voc Writing Phrase
[2] Bridge Work: C36-U2 - G&C-1 whatever, whoever #1
[3] Read & Write Unit 5 Vacation: why is vacation important?
Writing Skill: Using correct paragraph structure/p.94-95 <= ☆ Using Time Order Words/p.74
Writing: Alternative/Additional Assignment
Write a paragraph about your best vacation. Use the questions to guide your writing.
(Introducing the vacation) 1. Where did you go or what did you do for your best vacation?
2. When was your best vacation? 3. Who were you with? 4. How long was the vacation?
(Explain why it was your best vacation) 1. What are special about the place/event?
2. What did you enjoy/were you impressed or moved the most?
☆ Try These! - had (never) done ~ until … - It was my first time –ing …
- Relative Clause: what, where, when - Verbs: surprise, impress,
[4] Cover to Cover Unit 3 Part 2: Unlucky for Some?
- Reading-2 with CD check the words starts with un -> Read aloud Pr.3-5
- Expanding Vocabulary Words starts with un-
avoid-avoidable-unavoidable, explain-explained-unexplained, lucky-unlucky, even-uneven
comfort-comfortable-uncomfortable, affect-affected-unaffected
=> Communication Task-2 What do you think? => Talk w/partner
1. Explain thing(s) that you do or avoid because you feel lucky or unlucky
2. Do you mind driving a car with a license plate 4444, buying a condo whose room number is 444 or having a wedding ceremony on Friday the 13th?

Lesson Report Junior-2 May 31st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 31st, 2014.
It's sunny and hot.
Some of you had a sports day and really tired today.
Do you have anything to do tomorrow?
As I told you, you are having a speech test next Saturday.
次回スピーチ原稿を書くときに情報が不足しないように、誰について書くのかを決めてしっかり準備をしておいてください。
Our speaker today was Shun.
He talked about his sports day.
The next speaker is Ayu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 31 & 32
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3
(p. 40)
Chapter 15 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1 be born, attend, enter, get married の使い方
Exercise-1 #1-a, 1-b, 1-c
(pp. 54-55)

Have a good weekend.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E May 31st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 31st, 2014.
It's sunny and hot.
Some of you had a sports day and really tired today.
Do you have anything to do tomorrow?
As I told you, you are having a speech test next Saturday.
次回スピーチ原稿を書くときに情報が不足しないように、誰について書くのかを決めてしっかり準備をしておいてください。
Our speaker today was Chiharu.
She talked about her first exams at school.
The next speakers are Ryuto and Shintraro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 31 & 32
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3
(p. 40)
Chapter 15 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1 be born, attend, enter, get married の使い方
Exercise-1 #1-a, 1-b, 1-c, and #2-a
(pp. 54-56)

Have a good weekend.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 May 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 31st, 2014. Wow it's the last day in May.
The rainy season is just around the corner.
Do you like it? I hate it!
Have you done your preparation for writing?
今日のレッスンではVocabulary in Use の表現を使った英作文をしました。
タブレットでの練習が十分にできなかった人はお家で練習しておきましょう。
そして、次回のＷｒｉｔｉｎｇの準備として好きな都市を選んでタブレットを使ってリサーチをしてみました。
上手に自分のほしい情報にたどりつくことが大切です。終わらなかった人は週末頑張りましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Sho.
He talked about his school excursion to Kyoto and Nara.
He visited more than twenty temples!
Our next speaker will be Shunta, Takehiro, and Takeshi.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>

基礎英語　Lessons 31 & 32
Bridge Work

Chapter 26 Unit 2
Vocabulary in Use #2 Vocabulary writing => Practice with the tablet PC.
Grammar in Use　Oxfordについての説明文の書き方の確認
自分の書きたい都市についてのリサーチ

Have a good weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 May 30th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you? It's Saturday, May 31, 2014.
It's sunny today and hot today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 28, Birthday Partyに入りました。クイズも良くできていました。

l How many balloons? Six balloons

l How many hamburgers? Eight hamburgers

l How many robots? One robot

This is Phonics　P 5　を復習しました。皆たくさん覚えましたね！
Grammar Starter　ではP15　Exercise 8, 9 を解きました。's, isn't, 're, aren'tの使い方を覚えましょう。
Up and Away Reader のワークシートはとても良くできていました！
Great work!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 28 Birthday Party(１)
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
How many ? quiz Write sentences in notebook
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs
Sing chant P6.
Practice P5
Grammar Starter Unit ３ We`re good friends. P１5
Do　exercise 8,9
Up and Away 3A Magic Picture Book worksheet (2)

Have a nice weekend.
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 May 30th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It’s Saturday, May 31, 2014. It's sunny and hot today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 4 Colorful Sea Creatures (1)に入りました。
新しい単語に慣れましょう。
This is Phonics のUnit ３　Consonants (子音)を学習しました。
これからたくさんの子音について学習します。少し大げさな感じで発音すると上達すると思います。
Up and Away student book Unit ９ You areを復習しました。
新しく疑問文のAre you ?　の学習をし、workbook の問題を解いて確認しました。
間違ったところは、直しておきましょう。
Up and away student　book P 43 How many? で学習しました内容を思い出しながら、Picture Dictionary に出てきた単語のクイズを解きました。

* How many crabs? Two crabs

* How many jellyfish? One jellyfish

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 3 Colors Under the Sea
Sing the Chant
Write new words in notebook.
This is Phonics Consonants P14
Listen to the CD (for 1-6 ), repeat, write words while pronouncing
Up and Away student book review Unit 9 You are
Do Are you?
Up and Away workbook P15
Have a great week! See you on Friday.

* Please bring your coloring pencils to the next lesson.

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-May 30th

Dear Sr-1 Classmates,
Which vacation policy would you prefer to have, flexible or set-schedule?
Either options seems to have viable advantages and drawbacks. It seems that it all depends on what your priorities are for your work, study and vacation.
[1] Bridge Work C30-U2 - G&C-1 & 2 => Activity
- G&C-3 => Ex-3 => Grammar writing
[2] Vocabulary in Use: C29-U2 #2 Repeat after CD-> Fill in the blanks->✩Practice Reading
[3] Unit 5 Vacation: why is vacation important?
Reading-1 Vacation from Work: Employee Vacation Policy/Toy’s Inc.
- Vocabulary: Read the Text aloud -> Answer with Part of Speech in mind-> Read the Text again
-> Dic reduce-reduction: to make sth less/smaller in size/quantity/price etc.
- Preview Reading 1: Scan the email to answer the questions
- Reading #1, 2-> Main Ideas, Details
- Study Words/Expressions: time off, option

Lesson Report Junior-1 May 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, May 30th, 2014.
It's sunny today.
きのうのレッスンでは、he, his, she, her の使い方をさらに練習しました。
Ron's dad のDanny, his mom のCatherine の自己紹介をhe, she, his, her を使っての紹介文に変える練習をしましたね。
みんな口頭で正しい文を作るのが上手になってきました。Good work!
基礎英語ではHappy なSakuraがかわいらしかったですね。
今回は内容もわかりやすかったようです。
上手に気持ちを込めて言えるよう日ごろから練習しましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Silent e
Lessons 29 and 30
Bridge Work Chapter 1 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-4 my teacher's, my, your, our, his, her, its, their の使い方
Exercise-4 #1 Review #2-a => 2-b
Grammar in Use

Have a great weekend.
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-May 29th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
Which would you rather be, a hammer or a nail?
I'd assume most of you would rather be a hammer than a nail.
Then which would you prefer to be, a sparrow or a snail?
I'd also assume many of you would prefer to be a sparrow than a snail.
But some of you might prefer being a snail to a sparrow.
Have you learned how to use prefer and would rather?
Grammar in Use
Unit 9 Present Perfect-Past: 9.B-> 9.2
Unit 10 Present Perfect-Continuous: 10A, 10B-> 10-2, 10-3
Unit 57 Prefer and would rather: 57A-> 57.1, 57B, 57C-> 57.2, 57D-> 57.3, 57.4
☆Rather (adv): fairly or to some degree. Make the verb sound less strong. rather than=instead of
El Condor Pasa by Simon & Garfunkel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pey29CLID3I
Read & Write Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel => Free Writing: a color proposal for a business
-Revise/Rewrite some examples of colors with special meanings in your culture=> Group

MEL News June 2014

新しい学年や学校での初めての定期テストもほぼ終わり、いよいよ夏に向けて予定を立てる時期ですね。暑さにまだ体が慣れていないので体調を崩しやすい時期でもあります。みんなが元気に過ごしてくれればうれしいです。
それでは、MEL News (2014年6月号）をお届けします。

News-1　デイキャンプ日程決定！8月7日(木)＠相模湖プレジャーフォレスト
去年に引き続き、今年も相模湖プレジャーフォレスト http://www.sagamiko-resort.jp/ に出かけてバーベキューやアトラクションなどが楽しめるデイキャンプを実施します。学年、クラスをまたがっての行事は去年参加した生徒や保護者の方からは大変好評をいただきました。三鷹から貸し切りバスで1時間半程度なので、乗り物酔いを心配していた生徒さんたちも元気に楽しく行って帰ってこられました。去年参加した生徒さんはもちろん、参加できなかった生徒さん、新入生はぜひご参加ください。費用は5,000円（三鷹からの交通費、入園費、昼食代）を予定しています。
詳しくは次回MEL Newsでお知らせします。

News-2　ジュニア１クラスを増設！
4月から開始した中学1年生向けクラスJunior-1（月・木　7：45-9：30）は、5月22日から同じ時間帯に追加クラスを設けました。長らくクラス開設をお待ちいただいた生徒さんにはご迷惑をおかけしましたが、ぜひこれから頑張ってください。クラス増設に伴い新入生向けの枠が出来ましたので、お知り合いなどいらっしゃいましたらお知らせください。

News-3　新教室開設
ジュニアクラス増設に伴い、MEL Schoolが入居している三鷹第二ビルの３階に新しい教室を開設しました。本年度はAdvancing Classが利用しています。

News-4　アンケート調査ご協力のお願い
今年も生徒さんの学習状況アンケートへのご協力をお願いします。目的は、学校での使用教科書や課外活動などを把握すること、そしてご家庭からのご意見をいただくことにより、今後のスクール運営をよりよいものにしていくことです。

Update-1　2014年度第1回英検実施要項
2014年度第1回英検は6月8日（日）です。（3級以上の面接試験は7月6日）
２級以外はMEL School での受験になります。集合時間および終了予定は以下の通りです。

