Lesson Report Senior-1 October 29th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, October 31, 2016.
Happy Halloween!
Did you enjoy the Halloween party on Saturday?
Your costumes were really nice!
When you are at an event, you should enjoy it a lot!
Our speaker the day before yesterday was Tatsuya.
He talked about his family and his activities.
The first speaker is Yasuhiro.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me if you know anything about Halloween?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 33 Unit 2 VIU #2 感情などに関することば　page 126
Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 Relative pronouns  who/that/which
Exercise-1 #1, 2, and 3

Cover to Cover

Unit 6 Age
Part 1

The Secret of a Long Life

Checking Comprehension

Halloween crossword puzzle

Have an awesome week!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, October 27, 2016.
It's sunny today.
Are you now confident that you can use indirect speech properly?
Our speaker the day before yesterday was Kota.
He talked about what his school was like.
The first speaker is Tatsuya.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me where you traveled recently?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 33 Unit 2 VIU #1 人との関わりに関することば　page 126
Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 Indirect speech- important points
Exercise-3 #1 Review => #2-a, 2-b, and 2-c

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Part 2 A Team Player
Vocabulary test
Unit 6 Age
Part 1

The Secret of a Long Life

Before reading

Comprehension strategy: Identifying Meaning From Context

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Monday, October 24, 2016.
It's sunny today.
You worked hard to practice how to indirect speech on the Saturday before.
Using indirect speech properly is necessary to speak good English!
Our speaker the day before yesterday was Shunsuke.
He talked about what he liked doing as his hobbies.
He said he liked cooking and playing the piano, but what he loved is collecting baseball cards.
He showed us some of his collection.
The first speaker is Kota.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me what place you would like to visit?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 33 Unit 1 VIU #2 自然や災害に関することば　page 118
Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 Indirect speech- important points
Exercise-3 #1

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Part 2 A Team Player
Expanding vocabulary
Communication task

Have an awesome week!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 19th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 19, 2016.
It's overcast today.
Did you enjoy reading others' opinions?
You can learn a lot from what others think about the same topic as you worked on.
Our speaker yesterday was Haruka.
She talked about herself and her favorite thing.
She likes watching comedy shows.
The first speaker is Shunsuke.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me who your favorite musician or author is?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 33 Unit 1 VIU #1 海や自然に関することば　page 118
Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 Past perfect
Exercise-2

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Writing: What's your opinion? Do you study better in a quiet class or interactive class?
=> Peer review
Part 2 A Team Player
Fluency Strategy: Skimming for the main ideas
Checking fluency and comprehension

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 15th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 16, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Did you enjoy writing your opinions?
It's not easy to organize your thoughts but it will be fun!
Our speaker yesterday was Yoshiki.
He talked about himself and his school life.
He also talked about his favorite baseball team.
The first speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me if you are free tomorrow?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 32 Unit 2 VIU #2 感情などに関する熟語　page 109
Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 Present perfect continuous
Exercise-1

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Writing: What's your opinion? Do you study better in a quiet class or interactive class?

Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 12th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, October 13, 2016.
It's overcast and cool today.
Did you find it difficult to use new words properly?
Many of you had a hard time to write good sentences using the vocabulary you've just learned.
Hope you understood how to look up a word in dictionary.
Our speaker yesterday was Shintaro.
He talked about his favorite things to do.
He showed some interesting pictures as he explained his activities.
The first speaker is Yoshiki.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me if you have anything to do tomorrow?

Bridge Work 

Chapter 32 Unit 2 VIU #1 感情などに関することば　page 109
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-4  the park is being cleaned
Exercise-4
Grammar in Use  Let's find out who she went to the movies with

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Communication task-2
Vocabulary test

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 8th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 9, 2016.
It's raining hard today.
Do you remember what you had for dinner yesterday?
Do you know what you are doing in the next lesson?
You will write a short essay about your preference for a class environment.
You also have a vocabulary review test for the first part of Unit 5 in Cover to Cover.
You can practice before the lesson if you want.

Our speaker yesterday was Chiharu.
We learned a lot about her from her speech.
She spoke very clearly with good pronunciation!
The first speaker is Shintaro.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Can you tell me what your favorite book is?
You want me to tell you what my favorite book is. It's ...

Bridge Work 

Chapter 32 Unit 1 VIU #2 熟語―1　page 102
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3 Indirect speech -3 if
Exercise-3 #1, 2, 3, and 4

Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture

Looking at Vocabulary in Context B
Communication task-1
Vocabulary

Enjoy the rest of the three-day weekend!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 October 5th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 6, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Did you introduce yourself to your new classmates well?
You'll have many opportunities to tell others about yourself.
The first opportunity for you is your next speech.
Please think through what to tell about yourself to have others understand you!
Did you find the topic of Cover to Cover interesting?
Hope it will give you a chance to think about how Japanese culture is different from other countries'.

The first speaker is Chiharu.
Get ready for your speech!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: Introducing yourself to your new classmates

Bridge Work 

Chapter 32 Unit 1 VIU #1 順番や概念などに関することば　page 102
Chapter 33 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 Indirect speech -1
Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2 Indirect speech -2
Exercise-2


Cover to Cover Unit 5 Culture
Discuss the topic

Part 1  Learning in America
Comprehension strategy: Recognizing Reference Words
Looking at Vocabulary in Context A

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p October 1st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 2, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you buy things online?
What about your family members?
Does your mom or dad buy things online?
What do they buy?
Most of you seemed to find it interesting to read other's essay.
It's important for you to learn many aspects.
October has started! You'll have new classmates. Try even harder!!

< Lesson review>

Small talk: How are you going to spend October?

Bridge Work 

Learn about how the part of the sentences works.
Verb patterns

Cover to Cover Unit 4

Part 2 Internet: How secure is it?
Write an essay about shopping online
Extensive Reading 4 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Have a great week!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako