Lesson Report-Sr.2p-Sep.22nd

1. Kikutan-4K　 Day 22: The History of Pasta
- Read w/CD=> Write a summary in 2~3 sentences-> Read it yourself=> Pair -> Chant
2. Read & Write-2  Unit 4 Games 
- Review the comments posted on the Blog
Writing: Write an Opinion Paragraph
- Grammar: Modals/p.77-78
- Review Writing Skill: Writing an opinion paragraph
Writing Assignment: Some people think it is a good idea for children to compete in team sports. Others believe it is a bad idea. What do you think? Is it good or bad for children to play on sports teams?
- Complete the graphic organizer in page 79 with your reasons and supporting details.
=> Write a paragraph about your opinion in response to the question. Support your opinions with reasons and examples.  Make sure to introduce your opinions with appropriate phrases, and end your paragraph with a strong concluding sentence. => Post on the Blog by Sep.25th
3. Cover to Cover-2   Unit 10 Wise Words   Part 1 The Wisdom of the World
- wise: able to make sensible decision and give good advice by experience and knowledge; 
- wise man, wise saying, wise advice, wise choice, wise decision
- Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. 
-> wisdom: - the ability to think and act using knowledge/experience/understanding/common sense/insight
- Comprehension Strategy: Making Inferences; Reading between the lines
- Read -> Task-A, Checking Comprehension
- Read w/CD-> Read aloud: Par. 2-4, 5-6
- Vocabulary in Context-A-> Dic ignore-ignorance, emphasize-emphasis 
-> Vocabulary in Context-B

Lesson Report Senior-1p September 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you spending your holiday?
It's Tuesday, September 22, 2015. 
It's sunny and beautiful today. 
Did you fully understand the story in Cover to Cover?
As I told you, it's very important to find the things you don't understand and try to understand everything. The first step is to ask yourself if you really understand what is written.
As for the next lesson, you'll write a short essay.
Please think about it whenever you have a chance.
That makes a lot of difference!

<Lesson Review>
Deep listening Level 3  Lesson 15
Vocabulary; convince, vigorous, depressed
Cover to Cover Unit 4
Review the story


Have a good day!
See you all on Friday.

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday, September 22, 2015.
It's sunny today.
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
Do you usually do your homework after dinner?
What's your favorite season?
今日のレッスンでは、12か月、天気、季節の表し方を練習しましたね。
次回は単語のスペリングテストです。覚えていないスペリングがある人はよく練習しておきましょう。
 Engageでは、いろいろな国のStarたちの家族についての文章を読みましたね！


<Lesson Review>
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Exercise-1  #3-a and 3-b
Grammar and Communication-2  12ヶ月、天気、季節の表し方
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3  When ...?
Exercise-3
Chapter 6 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  頻度の表し方
This is Phonics Murmuring Vowels
Key Words => Jingle
Reading
Engage Unit 3
Reading  W24


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

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, September 22, 2015.
It's sunny today.
How are you spending your holiday?
Do you have any plans today?
昨日のレッスンでは、want to ...を使って「〜したい」と伝える表現をさらに練習しました。
過去、現在の表し方に注意しましょう!
形容詞の文が書けなかった人はよく復習しておきましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Yasuhiro.
He talked about visiting Cambodia during summer vacation.
The next speaker is Aoto.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 1
Exercise-1 #1-b, 2-a, and 2-b
Grammar and Communication-1 #2  want to be a/an.../become
Exercise-1 #3-a, 3-b, 3-c, and 3-d
基礎英語 Lessons 73 & 74
Bridge Work  Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-4 #1-10  Write in English


Enjoy the rest of the holiday.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday, September 22, 2015.
It's sunny today.
How often do you clean your room?
Do you wash the dishes after dinner? Sometimes?
昨日のレッスンでは、新しい動詞 の使い方を練習しましたね！
when, how often, what time それぞれの使い方も学習しました。
上手に使い分けられるように練習していきましょう。
家族紹介のShow and Tell は上手にできた人が多かったですね！
Great job!
Phonicsの新しいルールもしっかり覚えていきましょう。


<Lesson Review>
Chapter 6 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  頻度の表し方
Exercise-1  #2-b
Grammar and Communication-2  動詞の紹介-2, How often ...?
Exercise-2 #1 and 2-a
This is Phonics Murmuring Vowels
Key Words => Jingle
Engage Unit 3
Show and Tell  About your family


Enjoy the rest of the holiday.
See you on Thursday!