4級　　　 9:40 集合　　終了予定　11:10
準2級　　9:40 集合　終了予定　11:35
5級　 13:10 集合終了予定　14:20
3級　　 13:10 集合終了予定 14:40

2級　本会場での受験スクールから配布する受験票の指示に従ってください。
英検についての詳細は英検サイトをご覧ください。
https://www.eiken.or.jp/eiken/schedule/

Update-2 感染症のご連絡について
先日あるクラスで、生徒さんが百日咳に罹っていたことが後からわかったという連絡を保護者の方からいただきました。通常ワクチン接種が済んでいる中学生の発症はないため、咳が続いていた原因がわからなかったそうです。該当クラスには連絡をし、もし同様の症状が出た場合は病院で百日咳の可能性があることを伝えるよう呼びかけました。幸い感染はありませんでした。
今回は保護者の方のお気遣いから呼びかけができましたので、感謝しております。
今後お子様が空気感染、飛沫感染の可能性がある病気に罹った場合は、ぜひその旨お知らせください。感染拡大をできるだけ未然に防ぐ努力をしてまいります。

Update-3 服装について
MEL Schoolでは英語を使ってコミュニケーションをする力を身につけるためのスクールです。そのための学習に相応しい環境を保つために、服装や身だしなみ、マナーについて守ってもらいたいルールがあります。ご存知のことかと思いますが、季節の変わり目でもありますので、以下の点についてご注意頂けますようお願いします。
以下の服装や身だしなみではレッスンを受講できません
運動用の服装（ジャージ、ユニフォーム、スポーツ用のパンツなど）
ビーチサンダル、タンクトップ、短すぎるスカート
染髪、ピアス、化粧

ご不明な点があれば、お気軽にお問い合わせください。
よろしくお願いいたします。

MEL School 三鷹
Towako Asai

Lesson Report-Senior 2-May 28th

Dear Sr-2 Classmates,
How much do you believe in superstitions? Do you always try to avoid number four?
Many of you probably won't care so much but some do care a lot.
You may just want to be sensitive to those who do because it's a big deal for them.

[1] Vocabulary in Use C36-U1 #2: 訳 Voc Writing Phrase
[2] Bridge Work C36-U2 - G&C-1 whatever, whoever #1
[3] Deep Listening -3 Lesson 15 To go or Not to go
☆Vocabulary: vigorous, job- ~ interview, ~ offer, get a ~, accept/decline the ~ offer
Dic vigorous: very active, determined, strong, full of energy - ~ exercise/training, ~ athlete
[4] Cover to Cover Unit 3 Part 2: Unlucky for Some?
- Fluency Strategy: Predicting the Topic by Skimming => Task-A: Predict the topic
- Reading-1 => Checking Fluency and Comprehension/p.36
- Reading-2 with CD check the words starts with un -> Read aloud Pr.3-5
=> Communication Task-1
(1) Identify the topic sentence of each paragraph=> Read them aloud.
(2)Summary Translate the topic sentences of paragraph 2 to 6 into Japanese, and add brief explanations/examples.

Lesson Report Junior-2 May 28th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, May 28th, 2014.
It's cloudy and warm.
今日のレッスンでは、Ronのgreat grand-father の内容をもう一度確認しました。
答え方に注意しましょう。
name, call の使い方はわかりましたか？
言い方を覚えて上手に使えるようにしましょう！
Our speaker today was Haruka.
She talked about her pet dog.
The next speaker is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 29 & 30
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar in Use Review
Recap test
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
name, call の使い方
Name quiz (Worksheet)
Exercise-1
(pp. 34-38)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E May 28th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, May 28th, 2014.
It's cloudy and warm.
今日のレッスンでは、name, call の使い方をさらに練習しましたね。
ぜひ自分の英名を考えておいてください。
次回自己紹介をしてもらいます。
基礎英語も表現が増えてきたので、しっかり毎日練習しましょう！
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speakers are Chiharu and Ryuto.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 29 & 30
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Recap test
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
name, call の使い方
Exercise-1
(pp. 37-38)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 May 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, May 28th, 2014.
It's sunny and warm today.
Do you want to visit Oxford someday?
As a matter of fact, three of MEL students are visiting Oxford this summer.
Do you envy them?
You are having a speech test on the 19th lesson.
We started the preparation yesterday.
Hope you'll do great on your presentation!
お休みをした人は、Chapter 26 Unit 2 Grammar in Useの問題を解いてタブレットで音読の練習をしておいてください。
そして、表でまとめた内容をもとにOxford についての紹介文が終わっていない人は書いてきてください。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
Our next speaker will be Sho, Shunta and Takehiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>

基礎英語　Lessons 29 & 30
Bridge Work

Chapter 26 Unit 2
Vocabulary in Use #2 Practice the vocabularty and senences
Grammar in Use　Oxfordについての情報をまとめ説明文を書く

Have a great week!
See you next on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 May 27th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you? It's Wednesday, May 28, 2014.
It's sunny today. I think it's going to be hot!
Picture Dictionary Topic 27, The Fairytale Ballは終わりました。次回は新しいtopicに入ります。
This is Phonics　　P20はリスニング問題でした。
最初はわからなくても二回目にはひらめいた生徒がたくさんいました。じっくり練習しましょう。
Good work!
Grammar Starter　ではP14　Exercise 6,7 を解きました。
お休みをしてわからなかった生徒はサポートタイムに参加して質問しましょう！
Up and Away Reader のワークシートで3Aの内容を更に深く分析しました。　
お家でもう一度音読をしてみましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 2７ Fairytale ball (4)
Sing chant
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs
Sing chant P6.
Do exercise on P20
Grammar Starter Unit 3 We're good friends. P１４Do　exercise 6, 7
Up and Away 3A Magic Picture Book worksheet

