Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.28th

1. Show & Tell, Summary Writing, Q&A by Yuki Izawa
2. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C38 #3
3. Open Forum   Chapter 3 Life Science Web
An Interview about an important science discovery; Coelacanth
- Lis-1-> Answer the Questions
- Lis-2 to Check the Answers and find who Ms. Latimer was and where/when/how she discovered the Coelacanth.
 => Com Task-1 Explain who Ms. Latimer was and how she discovered the Coelacanth in 90 seconds.
- Images of Coelacanth  Ms. Latimer
- Lis-3 w/Transcript=> Com Task-2 Explain why the discovery is significant.
- the way a curator in South Africa found Coelacanth.
- the ancient fish had been thought to have extinguished by the discovery.
- the difference from modern fish organs and small brain
4. Read & Write-2  Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
- Revise Writing => Pair
Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
Preview the Unit
- A: Listen to the Q-classroom w/Tablet<= Sign-in => Discuss the questions
- C: Look at the pictures and read the captions=> Discuss the question-1, 2

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.28th

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 83  some/any: 83.A, B-> 83.1,  83.C, D, E-> 83.2   83.E-> 83.3
Unit 84  no/none/any, nothing: 84.A-> 84.1, 84.B-> 84.2
Unit 85  much/many/little/few: 85.A-> 85.1, 85.B, 85.D, E-> 85.3, 85.3, 85.4
=> Pair How much do you know about your grandparents?
2. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading-2 Press Release for Dayton’s Southdale Center, The Architects of Southdale
Vocabulary Activities-Sentence Level
- E. Dic/Thesaurus=> Replace the approach/range with word(s) that has/have the same/similar meaning.
Approach (n) way/means of arriving, request/suggestion, plan/resolution (v) come nearer, request, begin
Range  (n) sphere/distant/extent, order/series, (v) order/categorize, wander/roam, extend
- F. Write a summary of a traditional and non-traditional approach for each activity in one or two sentences respectively.
2. Cooking and Eating:
4. Studying and Taking a Test:
6. Buying and Selling Goods:
Writing 3/p.16. Do you think the Internet has had as big an impact on shopping habits as mall did – or bigger? Write your response in five to eight sentences.

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.27th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2  C37-U2: G&C-3  how to use if clause => Ex-3
・Vocabulary in Use  C37-U1 #2: Voc Writing
2. Show&Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening   Unit 5 Restaurants
Getting Ready: Pair What are your favorite kinds of restaurants? Any kind of restaurant you want to try?
Listening-1: Where or what food do the people decide to eat and why? => Pair 1~4, 5~8
Listening-2: Take memos on Workseet to explain what each person want and why. => Pair 1~3, 4~6
4. Cover to Cover  Unit 11 Challenges Part 2: An Amazing Athlete
-Read w/CD-> Read aloud Par.4
=> Com Task-2  インターネット無しに生活することがどんなことか、ほとんど想像出来ないよ。(pr-4)
I can hardly imagine what it’s like to live without the Internet.
- Vocabulary stay in shape, set a world record-break the world record, share household chores, study for a degree
=> ComTask-3  What’s your opinion/p.149

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, February 27, 2015.
It's sunny and warm today.
Did you have breakfast with your family?
Did you do your homework?
Don't leave your homework on your desk at home!
You must sit at your desk before the lesson starts!
命令文、過去形は上手に使えるようになってきましたね。
次回からいよいよ3月です。
張り切っていきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chhapter 9 Unit 3
Exercise-1  #3 Review => #4
Grammar in Use #1, 2
Star Team  Unit 9  Give the ball to me!
Chapter 11 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  不規則動詞の過去形
Exercise-1  Review activity
Grammar and Communication-2 不規則動詞の過去形
Exercise-2  #1, 2
基礎英語　Lessons 156 & 157


Have a good weekend!
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, February 26, 2015.
It's rainy today.
Do you sometimes go shopping by yourself?
Do you always do your homework yourself?
Have you ever watched a movie at the movie theater by yourself?
Have you ever burned yourself when you were cooking?
Our speaker yesterday was Ayu.
She talked about going skating for the first time.
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 157 & 158
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  oneself -1
Exercise-1 
Grammar and Communication-2   oneself-2
Exercise-2 #1


Enjoy your day!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, February 26, 2015.
It's rainy today.
Do you sometimes go shopping by yourself?
Do you always do your homework yourself?
Have you ever watched a movie at the movie theater by yourself?
Have you ever burned yourself when you were cooking?
Our speaker yesterday was Sae.
She talked about her exams the next week.
The next speaker is Tomoya.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 157 & 158
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  oneself -1
Exercise-1 
Grammar and Communication-2   oneself-2
Exercise-2 #1


Enjoy your day!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.25th

1.Show & Tell, Summary Writing, Q&A by Yuki Izawa
2.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C38 #2
- Vocabulary in Use: C37-U2 #4 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
3. Open Forum  Chapter 3 Life Science Classroom Lecture on Bees
- Lis-3-w/Script-> Vocabulary
=> Waggle Dance Video/1:51
=> Com Task-2 Study the transcript for two minutes and Explain how bees make honey in 60 sec.
- Pronunciation: U-stressed Function Words<->Stress on Content Words/p.14(n, v, adj, adv)
- Speaking Skills: Asking for Clarification <= clarify, clarification
- Speaking Practice Pair Find missing information
=> Repeat the 1st half-> Change-> Repeat the 2ne half
4. Read & Write-2 Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
- Review Writing Skill: Writing a Topic Sentence=> C: Write a topic sentence for the paragraph
I usually don’t buy trendy clothes.  Most of the time, I don’t buy ~.
I prefer not buying ~.   I’m not interested in buying ~.
- Plan & Write: Writing Describe a trend such as in cars, food, technology, clothes, music, movies, social network, communication device, or tools that interests you and explain why it’s (getting or going to be) popular.
=> Write a topic sentence including your topic and controlling idea. Note key points to support or explain.
=> Write your paragraph to explain and support your topic sentence. Use some of the answers from 1~4/p.19-20

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 24th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, February 25, 2015. It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (4)を学習しました。
次回新しいTopicに入ります。
Grammar Starter  まとめのChapter exercise ６，７を学習しました。
問　６が少し難しく、時間がかかってしまいました。
お家でもう一度復習してください。
Up and Away reader book 3D P１８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。　
Bridge Work Starter P8のBINGOゲームをしました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (4) 
Sing chant
Say favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 16 (review chapter)    exercise 6, 7
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 18
Bridge Work Starter  Write the name of classmates in textbook. Play BINGO game.


