Senior-Nov.25

Eiken Lis-2^nd 2018-1

STT-Speaking Blog Review=>Speak    

- Blog Among the one million international students studying in colleges in the US, approximately 370,000 are from China, 200,000 from India, 55,000 from South Korea, 44,000 from Saudi Arabia, but only 18,000 from Japan. Why Japanese students don’t study abroad/in the US as many as other Asian countries? Speak your answer in 4-6 sen.

Lesson Report Senior-1 November 23rd

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's November 24, 2019.
It's not as bad as the forecast said.
Hope you enjoyed the holiday.

Please review what you learned yesterday.

<Lesson Review>

Greeting  Date, weather

Warm up: two min. questions: => Tell me about the scariest moment you’ve ever had. (2 min. each)

ð  Report to a new partner in indirect speech (30 sec. each)

Speech:   Video  => Hiromitsu (Oct. 19)  => Kosei (Oct. 23) => Shuji (Oct. 26) => Ayaka (Oct. 30)   Live Kaoru (Nov. 2) =>  Kengo (Nov 6) => Natsumi (Nov. 9) => Masahiro (Nov. 13) => Keisuke (Nov. 16) => Akari (Nov. 20)  => Ami (Nov. 23) 

Eiken Pre 2^nd Listening practice  2018-3

☆☆No. 18

★Do you have any copies of the magazine Sporting Life?

☆Well, usually we do, but I think we’ve sold all of this month’s copies.

★Oh. Do you think you might have some at one of your other stores?

☆Well, I can check for you. Give me a minute to make some calls.

☆☆Question: How will the woman try to help the man?

The man wants to buy a magazine but it’s been sold out at the book shop. The shop clerk will make some phone calls to check if other shops have the magazine in stock.

Answer the question. => Listen again. => Tell the partner what they heard in two sentences. => Repeating => Shadowing

☆☆No. 28

★When Pete came home from work yesterday, his wife, Sarah, told him some big news. She told him that they were going to have a baby. Pete and Sarah have been wanting to have children since they got married two years ago. They are both very excited about becoming parents.

☆☆Question: Why are Pete and Sarah excited?

Pete heard exciting news from his wife Sarah when he came home from work. They were going to have a baby that they had wanted to have since they got married two years ago.

Answer the question. => Listen again. => Tell the partner what they heard in two sentences. => Repeating ＝＞Dictation => STT

Bridge Work Second Round (Workbook)

Chapter 29 Unit 1

(p. 11) Grammar writing

Make sentences orally. => Practice in pairs.

(p. 74 and 75) Vocabulary writing

Test yourself. Write the suitable words.

ð  Check pronunciation.

Make sentences orally.

Cover to Cover  Unit 7  Survivors  Part 2: An Unlikely Friendship

Checking Fluency Comprehension: Read as quickly as possible and answer the questions.

Read the text aloud

Video Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (2:58)

Expanding Vocabulary A: Scan the text to find the adverbs. => B: Complete the sentences.

Advancing-Nov.23

Eiken Lis-2^nd 2018-1  

STT-Speaking Blog Review=>Speak  - Blog Speak why you are going to college in 4-6 sen. Use to-purpose.

Inside Reading-2 Unit 5  Reading-2  Weather, Climate, or Both? #3

- Study Words/Expressions/Sentences #2

[P5-L57] establish (oneself)  to hold a position firmly; ~ oneself as …, get ~ed,  [L58] qualifies as a climate feature    to have the right qualities to be described as sth; designate, characterize; ~ as a doctor - feature; a distinct aspect of sth; character  L66 steer  [p6-L93] die off (phrv) to die one after the other until there are none left -> die down  to become gradually less strong/loud/noticeable; the applause ~d down, the flame ~.  P7-L96] climatologist-climatology – [klaɪ məˈtɒl ə dʒi]  L98 run weather data  [L103] vicious storm  violent, crucial, brutal; ~ attack/murder/offender  [L112] hindsight (<-> foresight) the understanding after sth happened; retrospect, experience; with ~ it’s easy to say, it’s obvious in ~ that…, with the benefit of ~

- Read aloud Par. 4 => Speak what climate and weather is respectively in 60 sec.

L56 Bermuda High (0:34)

A semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of North America that migrates east and west with varying central pressure. When it is displaced westward, during the Northern Hemispheric summer and fall, the center is located in the western North Atlantic, near Bermuda. In the winter and early spring, it is primarily centered near the Azores in the eastern part of the North Atlantic. Also known as Azores High.

L90 Blog The Little Ice Age (2:31)  

Open Forum-1 Unit 5  Listening 1 Interview with an anthropologist   #2

- Blog Listen w/Script-> Vocabulary: human origins, genetics, biological variation, area of specialty, vary-variable-variation, introduce-introductory, sub-category, broaden and expand, fascinating field

Introduction to Anthropology (5:26)

- Vocabulary/p.37-38

- ist: person, member - anthropologist, artist, pianist, dentist, psychologist, chemist, socialist, egoist 

- ian: specialist - mathematician, politician, musician, magician, physician, historian, librarian,

- al: official, professional,

- or: thing, person - actor, mayor, governor, conductor, escalator, elevator

- er: think, person - employer, announcer, manager, speaker, builder, villager, cooker, cooler/heater

Interest Blog EF International’s Proficiency Test Results

=> Dis => Speak Why Japanese people study English but don’t try to learn and use English?

Senior-Nov.21

Eiken Lis-2^nd 2018-1 

STT-Speaking Blog Review=>Speak  - Blog Speak why you are going to college in 4-6 sen. Use to-purpose.

Inside Reading Unit 9  Reading 2  Farming in Many Places #2

- Reading a Skill:  Identifying Contrast Signals  Review p.132 -> Apply 1, 2

- Read aloud Par.1-2 => Speak the main idea in once sentence.

While the world population is estimated to grow to nine billion by 2050, land space suitable for farming is limited.

- Read aloud Par.3-4 => Speak the main idea in once sentence.

Hydroponic farming and greenhouses allows to grow food in areas that are not suitable for conventional agricultural farming.

- Read aloud Par.5-7 => Speak the main idea in once sentence.

Vertical farming grows plants hydroponically in tall buildings in cities to provide fresh and economical food throughout the year to the residents.

=>Blog Write the main ideas of the article in four to six sentences.

While the world population is estimated to grow to nine billion by 2050, just around one-tenth of land is suitable for farming.

Hydroponic farming allows food plants to grow in areas that are not suitable for conventional agricultural farming.

Greenhouses, which grow plants with artificial lighting and climate control systems, can also be set up anywhere in the world.

Vertical farming grows plants hydroponically in tall buildings in cities to provide fresh and economical food throughout the year to the residents.  (80 words) 

Read & Write Unit 7 Music: How does music make you feel? Reading 1  #1

Preview the Unit

- A: Listen to the Q Classroom => Talk What type of music (movie/TV show/book) do you like.

Explain what type of music (movie/TV show/book) you like and what it makes you feel.

- C: Blog Choose three adjectives to describe your favorite type of music (movie/TV show/book)

(if you don’t like listening to music, write three adjectives that you feel when you listen to/hear music)

Adjectives of Feelings: (good) calm, charged, cheerful, comfortable, delighted, encouraged-encouraging, energetic, excited-exciting, funny, gentle, good, happy, inspired-inspiring, interested-interesting, joyful, lively, pleasant, pleased-pleasing, relieved, wonderful

(bad) bored-boring, confusing, crazy, depressed-depressing, disturbing, dull, mad, nervous, sad, sleepy, tired-tiring, worried

=> Explain how you enjoy your favorite music/movie/TV show/book. : ~ makes me (feel) (adj/pp)

Reading-1  Music and Shopping

- Vocabulary: 7. fit a bank  (v) AmE: fit-fit-fit  BrE: fit-fitted-fitted  (vi) the shirt ~s well (vt) it doesn’t ~ me, the key doesn’t ~ the lock.

Lesson Report Senior-1 November 20th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's November 21, 2019.
It's a sunny beautiful day!

Please review what you learned yesterday.

<Lesson Review>

Greeting  Date, weather
Warm up: two min. questions: => What’s the best event you’ve ever experienced? (2 min. each)
=> Report to a new partner in indirect speech (30 sec. each)


Speech:   Video  => Hiromitsu (Oct. 19)  => Kosei (Oct. 23) => Shuji (Oct. 26) => Ayaka (Oct. 30)   Live Kaoru (Nov. 2) =>  Kengo (Nov 6) => Natsumi (Nov. 9) => Masahiro (Nov. 13) => Keisuke (Nov. 16) => Akari (Nov. 20)  => Ami (Nov. 23) 



Eiken Pre 2nd Listening practice  2018-3

☆☆No. 17
★Are you joining any school teams or clubs this year, Jill? 
☆Well, Dad, you know I love playing the trumpet. I’ve decided to join the school band again.
★What about sports? You really like tennis, don’t you?
☆Yeah, but I only have time for one club, and playing music is more important to me. 
☆☆Question: Why won’t Jill join the tennis club? 

Jill is going to join the school band again this year to play the trumpet. Her father suggests playing tennis, but she is too busy to join two clubs. 

Answer the question. => Listen again. => Tell the partner what they heard in two sentences. => Repeating => Shadowing

☆☆No. 27
☆Nancy went to an international food and music festival yesterday. She ate some German sausages and bought some expensive honey from New Zealand. Many bands played at the festival, but Nancy thought the music was too loud. She had planned to stay longer, but because she did not like the music, she left early instead. 
☆☆Question: Why did Nancy leave the festival early? 

Nancy changed her mind and left earlier than she planned at an international food and music festival. She didn’t like the music played there and felt uncomfortable.  
Answer the question. => Listen again. => Tell the partner what they heard in two sentences. => Repeating ＝＞Dictation => STT

Bridge Work Second Round (Workbook)
Chapter 29 Unit 1
(p. 10) Activity-1
 Check the example and practice how to respond in class. => Practice the conversation in pairs. => Talk about the things about yourself to post. STT (30 sec.)

(p. 10) Activity-2
 Check the example and practice how to respond in class. => Practice the conversation in pairs.

(p. 72 and 73) Vocabulary writing 
Test yourself. Write the suitable words.
Check pronunciation.

Make sentences orally. 

Cover to Cover  Unit 7  Survivors  Part 1: Survival after eight days at sea 
Vocabulary Review 

Cover to Cover  Unit 7  Survivors  Part 2: An Unlikely Friendship
Discuss the question: How did you meet your best friend?

Fluency strategy: Predicting the topic => Do Task A