Have a nice week.
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 May 27th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It’s Wednesday, May 28, 2014. It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 3 Colors Under the Sea (5)を学習しました。　
次回は新しいTopicにはいります。お楽しみに！
This is Phonics のUnit 2　The Phonics Alphabet　Plus のAーZを学習しました。
これからの学習に役立てましょう。次回はconsonantsに入ります。
Up and Away student book Unit 9 You areを学習しました。
ノートに文を写し、更に文作りもしました。Good work!
Up and away student　book P 43 How many? を学習しました。
Up and away workbook P26の問題を解き、応用問題も頑張って解きました！
Good work!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 3 Colors Under the Sea
Sing the Chant
This is Phonics The Phonics Alphabet PLUS song .
A ---- Z
Use alphabet cards and say the words in alphabetical order.
(A says A,a, ant, album…)
Up and Away student book Unit 9 You are
Write sentences in notebook.
Create sentences: You are Miss Ant. You are a dentist.
You are Mr. Fox. You are a farmer.
Review Up and Away student book Unit 18 How many? P43
Up and Away workbook P26

Have a great week! See you on Friday.

* Please bring your coloring pencils to the next lesson.

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-May 27th

Dear Sr-1 Classmates,
The Parliament, Congress or Diet? No matter what you call, they are the house of representatives who are democratically elected. But if you know how each country calls the house, you can have better intelligence when you're engaged in a conversation or facing a reading task. Knowledge always helps you communicate.
[1] Bridge Work
C30-U1 - GIU
C30-U2 - G&C-1 - G&C-2 => Activity
[2] Vocabulary in Use: C29-U2 #1 Practice-> Voc. Writing->Practice Reading
[3] Deep Listening -3: Lesson 17 Celebrity Candidate - Review <= Vocabulary for Election
☆ Dictation-> Read aloud
- Vocabulary: candidate, vote, appropriate-inappropriate, thoughtful-thoughtless, gift-gifted, run for, stand for, campaign Parliament(UK->), Congress(America->), the Diet(Japan)
[4] Read & Write: Unit 4 Positive Thinking: What are the benefits of positive thinking?
Objective: Write about a time when you/someone changed a situation with positive thinking.
Reading-2: The Lost Horse
Revise/Rewrite about an event/incident, recipe, instructions or procedures using time order words.

Lesson Report Junior-1 May 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday, May 27th, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
きのうのレッスンでは、みんなにpet の名前をつけてもらいました。
Mark is my pet lion. His favorite food is hamburgers. のような文を作りました。
Bridge WorkのExerciseでは　he's, his, she's, her の使いわけを練習しましたね。
なかなか難しいと感じた人も多かったようですが、とても大事なところなので、しっかり理解して使えるようにしていきましょう。
基礎英語の内容も難しくなってきましたね。
どんなお話の内容かを考えて読んだり聞いたりしてみましょう。
silent e のルールはわかってきたようですね！

<Lesson Review>
Silent e
Lessons 27 and 28
Bridge Work Chapter 1 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-4 my teacher's, my, your, our, his, her, its, their の使い方
Exercise-4 #1, #2-a About Ron's homeroom teacher

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.1-May 26th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
Which color has special meaning to your culture? It was quite interesting to find that every one of you had a different choice of color and view. Brown or green are the ones least likely been associated with Japanese culture but there were some valid reasons and examples why they are special. Very interesting!
Daily 1500 25 min/Mon.
Listen & Read #12 Can We Predict Our Future: What does the opponent and supporter says respectively?
Open Forum Chapter 11 Math and Technology Radio Program about the Fibonacci Sequence
- Vocabulary Exercise /p.91: Adjectives with –ing and –ed Endings
=> Com Task-2 What school subject you think is interesting or intriguing. Present some examples to clarify your points.
Read & Write Reading 1: How Colors Make Us Think and Feel #1
- Vocabulary/p.25
- Reading-1: Preview the article by looking at the titles and photos => Main Ideas-A, Details-A
- Reading Skill/p.29: Getting meaning from context-> Ex-A
=> Ex-B: Write definitions=>Check Eng-Eng dictionary
- What do you think? Q-2: What are some examples of colors with special meanings in your culture?
=> Write 5-8 sentences in response. Clarify your response (opinion) and explain with example(s).