Have a great week! 
See you.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 24th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's February 25, 2015  Wednesday. 
It is sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 23 (3) を学習しました。
パズルのプリントはできましたか？次回は新しいTopicに入ります。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 3 P40-42 を学習しました。
単語がたくさん出てきました。
毎日いくつか覚えたら一週間にいくつも覚えられますね！Good luck!　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P27-29 のReading Comprehensionを学習しました。
問題がたくさん解けましたか？

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 23 (3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 3  P40, 41, 42
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P27, 28, 29 Reading comprehension 
Read out loud and repeat.

Have a great week! 
See you on Friday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Wednesday, February 25, 2015. 
It's cloudy today.
What did you use to do when you were an elementary school student?
You used to play tag with your friends?
You didn't use to eat bitter food when you were little?
What about now?
Our speaker yesterday was Kaede. She talked about her school event.
The next speaker is Mahiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 157 & 158
Deep listening  Lesson 3 Mistakes

Bridge Work

Round 2 Chapter 27 Unit 2 used to の復習
Workbook page 5  Activity  used to
Vocabulary writing C27 U2 #1  WB page 69


Have a wonderful week.
See you on Friday!



Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.24th

1.Bridge Work-Round 2 - C37-U2: G&C-2 I wish I could => Ex-2

- Vocabulary in Use  C37-U1 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice

2.Show&Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing  

3.Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Writing/Q-Classroom Compare Dangerous Activities

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.

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

[Plan]1. What two things are you comparing?2. Do you do these activities? How often?3. What is dangerous about the first activity?4. What is dangerous about the second activity?5. Which is more dangerous?

4.Cover to Cover  Unit 11 Challenges Part 2: An Amazing Athlete

- Fluency Strategy: Ignoring unknown words

- Read-1=>Task A. Fluency and Comprehensions->Read w/CD =>Read aloud: Pr-4, 5

=> Com Task-1

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.23rd

1. Daily 1500
#63 Let's go to the Outlet Mall=>Voc: economy-economical-economic, wholesale-retail
#64 Buying a Car => Voc: pay in cash, pay by check/card
2. Open Forum-2 Chapter 9 Marketing and Advertising: Listeners’ responses to a radio program about ad.
- Listen 1 -> Main Ideas, More Details
- Listen 2 => Com Task-1
[1] What kind of ad doesn’t Edna Sullivan from Huntington, West Virginia like to see? Why so?
[2] Fill the blanks in D-3/p.75 about Robert Bianchi’s email => Summarize it in p.76
[3] Fill the blanks in D-1/p.75 about Victor Rodriguez, Albany, NY => Choose the best summary in p.75
[4] What kind of ad does Laura Wellman from Boulder, Colorado think is ok?
[5] Summarize the opinion of Sarah Cohen from Baltimore (Maryland).
=> Pair Thinking and Speaking/p.76: Choose a topic from Sect-A/p.74 you agree or disagree with the most and explain why in 90 sec.
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 8  Stories  Writing: Write a Narrative
Writing (Alternative from Q-Skill): Write a narrative about a special event you attended or took part in. => Write a narrative about a special event you attended or took part in 20 min.

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, February 24, 2015.
It's sunny and windy today.
You must study hard before the exams!
Don't be lazy!
今回は命令文の練習をたくさんしましたね。
上手に使えるようになりましたか？
過去形は規則動詞の練習がすべて終わり不規則動詞に入りました。
一つひとつの形をしっかり覚えていきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 9 Unit 2
Exercise-2　 must, mustn't　　Review
Chhapter 9 Unit 3
Grammar and Communication-1  命令文、動詞の紹介ー15
Exercise-1  #1, 2, and 3
Chapter 11 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  規則動詞の過去形の応答
Exercise-2 #6-b, 7-a.
Check the verbs #41-48
Chapter 11 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  不規則動詞の過去形
Exercise-1
基礎英語　Lessons 154 & 155


Have a wonderful week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, February 22, 2015.
It's cloudy and cold today.
Do you have anything to do today?
Would you like to go somewhere this afternoon?
Is everyone in your family at home today?
Did you understand how to use -thing, -one, -where words?
Our speaker yesterday was Minori.
The next speaker is Ayu.
Get ready for your speech!

You have a Recap test next time.
Be prepared for it!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 155 & 156
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ
Exercise-3  #1  Review
Grammar and Communication-4   -thing, -one, -where のつくことばのまとめ
Exercise-4

Star Team  Terrible twins


Have a great new week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, February 22, 2015.
It's cloudy and cold today.
Do you have anything to do today?
Would you like to go somewhere this afternoon?
Is everyone in your family at home today?
Did you understand how to use -thing, -one, -where words?
Our speaker yesterday was Shintaro.
He talked about his exams the next week.
The next speaker is Sae.
Get ready for your speech!

You have a Recap test next time.
Be prepared for it!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 155 & 156
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ
Exercise-3  #1  Review
Grammar and Communication-4   -thing, -one, -where のつくことばのまとめ
Exercise-4

Star Team  Terrible twins


Have a great new week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.21st

1. Show & Tell, Summary Writing, Q&A
2. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U2: G&C-2 I wish…
- Vocabulary in Use: C37-U2 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
3. Open Forum   Chapter 3 Life Science Classroom Lecture on Bees
Before Listening: What do bees do? Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Prepare to Listen: What is a sweet sticky yellow substance made by bees and eaten by humans, bears and aunts=> honey
What is a sweet liquid produced by flowers and collected by bees to make honey? => nectar
What is a structure made for bees to live in? => hive
- Lis-1/thru-> Main Idea, More Detail
- Lis-2/by part: Answer the questions
=> Com Task Talk with your partner  A: What the bee’s society is like  OR B: How bees make honey.
4. Read & Write-2 Unit 1 Trend   Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
- Plan & Write: Writing Describe a trend such as in cars, food, technology, clothes, music, movies, social network, communication device, or tools that interests you and explain why it’s (getting or going to be) popular.
≠ fad: things people are interested in for a short period of time
-> Brainstorm: Think about current trends.
-> Plan: Choose a Trend -> Answer the questions B. 1-4/p. 19-20: What, How, Why, How?
=> Write a topic sentence including your topic and controlling idea. Note key points to support or explain.
=> Write your paragraph to explain and support your topic sentence. Use some of the answers from 1~4/p.19-20
☆ Try These! : Present Simple and Present Continuous, Present Perfect (Continuous) => Refer to the Grammar/p.18, Sample Text/p.18

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.21st

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 40 Passive-1: is done/was done  40.A-> 40.3
Unit 41 Passive-2: be done/been done/being done  41.A, B-> 41.2
=> Pair Read the sentence=> Reverse the form-> Re-reverse the form (original).
 41.D-> 41.4 => Additional Exercise-22/p.308-> Ex-23/p.309-> Ex-24/p.309-> Read aloud
2. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading-2 Press Release for Dayton’s Southdale Center, The Architects of Southdale
- Read-2 => Write a summary of the press release within five sentences.
=> ☆ Pair Tell the Summary in 90 sec. w/o the writing
-> Study Words/Expressions/Grammar
Vocabulary Activities-Word Level
- A. Restate with the words in parentheses. Pay attention to the Part of Speech of the words.
- B. Look up the words and write the type of partnership that suggests.
-> C. 5. brochure: a glossy pamphlet/magazine containing pictures and information about sth
7. catalog: a complete list of items that people can look at or buy
- pamphlet: a very thin book with a paper cover with information about a particular subject
- booklet: a small thin book with a paper cover with information about a particular subject
-> D.

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Saturday, February 21, 2015. 
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Could you speak English when you were ten?
Do you think you can speak English well enough to communicate with people all over the world?
I think you can do a lot of things in English now!
Please review what you learned and try to use those things as many times as possible!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speaker is Kaede.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 155 & 156

Bridge Work

Round 2 Chapter 27 Unit 1  could hardly の復習
My hands were shaking when ... Review activity
Workbook page 5
Vocabulary writing C26 U2 #2  WB page 66


Have a great weekend.
See you on Tuesday!



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 20th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, February 21, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (3)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter  まとめのChapter exercise 4,5を学習しました。　
Up and Away reader book 3D P16，17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。　
Bridge Work Starter P8の穴埋めをしました。
次回はこのページのゲームをしましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (3) 
Sing chant
Say favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 16 (review chapter)    exercise 4, 5
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 16, 17
Bridge Work Starter  copy words for bingo game P8


Have a great weekend! 
See you next week.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 20th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s February 21, 2015  Saturday.  It is sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 23 (2) を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 3 P37のChantを歌いました。　　
P38,39を学習しました。
リズムをつけて単語を覚えましょう。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P24, 25, 26 のNew wordsを学習しました。
写しが終わっていない生徒は終わらせてください。
P1から音読しました。どれくらい読めましたか？

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 23 (2)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 3  Do P37  Do P 38, 39
Up and Away Reader book 2B Review  P 18. P22, 23 Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.

Have a great weekend! 
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.20th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2  C37-U2: G&C-1 if I were ... => Ex-1
・Vocabulary in Use  C37-U1 #1: Voc Writing
2. Show&Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening  Unit 4: Celebrations
Getting Ready: Match the meals/parties with the correct descriptions.
Listening-1: Listen and describe what each party is like; 1/2, 3/4, 5/6. => Pair
Listening-3: Listen and find the answers.
4. Cover to Cover  Unit 11 Challenges Part 1: A Lesson Learned
- Read with CD => Com Task-2
(1)  I wasn’t used to dealing with people who rarely complain or argue.
(2)  I couldn’t help comparing the behavior of the disabled residents with my friends’.
(3) You need to be more grateful for the valuable advice your friends gave you.
- Vocabulary in Context: residence, disabled, embarrassed, pretend, complain, valuable
- Vocabulary: apply for a job, argue-argument, residence-resident, disable-disability-disabled, embarrassed, pretended, show you around, be used to noun/-ing, value-valuable
=> Com Task-3 Talk about your experience: Have you ever been embarrassed or troubled because you pretended that you had known, understood or agreed with what someone told or asked you?

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 19th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, February 20, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Can you watch TV after midnight at home?
You must go to bed early! You mustn't watch TV late at night.
きのうのレッスンではmust, mustn't やCan I ...? を使った表現を練習しましたね。
どちらも日常よく使う表現です。
しっかり練習して上手に使えるようにしていきましょう。
過去形の応答も慣れてきた人が多いようです。
すらすら言えるように頑張りましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Key Communicatio test
Chapter 9 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  Can I ...?, Verbs to learn #14
Exercise-1 
Grammar and Communication-2  must, mustn't
Exercise-2
Chapter 11 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  規則動詞の過去形の応答
Exercise-2 #4-a, 5-a, 5-b, 6-a.
Check the verbs #25-40
基礎英語　Lessons 152 & 153


Have a great weekend!
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Thursday, February 16, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today!
Would you like to visit San Francisco some day?
Which place would you like to visit the most?
It looks interesting, doesn't it?
Our speaker yesterday was Shun.
He tried his best!
The next speaker is Minori.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 153 & 154
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ
Exercise-3  #1

Star Team  Judy's first movie


Enjoy the sunshine!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Thursday, February 16, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today!
Would you like to visit San Francisco some day?
Which place would you like to visit the most?
It looks interesting, doesn't it?
Our speaker yesterday was Kota.
He talked about his exams at school.
The next speaker is Shintaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 153 & 154
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ
Exercise-3  #1

Star Team  Judy's first movie


Enjoy the sunshine!
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.18th

1.Show & Tell, Summary Writing, Q&A
2.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U2: G&C-1 if I were…
- Vocabulary in Use: C37-U1 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
3. Open Forum  Chapter 3 Life Science A Tour at the Eden Project
- Lis-3 w/Script-> Study Vocabulary: horticulture, biome, conserve-conservation
- Read aloud Part-1=> Task-1 Explain the background and aim of the Eden Project in 90 sec.
- Read aloud Part-2=> Task-2 Explain what you will see in the Eden Project in 90 sec.
- Vocabulary: Geographic Areas and Definite Article (the)
=>Ex.3 Come up with three examples of each geographic category
Pair => Describe one place in each category to the partner to have him/her guess what it is.
- mountain/mountain range/lake/ocean/sea/continent/country
=> What is the ~ that lies in/between/next to …?
- river=> What is the river that runs in/through ~? OR What is the river that divides A from B?:
=> Change the partner and Describe another place in each category

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything??
It's Wednesday, February 18, 2015. 
It's raining now. Do you think it'll snow this evening?
How long do we have to wait before it gets warm?
I think we've already had enough freezing days this winter.
Don't you agree with that?
It's too cold to walk around outside!
The next speaker on Friday is Kaede.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 153 & 154
Deep listening Lesson 2  A job

