Lesson Report Senior-1 March 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, March 28th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
First of all, congratulations on finishing your 96th lesson at MEL School this school year!
Hope you've learned a lot of things through the year.
Are you ready for new school year?
As you know, this is just a start. Your learning path will be much more challenging than it is now.
I strongly believe you'll do better on things you will face next year.
We didn't any opening speakers today, but most of you who attended today's class made speeches.
This time, you tried to make a plan for the speech draft for the first time. It seemed a little challenging for you, but you must have thought a lot through the process.
Don't spare yourself on studying. Your efforts will pay off sometime.
The first speakers next school year are Yu and Yuka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture Unit 2 A Team Player Review
Chapter 33 Unit 2 Grammar and Communication-2
過去完了の作り方/過去形との使い分け:時制
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3
間接話法の使い方:まとめ
Workbook p. 36 #5-1, 5-2
p. 37 Activity-1 and 2

See you on Monday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 27th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Thursday, March 28th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
We've just finished all the lessons this school year.
I'm sure you learned a lot of things through the year.
We had a speech test yesterday.
I was really happy to find some of you made really good speeches.
I can tell that those students made efforts on both writing and practicing.
Our best speakers this time were Tomomi, Elena, and Yurie.
The first speakers next speakers are Kodai and Arata.
Get ready for your speech!
Also, hope I'll see all of you on April 3rd.

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 220
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3
(pp. 178-180)

See you on April 3rd!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 27th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, March 27th, 2013.
It's rainy and chilly today.
昨日のレッスンで、今年度の内容がすべて終了しました。
みんな1年の間にとてもいろいろなことができるようになりましたね。
来週からは時間も変わるので注意しましょう。
基礎英語は4月1日からしっかり聞いて練習しましょうね。
来年度もがんばりましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 30 Dinner at the restaurant
What would you like?  I'll have ...
I eat sushi with fingers.
The Sushi Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 29 Ordinal numbers, The seven days of the week
(pp.  66-67)
Workbook Unit 29 (p. 41)
Up and Away Reader 2D Sunny's lucky day (pp. 12-23)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 26th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's  Wednesday, March 27th, 2013.
It's rainy and chilly  today.
きのうのレッスンでは、過去形を使った応答練習をたくさんしましたね。
なかなか大変でしたが、少しずつ上手にできるようになりました。
いよいよ来週からは中学生のクラスでの学習が始ります。
さらに力を伸ばせるようにがんばりましょう!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 173 & 174
Chapter 24 Nick lost his money
Presentation srory
#3 A Summer Holiday
#5 Last week, last month and last year (pp. 80-81, 83)
Reader 4-c The Misshing Monkey (pp. 12-22)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 26th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, March 27th, 2013.
It's rainy and chilly today.
きのうは今年度最後のレッスンでしたね。
スピーチテストはみんなよく準備をして臨めたようです。
練習が足りなかったかな、と思った人は次回はぜひさらに頑張ってください。
この一年でいろいろなことが英語で言えるようになりましたね。
2年生ではもっと自分の気持ちや出来事について英語でお話できるように練習をしていきましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Hitomi.
She talked about her ski trip to Nagano. She just came back from the trip!
She had a good time there.
The next speakers are Sho and Akane. Get ready for your speech!
次回は4月2日(火)です。基礎英語3を忘れずに持ってきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 173, 174, 175, and 176
Bridge Work
Chapter 11 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-1
規則動詞の過去形の作り方
Exercise-1 #2, #3  (pp. 172-173)
Exercise-2 #1-a. 2-a. (pp. 177-178)
Extra Reading Friends from different countries (p. 170)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, March 27th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
First of all, congratulations on finishing your 96th lesson at MEL School this school year!
Hope you've learned a lot of things through the year.
Are you ready for new school year?
As you know, this is just a start. Your learning path will be much more challenging than it is now.
I strongly believe you'll do better on things you will face next year.
We didn't any opening speakers today, but most of you who attended today's class made speeches.
This time, you tried to make a plan for the speech draft for the first time. It seemed a little challenging for you, but you must have thought a lot through the process.
Don't spare time on studying. Your efforts will pay off sometime.
The first speakers next school year are Yu and Yuka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture Unit 2 A Team Player Review
Chapter 33 Unit 2 Grammar and Communication-2
過去完了の作り方/過去形との使い分け:時制
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3
間接話法の使い方:まとめ
Workbook p. 36 #5-1, 5-2
p. 37 Activity-1 and 2

See you on Monday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.26th

Dear Sr. 2 Classmates,
We're very much proud to see and hear your wonderful speeches.
Good volume, appeal and delivery. I'm looking forward to reading your speech scripts.
You've succesfully finished your Sr-2 class and are going to proceed to Advancing class, which is more challenging but inspiring because you'll learn more new things in English.
Looking forward to seeing you on the second of April.
Keep practicing and read the newspaper!!!

[1] Reading: Cover to Cover Unit 8 Viewpoints   Part 2   All in a Day’s Work
- Review Reading: Read w/CD-> Read aloud Pr.1-2, 7
- Communication Task-2    
1. A recent survey among young people in Asia revealed various interesting attitudes towards marriage.
2. The research identified several distinctly different priorities.
- Expanding Vocabulary -> Word Family 
[2] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 C37-U1 接続詞の使い方
- Review Bonus Activity Conditional Type-3 仮定過去完了
- Grammar Writing  if節・wish・仮定法の使い方の復習 with either/both/neither/all/none
Presentation Test
 

Lesson report Junior-2 March 23rd

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, March 25th, 2013.
It's rainy and chilly today.
Did you finish writing your speech?
I'm really looking forward to listening to you.
It's going to be your last speech in this school year, so please try your best.
Your speech this time is better than any other speech you made.
I hope you are doing better than we expect.
Our speakers yesterday were Yurie and Elena.
Yurie talked about going to Shimokitazawa. Shimokitazawa station has just changed!
Elena talked about her reunion with your friends from elementary school.
Both of them made good speeches.
The next speaker is Kodai. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 214 and 216
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 Review
Exercise-3 #3
Grammar and Communication-3
比較級・最上級の作り方ー8 比較級+than any other ...
現在と過去、現在とこれから、思っていたことと実際の比較
Exercise-3 #1
(pp. 177-179)
Extra reading and writing (pp. 182-183)
Writing for speech

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Mar.25th

Dear Adv-1 Classmates.
Butlers lies are similar to white lies which you learned in Cover to Cover Book 3.
Sock Puppet is something that mimics others.
Chinese Water Army is more self-explanatory if you read what they are doing.
How much background knowledge you have, between the lines you can read and guess are the key to improve your reading comprehension without the help of dictionary.

[1] Reading and Writing Book 2  Unit 3 Courtesy: What does it mean to be polite?
Review Reading-1: Being polite from culture to culture
- Reading Skill/p.49-> Read Pr.4=> Ex-A,  Read Pr.5=> Ex-B,   Read Pr.6=> Ex-C
=> What do you think?/p.48  Write 5-8 sentences in response.
Describe your main response clearly and explain it with examples.
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500
- Practice #94 My husband’s great cooking (1)
=> Listening Task-1 Explain the agreement Ann and her husband made.
- Practice #95 My husband’s great cooking (2)
=> Listening Task-2 Describe their favorite dish.
[3] Special Reading: Social Media Makes us More Honest/CNN=> HW
 

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 22nd

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, March 23rd, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、Picture DictionaryでDinner のときに食べるものの言い方を練習しました。
いろいろおいしそうなものがありましたね!
Up and Awayでは、Jimmyがしていることをクイズで復習しました。
行動の言い方がよくできるようになりましたね。
Readerでは、Grandpa LeeとSunnyは動物園にやってきました。
こんどはどんなことが起こるのでしょうね?

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 30 Dinner at the restaurant
Write the words in the alphabetical order
The Sushi Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 28 In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening, At night (pp. 63-65)
Workbook Unit 28 (p. 40)
Up and Away Reader 2D Sunny's lucky day (pp. 6-11)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 22nd

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's  Saturday, March 23rd, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、過去形を使って文章を完成させる練習をしました。
いろいろな表現が出てきましたね。
どれもよく使うものなので、少しずつ覚えて使えるようになるといいですね!
ReaderはThe Missing Monkey では、いよいよ犯人逮捕になりました。
最後はどうなるのでしょうね?

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 171 & 172
Chapter 24 Nick lost his money
Presentation srory
#1 Pairs  #2 More pairs
#3 A Summer Holiday (pp. 80-81)
Reader 4-c The Misshing Monkey (pp. 12-19)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 22nd

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, March 23rd, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、過去形の練習をたくさんしましたね。
使い方に慣れてきましたか?
次回はいよいよ今年度最後のレッスンです。
1年の成果が出るようなスピーチにしましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Soichiro.
He talked about his holiday. He said he is doing nothing special but his parents are working very hard as always. He thanked them a lot!
The next speakers are Sho and Hitomi. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 171 & 172
Bridge Work
Chapter 11 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-1
規則動詞の過去形の作り方
Exercise-1 #1   復習 (pp. 171-172)
Chapter 11 Unit 2 Grammar and Communication-1
不規則動詞の過去形ー1Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2 不規則動詞の過去形ー2
Exercise-2  #1, #2 (pp. 183-185)
Writing for speech

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.22nd

Dear Sr-2 Classmates,
Where would you like to live and work in if you could choose wherever you want?
The urban  area of an already developed country or the suburban are of a developing country?
It would be interesting to know what your choices will be.

[1] Listening: C-3 A Tour at the Eden Project
Review Listening w/Script-> Vocabulary: horticulture, biome, conserve-conservation
- Thinking & Speaking: Does education about plants and conservation helps conserve plants and animals?
- Vocabulary: Geographic Areas, the
[2] Voc. Writing-Round 2  C37-U2 #4  労働などに関することば
[3] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 C37-U1 接続詞の使い方
Activity-1  G&C-3: if/unlessの使い方   
Bonus Activity Conditional Type-3 仮定過去完了
Writing for Mar.26 Presentation
1. Brain Storm: Choose a topic and brainstorm
[A] What are your priorities over work?    [B] What are your objectives to study at college?

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything?
It's Friday, March 22nd, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today. We can feel spring in the sunshine.
What are you doing now?
How long have you been doing it? What have you done so far during the spring break?
Haven't you done anything special?
All of you that are in the third grade in junior high school had a graduation ceremony, didn't you?
That must be something very special.
Those who attend integrated junior and senior high school may not miss anything, but for those who attend a public school must take the ceremony special.
Our speaker yesterday was Mizuki. She talked about her moving to Nakano.
It takes much longer than before moving to get to MEL School but it takes shorter to get to school.
There are both good points and bad ones.
The next speakers are Harutaka and Yuka. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture Unit 1 Learning in America Review
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Vocabulary in Use 2. 自然や災害に関することば Review (p.118)
Workbook (p. 92)
Chapter 33 Unit 2 Grammar and Communication-1
現在完了進行形と現在完了形の使い分け
Exercise-1
Star Team  Aston House

See you next week!


Towako

Lesson report Junior-2 March 20th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, March 21st, 2013.
It's sunny and chilly today. It also windy today.
Yesterday was Vernal Equinox Day.
From today, the days are getting longer and longer, and the nights are getting shorter and shorter day by day.
Also, it's getting warmer and warmer! It's cold today, though.
What city do you think is the most popular city in Japan?
Is Tokyo one of the most popular cities in the world?
I think so.
Our speaker yesterday was Yurine. She talked about going out with her classmates.
The next speakers are Yurie and Elena. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 211, 212, and 213
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
比較最上級の作り方ー6 get +形容詞
Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2
比較級・最上級の作り方ー7 one of the ...
may, may not
Exercise-2 #1 & 2
(pp. 175-177)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 19th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's  Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. It's a national holiday, Vernal Equinox Day.
Are you enjoying the holiday?
It's cloudy and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは形がそれぞれ単語ごとに異なる過去形の作り方、読み方を練習しました。
単語の意味はだいぶ覚えてきましたね。
全部覚えるのは少し大変かもしれませんが、よく目にするものだけでもがんばって覚えましょう!
ReaderはThe Missing Monkey の続きを読みました。いよいよ犯人を目撃したJimmy と Larry はどうするのでしょうね。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 49 The Fairground
The Roller Coaster Chant
基礎英語 Lessons 169 & 170
Chapter 24 Nick lost his money
Presentation story
#1 Pairs  #2 More pairs (pp. 80-81)
Reader 4-c The Missing Monkey (pp. 8-13)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 19th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. 今日は春分の日ですね。英語では、Vernal Equinox Dayと言います。
It's cloudy and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、Picture Dictionaryの食べ物の関することばを使って、Do you like popcorn? Yes, I do. I love popcorn. や、お友達のことを、Takumi likes popcorn. などのように言ったり書いたりする練習をしましたね。
Up and Awayでは、Jimmyがどんなことを夕方や夜にしているのかについて練習しました。
evening やnightも書けるようになったようですね!
Readerでは、お散歩に出かけたGrandpa LeeはまだSunnyのことをJimmyだと思っています。
どんなことが起こるのか楽しみですね。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 29 Picnic Lunch
I like .../love ...  She likes .../loves ...
The Potato Chips Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 28 In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening, At night  (pp. 63-65)
Up and Away Reader 2D Sunny's lucky day (pp. 4-7)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 19th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. It's a national holiday, Vernal Equinox Day.
It's cloudy and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、Grammar in Use でLunaのお家についての会話を通じて、場所を表す前置詞や、道の尋ね方などの総復習をしましたね。
今回のKey Communicationは長いのでしっかり練習をしておきましょう。
また、過去形の学習も始ったので、しっかりことばを覚えていきましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Asuka.
She talked about her day.
The next speakers are Sho and Soichiro. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 169 & 170
Bridge Work
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 場所の表し方
動詞の紹介 learn, understand
Exercise-2  Review (pp. 164-167)
Grammar in Use About Luna's house
Key Communication (pp. 168-169)
Chapter 11 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-1
規則動詞の過去形の作り方
Exercise-1 #1 (pp. 171-172)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.19th

Dear Sr.2 Classmates,
Which job type seems to fit you more than the others?
You'll spend quite some time a day for your job, so you want to make sure that you choose a job that interests or excites you, not to mention the reasonable financial reward for your work.
So, what  kind of job or work style interests you?

[1] Reading: Cover to Cover Unit 8 Viewpoints   Part 2         All in a Day’s Work
- Before Reading: Which job statement do you agree with more than the others?
- Fluency Strategy: Previewing and Predicting=> Task-A
- Read-1-> Checking Fluency and Comprehension
- Read w/CD-> Read aloud Pr.1-2, 7
- Communication Task-1
[2] Voc. Writing-Round 2  C37-U2 #3  思考などに関することば
[3] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 C37-U1 接続詞の使い方
- G&C-1: both, either, neither, all, none-> Ex-1.3=> Activity-3
- Grammar-Bonus in time/on time

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything?
It's Tuesday, March 19th, 2013.
It's sunny and very warm today. It's like early summer, isn't it?
Tomorrow is a holiday. Do you have any plans? Maybe you don't care about holidays anymore as most of you don't have classes this week.
Do you know what holiday tomorrow is? It's the vernal equinox. From tomorrow, days get longer, and nights get shorter.
As for the lesson yesterday, did you find it interesting there are big differences between American universities and Korean ones?
Which do you think is a better learning environment for you?
Some people prefer American style while others think Korean style is more preferable.
I hope all of you will have opportunities to learn in foreign countries in the future.
We didn't have any speakers yesterday, but we will have two speakers on Thursday.
The next speakers are Harutaka and Mizuki. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 4 Online Vocabulary test
Unit 5 Culture Unit 1  Learning in America
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Vocabulary in Use 2. 自然や災害に関することば  Review (p.118)
Reporting (p. 120)
Deep listening Lesson 18

Enjoy your holiday!


Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Mar.18th

Dear Adv-1 Classmates,
All people are created equal.
Some are created equal but others aren't.
Not all people are created equal.
Do you understand the difference?

[1] Reading and Writing Book 2  Unit 3 Courtesy: What does it mean to be polite?
Preview the Unit   - A: Listen to the Q-classroom/Web=> Discuss the questions
- C: Complete the Check List
- D: Fill out the T-chart => Talk How polite or rude are you? Explain with Examples.
- Vocabulary/p.45: awkward, appropriate-appropriately
- Reading-1: Preview- Do you know any Japanese manner that may not be polite in other cultures?     => Main Ideas, Details
Describe your main response clearly and explain it with examples.
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500
- Review #91 Healthy Eating, #92 Favorite Beverage
- Practice #93 Out for Dinner
=> Listening Task-1 What does each person want to have for dinner?

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 16th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, March 17th, 2013.
It's sunny and chilly today. It was windy in the afternoon.
Are you enjoying the holiday?
Do you mind helping your parents with the housework on weekends?
きのうは mind ...を使って「~してもかまわない」の表現を復習しました。
前回よりは上手に No, not at all! のように答えられましたか?
そして世界の大陸と海洋や面積、deepest point やhighest peak の言い方を練習しましたね。
発音は前回よりも上手にできたようですね。
次回はRecapのテストです。しっかり練習をしておきましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speakers are Yurine and Yurie. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 209 and 210
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3
mind -ing Review activity
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4
倍数をあらわす比較
Exercise-4 #2-a, 2-b
Recap
(pp. 171-174)

See you on Wednesday!
Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 15th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's  Saturday, March 16th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは引き続き過去形でいろいろな応答を練習しました。
was, did で聞くもの、答えるもの、いろいろありましたね。
まだ少し答え方が難しいようですね。
少しずつできるようにがんばりましょう!
ReaderはThe Missing Monkey の続きを読みましたが時間がなくてあまり進まず残念!
次回はたくさん読めるといいですね。

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 167 & 168
Chapter 23 Did Trig help?
#5 What about you? (p. 79)
Reader 4-c The Misshing Monkey (pp. 1-7, 8-9)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 15th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, March 16th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうはPicture Dictionaryでは、新しいトピックに入りました。
今回はToys たちがPicnicをしていますね。またおいしそうなものがたくさんありましたね!
Up and Awayでは、Jimmyがどんなことを午前中にしているのかを英語で言い表す復習と、午後にどんなことをするのか、時計の読み方と合わせて練習をしましたね。
記憶力ゲームは次回もあるのでがんばりましょう!
Readerは新しいお話に入りました。またまた面白そうなお話ですね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 29 Picnic Lunch
Write the words in the alphabetical order.
The Potato Chips Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 28 In the morning
In the afternoon  (pp. 63-64)
Up and Away Reader 2D Sunny's lucky day (pp. 1-3)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 15th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, March 16th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today. Spring has come!
きのうのレッスンでは、場所を表す前置詞や、道の尋ね方などを練習しました。
前回のHow long does it take from here to ...? や How do you go to school?
Can I get there ...? なども復習しましたね。
会話ではとてもよく使う表現ばかりなので、しっかり覚えてすらすら言えるようにがんばりましょう!
Star TeamではMartyについて体の部分を表すことばを使って自由に文を書きましたね。
Our speaker yesterday was Yuria.
She talked about her favorite baseball player. She made a good speech!
The next speakers are Asuka and Sho. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 167 & 168
Bridge Work
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 場所の表し方
動詞の紹介 learn, understand
Exercise-2     (pp. 164-167)
Star Team Vocabulary  Parts of the body
Write about Marty (p. 65)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything?
It's Friday, March 15th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today. It'll be even warmer tomorrow, so you can enjoy a sunny Saturday.
Did you enjoy the conversation between Julie and Helen yesterday?
I hope you did.
I also hope you enjoyed the story about the first female astronaut on Star Team.
Have you ever thought being an astronaut would be exciting?
We had two speakers yesterday.
Aoi talked about her watching a play. She said the play was really good and recommended everyone to see it.
Riko talked about her excursion to Nagasaki. She visited a lot of places and enjoyed her trip.
Harutaka is supposed to be a next speaker, but he can't attend the lesson.
We won't have any speakers next time, but we will have two speakers on Thursday.