Lesson Report Junior-2 May 24th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, May 26th, 2014.
Do you know who named you when you were born?
What do your friends usually call you?
土曜日のレッスンでは、Ronのgreat grand-father について内容を確認しました。
そして新しいUnit に入り、　name, call の使い方を練習しましたね。
しっかり理解できましたか？
次回水曜日はRecapのテストです。タブレットを使ってしっかり練習して覚えましょう。
答えを見てもわからないところがあったらサポートタイムで質問してくださいね。
そして、Grammar in Use の問題の終わっていないところをおうちで、またはサポートタイムで済ませておいてください。
Our speakers on Saturday were Hinako and Minori.
Hinako talked about the sports day next weekend.
Minori talked about her small sister's sports day.
The next speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 27 & 28
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar in Use
Recap #2
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
name, call の使い方
(pp. 34-37)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E May 24th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, May 26th, 2014.
Do you know who named you when you were born?
What do your friends usually call you?
土曜日のレッスンでは、Ronのgreat grand-father について内容を確認しました。
そして新しいUnit に入り、　name, call の使い方を練習しましたね。
しっかり理解できましたか？
次回水曜日はRecapのテストです。
タブレットを使ってしっかり練習して覚えましょう。
答えを見てもわからないところがあったらサポートタイムで質問してくださいね。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers on Saturday.
The next speakers are Kentaro and Chiharu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 27 & 28
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar in Use
Recap #2
Chapter 14 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
name, call の使い方
Name quiz (Worksheet)
(pp. 34-37)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-May 24th

Dear Senior 2 Classmates,
Do you believe in ESP or think it's just coincidence? Whether you believe or not, some people are really in it and spend fortune to get prediction for their future. Do you want to know what will, or likely to happen in the future?
[1] Vocabulary in Use C36-U2 #1: 訳 Voc Writing Phrase
[2] Bridge Work: C36-U2 - G&C-1 whatever, whoever #1
[3] Read & Write Unit 5 Vacation: why is vacation important?
- Vocabulary Skills: Compound Nouns-> A, B
- Writing Skill: Using correct paragraph structure/p.94-95 <= ☆ Using Time Order Words/p.74
[4] Cover to Cover Review - Unit 3 Part 1: An Extra Sense
Reading-3 with CD => Read aloud: Pr.5
Task-1(Pr-5) Many people think ESP doesn’t existについて、以下に続く具体的な説明をまとめなさい
多くの人々はESPについて懐疑的で、その存在を認めていない。その理由は、心霊家は利用者の年齢や外観などを手がかりに適当な推測を言うのだが、利用者はそれが自分に当てはまった場合のことだけ覚えている。また、心霊家は一般的に誰にでも当てはまるようなことを言っているのだが、利用者はそれがあたかも自分自身に特有のことだと思いこんでしまうから。
Review Reading=> Comm Task-2
1. (pr-2)彼女は、先月その語学コースを受講登録するまでずっと、何かやりがいのあることを常にしたがっていた。
She had always wanted to do something challenging until she signed up for the language course last month.
2. (pr-2)その超能力者は、彼女がそれを見ていなければ知り得ない何かを、その刑事に語った。
The psychic told the detective something that she couldn’t have known if she hadn’t seen it.
- Vocabulary: psychic, client, sense-sensory, perceive-perception, skeptical, clues, term, experiment, predict-prediction, skeptical-skeptics, turn out to be
-> Vocabulary in Context

Lesson Report Junior-3 May 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 24th, 2014.
It's sunny today.
It's a good day to go out today.
Would you like to go somewhere?
What can we do on a sunny early-summer day?
Do you have enough time to do your homework or studies on weekend?
I hope you aren't too busy to enjoy the weekend.
きのうのレッスンでは、助動詞の表現をさらに練習しました。
そしてVocabulary in Use のWriting を練習しましたね。
タブレットでの練習が十分にできなかった人はお家で練習しておきましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
Our next speaker will be Sho and Shunta.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>

基礎英語　Lessons 27 & 28
Bridge Work

Chapter 26 Unit 2
Exercise-1　#5 Review
Grammar and Communication-2 助動詞の使い方-2
Exercise-2
Vocabulary in Use #1 学校に関することば Review
Vocabulary writing Practice with the tablet PC

Have a great weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 May 23rd

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, May 24, 2014.
It is sports day for some of you.
I hope you are doing your best and having a great time.
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs (二文字子音)はすっかりなれたと思います。
後数回で終わり、次の内容に入ります。
最後のレッスンを迎えるまでに単語が書けて、発音ができるようにしましょう！
Grammar Starterではis, isn`t, are, aren`tを使って文作りをしました。
テキストの復習をしましょう！　

＜Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 27 Fairytale Ball(３)
Sing chant
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs
Sing chant P6.
Do exercise on P 19
Grammar Starter Unit 3. We`re good friends P１４ Do　exercise 5
Up and Away 3A Magic Picture Book P 28-29

Have a wonderful weekend.
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 May 23rd

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It’s Saturday, May 24, 2014. It is sunny!
Picture Dictionary のTopic 3 Colors Under the Sea (4) を学習しました。
Chantは上手に歌えていました。Good work!
This is Phonics のUnit 2　The Phonics Alphabet PLUS では　U-Zを学習しました。　
A-Tは完璧ですね。Good work! 次回はA-Zをもう一度復習します。
Up and Away student book Unit 8 を学習しました。　I am, I am not を理解して
文が作れるようになりましょう。
Up and Away workbook はP14の問題を解きましたね。
Up and Away student book How many? P43を学習し、workbook P 25の問題を解きました。
次回のレッスンで復習しますが、それまでに理解しておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 3 Colors Under the Sea
Sing the Chant
This is Phonics Unit 2 The Phonics Alphabet PLUS
Review A - T . U-Z Write ( U, u underwear, up) in notebook
Sing the jingle
Up and Away student book unit 18. I am P19,20
Up and Away workbook P 14
Up and Away student book P42 Numbers 6-10
Up and Away student book P 43
Up and Away workbook P25