Bridge Work

Round 2 Chapter 26 Unit 2  enough, too ... to ..., 比較級の復習
Workbook pages 3-4
Vocabulary writing C26 U2 #1  WB page 65


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



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 17th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
It's wet and very cold today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (1)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter Chapter 15　の Do, doesで始まる文作りを復習しました。
皆良くできていました。Good work! 
まとめのChapter に入りました。今日は a , an, some の復習でした。　
Up and Away reader book 3D P14-15 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。　
Bridge Work Starter P5, 6, 7を完成させました。
クラスメートの名前を英語で書く練習をしました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 45(1) 
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 (review chapter)  Do P72  exercise 1, 2, 3
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 14, 15
Bridge Work Starter  Complete P5, 6, 7


Have a great week! Stay warm!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 17th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s February 18, 2015  Wednesday. 
It is wet and very cold outside.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 23 (1) に入りました。
早く新しい単語を覚えましょう！
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2   Vowel Diagraphsの最後のページを学習しました。
最後のページでしたが、完璧にできましたか？
まだ不安の残るところは復習しておきましょう！
新しいUnitに入りました。新しい単語に早く慣れましょう！　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P22, 23 を音読しました。
今回で本文は終わります。
次回はNew words と音読を最初からします。
練習をしておくとすらすらと読めます！

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 23(1)
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics 2  Unit 2  Do P36  (listening mini test)  
Begin new Unit 3 Do P36
Up and Away Reader book 2B Review  P 18. P22, 23
Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.

Have a great week! 
See you!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.17th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2 - C37-U1: G&C-1 so/such … that, both/either/neither/all/none=> Ex-1
- Vocabulary in Use  C37-U1 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Show&Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Q-Classroom: Reading Skills – Crime in Our City / Blog
- Review the writing: your response to the two postings on the blog in five to eight sentences
Before Writing
- Writing Skill: Contrasting Ideas with however (adv: Transition)
A. Connect the sentences with but and however.
B. Rewrite the sentences with however in different place.
- Grammar: Comparative Adjectives=> Pair Which do you think is scarier/more popular, A or B? Why?
4. Cover to Cover  Unit 11 Challenges Part 1: A Lesson Learned
- Before Reading: summer vacation in US (Jun-Aug)
- Comprehension Strategy: Recognizing Point of View – according to, says, believes, thinks
- Listening-1 => Task-A , Checking Comprehension (- > Read)
->Read w/CD=> Pair Check the Answers -> Read aloud: Pr. 4-7
=> Com Task-1適当な日本語にしなさい
(1) Par 5  Helping at meals … , they rarely complained.
(2) Par 7  I worked at the residence …the most valuable lessons of my life.

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, February 16, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What did you do this evening?
You learned many things at MEL School!
今日のレッスンでは　can の「～してもいいですか？」と尋ねるときの表現を練習しましたね。
過去形の応答もだいぶ慣れてきたようですね。
色々なことが英語で言えるように頑張りましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  can ... well/very well
Exercise-2  #3, 4, 5
Key Communication
Chapter 9 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  Can I ...?
Exercise-1  #1
Chapter 11 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  規則動詞の過去形の応答
Exercise-2 #1-b. 2-a, 2-b, 3-a.
基礎英語　Lessons 150 & 151


Have a good week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.16th

1. Daily 1500 #61, 62  Big Win Turns Ugly (1), (2)
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] What happened to the football game?
Dic aggravate: 1. to make a situation/problem worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to ~ a grievance; to ~ an illness.    2. to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions ~d her.
for the reminder of ~: ~ the game, season, term, week/year
2. Open Forum-2 C-8 Technology Web: Conversation between a tutor and student on scientific inventions
- Before listening: antibiotic [ān'tĭ-bī-ŏt'ĭk] (n) A substance, such as penicillin, that is capable of destroying or weakening certain microorganisms, especially bacteria or fungi, that cause infections or infectious diseases.
- Lis-1-> MI, More Detail
- Lis-2=> Com Tasks 1. What are two words that could inspire or ignite a new invention or discovery?
2. What are the two talking about? Summarize what they talked about with examples in 90 seconds.
- Lis-3 w/Transcript -> Voc: - resilient: flexible, strong   - vulcanize: to treat rubber with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 8  Stories Writing: Write a Narrative
- Vocabulary Skill: Connotations-> More examples from Q-Skill: terrify-afraid, interesting-exciting, rude-impolite, fear-panic, speak-yell, dream-nightmare, ban-discourage, furious-offended
Grammar: Simple Past & Past Continuous -> A-> B-> C
Writing Skill: Setting, Sequence, Sensory Details-> A-> B-> C
Writing (Alternative from Q-Skill): Write a narrative about a special event you attended or took part in. => Plan

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Monday, February 16, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today!
Do you think you'll be able to speak English in the future?
What about Chinese?
I'm sure you'll be able to do anything if you try hard!
Our speaker on Saturday was Haruka.
The next speaker is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 151 & 152
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-2  enough money to buy, will be able to
Exercise-2  #1, 2, 3, 4-a
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ

Star Team  Julie's first movie


Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Monday, February 16, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today!
Do you think you'll be able to speak English in the future?
What about Chinese?
I'm sure you'll be able to do anything if you try hard!
Our speaker on Saturday was Ryuto.
He talked about his kanji kentei test.
The next speaker is Kota.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 151 & 152
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-2  enough money to buy, will be able to
Exercise-2  #2  Review => #3, 4-a, 4-b
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞のまとめ

Star Team  Julie's first movie


Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.14th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U2: G&C-2 I wish…
- Vocabulary in Use: C37-U2 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
2. Open Forum   Chapter 3 Life Science A Tour at the Eden Project
- Introducing the Topic: Plant Facts Quiz
- Before Listening: Image of the Garden of Eden [i:dn], Cornwall in England
=> Vocabulary: horticulture, biome, landscape, temperate
- Lis-1/thru: Main Idea, More Detail
- Lis-2/by part: Answer the questions
[Part 1] 1. What is horticulture? 2. What is the main aim of the Eden Project?
3. How many different species of plant there?
[Part 2] 4. What is the outdoor landscape like?
5. What is the Mediterranean religion? What kinds of plans can you see there?
[Part 3] 6. How big is the humid tropic biome? 7. How did they get all those different plants?
=> Thinking-Speak Does education about plants and conservation helps conserve plants and animals?
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Planning a Descriptive Paragraph
- Review: A song Becomes a Hit
- Vocabulary Skill/p.14-15: Word Families Verb-Noun
Examples of same verb-noun: phone, call, visit, produce, view, ride, clash, sleep, bite, smell, sound,
- Grammar: Simple Present and Present Continuous
- Writing Skill: Writing a Topic Sentence/p.16-17
A-> B-1, 2, 3=> C: Write a topic sentence for the paragraph
I usually don’t buy trendy clothes.  Most of the time, I don’t buy ~.
I prefer not buying ~.   I’m not interested in buying ~.

