Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.31st

・Show & Tell, Summary Writing, Q&A by Yuki Izawa
1.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U1: G&C-1 so/such … that, both/either/neither/all/none
- Vocabulary in Use: C36-U2 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
2.Open Forum   Chapter 2 Literature Radio Interview about Artists for Literacy
- Listening-3 w/Script-> Voc: literacy, statistics, motivate, inspire, compile, donate, lyrics, plot
=>So it works the other way around too! What does this phrase mean?
- Vocabulary/p.11: Words related to Books
paperback-hardcover, plot, edition, sequel-prequel, fiction-nonfiction, publish-publisher-publication
☆ Pair Ask questions about reading books to a partner.
=> ☆Answer your question in 90 seconds. Do you read a lot? <= Partner to ask a good question.
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Reading 2: A Song Becomes a Hit
- Review the Summary of The Popularity of Social Network
- Vocabulary/p. 11
Preview: What do you think the study will say?
- Skim the Text: Pr-1, 8 => Main Idea-1   ->Read Pr.7=> Main Idea-2   Read the text=> Details
=> What do you think -A/p.14: Discuss if you agree with what the magazine article says? Why/Why not?
=> What do you think -B/p.14: Why, when or how do you think certain things like a movie, song or book become popular?  Write 5-8 sentences to respond to the Question.

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.31st

1. CNN Student News
Jan. 23  U.S.-Led Fight against ISIS; Three-Way Fight in Yemen
=> Task-1  What are the officials in Yemen fear now?
=> Task-2  Why Yemen is crucial for the world?
Transcript -> power vacuum, Sunni, Shiite -> Reading Practice
2. Grammar in Use
Unit 39 wish: 39.A-> 39.1, 39.3    39.D-> 39.2, 39.4
3. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading 1 The Architecture of the Marketplace
- Vocabulary Activities-Sentence Level
- Academic Word List (p.161-164)
- Corpus: academic (adj, often before noun) connected with education at schools
=> D. Write the definition/meaning and a brief sentence for each.
=> E. Write your answer within three sentences for each question. Use the target academic words.
- Corpus: pose as Intransitive and Transitive
=> F. Choose one of the topics for each object of pose; concern, opportunity, challenge, threat, choice/dilemma. Come up with a word that could replace each pose. Write complete sentences.

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 31st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Saturday, January 31, 2015.
It's sunny and windy today. The wind was really cold.
Do you think you did better on the Recap test than you thought?
Do you think it'll be warmer than we are expecting now?
今日のレッスンでは比較のさまざまな表現を練習しましたね。
一回ではなかなか覚えられない内容が増えてきたのでしっかり練習しましょう。
Our speaker today was Minori.
She talked about a competition for the English play at school.
The next speaker is Ayu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 143 & 144
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  one of the ...
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3  any other than ...  現在、過去、未来との比較
Exercise-3
Star Team  Unit 10  Star Team  Vocabulary   Musical instruments

Have a good day.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 31st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Saturday, January 31, 2015.
It's sunny and windy today. The wind was really cold.
Do you think you did better on the Recap test than you thought?
Do you think it'll be warmer than we are expecting now?
今日のレッスンでは比較のさまざまな表現を練習しましたね。
一回ではなかなか覚えられない内容が増えてきたのでしっかり練習しましょう。
Our speaker today was Tomoya.
He talked about his school ski camp in Nagano.
The next speaker is Chiaki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 143 & 144
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  one of the ...
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3  any other than ...  現在、過去、未来との比較
Exercise-3
Star Team  Unit 10  Star Team  Vocabulary   Musical instruments

Have a good day.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

MEL News February 2015

暦の上ではそろそろ春になりますが、まだまだ寒い日が続いています。
MEL Schoolの新Junior-2以上のクラスの新年度は3月から始まります。
寒さに負けないで、元気に今年度の最後の月のレッスンに参加してください。
それでは、MEL News (2015年2月号）をお届けします。

News-1　新年度開始時期とレッスン時間について
MEL Schoolでは中学2年生以上のクラス（Junior-2)は3月2日（月）から新年度カリキュラムに移行します。赤字は3月から変更になる時間なのでご注意ください。

現行クラス　　3月からのクラス
Junior-1  => 　Junior-2　  月曜日・木曜日  7:30-9:15（サポートタイム　7:00-7:30）
Junior-2  =>    Junior-3      水曜日・土曜日   7:45-9:30（サポートタイム　7:15-7:45）
Junior-2E =>  Senior-1      水曜日・土曜日   5:45-7:30（サポートタイム　5:15-5:45）
Junior-3  =>   Senior-1p    火曜日・金曜日　7:45-9:30（サポートタイム　7:15-7:45）
Senior-1  =>  Senior-2p     火曜日・金曜日   7:30-9:30（サポートタイム　7:00-7:30）
Senior-2 =>  Advancing-1 水曜日・土曜日   7:30-9:30（同 水曜7:00-7:30　土曜7:15-7:30）
Advancing-1 => Advancing-2  月曜日         7:30-9:30 （同  7:00-7:30）
                                            土曜日　     5:30-7:15 （同  5:00-5:30）

News-2　2015年度　新入生体験レッスン日程決定！
小学生、中学1年生向けの体験レッスンの日程をお知らせします。
ご兄弟、お知り合いでご関心のある方はぜひご連絡ください。

Primary-1（対象: 小学4年生以上）2月17日（火）または 3月10日（火）午後4時-5時
Junior-1   （対象: 新中学1年生）   2月19日（木）または 2月23日（月）午後5時-6時

News-3　TOEIC Bridge & TOEIC　実施案内 
今年も3月にTOEICおよびTOEIC Bridge の団体受験を実施します。
TOEIC Bridge
対象：英検準2級を取得済みの中学2-3年生　
日時：3月17日午後7:30-8:30 （新Senior-1のレッスン時間）
受験料：3,000円
TOEIC
対象：高校生、及び、英検2級を取得済みの中学生　
日時：3月17日午後7:30-9:30（新Senior-2のレッスン時間）
3月18日午後7:30-9:30 （新Advancing-1のレッスン時間）
3月23日は午後3:00-5:00（Advancing-2の最終レッスン前）
*TOEIC受験者は上記から受験可能な日時を選択してください。
受験料：4,150円

受験者は3月7日（土）までに受験料をフルネームを書いた封筒に入れ講師に渡してください。
学校等で昨年12月以降に同試験を受験した生徒の受験は任意ですが、スコアレポートを提出してください。