Have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Tuesday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-May 23rd

Dear Senior-1 classmates,
First, write the title that describes what your essay is about.
Second, write the topic sentence that clearly states your opinion.
Then, write supporting details to explain the topic sentence.
Finally, write a concluding sentence to restate main point.
[1] Bridge Work C30-U1 - G&C-3 => Ex-3 Oral practice => Grammar Writing
[2] Vocabulary in Use: C29-U1 #1 Repeat after CD-> Fill in the blanks->✩Practice Reading
[3] Read and Write Unit 4 Positive Thinking: What are the benefits of positive thinking?
Reading-2: The Lost Horse
Review Writing: your opinion if the old man in Reading 2 is a positive thinker or not.
- Vocabulary Skills: Phrasal Verbs-> A: Read the definitions and find the matching phrasal verbs -> B
Before Writing
- Writing Skill: Time Order Words – One day, ~ later, The next ~, Then, After ~ --> A/p.74
- Tips for Success/p.75: Title of a story comes with a title whose words start with capital letters.
-> B/p.75.
=> Write five to eight sentences about an event/incident, recipe, instructions or procedures using time order words.

Lesson Report Junior-1 May 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, May 23rd, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
きのうのレッスンでは、基礎英語でもフォニックスのルールを練習しました。
o, oo, ch のルールはわかりましたか？
これからたくさんの種類の単語に出会いますが、聞く、読む、書く、言う　のすべてをきちんとできるようにしていきましょう！
Bridge Work では、his, her, their の使い方が新たに加わりました。
「～は」と「～の」使い方をしっかり区別しましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Silent e
Lessons 25 and 26
Bridge Work Chapter 1 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 he, she, it, they の疑問文と答え方
Worksheet pages 17 & 18 (Grammar and Communication-3)
Grammar and Communication-4 my teacher's, my, your, our, his, her, its, their の使い方

Have a great weekend!
See you on Monday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-May 22th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
What have you done today? What have you learned at school this week? How many books have you read this year? Would you like to have explained more about the present perfect?
You might wish you had asked a few questions so that you might have understood how to use the present perfect better!
Grammar in Use
Unit 7 Present Perfect: 7D->7.3, 7E->7.4
Unit 8 Present Perfect-and Past-1: 8A-> 8.1, 8B-> 8.2
☆Review Unit 55: Try –ing=> try + noun, try +-ing
Unit 56 Verb + -ing/to -3: 56A, 56B->56.3, 56C->56.4
Open Forum Chapter 11 Math and Technology Radio Program about the Fibonacci Sequence
-Lis #3 with Script
Vocabulary: - petal, pinecone, seashell, knuckle, - spiral - coincident-coincidence - intrigue
- precede-precedent-precedence <-> succeed, - decimal (system) - all the better
☆うさぎの問題
Read & Write Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
Question-3: What colors do you like to wear?=> Revise=> Talk with partner

Lesson Report Junior-2 May 21st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, May 22nd, 2014.
Weren't you caught by the shower this afternoon?
I hope everyone was inside and OK when it was raining.
Did you enjoy the story about Ron's great-grandfather?
Do you know anything about your great-grandparents?
きのうのレッスン中にタブレットでの音読練習があまりできなかった人はおうちでよく練習しておきましょう。
The next speakers are Hinako and Minori.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 25 & 26
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use #1 => Practice reading aloud with the tablet PC
(pp. 32-34)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E May 21st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, May 22nd, 2014.
Weren't you caught by the shower this afternoon?
I hope everyone was inside and OK when it was raining.
Did you enjoy the story about Ron's great-grandfather?
Do you know anything about your great-grandparents?
きのうのレッスン中にタブレットでの音読練習があまりできなかった人はおうちでよく練習しておきましょう。
Our speakers yesterday were Ryuto and Chiaki.
Ryuto talked about his exams to come.
Chiaki talked about her watching English play on Sunday.
The next speaker is Kentaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 25 & 26
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 Review activity and writing
Grammar and Communication-3 Verbs to learn #4
Exercise-3 #2
Grammar in Use #1 => Practice reading aloud with the tablet PC
(pp. 33-34)

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-May 21st

Dear Senior-2 Classmates,
Are you now interested in visiting France, which is one of the most visited travel destinations for tourists.
Of course sight seeing is fun, but visiting rural areas in France might get you more memorable experience because agriculture is big industry for them and there you can see and experience slow but more-human-like life styles, like southern Italy. Would you like to give a try?
[1] Vocabulary in Use C36-U1 #2: 訳 Voc Writing Phrase
[2] Bridge Work C36-U2 - G&C-1 whatever, whoever #1
[3] Deep Listening -3 Lesson 14 Announcement:
☆ Before Listening: connect, book a flight
[4] Read & Write Unit 5 Vacation: why is vacation important?
Reading Comprehension from Q-Skills: Tourism in France
Task-1 Read the text and write a summary in 50 words
Model Summary: Tourists have various reasons to choose where to spend their vacation. France seems to have all sorts of things and places that any tourist would want, it attracts more visitors than any other country in the world, as many as over 74 million a year. (45 words)
Task-2 Read the text again and study how each sentence functions.