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.14th

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 42  the Passive-3: be given sth, being told  42.A-> 42.1, 42.B-> 42.2
Unit 43  it/sb is said that, be supposed to …  43.A-> 43.1, 43.B-> 43.3
=> Pair Talk about something you were said about your character, behavior or comment. -> be supposed to
2. Inside Reading  Unit 1 From Market to Mall – Architecture
Reading-2 Press Release for Dayton’s Southdale Center, The Architects of Southdale
☆What?: A typical press release announcing the opening of the Southdale Mall.
(Reading 1: A magazine article traces the history of shopping centers through various cultures.)
- Before You Read: What is press release? (A press release, news release or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at the news media to announce something officially newsworthy. from Wiki)
- Pair Talk about a press or video release of new product, service, event, plan or opening you’ve seen.
=> ☆ Ind. Speaking Introduce a new product, service, event, plan or opening within five sentences.
- Reading Skill: Previewing and Predicting
-> Learn: Read the Titles, Headlines, Check the Photos and Captions, Skim the Text for information.
=> Apply-1, 2, 3, 4
- Read-1=> Reading Comprehension/p.11: T/F, Mark the location by line #, Correct false statements.
Check/Revise the answers for Apply-1, 2, 3, 4=> Pair

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 13th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, February 14, 2015. It`s sunny but cold today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (1)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter Chapter 15　Exercise 8, 9 を解きました。
Do, doesで始まる文作りは良くできました。Good work!
Up and Away reader book 3D P12, 13 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。　
Bridge Work Starter P 4を完成させました。ヘボン式の表を覚えましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 45 (1) 
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 Do exercise 8, 9
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 12, 13
Bridge Work Starter  Complete P4 bottom 


Happy Valentine's Day! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 13th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s February 14, 2015  Saturday. 
It is sunny but very cold outside.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 22 (3) を学習しました。
次回は新しいTopicに入ります。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2   Vowel DiagraphsのChant を唄いました。　
P 33, 34, 35 の問題をときました。
今日のPhonics の学習でできなかったところは復習しておきましょう！　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P18を復習しました。P19,20,21音読練習しました。
今日の音読リレーも二つのチームに分かれましたが、だいぶ慣れたようですね。
次回も期待しています。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 22(3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 2 P21 Listen,  read and repeat after CD.  
Vowel Digraphs   Do P 33, 34, 35
Up and Away Reader book 2B Review 
pp. 18 - 21 Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.
Read from P1 in two groups

Happy Valentine`s  Day!  
See you in a few days!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything??
It's Saturday, February 14, 2015. 
It's sunny and beautiful today. Oh, it's Valentine's Day!
Does it usually rain in winter in Tokyo?
No, it doesn't!
Are you studying hard these days?
If you don't remember what we reviewed yesterday, please try harder.
It's time when you should use those things correctly.
The next speaker on Friday is Kaede.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 151 & 152

Bridge Work

Round 2 Chapter 26 Unit 2  Workbook pages 2-3
Vocabulary writing C26 U1 #2  WB page 64


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!



Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.13th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2  C37-U1: G&C-1 so/such … that, both/either/neither/all/none=> Ex-1
・Vocabulary in Use  C36-U1 #2: Voc Writing
2. Tactics for Listening  Unit 3: Neighbors
Listening-3: Listen and describe.
- Listen through to find answers, who are talking about who, and what’s the speaker talking about.
- Listen 1/2 and 3/4 to describe what each person is saying. => Pair
Pronunciation: Word Stress in Compound Nouns
- Task-1: Listen and repeat the compound nouns with stress.
=> Pair Tell a partner a sentence with a compound noun.
baseball game, chicken soup, math test, ~ bag, ~ restaurant, ~ store, ~ sandwich
Dictation: Listen and write the missing words.> Pair Practice the conversation.
=> Conversation: Pair Talk about an argument you’ve had with someone.
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 10  Part 2: A Living Legend
- Read with CD => Read aloud: Par-3-6 => Com Task-1 日本語にしなさい
1. Pr-4: Dr. Ha Dinh Duc, ~ it was love at first sight.
2. Pr-6: There is now a plan ~, so that the turtle will survive in real life as well as in the legend.
現在その湖をきれいにする計画があるので、その亀は伝説上だけでなく、現実の世界でも生きていくことであろう。
=> Grammar: , so that … / so that …
☆  , so that:（結果）それで、そのため、その結果   I overslept, so that I missed the flight.
☆  so that: （目的）…するために、…するように Talk louder so that I may hear you better.
注: 主節とso that節の主語が同じなら不定詞で可
He made dinner so that he could please his wife. => He made dinner to please his wife.
- Vocabulary: legend-legendary, rule the country-ruler, defeat the enemy, from that day/now on, sight-sighting, elsewhere, escape from
- Com Task-2 Read aloud par-2, 2~3 times=> Retell the legend of the Hoan Kiem turtle in 4~6 sentences.