News-4　英語は4技能をバランスよく　－中教審答申
文部科学大臣の諮問機関である中央教育審議会は、2014年12月22日に「新しい時代にふさわしい高大接続の実現に向けた高等学校教育、大学教育、大学入学者選抜の一体的改革について」の答申を提出しました。現行のセンター試験に代わる『「大学入学希望者学力評価テスト（仮称）」の在り方』の中で、特に英語については、四技能を総合的に評価できる問題の出題（例えば記述式問題など）や民間の資格・検定試験の活用により、「読む」「聞く」だけではなく「書く」「話す」も含めた英語の能力をバランスよく評価するなど、より「使う力」を求めていく方向性が打ち出されました。
答申全文

また、文部科学省では渡航費、授業料などをサポートする「トビタテ留学JAPAN」の高校生コースの募集を開始しました。

Update-1　欠席、遅刻、早退連絡についてのお願い
欠席, 遅刻, 早退の連絡は電話ではなく mel@myenglish.co.jp にメールでお願いします。
前日までにいただいた欠席連絡には確認の返信を致します。
当日のご連絡にはレッスンや準備のためお返事いたしませんので予めご了解ください。
なお、高校生は保護者宛ての CC をつけた本人からのメールでも構いません。

Update-2 インフルエンザ、感染症の予防について
このところインフルエンザやウィルス性胃腸炎の感染による欠席者や学級閉鎖などが増えているようです。スクールでの感染予防のため、発熱や嘔吐、下痢などの症状がある場合などはお休みください。また、体調不良で学校をお休みした当日のレッスンもお休みしてください。
お休みした場合は当ブログでレッスンレポートを確認して自習して、次回のサポートタイムで指導を受けてください。質問があれば電話やメールで連絡してください。

ご不明な点やご相談はお気軽にお知らせください。
よろしくお願いいたします。

MEL School 三鷹
Towako Asai

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, January 27, 2015. 
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you still have some snow around your house?
Some parts of the roads are still wet and slippery, you need to watch your step when you walk around.
By the way, do you know someone who are blind or deaf?
We must help someone who is handicapped when we see them need our help.
Our speaker yesterday was Yuhei.
In his speech, he asked you for some advice for his mom's birthday.
The next speaker on Friday is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 143 & 144

Bridge Work

Chapter 34 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 Review & Practice
=> #2  Practice the new words

Chapter 34 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  現在分詞と過去分詞 Review
Exercise-1  


Have a wonderful weekend.
See you on Tuesday!



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 30th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, January 31, 2015.
It' sunny but very cold today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 (4)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter Chapter 15 最初のChant を聞いて、
リピートをしてNEW WORDS をノートに写してからExercise １を解きました。
Chapter 14 で三人称の時に使ったルールを思い出して問題を解きました。皆頑張りました！
Up and Away reader book 3D P1, 2, 3の復習プリントを読んで、解説をしてから問題を解きました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43(4) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 Read skit out loud. Listen to CD and repeat.
Do exercise 1.  Write NEW WORDS in notebook
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 1, 2, 3  Finish P3 questions for HW


Have a wonderful weekend! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 30th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday January 31, 2015.  It is sunny. 
I see some snow from yesterday! 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 21 (2)を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2  P 21  Vowel DiagraphsのChant を唄いました。　
P 22, 23の問題をときました。OO says oo book 等の内容をリズムを付けて覚えましょう。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P3, 4, 5, 6 を音読練習しました。
練習をたくさんした後に音読リレーもしました。上手に読めましたか？
アフリカの発音にも気をつけてください。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 21(2)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 2 P21 Listen,  read and repeat after CD.  
Vowel Diagraphs   Do P 22, 23 Write new words in notebook and repeat
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P3, 4, 5, 6  Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.


Have a great weekend!
 See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.30th

1. Bridge Work  C36-U1: G&C-3 more/less => Ex-3
 - Vocabulary in Use  C35-U2 #2: Voc Writing
2. Tactics for Listening  Unit 2: City Transportation #2
Listening-3: Listen and summarize
- Lis #1 Write what each visitor talked about taxis in three sentences.
- Lis #2 Revise => Correct/Revise with Script
Pronunciation: Intonation of Wh- questions
- Task-1: Listen and repeat the Wh- questions.
Dictation => Pair How do you go to school?
Talk about how to go to school. Use Repeat and Echo questions.
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 2 Happy People #3
- Reading-3 with CD
- Com Task-2 the 比較級, likely
(1) 従業員が幸せであればあるほど、彼らの生産性も高いものです。(pr-6)
(2) 頑張れば頑張るほど、試験でよいテストの点数を取れるでしょう。(test scores, in your exams)
(3) 他の人々と多くの時間を過ごす人たちは、そうでない人々よりも幸せなようです。(seem more likely/pr-5)

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 29th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Friday, January 30, 2015.
It's snowing today.
Do you like snowy days?
How long does it take to go to school on a snowy day?
How do you usually go to school?
How do you go to school on a snowy day?
きのうのレッスンでは Fred のお話を読みましたね。
Role play は上手にできましたか？
気持ちを込めて練習すると言葉が自分のものになっていきますよ！
次回はRecapのテストです。しっかり準備しておきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 8 Unit 1 
Grammar in Use  Tennis match-1
Key Communication
Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  mine, yours, theirs
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  How long does it take ...?, get to, borrow
Exercise-1
基礎英語　Lessons 140 & 141


Have a good weekend.
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.28th

・Show & Tell
1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U2: Grammar Writing
 - Vocabulary in Use: C36-U1 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
2. Open Forum   Chapter 2 Literature Radio Interview about Artists for Literacy
Introducing the Topic: 1. Number the List of Reading Materials => Discuss with a partner
- what and how much you read regularly besides school textbooks and comics.
- if you think you read enough and why.
Radio Interview about Artists for Literacy; Informal Conversation about Books
- Before Listening: literacy (ability to read) - literate (cultivated, well read/informed), literature
- Listening-1: Main Ideas, More Details <= Not to be confused with the Names!
- Listening-2: Tasks => Pair Check the Answers
[Intro] (a) What is the topic of the interview today?
(b) How long does the top 10% of students read a day?
(c) How long does the bottom 10% of students read a day?
[Part 1] (d) What kind of songs does the organization collect?
(e) What does the organization Artists for Literacy do?
[Part 2] (f) What does music or video help students?
[Part 3] (g) What did the founder of the organization do?
(h) What did the radio listeners do when they heard the song by the founder of the organization?
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #1
- Review: Reading Skill/p.9: Identifying the Main idea of a Paragraph
-> Read and mark the main ideas of each paragraph. Exercise-B
=> Write a Summary of The Popularity of Social Network within 100 words.

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
It's sunny and windy today.
How do you go to school?
When you are asked this question, you can talk about where your school is, who you go to school with ..., and so on!
Try your best to communicate with Yuki sensei more!
The days are getting longer in February.
Are you looking forward to spring?
I hope it will get warmer soon!
Our speaker today was Shun.
He talked about his school ski trip
The next speaker is Minori.
Get ready for your speech!

Don't forget your Recap test next time!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 141 & 142
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  get + 形容詞
Exercise-1 #1, 2, 3
Star Team  Unit 9  Star Team  Culture

Have a great day!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
It's sunny and windy today.
How do you go to school?
When you are asked this question, you can talk about where your school is, who you go to school with ..., and so on!
Try your best to communicate with Yuki sensei more!
The days are getting longer in February.
Are you looking forward to spring?
I hope it will get warmer soon!
Our speaker today was Sae.
She talked about her piano recital.
The next speaker is Tomoya.
Get ready for your speech!

Don't forget your Recap test next time!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 141 & 142
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  get + 形容詞
Exercise-1 #1, 2, 3, and 4
Star Team  Unit 9  Star Team  Culture

Have a great day!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 27th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 (3)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter　 Chapter １4  Chip likes bones P66exercise 8を解きました。
このChapter の内容の復習もしましたが、全ての問題が解けましたか？
わからなかったところは質問してください。
次回は新しいChapter に入ります。
Up and Away reader book 3D P27,28,29,30 を学習しました。
次回からはまとめプリントに入ります。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43(3) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones.
Read skit out loud. Listen to CD and repeat.
Do exercise 8.  Review entire unit. Repeat skit.
Up and Away reader book 3D  P27,28,29  Reading Comprehension


Have a wonderful week! 
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 27th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s Wednesday, January 28, 2015. 
It is sunny. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 21 (1)に入りました。
このTopicは月の名前、季節の単語で皆の得意なところです。
たくさん覚えましょう！
This is Phonics 2 のUnit 1　Consonant Diagraphs　P20はこのUnitの最後のページでテストになっていました。
ずっと学習してきた内容なので満点を取って欲しいところです。
できましたか？　新しいUnit  P 21のChantも早速練習しました。
お家でCDを聞いて練習してください。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B  P1,2,3　を音読練習しました。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 21 (1）
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics 2 Unit　1. 
Do P 20 Consonant Diagraphs Listen,  read and repeat after CD. 
Listen to CD  P21  Vowel Diagraphs  
Write new words in notebook and repeat 3 new words from list
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P1,2,3  Listen to CD and repeat.

Have a great week! 
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.27th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2 - C36-U1: G&C-2 relative adverbs => Ex-2
- Vocabulary in Use  C35-U1 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Reading-2  Can we trust our fears? #2
WDT-A.1/193. What are you afraid of? -> 2. Are your fears unknown/uncontrollable/unlikely to happen?
=>3. Choose one reasonable/rational fear (to protect us from danger) and unreasonable/irrational fear (things not likely happen or really dangerous) and fill in the blanks to explain.
=> Write about the unreasonable/irrational fear in four to six sentences.
=> Pair Explain in 90 sec. w/o the writing=> Q&A
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 2 Happy People #2
Read with CD
-> Vocabulary: factor, in contrast, judge-judgment, expect-predict-prediction, attitude toward(s)
=> Com Task-1  Summarize the main points
Step-1 Underline the topic sentence and key points of each paragraph.
Step-2  Write the main points of each paragraph in English.
Pr-1 Introduction: Researchers discovered that what makes us happy is often not what we expect.
Pr-2 Factor-1: People’s attitude toward life Pr-3 Factor-2: Activities people do Pr-4 Factor-3: Judgment
Pr-5 Factor-4: Time spent with others  Pr-6 Factor-5: Good relationship with a partner
Pr-7 Conclusion; the real happiness lies close to home, attitude, friends, family and daily activities.
Step-3  Step-2を踏まえて、この文章の内容をパラグラフ毎の要点を示して200語以内で要約しなさい。

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Tuesday, January 27, 2015. 
It was cloudy in the afternoon today.
Do you have a light blue nylon umbrella?
Do you have favorite worn-out sneakers?
What kind of job do you want to apply if it's available?
Vocabulary is getting more and more challenging, so please try your best! 
The next speaker isYuhei.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 141 & 142
Deep listening  Lesson 19  Manners

Bridge Work

Chapter 34 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 Practice
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3  形容詞の語順
Exercise-3
Chapter 34 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  現在分詞と過去分詞


Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Friday!



Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What's your favorite food?
How often do you eat it?
Who do you usually go to school with?
Do you sometimes go out with him or her?
きのうのレッスンでは　me, you, him, her, us, their などの言葉の使い方を文章の中で練習しました。
長い文章を読んでいくときや、自分で文章を書くときにとても大切なことなのでしっかりできるようにしていきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 8 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-2  Verbs to learn  #11 動詞の紹介　Review
Exercise-2 
Grammar and Communication-3  Let's ...
Chapter 10 Unit 1
Key Communication
基礎英語　Lessons 138 & 139


Have a great week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.26th

1. Daily 1500 #57  Choosing a Personal Trainer
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] What kind of training is it? What are the key points to consider?
Dic suit (n) a set of clothes (for particular purpose)   (v) convenient for sb/sth, make sb look good
=> sue (v) to make a legal claim -> lawsuit
=> Pair What kind of clothes/color do you think suit me?
2. Read & Write-2  Unit 8  Stories Reading 1: Nasreddin Hondja and the Candle #2
Review Reading Skill: Summarizing/p.149
- Reading-2-> Underline the main ideas/events and important details=> Retell-1 the story in 4-6 sentences
=> ☆Guidelines to Write a Summary
=> Write a Summary of the rest of the story in 10 min. Include only the main ideas and events.
=> Pair your summary with a partner.
=> Retell-2 the story in four to six sentences
3. Topic Study ISIS’ Japanese hostages receive mixed sympathy at home
Task-1: Explain the underlined comments and the paragraph “Culture of respect and humility” to a foreigner who asks for clarification.
Task-2: What do you think of the paragraph “ISIS a world away”? Do you agree with the writer?
Task-3: What do you think Japanese government should do (have done) in this situation.
Write your response in five to eight sentences.

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.24th

1. CNN Student News
Student News – Jan. 20th: Back after the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday [2:00-4:48]
2. Grammar in Use
Unit 37 if I knew, wish I knew: 37.B-> 37.2 w/I wish …  37.3 w/If I ~, I’d …
=> Pair Talk about an event you wish you had gone/happened differently w/wish.=> If I were you, I’d …
Unit 38 if I had known … I wish I had known ..:
Unit 39 wish:
=> Pair 1. Describe the event in the past tense-> 2. I wish ~ had … 3. If I/it ~, I would have done …
3. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading 1 The Architecture of the Marketplace
- Vocabulary Activities-Word Level
- A. Word Forum Chart -> Dictionary
  pose (v): (create, cause) ~ a threat/danger/risk, (ask) ~ a question
  enhance (v): (increase, raise, ~ reputation/quality/features/efficiency (strengthen) ~security
  uniform (adj): (consistent, same/similar/like) ~ lines of hoses/rates of pay, look/be ~
   -> B. Complete the sentences.
- Vocabulary Activities-Sentence Level
- Academic Word List (p.161-164)
- Corpus: academic (adj, often before noun) connected with education at schools
=> D. Write the definition/meaning and a brief sentence for each.
=> E. Write your answer within three sentences for each question. Use the target academic words.
- Corpus: pose as Intransitive and Transitive
=> F. Choose one of the topics for each object of pose; concern, opportunity, challenge, threat, choice/dilemma. Come up with a word that could replace each pose. Write complete sentences.

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.24th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U2: G&C-3 modal verbs-possibility, Grammar writing
- Vocabulary in Use: C36-U2 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
2. Open Forum   Chapter 1 Communication Website: A talk at a student orientation meeting
Lis-1-> Exercises
Lis-2=> Listening Task
Lis-3 w/Transcript -> Check the Answers => Com Task
1. Study what Americans do/don’t do or you should/shouldn’t do with the below in America.
2. Discuss what you’ve learned about Americans from the orientation with a partner
- Keep eye contact to show honesty and straight-forwardness
- Shake hands firmly to demonstrate strength and power.
- Raise the thumb up in the air to show a sign of “good job”
- Put the thumb and forefinger together while others straight to say “it’s ok.”
- Don’t touch each other and keep distance while talking except for women with their close friends
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #1
- Reading Skill/p.9: Identifying the Main idea of a Paragraph-> Exercise-A
- Read the Text-> Exercise-B
- Reading Skill/Q-Online: Predicting Future Trends=> Write the main idea of each paragraph.
=> Write a Summary of The Popularity of Social Network within 100 words.
Write the main ideas in the same order as they are presented and add important supporting details that are necessary or help to understand the main points.

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 24, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you interested in learning about the planets in our solar system?
Do you remember all the names of the group?
Which musician in Star Team did you like the best?
Is learning about the history of music interesting to you?
Our speaker today was Haruka.
She talked about her test result.
The next speaker is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 139 & 140
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-4  ...times as large as/larger than ...
Exercise-4  #2-a., 2-b. 2-c.
Star Team  Unit 9  Star Team  Culture


Enjoy your day.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 24, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you interested in learning about the planets in our solar system?
Do you remember all the names of the group?
Which musician in Star Team did you like the best?
Is learning about the history of music interesting to you?
Our speaker today was Shintaro.
He talked about a book he recently read.
The next speaker is Sae.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 139 & 140
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-4  ...times as large as/larger than ...
Exercise-4  #2-a., 2-b. 2-c.
Star Team  Unit 9  Star Team  Culture


Enjoy your day.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 23rd

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, January 24, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 (2)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter　 Chapter 14  Chip likes bones P66exercise 6, 7 を解きました。
次回でこのChapterが終わります。
Up and Away reader book 3D P23, 24, 25, 26 new words を学習しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43(2) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones.
Read skit out loud. Listen to CD and repeat. Do exercise 6,7
Up and Away reader book 3D  P23 -26


Have a wonderful weekend! 
See you next week! 
And good luck to those who are taking the Eiken test on Sunday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 23rd

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s Saturday, January 24, 2015. 
It is sunny. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 20 (3)を学習しました。
このTopicは今回で最後になります。次回はTopic 21に入ります。
This is Phonics 2 のUnit　１　Consonant Diagraphs　P18, 19 を学習しました。
P17の暗記は皆良くできていました。 P19のミニテストはできましたか？
Unit 1が終わる前に完璧にしておきましょう。
Up and Away Reader Book 2A　P27, 28, 29  Reading Comprehensionを学習しました。
次回は２Bのリーダーを持参してください。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 20(1)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2 Unit 1.  Do P18, 19 Consonant Diagraphs
Listen,  read and repeat after CD .
Up and Away Reader book 2A   P27, 28, 29  Reading Comprehension.

Have a nice  weekend! 
See you next week! 
And good luck to those who are taking the Eiken test on Sunday!   

Kumiko

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Saturday, January 24, 2015. 
It's sunny and warm today.
Do you sometimes go shopping in an shop that sells expensive clothes?
Do you sometimes buy something that is advertised on TV?
Do you still have something you got more than ten years ago?
Let's practice how to use relative pronouns （関係代名詞）more next time!
The speaker yesterday was Takehiro.
He talked about his entrance exam.
The next speaker isYuhei.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 139 & 140

Bridge Work

Chapter 33 Unit 2  Vocabulary in Use #2 Review practice
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and communication-2  関係代名詞　that/which
Exercise-2  #1, 2
Grammar and Communication-3  形容詞の語順


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!



Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.23rd

1. Bridge Work  C36-U1: G&C-1 relative adverbs => Ex-1
・Vocabulary in Use  C35-U2 #2: Voc Writing
2. Tactics for Listening  Unit 2: City Transportation #1
Listening-1: Listen and answer T’s questions.
1. What did the city do last year?
2. What does the passenger have to do?
3. Where does she want to go and how long will it take to get there?
4. Where does he want to go and how much does it cost?
5. Where does he want to go, how often the shuttle flight leave and how long is the flight?
Listening-2: Listen and fill the answers.
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 2 Happy People #1
- Fluency Strategy: Skimming=> Task-A: Main Idea
- Reading-1 => Checking Fluency and Comprehensions/p.120
- Reading-2 with CD
- Expanding Voca. A->B: expectation, satisfaction, enjoyment, judgment, decision, prediction
-> Vocabulary: factor, in contrast, judge-judgment, expect-predict-prediction, attitude toward(s)

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Friday, January 23, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
First of all, we're happy to learn you guys worked very hard for the Key Communication test this time. Many of you even got perfect scores!
Good for you!
Keep up the good work, and you'll be very good at using English.
次回も頑張りましょう！
英検を受ける人は時間を間違えないでくださいね！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 7 Unit 2 
Key Communication test
Chapter 8 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1  object pronouns（代名詞の目的格）
Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2  Verbs to learn  #11 動詞の紹介
Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar in Use Take an interview test!
Exercise-3
基礎英語　Lessons 136 & 137


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, January 22, 2015.
It's raining and cold today.
Do you mind studying English every day?
What about math?
Don't you mind studying it every day?
Do you remember how big the Pacific Ocean is?
It's the largest ocean on earth!
Our speaker today was Yoshiki.
He talked about visiting his grandparents' house.
The next speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 137 & 138
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication -3  not mind -ing
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4  ...times as large as/larger than ...
Exercise-4  #1, 2-a.


Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, January 22, 2015.
It's raining and cold today.
Do you mind studying English every day?
What about math?
Don't you mind studying it every day?
Do you remember how big the Pacific Ocean is?
It's the largest ocean on earth!
Our speaker today was Kota.
He talked about visiting his grandparents' house.
The next speaker is Shintaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 137 & 138
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication -3  not mind -ing
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4  ...times as large as/larger than ...
Exercise-4  #1, 2-a.
Star Team  Unit 9  Communication => Grammar   Countable and uncountable nouns


Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.21st

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U2: G&C-2 uncountable nouns, expressions with comparatives
- Vocabulary in Use: C36-U1 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
2. Open Forum  Chapter 1 Communication #2 - Lecture about Gestures
- Speaking Skill: Asking for help with Vocabulary
=> Speaking Practice: Describe
  1. one of the categories to a partner
  2. something famous or commonly known: city, place, building/tower, mountain, planet, tool
  3. popular or famous person: politician, musician, actor/actress, writer, comedian, entertainer
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #1
Preview the Unit
Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #1
- Vocabulary/p.5
- Useful Internet Terms/p.6: blog, chat, comments, instant messaging, interactive, link, online, post, site
- Reading-1: Stay focus on the main points, check the main points, underline the signal words/subjects
=> Main Ideas-A, B
- Scan: Find the answers for Details
=> What do you think? Answer the Question-2 in three to five sentences like an Interview Test

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 20th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
It's cloudy and wet today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 (1)を学習しました。
新しい単語をノートに書きました。ペットのいる生徒もいない生徒もたくさん覚えてください。
Grammar Starter　 Chapter １4  Chip likes bones P65 exercise 4, 5 を解きました。
皆しっかり考えて問題が解けました。Good work!
Up and Away reader book 3Dの音読練習をしました。
P18 - 22を音読しました。
最初に戻って途中までの音読練習もしました。次回はその続きを読みましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43(1) 
Sing chant
Write new word in notebook
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones. Read skit out loud. 
Listen to CD and repeat.
Do exercise 4, 5
Up and Away reader book 3D  P18 - 22


See you on Friday! 
Have a wonderful week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 20th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, January 21, 2015. 
It is cloudy and wet. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 20 (2)を学習しました。
このTopicは次回で最後になります。これからまだ寒い時期が続きます。
雪が降った時のために覚えておきましょう。
This is Phonics 2 のUnit 1　Consonant Diagraphs　P14, 16 学習しました。
Up and Away Reader Book 2A　P24 - 26　New wordsを学習しました。
次回で2Aは終わります。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 20 (2）
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2 Unit 1. 
Do P14, 16 Consonant Diagraphs Listen,  read and repeat after CD .
Up and Away Reader book 2A   P24, 25, 26  New words. 
Underline new words in sentence.

Have a nice  week!  See you!      

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.20th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2 - C35-U2: GIU -1 The Red Cross
- Vocabulary in Use  C35-U2 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Reading-2  Can we trust our fears? #1
- Vocabulary: Contain, Pleasure
- Preview Reading 2=> Pair What are you afraid of, riding on an airplane, height, darkness, closed room, snakes, dogs or bacteria?
- Reading #1=> MI, Details-A, B: Mark the Facts and Opinions (think, believe, worry)
=> Pair Check Answers
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 1 Understanding Ourselves #3
Revise the Writing: a paragraph as to which theory you agree the most.=> Pair

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Tuesday, January 20, 2015. 
It's sunny and warm today.
Do you have a friend who lives in a foreign country?
Do you have any favorite place you often visit?
Do you know a language many people use around the world?
We learned how to use relative pronouns again today.
Hope you understood the lesson well.
Some of you are taking the entrance exams this week.
Try your best!
The speaker on Friday is Takehiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Deep listening Lesson 18  Leisure activities
基礎英語　Lessons 137 & 138

Bridge Work

Chapter 33 Unit 2  Vocabulary in Use #1 Review practice
Chapter 33 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #2  practice
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and communication-2  関係代名詞　that/which
Exercise-2  #1


Have a good week.
See you on Friday!



Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 19th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Tuesday, January 20, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you remember many teachers' names at school?
Can you spell them correctly?
Do you often go skiing in winter?
きのうのレッスンではCindy と Arnieの会話を練習しました。
役になりっ切ってRole play ができましたか？
How many ...? とともに使う表現もいろいろ練習しましたね！
次回はChapter 7 Unit 2 の Key Communication のテストです。
しっかり練習しておきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 7 Unit 2  G&C-2　why ...? の疑問文　Review
Exercise-2　#3
Grammar in Use  Is it snowing in Denver?
Key Communication
Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3
基礎英語　Lessons 134 & 135


Have a good week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.19th

1. Daily 1500 #56 Enjoyable Sports to Watch
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] Explain what sport each person enjoys watching and why briefly.
Dic vigorous: energetic, tough, intense-> rigorous: exact, proper, strict, burdensome, manipulate: control
=> Pair What sport do you enjoy watching? Explain in three to five sentences.
2. Open Forum-2 Chapter 8 Technology  Interview with a tech writer
- Lis w/Transcript-> Voca: cumbersome
- Focus of the Listening Skill: Identifying the Purpose of a Story/Example/p.66-67
- Thinking and Speaking: Invention and Innovation
1. Think of any inventions you know. Explain it with example(s).
2. Think of any innovations you know. Explain it with example(s).
3. What is the difference between invention and innovation? 　
=> Pair　Explain what invention and innovation are to a child with easy-to-understand examples
- Vocabulary: Multi-word Verbs/Phrasal Verbs: 1-> 2-> 3
☆Phrasal Verb -Extra Grammar a verb combined w/an adverb or/and preposition to give a new meaning.
3. Read & Write-2   ☆Review Writing: Is it better to save what you have or buy new things?
Unit 8 Stories Reading 1: Nasreddin Hondja and the Candle
- Vocabulary/p.145:  make a bargain - bargain (v), reluctant-reluctantly
- Reading-1-> Main Ideas, Details
Reading Skill: Summarizing/p.149
- Reading-2-> Underline the main ideas/events and important details for summary
-> B. Complete the summary of the first part => Retell-1 the story in four to six sentences
☆Tip/p.149: You don’t have to use the same tense as the original but you can write the summary in the present.
=> Unit 8 Stories-Summary Writing: Guidelines to Write a Summary

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 17, 2015.
It's cloudy and windy today.
How far is it from your house to MEL School?
Is your school nearer to your house than MEL School?
How long does it take you to go to school?
Does your best friend at school live farther than you from your school?
Our speaker today was Ami.
The next speaker is Yoshiki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 135 & 136
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-2  far, much, many, a lot of の比較級、最上級
Exercise-2


Have a good day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 17, 2015.
It's cloudy and windy today.
How far is it from your house to MEL School?
Is your school nearer to your house than MEL School?
How long does it take you to go to school?
Does your best friend at school live farther than you from your school?
Our speaker today was Ryuto.
He talked about going skiing and visiting his grandmother.
The next speaker is Kota.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 135 & 136
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-2  far, much, many, a lot of の比較級、最上級
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication -3  not mind -ing
Exercise-3  #1


Have a good day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.17th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U2: G&C-1 whatever, whoever, whenever, wherever
 - Vocabulary in Use: C35-U2 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
2. Open Forum   Chapter 1 Communication #2 - Lecture about Gestures
- 3rd Listening w/Script-> Vocabulary
- be born with, be born to be/do something: He was born to be a poet.= He was a born poet.
- correspond-correspondence: to match, be the same as, or similar to something
=> Thinking & Speaking: Explain one of the points in two minutes
- Pronunciation: Contractions with Be
3. Read & Write-1  Unit 10 Fear
Writing/Q-Classroom Compare Dangerous Activities
Review Writing Skills in Book 1
Unit 5 Write a well formed Paragraph using a correct paragraph structure /p.94
Unit 6 Construct a good Topic Sentence to organize the writing and make it clear to readers./p.114
Unit 7 Write Supporting Sentences and Details to support Topic Sentences/p.135
Unit 8 Write Concluding Sentences to Close a Paragraph/p.154
=> Revise the paragraph comparing two activities. Tell which is more dangerous. Give facts and examples to support your opinion. Use the questions below to guide your writing.

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.17th

1. CNN Student News Jan. 13  World News: Breakthrough in Search for Flight 8501 Plane; US High Officials Not Present at Paris Unity March; US Central Command Twitter and Story of Water
=> Task-1  News: Why flight recorder important? What happened to US Central Command?
=> Task-2  Story of Water: What’s the problem for girls? Why water shortages?
2. Grammar in Use
Unit 36 if I do…, if I did …:  36.A-> 36.1, 36.C=> 36.4 Pair
3. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading 1 The Architecture of the Marketplace
- Read-2 => Write a summary of the article within five sentences.

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Saturday, January 17, 2015. 
It's cloudy and windy today.
Could you tell me how English is used?
English is the most useful language that is used many people around the world.
Do you remember the words we learned yesterday?
Many of you said the vocabulary was getting more and more challenging.
Please find time to review what you learned during the lesson.
Even very short time like 5 minutes makes a lot of difference

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 135 & 136

Bridge Work

Chapter 33 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #2 Review practice
Chapter 33 Unit 2  Vocabulary in Use #1 practice
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and communication-2  関係代名詞　that/which
Exercise-2 #2


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 16th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, January 17, 2015.
It's  sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 42 (4)を学習しました。
次回はTopic 43 に入ります。
Grammar Starter　 Chapter 14  Chip likes bones P65 exercise 2, 3を解きました。
He, she,　itの使い方を頭に浮かべながら問題を解きました。
皆文章が上手に作れました。オレンジの枠の内容をもう一度読んでおきましょう。
Up and Away reader book 3D の音読練習をしました。P14-17 を音読しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 42 (4) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones. Read skit out loud. Listen to CD and repeat.
Do exercise 2,3
Make own sentences using exercise 3 as an example
Up and Away reader book 3D  P14-17


See you next week! 
Have a nice weekend!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 16th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, January 17,　2015. 
It is cloudy today. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 20 (1) を学習しました。
今の季節にピッタリのTopicですね。たくさん単語を覚えましょう！
This is Phonics ２のUnit 1　Consonant Diagraphs　P12 ,13を学習しました。
P13 は単語のしり取りでしたが、できましたか？
Up and Away Reader Book ２A　P20, 21, 22, 23を音読しました。
本文は今日で終わります。次回はまとめに入ります。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 20 (1）
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2 Unit 1.  Do P 12, 13 
Consonant Diagraphs Listen,  read and repeat after CD .
Up and Away Reader book 2A   P 20 - 23

Have a nice  weekend! 
See you on Tuesday .       

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.16th

1.Bridge Work  C35-U2: GIU-2  Learn from the European Union
 ・Vocabulary in Use  C35-U2 #1: Voc Writing
2 Tactics for Listening  Unit 1: The Weekend #2
Listening-3: Listen and summarize
- Lis #1 Write a summary of what each person did over the weekend in three sentences.
- Lis #2 Revise => Correct/Revise with Script
=> Write what you did last weekend in five to eight sentences in ten minutes.
=> Pair Tell your partner what you did last weekend within five sentences without the writing.
=> Write what your partner did last weekend in three sentences=> Check with the partner.
Pronunciation: Past tense –ed sounding
- Task-1: Listen -> Read the sentences with emphasis on –ed sound.
Dictation => Pair What did you do last weekend?-3
Talk about the last holidays with three to four questions. Use Repeat and Echo questions.
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 1 Understanding Ourselves #3
- Looking at Vocabulary/p.117
- Vocabulary: active-passive, outgoing, rebel-rebellious, reserved, depend on-dependable, structure, gene, inherit, influence on, surroundings, nurture
=> Com Task-2 Write a paragraph as to which theory you agree the most.

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 15th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you feeling today?
It's Friday, January 16, 2015.
It's sunny and warm today.
What do you usually do on weekends?
What are you doing this weekend?
きのうのレッスンでは現在形と現在進行形の質問の作り方、some, any を使った表現の応答を練習しました。
some, any の使い分けを忘れていた人、よく復習しておきましょう！
新しく習った動詞の使い方もしっかり覚えましょうね。

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 7 Unit 2  G&C-2　why ...? の疑問文　動詞の紹介
Exercise-2　#1 & 2
Chapter 10 Unit 1
Exercise-2 #1-a. Review => #1-b.
基礎英語　Lessons 132 & 133




Have a good weekend.
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Jan.14th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U1:  G&C-3 more/less, most/least, best/worst
- Vocabulary in Use: C35-U1 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
2. Open Forum   Chapter 1 Communication #2 - Lecture about Gestures
Prep to Lis: Describe how to get to school or make a dish w/ot gesturers, head or hands movements.
=> Discuss how much you move your body while speaking.
- 1st Listening-thru-> Main Ideas, More Details
- 2nd Listening-by Part=> Take notes to explain in complete sentences.
3. Read & Write-1  Unit 10 Fear Writing/Q-Classroom Compare Dangerous Activities
- Review Writing Skill: Contrasting Ideas with however (adv: Transition)
B. Rewrite the sentences with however in different place.
=> Examples of Transition Words (sheet)
- Grammar: Comparative Adjectives
Write a paragraph comparing two activities. Tell which is more dangerous. Give facts and examples to support your opinion. Use the questions below to guide your writing.
=> Write and Send it to TK ( tk@myenligsh.co.jp ) by the end of Friday
Examples: skiing-snowboarding, mountain climbing-open water swimming, hunting-fishing, diving-sailing, karate-judo, driving a car-riding a motorcycle, smoking-drinking, junk food-sweets, living alone-studying abroad

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you sing better than your mom?
Who sings the best in your family?
Was your Japanese test score worse than English last time?
Do you dance well or badly?
Our speaker today was Ayu.
She talked about visiting Yamanashi.
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

And, everyone has a Recap test.
Be prepared!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 133 & 134
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-1  good, well, bad, badly の比較級、最上級
Exercise-1 => Report what your partner told you
Star Team  Unit 8  Pronunciation
Unit 9 Presentation story

Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you sing better than your mom?
Who sings the best in your family?
Was your Japanese test score worse than English last time?
Do you dance well or badly?
Our speaker today was Chiharu.
She talked about visiting her grandparents during the New Year's holiday.
The next speaker is Ryuto.
Get ready for your speech!

And, everyone has a Recap test.
Be prepared!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 133 & 134
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-1  good, well, bad, badly の比較級、最上級
Exercise-1 => Report what your partner told you
Star Team  Unit 8  Pronunciation
Unit 9 Presentation story

Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 13th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 42 (3)を学習しました。ワークシートはできましたか？
Grammar Starter　 Chapter 14  Chip likes bones P64を音読しました。
He, she,　it の使い方を学習しました。　
オレンジの枠の内容がルールです。おぼえましょう。
Up and Away reader book 3D p. 10-13 の音読練習をしました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 42(3) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Do Picture Dictionary work sheet
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones.
Read skit out loud. Listen to CD and repeat . Do exercise 1
Up and Away reader book 3D  P10, 11, 12, 13


See you! 
Enjoy your week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 13th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, January 14, 2015.  It is sunny today. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 19  (3)を学習しました。
ワークシートはできましたか？
This is Phonics 2 のUnit 1　Consonant Diagraphs　P 5 のChantを歌いました。
お休み中の宿題の内容の１ページです。全部言えた生徒はGood work!　
まだ覚えていない単語は次のレッスンまでに覚えましょう。　
P10, 11を学習しました。P11は確認の１ページでした。
教科書を振り返らなくてもできた生徒はGREAT!!　
Up and Away Reader Book 2A　P16, 17, 18, 19を音読しました。
またP1からP19までの音読練習をしました。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 19 (3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
Do Picture Dictionary worksheet
This is Phonics 2 Unit　1.  Sing P5.  Do  P 10, 11 Consonant Diagraphs
Listen, read and repeat after CD.
Up and Away Reader book 2A   P16, 17, 18, 19

Have a nice  week! 
See you.       

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.13th

Bridge Work-Round 2 - C35-U2: GIU -1 The Red Cross, Review relative pronouns
- Vocabulary in Use  C35-U2 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
Show&Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Reading-1  A Dangerous World?
Revise the summary of the magazine article within five sentences. => Retell
Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 1 Understanding Ourselves #2
- Review Reading w/CD-> Read aloud: Pr-5~9
☆Mark the first word(s) of each paragraph to understand the structure of the text.
1. Fei, Meilan and Lihua Lin are sisters 2. Fei 3. Meilan 4. Lihua
5. What makes their … 6. Most scientists agree … 7. There are many other … 8. Other People
9. Fei, Meilan, and Lihua …
=> Com Task-1 Paragraph-5 “theories about where personality and behavior come from”

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Tuesday, January 13, 2015. 
What is a teacher?
A teacher is someone who teaches students.
Did you understand how to use "who"?
We learned many new words too.
Some of them are hard to remember.
As I told you, you will have to remember those words in high school anyway.
Why don't you try hard from now?
Takehiro made a speech this time!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 133- 134
Deep listening Lesson 17

Bridge Work

Chapter 33 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 Review practice
Chapter 33 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #2 practice
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and communication-1  関係代名詞　who
Exercise-1 #1


Have a wonderful week.
See you on Friday!



Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 12th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you feeling today?
It's Tuesday, January 13, 2015.
It's sunny and cold today.
What are you doing?
Are you in the classroom at school?
きのうのレッスンでは引き続き現在形と現在進行形の使い方を練習しました。
質問づくりはだいぶ上手になってきましたね。
Do you eat any bread for breakfast?
I don't eat any breakfast. I eat some fruit and cereal with soy milk for breakfast.
そして昨日はsome, any の使い方も練習しました。
理解はよくできたようですね！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 7 Unit 2  G&C-1 現在形と現在進行形の使い方
Exercise-1 #1 Worksheet => 2-a. & 2-b.
Chapter 10 Unit 1 G&C-2 some & any
Exercise-2 #1-a.
Review test => Activity  #14-20
Lesson 131

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 January 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 10, 2015.
Do you like reading books in your free time?
Which sounds more boring to you, doing homework or cleaninng your room?
Would you like to visit California like Yuki someday?
There are a lot of places to visit there.
Our speaker today was Minori.
She talked about her ski trip in Nagano.
The next speaker is Ayu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 131 & 132
Bridge Work 
Chapter 22 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  副詞の比較級、最上級
Exercise-2 #1, 2
Grammar and Communication-3 動名詞の表現
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use 


Have a good weekend!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.12th

Daily 1500 #54 A Music and Medical Health
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] What are the three things the speaker said (answers to his own questions)?
Dic (v) trigger: cause, set off, spark, bring about  (n) a device, as a lever, that releases a detent or spring.
=> Pair Ask the three questions.
Open Forum-2 Chapter 8 Technology  Interview with a tech writer
- Introducing the Topic: transistor radio
- Preparing to Listen: Inventions Quiz - photographic film, radar range, means of communication,
Eastman Kodak,  Remington’s Typewriter  Remington and Sons
- 1st Lis-through:  Main Ideas, More Details/p.65-66
- 2nd Lis-by Part:
[Part-1] 1-1. Explain what the writer thinks are essential to invent something.
1-2. Explain who Eastman was and why and how he invented film.
[Part-2] 2-1. Explain how microwave oven was invented.
[Part-3] 3-1. Explain why the typewriter didn’t become popular at on.
- Lis w/Transcript-> Voca: cumbersome,
- Focus of the Listening Skill: Identifying the Purpose of a Story/Example/p.66-67
Read & Write-2  Unit 7 Buy or Reuse  Blog - In Praise of the Throwaway Society
- Review Future Time Clause; 4-1.what you would have done if you had had a 3-mo holidays this past summer. => Challenge: what you would have done last year if you had known that you are going to study in English at college.
☆Grammar-Extra: Types of Clause
Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph to Answer the Test Question-> A. Brainstorm -> B. Plan
=> Plan in 10 min-> T’s Check:  Write your answer (= topic sentence)
Make an outline to organize your ideas/reasons to support your answer (main idea).
=> Write a paragraph to answer the question
Write a TS. => Write 2~3 reasons to support your answer with at least one example/fact/data/experience. =>Write a conclusion sentence to restate or reinforce your answer.
Review answer the question: Is it better to save what you have or buy new things? => Pair

Lesson Report Junior-2E January 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, January 10, 2015.
Do you like reading books in your free time?
Which sounds more boring to you, doing homework or cleaninng your room?
Would you like to visit California like Yuki someday?
There are a lot of places to visit there.
We had two speakers today, Tomoya and Kentaro.
Tomoya talked about his New Yeas's Eve.
Kentaro talked about going skiing in Niigata.
The next speaker is Chiharu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 131 & 132
Bridge Work 
Chapter 22 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  副詞の比較級、最上級
Exercise-2 #1, 2
Grammar and Communication-3 動名詞の表現
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use 


Have a good weekend!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Jan.10th

1. CNN Student News
Jan. 6  Search for Lost Passenger Plane, North Korea Calls New U.S. Sanctions ‘Repugnant,’ ‘Hostile’
2. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading 1 The Architecture of the Marketplace
☆What?: A magazine article traces the history of shopping centers through various cultures.
- Before You Read: ☆ Ind. Speaking Describe the place or a Shopping Mall you often go with your family, and you often go with your friends in 90 sec. => Pair Why the same place/different places? Is there anything to attract or entice certain demo/type/group of customers?
- Reading Skill: Previewing and Predicting
-> Read the Titles, Headlines, Check the Photos and Captions, Skim the Text
=> (1) Predict and Write what the text is about in a sentence.
- Read-1 -> Mark the names/types and locations of marketplace.
-> Reading Comprehension: T/F, Mark the location by line #, Correct false statements.
=> (2) Rewrite the sentence what the text is about.

Lesson Report Junior-3 January 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Friday, January 9, 2015. 
Did you understand how Jennifer feel about Ron?
Do you have a pet dog?
If so, does it understand what you talk to it?
George seems to understand what people are talking about.
Maybe your dog does too!
The vocabulary is getting challenging.
Please review what you learned when you have time.
Shunta made two speeches today.
He talked about his glasses' cleaner and exersion.
Takehiro will present his speech next time.

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 131- 132

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #2  Review practice

Chapter 33 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 Practice
Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  They are talking about Ron


Have a great three-day weekend!
See you right after the holiday.



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 January 9th

Hello Class!
This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, January 10, 2015.
It's  sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 42 (2) を学習しました。
Grammar Starter　 Chapter 14  Chip likes bones P64の本文の内容を学習しました。（CDを聞きました。）
Words to learn の 単語をノートに写しました。
今日はこのChapterに出てくる単語を紹介しました。
次回からは内容を少しずつ学習しましょう。
Up and Away reader book 3D の音読練習をしました。　
May はどこにいるのでしょう？？
カキカキgameの書く単語の数がどんどん増えていっています。Good work!　
HOMEWORKに出ていたGrammar Starter のexercise 7　の文を暗記は良くできていました！
GREAT!!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 42(2) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 14  Chip likes bones.  
Listen to CD and repeat    Write Words to Learn  words in notebook.
Up and Away reader book 3D  P6, 7, 8, 9


See you next week! 
Enjoy your three-day weekend!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 January 9th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s Saturday, January 10, 2015. 
It is sunny  today. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 19  (2)を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 のUnit 1　Consonant Diagraphs　P9 を学習しました。
まだ覚えていない単語は次のレッスンまでに頑張ってください。
Up and Away Reader Book 2A　P11, 12, 13, 14, 15を音読しました。
またP1からP15までの音読練習をしました。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 19(2）
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2 Unit　1 P 9 Consonant Diagraphs Listen,  read and repeat after CD .
Up and Away Reader book 2A   P11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Have a nice three-day weekend! 
See you next week.       

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Jan.9th

Bridge Work-Round 2  C35-U2: G&C-2 whatever, who, which => Ex-2
・Vocabulary in Use  C35-U1 #1: Voc Writing
Tactics for Listening  Unit 1: The Weekend #1
Getting Ready: Pair What did you do during the holidays?-1
- Listening-1: Listen and learn how to ask and answer questions.
=> Pair What did you do during the holidays?-2
- Listening-2: Pair Describe what the person did during the in indirect speech.
Cover to Cover  Unit 9 Part 1 Understanding Ourselves #1
- Before Reading: rebellious, active, reserved, dependable
- Comprehension Strategy: Recognizing Reference Words - it, them, this, that, etc.
- Reading-1 => Task-A => Checking Comprehension
- Reading-2 with CD -> Check the answers with a partner

Lesson Report Junior-1 January 8th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you feeling today?
It's Friday, January 9, 2015.
It's sunny and cold today.
What are you doing?
What do you usually do on Friday afternoons?
きのうのレッスンでは引き続き現在形と現在進行形の使い方を練習しました。
質問づくりは大変でしたね。
文の意味と形（文法）の両方が一致するようにしていきましょう。
数えられる名詞、数えられない名詞の違いはよくわかってきたようですね！
基礎英語1月号を忘れた人、次回は必ず持ってきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chaper 7 Unit 2  G&C-1 現在形と現在進行形の使い方
Exercise-1 #1
Chapter 10 Unit 1 G&C-1 数えられる名詞、数えられない名詞
Exercise-1 #2
Review test => Activity  #7-13
基礎英語　Lessons 121-128  音読リレー
Lessons 129 & 130

Have a good weekend!
See you next week.

Miharu and Towako