Lesson Report Junior-3 May 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, May 21st 2014.
It's rainy today.
What do you have to do now?
Most of you are having the entrance exams next year, so you'd better study much harder than last year.
We learned how to use 助動詞 yesterday.
Hope you remember all of them!
お話したように、タブレットでC26U2-Ex1.3-p15、C26U2-VIU1-p18の練習をしっかりしておきましょう！
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
Our next speaker will be Sho.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>

基礎英語　Lessons 25 & 26
Bridge Work

Chapter 26 Unit 1
Reporting Review
Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1 助動詞の使い方
Exercise-1
Vocabulary in Use #1 学校に関することば

Have a good week!
See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 May 20th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you? It's Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
It' rainy today! Don't forget to put your rain coats on!
Picture Dictionary Topic 27, The Fairytale Ball に出てくる単語はおぼえましたか？Good luck!
This is Phonics　P18 の問題は確認問題で、読めたら箱に○を書く問題です。
皆しっかり読めていました。Good work！
Grammar Starter　ではP13　Exercise 4を完成させました。
各自で作った分もとても良くできていました。
＋私は、（　　　　）です。　I'm Kate。
＋私は、（　　　　）歳です。 I'm　eleven。
＋私は、（　　　　）出身です。I'm from　Tokyo.
+パンダはMelの友達です。 Panda's Mel's friend.
Up and Away Reader ではP２６　１－７の問題を解きました。次回は続きをやります。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 26 The Pirate Ship(４)
Sing chant
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs
Sing chant P6
Do exercise on P 16
Grammar Starter Unit 3 We're good friends. P16 Do　exercise 1
Up and Away 3A Magic Picture Book Read P 18-21

Have a nice week. See you !

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 May 20th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It’s Wednesday, May 21, 2014. It's rainy today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 3 Colors Under the Sea (3)を学習しました。　
Colorsは頑張って覚えましょう！
This is Phonics のUnit 2　The Phonics Alphabet　Plus のAーTまで完成しました。
今日は O says O,o ostrich, omeletからスタート。次回はU - Zです！
Up and Away student book Unit ６ He is. She is.の復習をしました。
今日はUnit 7 What is he/ she?　を学習しましたね。
he と she の違い、文のかたちに注目しましょう！
Up and away student book P 41 Numbers 1-5を学習しました。
物・名詞が複数になる時には　s が最後に付きますが、例外もあります。
スペリングに注目しましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 3 Colors Under the Sea
Sing the Chant
This is Phonics The Phonics Alphabet PLUS song . O says O,o ostrich,
omelet ~
A ---- T
Write alphabet and words in notebook O- T
Up and Away student book Unit 7 What is he/she ?
Up and Away workbook P13
Up and Away student book Unit 18 Numbers 1-5 P41
Write new words in notebook

Have a great week! See you.

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-May 20th

Dear Senior-1 Classmates,
What kind of good event do you think could follow after a terrible?
Or, what kind of bad event could follow after a good event?
You never know but it might be depending on how positively or negatively you think.
[1] Bridge Work
C29-U2 - Grammar writing
C30-U1 - G&C-1=> Activity, G&C-2 => Activity
[2] Vocabulary in Use: C29-U1 #1 Practice-> Voc. Writing->Practice Reading
[3] Deep Listening -3: Lesson 17 Celebrity Candidate <= Vocabulary for Election
☆ Before Listening: celebrity
- Vocabulary: candidate, vote, appropriate-inappropriate, thoughtful-thoughtless, gift-gifted, run for, stand for, campaign Parliament(UK->), Congress(America->), the Diet(Japan)
[4] Read & Write:Unit 4 Positive Thinking: What are the benefits of positive thinking?
Objective: Write about a time when you/someone changed a situation with positive thinking.
Reading-2: The Lost Horse
- Reading #1-> Main Ideas, Details-A-> Details-B=> Pair
WDT -A. 1: You might (bad event) => Pair You …=> I might …
- A. 2: You might (good event) => Pair You …=> I might …
=> Write your opinion if the old man in Reading 2 is a positive thinker or not.

Lesson Report-Advancing-May 19th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
How much are you interested in math? How important math is in your daily life?
What about interpretations of the constitution? Does it matter to you much?
Try to answer these questions as clearly as you can.
Daily 1500 #11 Internet Driving Directions: What do you need to do and what will you get?
Voc relatively simple, It’s a kind of ~ => J to Eng
Open Forum Chapter 11 Math and Technology Radio Program about the Fibonacci Sequence
- Preparing to Listen: Try to figure out what the pattern is! -> sequence, petal
- Lis #1 thru: [C] Examples and [D] More Details -> [B] Main Ideas
- Lis #2 by Part: Explain Part-1: (1) What is the sequence?
Part-2: (2) How does the sequence appear in the natural world? (3) How does the sequence appear in art?
Part-3: (4) Who discovered the Fibonacci sequence?
Read & Write Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
Reading 1: How Colors Make Us Think and Feel #1
Preview the Unit - A: Listen to the Q-classroom/Web=> Discuss the questions
- C: Look at the pictures and read the captions=> Discuss the question-1, 2
- Read: Reading/Online: Men, Women, and Color
=> Write your response Question-3: What colors do you like to wear?