Towako and Miharu

Lesson Report-Adv.2-Sep.19th

[1] Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K Day 18: The Natural Beauty Within
- accuse to charge with the fault/crime; allege, charge; ~ sb of murder.  - to find fault with; blame, complain
- inhabit to live/dwell in; locate, occupy; ~ the area -> habitable, habitation, inhabitant, inhabited
- perish to die in a violent way; die, disappear, vanish, decay; The family ~d in the fire. The buildings ~d
[2] Inside Reading-3  Unit 6 The Physics of Fun　Reading-1  A Whale of a Wheel  
- Study Words/Expressions/Grammar
(P1-L4) glamorous; attractive, elegant, fashionable, fascinating; ~ actor/job (adj) – glamor/glamour (BrE)  
Dic (L5) surpass  greater than in degree/extent, superior to in excellence/achievement; beat, exceed, outperform; ~ the record/expectations  (P2-L11) grand  impressive in size/appearance/general effect; ~ scenery/house/occation highly ambitious or idealistic: ~ ideas/design  (L14) taper (tapering) to become gradually narrow; decrease, recede
(L15) daring; adventurous, courageous, fearless; ~ spacewalk, more/less ~ activity  -> dare (v) take a risk, challenge; I wouldn’t ~ to say it. (P3-L27) outrageous very bad, beyond reasonable limit; crazy, shocking, offending; ~ behavior/clothes  (P5-L35) distort to change the shape/appearance/sound (not in positive way); ~ the shape/voice, misinform/alter/falsify; ~ the truth/fact/image – distortion (n)  (L35) beam  long pieces of metal/stone used as support, ray of light, smile broadly  Dic(L38)sound(adj) sensible/thorough/logical/reasonable; ~judgement/advice/knowledge 
->(L46) soundness  (L49) tower over/above  to be much higher/taller/better than others: The cliff/mountain/boy/dancer ~ than other … (v) (P7-L64) rigid; hard/solid/stiff/strict/stern/fixed/inflexible <-> (L64) elasticity ; flexibility/adaptability  (L94) sprocket  (chainwheel) a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain; gear  
Dic (L101) regulate  to control/adjust by a rule/principle; manage/organize/control; ~ expenses/temperature/a clock 
Dic (P11-L104) give credit for; praise/approval; I can’t take all the ~ for the success because it was a team effort. I gave him ~ for trying. C~ was given for good spelling.  (L105) marvel  a wonderful/surprising person/thing; wonder, miracle; the ~s of nature/technology (P12-L123) dazzle  to overpower/dim the vision of by intense light; He was ~d by the sudden sunlight.  to impress deeply; astonish with delight: The glorious palace dazzled him.
Vocabulary Activities-Word Level 
- A.  - revise  to change opinion/plan/book/document to correct/improve; ~d estimate/edition/draft ->revision
- credit (n)  (praise) approval; give/take ~ for, deserve ~ for
- (money) buy now pay later, money borrowed, money in bank, money back　<-> debit (card)
- deserve  be entitled to, be qualified for: ~ a rest/praise/mention, ~ to win/be awarded
- elastic (rubber material that can stretch and resume normal shape), 
- B.  1. brief-briefer-briefest  3. draft
- C. Choose five activities and prioritize them in 1~5 
=> Ind. Speech Speak your opinion as to which activity you think should be regulated by the government more than the others in 60 seconds. => Q&A
Vocabulary Activities-Sentence Level　
- D. -> Read aloud=> Pair Read aloud by turns=> Switch the turn
[3] Read & Write-3  Unit 2 Food and Taste – Reading #1  Knowing Your Tastes
- Reading-2: Practice Reading aloud w/Audio
=> What do you think?/p.31: Speak five to eight sentences about your taste, in response to Q1 & Q2.
Write a summary of the text between 100 and 150 words 
=>email by Sep.25th
The kind of tongue a person has affects the person’s food selection and health. Taste buds, tiny bumps on the tongue, sense the taste such as sweet, sour, bitter or salty and send the message to the brain. The more taste buds a person has, the more sensitive the person is to bitter, fatty or spicy food. People with more taste buds are called Supertasters while those who have fewer are called Nontasters, who tend to enjoy hot and spicy food. Since either tasters choose or avoid certain foods, their diet isn’t always balanced, which could put them at risk for certain diseases. Therefore, it is helpful to know which kind of taster you are to choose better foods for your diet. (122 words)

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Sep.19th

[1] Kikutan-6K  Day 23: The Beginning of Room to Read
- Lis-1=> Write the MI in one sentence-
John Wood is the founder of an organization called Room to Read to provide books and build libraries and schools for children in Nepal and also in the world.
- Practice Vocabulary Chant
[2] Inside Reading-2  The Weather Goes to Court: Forensic Meteorology
Vocabulary Activities-Word Level 
- A. => Pair Read aloud: Odd numbers/Even numbers=> Switch
- B. interval Dic period of time/distance between two events/instants; between parts of play-> intermission (AmE)
- strategy Dic a long-term plan for success, esp in biz/politics; planning/conduct of a war; Strategy wins the war, tactics win the battle. marketing/financial/political/diplomatic/military ~/-ies: 
-> Strategy and action plan
[3] Open Forum  Chapter 8 Social Studies On-the-street interview about community involvement
- Lis-3 w/Script-> Study how the interviewees Answer => elaborate their answers
-> Vocabulary: social involvement, fund raising, sign petitions, prefer to, go out for dinner, 
get together with friends
  -> Expressions: it’s always easier to do something else.
It’s funny you should ask that,   I make my voice heard
- Speaking Skills-1: Elaborate your answers further and better- 2nd time
=> Pair 2-1. Local events and festivals 2. Do you volunteer or donate money to charities?
3. Family=> grandparents/relatives 4. How often do you go out with your friends?
- Pronunciation: Unstressed Object Pronouns
- I told him the news. – I told the news to him.
- He sent me a card. – He sent a card to me.
- Give me the gun. – Give the gun to me.
- Speaking Practice Situation 1, 2 Pair Try to let your partner know the issue and persuade him/her to join you.  
[4] Topic: Japan’s Oversea Military Role   
   =>Library Blog:  Japan's Oversea Military Role-Blog

 Discuss in Class. State an opinion or thought and support it clearly, with an example if possible.

-> Vocabulary: pacifist provisions in the constitution

 - pacifist (n) a person who supports pacifism 

   (adj) advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism

 - pacifism  the belief that violence of any kind is unjustifiable and that one should not participate in war             

- provision  supply, preparations, (legal) a condition or an arrangement; under the ~s of sth