<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 4 Online Part 2 The Internet: How secure is it? Vocabulary review (pp. 48-51)
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Vocabulary in Use 1. 海や自然に関することば
2. 自然や災害に関することば (p.118)
Grammar in Use  Let's find out who she went to the movies with (p. 119)
Key Communication (p. 120)
Star Team  Unit 11 Culture  The space race


Have a good weekend!


Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.15th

Dear Sr-2 Classmates,
Are you now interested to visit and see the Eden Project in England and/or the Garden by the Bay in Singapore?
Both of the projects sound so impressive  that anyone who sees the photoes or hears about it seems to get interested.

[1] Listening: C-3 A Tour at the Eden Project
Introducing the Topic-> Before Listening: the Garden of Eden [i:dn]
- Lis-1/thru: Main Idea, More Detail
- Lis-2/by part: Answer the questions
- Introducing Photos, Images: Eden Project, Cornwall in England
[2] Voc. Writing-Round 2  C37-U1 #1  社会に関することば
[3] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 
C37-U1 G&C-1: so ~ that, such ~ that-> Ex-1.1, 2 => Activity-1

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Mar.14th

Dear Adv-1 Classmates,
Now you may think what kind of crimes are suitable for restorative justice over criminal justice.
When you are selected a juror, you may want to remember to ask yourself, if it's better for the accused to be given a chance to restore or a sentence to spend time in jail.

[1] Listening: Open Forum Chapter 12           Law #2
Review Lis w/Script An Interview about Restorative Justice
[D] Focus on the Listening Skill/p.99: Identifying Important Points
- the main thing is …- here’s the important point …- in particular, …- one interesting point is …
[E] Thinking and Speaking/p.100
1. Discuss what kind of crimes do you think restorative justice works better than traditional prison punishment?
Vocabulary: Adjectives ending with -al(connected with), -ent(that is/does sth), -ive(tending to, nature to)
Review HW More women have driver’s licenses than men in US
[3] Grammar: Grammar in Use
- Review Unit 74: The 2 - 74-A, B-> 74.1, 74.2, 74.3, 74-C, D-> 74.4
- Unit 75: The 3 - 75-A-> 75.1, 75-B-> 75.2, 75-C-> 75.3

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 13th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, March 14th, 2013.
It's cloudy and cold today. It's like winter again.
It's been windy recently. I hate walking around on windy days.
Do you mind going outside on windy days?  What about rainy days?
きのうは mind ...を使って「~してもかまわない」などの表現を練習しました。
また、「何倍」などを表す比較級の練習や世界の大陸や海洋について比較を使って表す練習をしましたね。海洋の名前がなかなか上手に言えずに苦労した人が多かったようです。
次回も引き続き練習するので、少しずつ覚えていきましょう!
Our speaker yesterday was Yuko. He talked about visiting Kamakura.
He enjoyed sightseeing and a delicious meal.
The next speaker is Yurine. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 206, 207, and 208
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-2
much/a lot of/many, more, the most
Exercise-2 #2 & 3
Grammar and Communication-3
mind -ing
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4
倍数をあらわす比較
Exercise-4  #1, #2-a
(pp. 169-172)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 12th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, March 13th, 2013.
It's windy and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、過去形でいろいろな応答を練習しました。
was, did で聞くもの、答えるもの、いろいろありましたね。
だいぶ慣れてきたようでしたが、もう少し練習が必要なようです。
すらすら答えられるようにがんばりましょう!
ReaderはThe Missing Monkey という推理ものを引き続き読み進めました。
さらに続きが気になりますね!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 165 & 166
Chapter 23 Did Trig help?
#5 What about you? (p. 79)
Reader 4-c The Misshing Monkey (pp. 1-7)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 12th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, March 13th, 2013.
It's windy and warm today.
きのうPicture Dictionaryでは、I spy をしました。いろいろなものを当てましたね。
something redや Is it a ...?  などの言い方をよく覚えましょう!
Up and Awayでは、時計の読み方を復習し、Jimmyがどんなことを午前中にしているのかを英語で言い表す練習をしましたね。
Readerの音読リレーはすべて終わりました。
You did a good job!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 28 Birthday party
I spy ...
The Potato Chips Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 27 Two Ways of Telling Time
Unit 28 In the morning  (pp. 61-63)
Up and Away Reader 2C Jimmy's lucky day (pp. 11-23)
New Words (pp. 24-26)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 12th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, March 13th, 2013.
It's warm and windy today. Didn't you have any trouble with the wind?
きのうのレッスンでは、How long does it take from your house to school?
のようにある場所から場所へ移動するときにかかる時間の尋ね方、
そして、It takes an hour and a half. のように、かかる時間の答え方を練習しましたね。
みんなだいぶすらすら質問したり答えたりできるようになりましたね。
交通手段の言い方、on foot, by trainなども復習しました。どちらも大事な表現なのでしっかり覚えましょう!
Star Teamでは英語で漫画を楽しみました。音声がなかなか凝っていてよかったですね!
Our speaker yesterday was Yuma.
He talked about his table tennis club. The third graders are graduating from school and they had a farewell event.
The next speakers are Asuka and Yuria. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 165 & 166
Bridge Work
Chapter 10 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
How long does it take ...?  動詞の紹介
Exercise-1    (pp. 162-164)
Star Team Tropical Adventure  (pp. 81-83)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.12th