Lesson Report Junior-1 May 19th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Monday, May 19th, 2014.
It's sunny today.
今日のレッスンでは、What day of the week is it tomorrow? や What time is it? と曜日や時刻を尋ねる表現を基礎英語で練習しましたね。
上手に使えるようにしていきましょう！
そして、Bridge WorkではAre you ...? Is he ...? Is his favorite sport tennis?などと尋ねて誰かを当てるゲームをしました。
上手に質問したり答えたりできましたか？
中間テストのある人、頑張ってくださいね！

<Lesson Review>
Silent e
Lessons 23 and 24
Bridge Work Chapter 1 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 he, she, it, they の疑問文と答え方
Exercise-3 Review
Worksheet pages 15 & 16 (Grammar and Communication 1 & 2)
Information gap
Writing practice

Have a good week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-May 17th

Dear Senior-2 Classmates,
Do you believe in the sixth sense? Do you know anyone who believes in it?
As you read in the text, it could be just a coincidence or generally-applicable statement.
But you never know. Someday, science might reveal another sense that humans have without recognizing it.
[1] Vocabulary in Use: C36-U1 #2 Text, Phrase, Practice 訳
[2] Bridge Work: C36-U1 - GIU: Population Growth in the USA
- Grammar Writing
Speech in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing (Speaker to revise w/T)
[3] Read & Write Unit 5 Vacation: why is vacation important?
Reading-2 Vacation from School: Letters to the Editor
- Revise the Writing=> Pair
- Vocabulary Skills: Compound Nouns-> A, B
[4] Cover to Cover Unit 3 Part 1: An Extra Sense
Comprehension Strategy: Finding main ideas in paragraphs
Reading-1 => Task-A: Find the main ideas

Lesson Report Junior-2 May 17th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 17th, 2014.
It's cloudy and warm today.
今日のレッスンでは afford, spend, pay などの動詞の使いかたをさらに練習しました。
最後のReview test できていなかったところが多かったので反省した人、しっかり復習しておきましょう。
お話したように、Exercise-2 #3, #5 はタブレットを使っておうちで、またはサポートタイムでしっかり練習してください。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speaker is Hinako.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 23 & 24
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2
Verbs to learn #3 afford, forget, lose, pay, spend, try Review test
Exercise-2 #3, 4-a, 4-b
#5 => Practice the sentences with the tablet PC
(pp. 30-31)

Have a good weekend.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E May 17th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 17th, 2014.
It's cloudy and warm today.
Could you speak English when you were ten?
Can you speak English now?
今日のレッスンでは　when ...を使った表現を練習しました。
また、前回まで行った　Review test の見直しをしましたね。
できていなかったところが多かったので反省した人、しっかり復習しておきましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speakers are Ryuto and Chiaki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語３　Lessons 23 & 24
Bridge Work
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2
Verbs to learn #3 afford, forget, lose, pay, spend, try Review for Review test
Exercise-2 #4-b Review
#5 => Practice the sentences with the tablet PC
Grammar and Communication-3 when ...
Exercise-3
(pp. 31-32)

Have a good weekend.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 May 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, May 17th, 2014.
We're having a beautiful day, aren't we?
Some of you finished the mid-term exams, while others have to study hard for the ones.
All of you finished successfully the first unit of Bridge to MEL Worktext 3.
Congratulations!
Most of you felt the exercises more challenging than they were in Worktext 2.
Review what you learned as much as you can!
Our speaker yesterday was Kaede.
She talked about her school club activity.
She said she was trying the dance club.
Our next speaker will be Mahiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>

基礎英語　Lessons 21 & 22
Bridge Work

Chapter 26 Unit 1
Key Communication
Vocabulary review
Reporting (p. 13)
Grammar writing (Worksheet)

Have a great weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 May 16th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It’s Saturday, May 17, 2014.
The weather is great ! Are you having a nice day?
Picture Dictionary のTopic 3 Colors Under the Sea (2) を学習しました。
単語を覚えましょう！
This is Phonics のUnit 2　The Phonics Alphabet PLUS では　H －Nを学習しました。　
A-G もよくできていました。Good work!
次回は完成します。今まで学習した内容は忘れないでください！
Up and Away student book Unit 6 She is. を学習しました。He is　と一緒に覚えましょう！
Up and away workbook P12の問題は良くできていました。Great!
Up and Away workbook Classroom Commands P19は絵を見て問題を解きました。
Good work!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 3 Colors Under the Sea
Sing the Chant
This is Phonics Unit 2 The Phonics Alphabet PLUS
Review A - G, Write H - N ( H h ham, horse) in notebook
Sing the jingle
Up and Away student book unit 6 Review He is.
P 15 She is.
P 16 Review : He is. She is.
Up and Away workbook P 12
Up and Away student book Review P27,28 Classroom Commands
Up and Away workbook Classroom Commands P19

Have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Tuesday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-2 May 16th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, May 17, 2014.
It's a wonderful day! Are you enjoying your day?
Picture Dictionaryでは新しいTopicに入りました。
Picturesが少し不思議でしたが、おとぎ話なので楽しんでください。
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs (二文字子音)の練習問題はできましたか？
リスニング問題は何回かやっているうちに慣れるので頑張りましょう！
Grammar Starter　の内容は復習しておきましょう！　

＜Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 27 Fairytale Ball(１)
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics Unit 1 Consonant Diagraphs
Sing chant P6.
Do exercise on P 1７
Grammar Starter Unit 3. We`re good friends P１3 Do　exercise 2,3
Up and Away 3A Magic Picture Book Read P 22-25

Have a nice weekend.
See you next week!

Kumiko

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