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 12

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, February 13, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Can you speak English well?
Can you write Japanese very well?
きのうのレッスンではcan と well, very well などを使って「できること、できないこと」についてより詳しく述べる練習をしました。
またChapter 11 では過去形の応答も練習しました。
短い文の応答はみんなよくできていましたね！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 8 Unit 2
Key Communication test
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  Verbs to learn #13
Exercise-1  #3
Grammar and Communication-2  can ... well/very well
Exercise-2  #1, 2-a, and 2-b.
Chapter 11 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 規則動詞の過去形
Exercise-1 #3, 4, 5
Grammar and Communication-2  規則動詞の過去形の応答
Exercise-2 #1-a.
基礎英語　Lessons 148 & 149


Have a great weekend!
See you on Monday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.11th

1.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U2: G&C-1 if I were…
- Vocabulary in Use: C37-U1 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
2. Open Forum   Chapter 2 Literature Web Site Transcript Chapter 2 Romeo and Juliet
- 2nd Listening: 1. Retell the summary of the story
2. What was the plan Juliet and the priest made when her parents told her to marry another man?
3. What was Julie like before she met Romeo?
4. What changes are seen in Julie as story moves on.
=> Pair Explain why this love story is so popular in 90 seconds.
- 3rd Listening w/Script
3. Read & Write-2 Unit 1 Trend   Reading 2: A Song Becomes a Hit
=> 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 Junior-2 February 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
It's sunny and cold again!
Do you have any homework to do today?
Do you have a friend to talk to when you feel sad?
Would you like to visit San Francisco someday?
There are a lot of beautiful places to see there.
Our speaker today was Yoshiki.
He talked about his club activity.
The next speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 149 & 150
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1   something cold to drink, places to visit
Exercise-1 #2, 3, and 4


Enjoy the latter part of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
It's sunny and cold again!
Do you usually have enough time to finish your homework?
Do you think your parents give you enough money to buy things you want?
If you don't think so, but I don't think you need a lot of money!
Our speaker today was Chiharu.
She talked about her school exams in March.
The next speaker is Ryuto.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 149 & 150
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1   something cold to drink, places to visit
Exercise-1 #2, 3, and 4
Grammar and Communication-2  enough money to buy
Exercise-2  #1, 2


Enjoy the latter part of the week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, February 11, 2015. 
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What's your favorite thing?
How does it look?
What does it look like?
We started review practice for Bridge Work yesterday.
Some of you didn't remember what you learned about a year ago very well.
Book 3 isn't easy, but this time, please try to learn how to use the things in the book.
Try your best, and you'll find yourself capable of English communication!
The next speaker on Friday is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 149 & 150
Deep Listening Book 2  Lesson 1  Direction

Bridge Work

Chapter 34 Unit 2  Vocabulary in Use #2 Review & Practice
=> Chapter 26 Unit 1 #1  Vocabulary writing
Chapter 35 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  whose
Exercise-1  #5-b.  HW check
Round 2 Chapter 26 Unit 1  Workbook page 1  


Enjoy your day.
See you on Friday!



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 10th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Are you having a good day?
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 (3)を学習しました。次回はTopic 45に入ります。
Grammar Starter Chapter 15　Exercise 7 を解きました。
Doで始まる文作りはすっかり慣れましたね。Good work!
Up and Away reader book 3D P10, 11 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。　
皆良くできました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 (3) 
Sing chant
Say you one word from list .  
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 Do exercise 7
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 10,11


Have a wonderful day! 
See you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 10th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s February 11, 2015  Wednesday.  It is sunny and nice outside.
Are you enjoying your day off?
Picture Dictionary のTopic 22 (2) を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2   Vowel DiagraphsのChant を唄いました。　
P 29, 30, 32の問題をときました。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P15,16,17,18を音読練習しました。
今日の音読リレーも二つのチームに分かれ、最初から音読をしました。
引き続きお家で練習してください。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 22(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 29,30,32
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P 15,16,17,18 
Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.
Read from P1 in two groups

Have a wonderful day.  
See you in a few days!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.10th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2 - C36-U2: G&C-2 => Ex-2 => G&C-3 modal verbs deduction=> Ex-3
- Vocabulary in Use  C36-U1 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Before Writing
Q-Classroom: Reading Skills – Crime in Our City / Blog
Write your response to the two postings on the blog in five to eight sentences
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 10  Part 2: A Living Legend
- Before Reading: How long do turtles, cranes and elephants live respectively?
- Fluency Strategy: Predicting the Topic
- Read=> Task-A, Checking Fluency and Comprehension-> Read with CD => Read aloud: Pr-3-6
☆ Images of the Turtle, Hoan Kiem
- Expanding Vocabulary

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, February 10, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Can you get up early by yourself every morning?
Can you cook your favorite dish?
きのうのレッスンではcan の使い方、過去形をおもに練習しました。
can, can't は発音の違いが難しかったですね。
相手にしっかり伝わるようにイントネーションを含めき気持ちを込めてお話ししましょう。
過去形はこれまで学習した動詞を総復習する良い機会でもあります。
忘れていたものがある人はしっかり覚えなおしましょう。

次回はKey Communication 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 2
Grammar in Use  Tennis match 2 Review
Key Communication
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  can, can't
Exercise-1
Chapter 11 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 規則動詞の過去形
Exercise-1 #1, 2
基礎英語　Lessons 146 & 147


Have a wonderful week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.9th

1. Daily 1500 #59  Watch Baseball on Your Mobile Phone
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] What will you get if you subscribe M-Cast?
Dic previous<-> following: former, prior, earlier; ~ event/conviction/engagement /year/work/owner, subscribe-subscription-subscriber home-away,
=> Pair What do you enjoy using your mobile/smart phone?
2. Open Forum-2 Chapter 8 Technology  Part-2: A Tour at the Museum of Technology
- Listening #3 with Transcript => ☆Explain what Carlson did in 90 sec.
Voc: wind up: wind-wound-wound [waund]: end up
- Working Out Unknown Vocabulary: duplicate-duplication, turn down-reject, dismiss
- Pronunciation: Word Stress/p.71-> Read aloud [1] Why Carlson invented a copy ~ it was made in 1938.
- Speaking Skills: Explaining a Process A = Ron, B = Francine
=> Speaking Practice Chose a machine/technology that you often use or think is useful/innovative and explain how to use it step by step, and what the most benefits are.
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 8  Stories Reading 1: Nasreddin Hondja and the Candle #2
Review the one-paragraph summary of the story in 15 min. Include only the main ideas and events.
☆Not the Past but the Present! No Exclamatory sentence!
Sample Summary: George finds two math problems on the board when he comes in his university math class late. He thinks they are assignment, so he tries to solve them but finds it very difficult. It takes him several days to complete and submit them to his professor. Six weeks later, the professor congratulates him on his solving the problems that no one has ever done. His solutions are even published. By doing homework, one may learn or get more than what he or she expects.  (84 words)
Reading 2 : Writing a Short Story
- Vocabulary/p.150: resolve-resolution, time span
- Reading-1-> Main Ideas, Details
=> What do you think? B.2  (1) Identify two problems/conflicts The Hodja has in the story, one near the middle of the story and one near the end.   - To stay out in a freezing temperature or give up the challenge.(pr-7)  - To accept the criticism his friends made and serve dinner for them. (pr-12)

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Sunday, February 8, 2015.
It's raining today. We haven't had much snow so far this year.
Which place did you talk about when we asked questions about your most impressive trip?
Some of you talked about when you went to a foreign country, others talked about visiting somewhere in Japan.
If you remember what you talked about yesterday, you can talk to others in English when you have a chance.
Our speaker today was Ami.
She talked about visiting Disneyland with her friends.
The next speaker is Yoshiki.
Get ready for your speech!