Dear Sr-2 Classmates,
You seemed to have difficulty understanding or thinking about stereotype, prejudice or discrimination.
Though it isn't an easy topic to tackle with, you should try your best to think it through and express your thoughts to others.
 
[1] Reading: Cover to Cover
Unit 8 Viewpoints   Part 1     Stereotypes #2
- Review: Read w/CD =>Read aloud Pr.3-6
- Communication Task-2
- Vocabulary in Context and Expressions: obvious-obviously, prejudice, complex-complexity, move beyond, the other way around, characteristics, discrimination-discrimination, engage in, gender, form prejudice, sociology-sociologist, complex-complexity, regardless of ~, place(v)
Discuss in Group How stereotyped people are? Is stereotyping good or bad?
1. When or in what circumstances do people stereotype others?  Do you often place people in simple categories? Present examples.
2. Do you think stereotyping leads to prejudice or discrimination?
[2] Voc. Writing-Round 2 C37-U2 #1 賞賛や態度などに関することば
[3] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 C36-U2 複合関係詞
- Review Worksheet: 比較-1 基本的な表現
- Worksheet: 比較-3 程度や倍数、最上級

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything?
It's Tuesday, March 12th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today. It'll be windy again, though.
The article we read yesterday was about security of the Internet.
Many people around the world now use the Internet almost every day to communicate with friends, buy and sell things, pay bills, and enjoy music or games.
There are also a lot of problems with security.
We read about four people who used the Internet and found out what they experienced through the Internet activities. Three of them had some trouble when they used the Internet.
The task yesterday was to summarize the text and exchange your summary with your partner.
What did you think about your partner's comment? Did you find it useful?
You also learned from your partner's summary. Did he or she make a better summary than yours?
Our speaker yesterday was Michihiro. He talked about the school chorus contest. He said his class worked very hard because it was their last contest in junior high school. His class won the gold prize. Congratulations!
The next speakers are Aoi and Riko. Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Cover to Cover Unit 4 Online Part 2 The Internet: How secure is it? (pp. 48-50)
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Vocabulary in Use 1. 海や自然に関することば (p.118)
Deep listening Lesson 17 (pp. 38-39)


See you on Thursday!


Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Mar.11th

Dear Adv-1 classmates,
It's quite interesting to hear what kind of business you're interested to do and what colors you'll use for your the business.
It clearly shows your interest and thought process. Don't you fee so?

[1] Reading and Writing Book 2 
Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel #3
Write a color proposal for a business
 Review/p.40=> Revise/Rewrite the paragraph=> Edit with Self-Assessment Checklist => Present
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500
- Review #91 Healthy Eating
- Practice #92 Favorite Beverage
=> Listening Task-1 When does each person enjoy drinking their favorite drink? Why?
[3] Reading Task More women have driver’s licenses than men in US => HW

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 9th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, March 11th, 2013.
It was warm like summer yesterday, it was so windy, though.
And today, it's sunny and cold. The temperature dropped nearly 15 degrees over a night.
Do you live near your school?
Who lives farther from school, your best friend or you?
土曜日のレッスンでは、far, near を使った比較級や最上級の練習をしました。
比較の表現にだいぶ慣れてきましたか?
基礎英語のDictationは難しく感じた人も多かったようですね。
少しずつできるようにがんばりましょう!
Our speaker yesterday was Tomomi. She talked about her going to Disneyland with her friends.
She had a lot of fun on the day. She made a good speech!
The next speaker is Yuko. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 203, 204, and 205
Bridge Work
Chapter 23 Unit 1 Grammar and Communication-2
Exercise-2  #1  How far from school?   (p. 169)
Activity    How long does it take to get to MEL School from your house?

See you on Wednesday!
Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 8th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, March 9th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうのレッスンでは、過去形の作り方を練習しました。
前回の復習もかねていたので、覚えられたものが多かったようですね。
過去形の文も上手に作れるようになりました。
ReaderはThe Missing Monkey という推理ものを読み始めました。
続きが気になりますね!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 163 & 164
Chapter 23 Did Trig help?
Presentation story
#1 Make lists
# Yesterday (pp. 76-77)
Reader 4-c The Misshing Monkey  (pp. 1-3)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 8th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, March 9th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
きのうPicture Dictionaryでは、みんなでいろいろなクイズを作りましたね。
How many ...? や Where ...?  Who ...? の質問が上手に作れました。
Up and Awayでは、時計の読み方を練習しました。
It's ten after five. や It's a quarter to ten. など、これまでと違った言い方がありました。
少し難しそうでしたが、みんなよく理解できたようですね!
Readerの音読リレーも上手にできました。
少し練習が必要な人はサポートタイムでがんばりましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 28 Birthday party
Make questions!
The Potato Chips Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 26  What time is it?  (p. 60)
Unit 27  Two Ways of Telling Time  (pp. 61-62)
Up and Away Workbook (pp. 37-38)
Up and Away Reader 2C Jimmy's lucky day (pp. 1-11)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 March 8th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, March 9th, 2013.
It's sunny and warm today.
昨日のレッスンでは、How many letters of the alphabet can you say in ten seconds?
など、How many を使った質問とアクティヴィティをたくさんしましたね。
英検の面接試験のような練習もしました。これから3級にチャレンジする人は、どんな感じかわかりましたか?
Chapter 10 Unit 1がすべて終了したので、次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
練習が必要だな、と思った人はしっかり練習しておいてください。
Our speaker yesterday was Yuhei.
He talked about his favorite cartoons. He made a very good speech!
The next speakers are Asuka and Yuma. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 163 & 164
Bridge Work
Chapter 10 Unit 1
Exercise-3 #2, 4  (pp. 158-159)
Grammar in Use Take an interview test! (p. 160)
Key Communication (p. 161)
Star Team Review Units 9 to 12
Puzzle #6 (p. 65)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.2-Mar.8th

Dear Sr-2 Classmates,
Aren't you now interested in seeing the movie(s) or reading a book of any of Shakesphere's play?
Either in English or Japanese, it's worth trying. Most of his works are well known in the world, so you have a good chance to talk about it someday.

[1] Listening: C-2 Literature #5 Web 
A Class Discussion about the Play Romeo and Juliet
- 1st Listening-> Find the Answers
- 2nd Listening=> Listening Task
- 3rd Lis w/Script=> Write to present a quick summary of the story and the main point of the class.
[2] Voc. Writing-Round 2  C37-U1 #1  軍隊に関することば
[3] Grammar: Bridge Work Book 3 - Round 2 C36-U2 複合関係詞
- Review: no more than-> 馬鯨構文
- Worksheet: 比較-2 慣用表現