Lesson Report Senior-1p August 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, August 28, 2016.
The summer will be finally over soon!
Are you ready for school?
How long do you use a computer a day?
Do you use the Internet often?
When you watch YouTube, you are connected to the Internet.
We'll learn about more about the Internet next time!
Our speaker today was Yoshiki.
He talked about a movie he watched recently. It was Finding Dory.
It is a sequel movie to Finding Nemo.
The next speaker is Shintaro.
Your new topic is a book or movie you read recently.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Yoshiki

Topic => A book or movie you read recently

Deep listening -3  Lesson 17 Review
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions
Check vocabulary and grammar
Dictation and summarizing the story

Cover to Cover

Unit 3  Vocabulary review
Unit 4 Part 1 Before Reading

Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p August 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Wednesday, August 24, 2016.
The summer Olympic Games in 2016 finished and we talked about it today.
Hope you learned about things of certain countries.
It's good for you to pay more attention to what is happening around the world.
Watch news shows or read the newspaper and talk about the things you get interested in with people around you.
Our speaker today was Chiaki.
She talked about a play she watched recently. It was about Oda Nobunaga.
The next speaker is Yoshiki.
Your new topic is a book or movie you read recently.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Chiaki

Topic => A book or movie you read recently

Deep listening -3  Lesson 17
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions
Check vocabulary and grammar

Cover to Cover

Unit 3  Vocabulary review #4-9

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p August 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything today?
It's Sunday, August 21, 2016.
Three typhoons are around but it's sunny today!
How was the first lesson in two weeks?
Many of you seemed to have a hard time when you reviewed the vocabulary from Cover to Cover.
We're working on the rest next time, why don't you try harder?
Our speaker yesterday was Ami.
She talked about Akashi Motojiro. He was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 7th Governor-General of Taiwan.
The next speaker is Chiaki.
Your new topic is a book or movie you read recently.
Get ready for your speech!

<Summer homework>
Bridge to MEL　Workbook　pages 30, 33, 34
<Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Ami

Topic => A biography of a famous person
Reference: A man lives in a white house (page 110 of Bridge Work)

Deep listening -3  Lesson 16 Review activity
Bridge Work  

Chapter 32 Unit 2
Vocabulary in Use #1 感情などに関することば　
Practice the example sentences

Cover to Cover
Unit 3  Vocabulary review #1-5

Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p August 3rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything today?
It's Thursday, August 4, 2016.
It's sunny and hot today.
Congratulations on finishing all the lessons in the first term.
What have you learned?
Hope everyone will have a great time during summer.
Our speaker yesterday was Kota.
He talked about Thomas Edison, the great inventor.
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

<Summer homework>
Bridge to MEL　Workbook　pages 30, 33, 34
<Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Kota

Topic => A biography of a famous person
Reference: A man lives in a white house (page 110 of Bridge Work)

Deep listening -3  Lesson 16
Bridge Work  

Chapter 32 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  have/get something done
Exercise-3

Cover to Cover
Unit 3 Extensive reading
The Phantom of the Opera
Review the story
Write a following story

Enjoy the summer!

See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p July 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything today?
It's Monday, August 1, 2016.
It's mostly cloudy and partly sunny today.
Did you find the story in Cover to Cover interesting?
As it's summer holiday now, you can enjoy reading books in English.
You can borrow some books from MEL library if you want.
I posted the list of good movies on the blog. Why don't you enjoy them?
I'm sure some of them are really inspiring.
Our speaker on Saturday was Haruka.
She talked about the founder of Tsuda juku Women's College, Umeko Thsuda.
She studied in America when she was young.
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Haruka

Topic => A biography of a famous person
Reference: A man lives in a white house (page 110 of Bridge Work)

Deep listening -3  Lesson 15 Review
Bridge Work  

Chapter 32 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2   make/feel/keep/leave sth adjectives
Practice the sentences
Workbook page 32  Grammar writing #1 and 2 => Review
Practice #3 and 4

Cover to Cover
Unit 3 Extensive reading
The Phantom of the Opera

Enjoy the summer!