And all of you have a Recap test next time. Be prepared, and you can get a good result!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 147 & 148
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Email from Yuki's English teacher
Talk about your most impressive trip


Have a great week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Sunday, February 8, 2015.
It's raining today. We haven't had much snow so far this year.
Which place did you talk about when we asked questions about your most impressive trip?
Some of you talked about when you went to a foreign country, others talked about visiting somewhere in Japan.
If you remember what you talked about yesterday, you can talk to others in English when you have a chance.
Our speaker today was Kentaro.
He talked about his week. He didn't have classes at school because of the entrance exams.
The next speaker is Chiharu.
Get ready for your speech!

And all of you have a Recap test next time. Be prepared, and you can get a good result!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 147 & 148
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Email from Yuki's English teacher
Talk about your most impressive trip

Chapter 24 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1   something cold to drink, places to visit
Exercise-1 #1


Have a great week.
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Feb.7th

1.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C37-U1: G&C-1 so/such … that, both/either/neither/all/none
 - Vocabulary in Use: C36-U1 #1  Practice reading aloud with Tablet
2. Open Forum   Chapter 2 Literature #2: Informal Conversation about Books
- Listening-3 w/Script->Voc: sincere-insincere, be hooked,
identify with (to feel that you can understand and share the feeling of sb else)
- Pronunciation: Content Words=> Pair Practice Reading the long passages of the transcript
- Speaking Practice: Prepare to describe a book/movie/story that you really enjoyed or remember well, or that you were moved by or identified with, or that opened up a new door to something new to you.
=> ☆Describe-2 the story of a book, movie or story that you enjoyed and why like it in 90 seconds.

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Feb.7th

1. CNN Student News : Feb. 3 Magna Carta, First Document of Human Rights
=> Task When, why and how was Magna Carta written? Why is it so significant?
Transcript-> Reading Practice: Salisbury Cathedral, southwest of ~ deny right or justice.”
2. Grammar in Use: Unit 39 wish: 39.A-> 39.1, 39.3    39.D-> 39.2, 39.4
=> 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
Review Vocabulary Activities-Sentence Level
=> E. Write your answer within three sentences for each question. Use the target academic words.

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 6th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, February 7, 2015. 
It's sunny and cold today.
Do you have any friends whose sister is a genius?
Do you know someone whose name is the same as yours?
Do you have any particular place you like to visit when you are tired?
関係代名詞の使い方をきのうまでで一通り学習しました。
上手に使えるように練習を積み重ねましょう！
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker on Friday is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 147 & 148

Bridge Work

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

Chapter 35 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  whose
Exercise-1  #1-a,　#5-a     #5-b. => HW



Have a great weekend.
See you on Tuesday!



Towako

Lesson report for February 6, 2015 Primary-1

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s February 7, 2015  Saturday.  It is sunny and nice outside. 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 22 (1) を学習しました。
今回のTopicは皆が冬休み中に暗記した内容なので得意だと思います。
かっこ良く発音をしてみましょう。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2   Vowel DiagraphsのChant を唄いました。　
P 26 - 28 の問題をときました。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P11-14を音読練習しました。
今日の音読リレーは二つのチームに分かれてやりました。
各自で練習してください。次回もチャレンジしましょう。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 22(1)
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics 2  Unit 2 P21 Listen,  read and repeat after CD .  
Vowel Diagraphs   Do P 26-28
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P 11-14 
Read out loud  Listen to CD and qrepeat.

Have a fun weekend.  
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 7th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, February 7, 2015. It`s sunny  today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 (2)を学習しました。
Grammar Starter Chapter 15　Exercise 4, 5, 6 を解きました。
Do, Does, he, she, they の文が完成しました！
Good work!
Up and Away reader book 3D P6 - 9 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。　
答えがわかっていてもなかなか書けない問題もありましたね。次回も頑張りましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 44(2) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list.  
Say the bug or small creature you hate the most from the list
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 Do exercise 4, 5, 6
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 6, 7, 8, 9


Have a wonderful weekend! 

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.6th

1. Bridge Work-Round 2  C36-U2: G&C-2 countable/uncountable nouns => Ex-2
 ・Vocabulary in Use  C36-U1 #1: Voc Writing
2. Tactics for Listening  Unit 3: Neighbors
Getting Ready: Pair Do you talk with your neighbors often? Do you have any neighbors you know well?
Listening-1: Listen and describe who and what each speaker’s neighbor is like why.
Listening-2: Listen to explain.
=> Pair You’re going away for two weeks. Ask your neighbor a favor. The neighbor should be kind enough to ask if there is anything else he/she can do.
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 10  Part 1: The Camel Library #2
- Review w/CD-> Read aloud: Par.4
- Vocabulary in Context
- Vocabulary: unique to, remote village, eager-eagerly, unique, borrow a book/return a book
- Com Task-2: Write in English.
1. (Pr-4) 兵士の内の1人が、彼らの持ち物を誰も盗んだりしないように見張りの役をしている一方で、その他の兵士たちはその大木の陰で休んでいた。

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 5th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, February 5, 2015.
It's snowy and rainy today.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Which do you prefer, watching movies or playing sports?
今日のレッスンでは、enjoy, prefer -ing の使い方をたくさん練習しました。
上手に使えるようになりましたか？
そしてChina からやってきたLuna のお話も読みましたね。
いろいろな会話表現を覚えていきましょう！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  Verbs to learn  enjoy, prefer    verb + -ing
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use  Tennis match 2
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 場所を表す前置詞
Exercise-2
基礎英語　Lessons 144 & 145


Have a wonderful weekend.
See you on Monday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 February 4th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, February 5, 2015.
It's raining hard and very wet!
Are we going to have snow today?
I don't think so. It's going to rain all day, so we'll have a warmer day today than we did last week when we had snow.
Have you ever checked in to a hotel by yourself?
Would you like to travel with your friends without your parents?
Our speaker today was Ayu.
She talked about going to Disneyland.
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 145 & 146
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  any other than ...  現在、過去、未来との比較
Exercise-3 #2 Review and practice  
Do #3, 4-a, 4-b, 4-c
Star Team  Unit 10  Star Team  Reading & Listening