See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Recommended movies for Senior-1p class

Movie Selection　　*本もお勧め　　下線: 歴史や社会背景が学べる                    ♡心に沁みる映画            Summer-2016

♡*The Shawshank Redemption「ショーシャンクの空に」無実の服役囚人の脱走記 Tim Robins, Morgan Freeman

♡*The Green Mile               「グリーンマイル」無実の不思議な力を持つ死刑囚と看守の話　Tom Hanks

♡Philadelphia                     「フィラデルフィア」エイズで死んだ弁護士の話　Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington

♡Forrest Gump                  「フォーレストガンプ」超純真な男の話で1960年代~の社会も学べる　Tom Hanks

♡Million Dollar Baby          「ミリオン・ダラー・ベイビー」女性プロボクサーを育てる話C. Eastwood, M.Freeman

♡The Bucket List                「最高の人生の見つけ方」余命6カ月の男2人話　Jack Nicolson, Morgan Freeman

♡What's Eating Gilbert Grape「ギルバート・グレイプ」若き頃のJohnny Deppと幼いDiCaprioの共演が見もの

♡Awakenings                      「レナードの朝」30年の昏睡後に目覚めた脳障害者の話　DeNiro・Williamsの共演

♡Good Will Hunting            「グッドウィルハンティング/旅立ち」天才青年が大学教授に支えられて自立する話

♡Lorenzo’s Oil                    「ロレンツォのオイル/命の詩」子供の不死の病を治そうとする両親の話  Nick Nolte

The Legend of 1900            「海の上のピアニスト」生まれて以来客船で暮らし生涯を終えたピアニストの逸話

Copying Beethoven            「敬愛なるベートーヴェン」第9交響曲誕生に向けたベートーヴェンと写譜師の交流

Immortal Beloved              「不滅の恋」ベートーベンの支持者が彼の不滅の恋人を探す話で流れる音楽が秀逸

Coming to America             「星の王子 ニューヨークへ行く」アフリカの王子がNew Yorkへ　Eddie Murphy

Dances with Wolves           「ダンス・ウィズ・ウルブス」アメリカ西部の話　Kevin Costner

The Silence of the Lams     「羊たちの沈黙」高IQの人食い殺人犯の話　Anthony Hopkins, Judie Foster

*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  「チャーリーとチョコレート工場」Roald Dahlの名作をJ. Deppが名演

Saving Private Ryan           「プライベートライアン」 ノルマンディー上陸作戦にまつわる話　Tom Hanks

Far and Away                     「遥かなる大地へ」アイルランド移民の話　Tom Cruz, Nicole Kidman

Glory                                  「グローリー」アメリカ南北戦争の話　Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman

Troy                                   「トロイ」ギリシャ神話トロイの木馬と勇者アキレスの話　Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom

Seven Years in Tibet           「セブン・イヤーズ・イン・チベット」ダライ・ラマと会った登山家の話 Brad Pitt

*Gone with the wind          「風と共に去りぬ」南北戦争を舞台とした勝気で美しい女性の話

*The Joy Luck Club            「ジョイ・ラック・クラブ」アメリカの中国移民の昔話

*War Horse                        「戦場の馬」第一次大戦時に徴用された英国の馬の話で、本は分かりやすい馬の語り

Perfect Couple                    「パーフェクト・カップル」アメリカ大統領(Clinton)の話　John Travolta

Truman                              「プレジデント・トルーマン」第2次大戦末期のアメリカ大統領(Truman)の話

Lawrence of Arabia             「アラビアのロレンス」オスマン帝国からのアラブ独立の話　Peter O’toole

Gandhi                               「ガンジー」インド独立運動の主導者ガンジーの話

Invictus                              「インビクタス」南アのマンデラ大統領がラグビーを通して国民意識の高揚を図る話

*The Martian                      「オデッセイ」火星に一人取り残された宇宙飛行士のサバイバルと救出 Matt Damon

2001: A Space Odyssey       「2001年宇宙の旅」約50年前制作のSF映画で示唆に富む映画史上に残る不朽の名作

2010                                   「2010年宇宙の旅」2001の続編で30年前の作品だがコンピューターの英語が必聴

Back to the Future             「バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー」映画史上に残る痛快SF3部作の第1作  M.Fox

Star Wars                           「スターウォーズ」SF Adventure 6+1部作(Episode 4-5-6-1-2-3-7の順にリリース)

Lesson Report Senior-1p July 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything today?
It's Thursday, July 28, 2016.
It's mostly cloudy and partly sunny today.
Did you find the words in Cover to Cover challenging to memorize?
Do you usually keep your room clean?
Don't you leave your homework unfinished after the due date?
You need to work on your school summer homework hard to get it done before the vacation ends.
Our speaker yesterday was Chiharu.
She talked about a famous calligrapher in Chinese Sui Dynasty, Ouyang Xun.
You can look at his works if you google his name.
The next speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson review>

Small talk

Show and tell => Chiharu

Topic => A biography of a famous person
Reference: A man lives in a white house (page 110 of Bridge Work)

Deep listening -3  Lesson 15
Bridge Work  

Chapter 32 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2   make/feel/keep/leave sth adjectives
Practice the sentences
Workbook page 32  Grammar writing #1 and 2

Cover to Cover
Unit 3 Part 2  Unlucky for some?
Vocabulary practice

Enjoy the summer!

See you on Saturday.

Towako