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

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E February 4th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, February 5, 2015.
It's raining hard and very wet!
Are we going to have snow today?
I don't think so. It's going to rain all day, so we'll have a warmer day today than we did last week when we had snow.
Have you ever checked in to a hotel by yourself?
Would you like to travel with your friends without your parents?
Our speaker today was Chiaki.
She talked about her English test at school.
The next speaker is Kentaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lesson 145 & 146
Bridge Work 
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  any other than ...  現在、過去、未来との比較
Exercise-3 #2 Review and practice  
Do #3, 4-a, 4-b, 4-c
Grammar in Use  Email from Yuki's English teacher
Star Team  Unit 10  Star Team  Reading & Listening


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

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-February 4th

1.Bridge to MEL Book 3  C36-U2: Grammar Writing
 - Vocabulary in Use: C35-U2 #2 Practice reading aloud with Tablet => Vocabulary Writing
2. Open Forum   Chapter 2 Literature #2: Informal Conversation about Books - Preparing to Listen: Translate the chosen/assigned description => Present/Group
=> ☆Describe-1 the story of a book, movie or story that you enjoyed and why like it in 90 seconds.
- Listening-1/by Person-> Try to get the Main Ideas
- Listening-2/by Person-> More Details=> Write the Main Idea in the Textbook
=> Discuss When you choose a book to read, what influences you the most the title, cover, description, review or readers’ comments? Present some examples.
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend   Reading 2: A Song Becomes a Hit
- Review the Text
=> What do you think-A/p.14:Discuss if you agree with what the magazine article says? Why/Why not?

Lesson Report Junior-3 February 3rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, February 4, 2015. 
It's sunny and cold today.
Do you like cold winter days?
I'm waiting for spring! What about you?
The season I'm waiting for is spring.
Do you have anything you are looking forward to in spring?
The grammar we learned yesterday wasn't easy.
Keep practicing, and you'll be able to use it without thinking!
The next speaker on Friday is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語　Lessons 145 & 146
Deep listening  Lesson 20

Bridge Work

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

Chapter 34 Unit 2
Exercise-1   #2 Check the answers
Grammar and Communication-2   Relative pronouns with prepositions
Exercise-2  #1, 2, and 3


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



Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 February 3rd

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
It's sunny  today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 を学習しました。
ほとんどの人が虫が嫌いなことがわかりました。Oh no!
Grammar Starter Chapter 15　Exercise ２，３を解きました。
Do, Doesで始まる疑問文に慣れましょう！
Up and Away reader book 3D P４，５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 44 (1) 
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
Grammar Starter  Unit 15 Do exercise 2,3
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 4,5


Have a wonderful week! 
See you in a couple of days!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 February 3rd

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's  Wednesday, February 4, 2015. 
It is sunny today! 
Picture Dictionary のTopic 21 (3) を学習しました。
次回は新しいTopicにはいります。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 2  P21  Vowel DiagraphsのChant を唄いました。
覚えましたか？　P 24, 25の問題をときました。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　
Up and Away Reader Book 2B P6-10を音読練習しました。
次回は最初から音読リレーをしましょう。

＜Lesson Review＞ 
Picture Dictionary Topic 21 (3)
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 24, 25. Write new words in notebook and repeat
Up and Away Reader book 2B  P6 -10  Read out loud  Listen to CD and repeat.

Have a great week.  
See you in a couple of days!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Feb.3rd

1. Bridge Work-Round 2 - C36-U2: G&C-1 what/who/when/wherever=> Ex-1
 - Vocabulary in Use  C36-U1 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Read & Write  Unit 10 Fear  Reading-2  Can we trust our fears? #2
 - Review Writing about the unreasonable/irrational fear in four to six sentences.
 => Pair Explain in 90 sec. w/o the writing=> Q&A
 Vocabulary Skill: Word Families
 - popularity-popularize-popular-popularity - fame-famous-famously
3. Cover to Cover  Unit 10  Part 1: The Camel Library #1
- Before Reading: ☆Tablet Kenya, remote villages, camels, camel library
- Comprehension Strategy: Identifying meaning from context
- Skimming: Check the Title, Photo and First few words of each paragraph
-> Guess what this text is about and Identify the topic of each paragraph
- Reading-1 => Task-A/p.128 , Checking Comprehension A

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Feb.2nd

1. Daily 1500 #58  Rugby Spectator’s Guide
☆ Integ. Speaking [60 sec ] What are the key differences between rugby and American football?
Dic continuous-continual
=> Pair Explain key differences of food/drink/tradition/practice comparing to sth similar to it in 90 sec.
Use compared/comparing to/with, unlike, while, although,
2. Open Forum-2 Chapter 8 Technology  Part-2: A Tour at the Museum of Technology
- Before Lis: longhand-shorthand, duplicate(dupe), photocopy-carbon copy, Xerox(n)/xerox(v), laser printer
- Listening #1-> B. Main Ideas, C. More Details
- Listening #2=> Explain [1] Why Carlson invented a copy machine?
   [2] Why was Carlson so modest and generous?
- Working Out Unknown Vocabulary: duplicate-duplication, turn down-reject, dismiss
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 8  Stories Reading 1: Nasreddin Hondja and the Candle #2
Review ISIS’ Japanese hostages receive mixed sympathy at home
Review the Summary and Guidelines to Write a Summary
=> Summarizing-2 from Q-Skill
- Read the short story=> Underline the main ideas and important details for summary
1. Give a title of the story.: Homework makes you shine!
=> Write a one-paragraph summary of the story in 15 min. Include only the main ideas and events.

Lesson Report Junior-1 February 2nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, February 2, 2015.
It's sunny and cold today. It's windy, too.
今日のレッスンでは、mine, theirs やwhose, which, one, ones などの使い方を練習しました。
これらの文が上手に使えるようになりましたか？
そしてon, in, next to など場所を表す前置詞の使い方も練習しました。
しっかり覚えて使えるようにしましょう。
次回から基礎英語は2月号になります。
忘れずに持ってきてください！

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 8 Unit 1  Key Communication test
Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  mine, yours, theirs
Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2  whose, which, one, ones
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3  Verbs to learn  enjoy, prefer    verb + -ing
Exercise-3  #1
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 場所を表す前置詞
Exercise-2 #1-a. and #2
基礎英語　Lessons 142 & 143


Have a great week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako