Lesson Report Junior-1 September 28th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Monday, September 30th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
土曜日のレッスンでは、always, usually, often, sometimes, never など
頻度を表す副詞を使った文の作り方を練習しました。
頻度を尋ねるときには How often ...? を使いましたね。
文が少しずつ長くなってきましたが、意味のまとまりごとにしっかり覚えましょう。
Key Communicationのテストでは、12ヵ月、季節、天気を表すことばの確認もしましたが、
すべてきちんと覚えている人はほとんどいませんでした。
以前に学習したこともしっかり覚えておきましょう。
Today's speaker was Chiharu.
She talked about her daily routine.
いつも書いていますが、スピーチはこれまでに学習した成果を発揮できる場です。
自分なりに工夫して聞き手のことを考えてお話しましょう。
The next speaker is Hinako. Get ready for your speech!
Star Teamの課題が終わっていない人はおうちで済ますか、サポートタイムで終わらせましょう。

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 79 & 80
Bridge Work
Chapter 6 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1
頻度を表す副詞
Exercise-1 #1, 2-a, 2-b
(pp. 81-83)
Star Team Unit 6 Reading & Listening
What's your favorite sport? (p. 34)

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1E September 28th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Monday, September 30th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
土曜日のレッスンでは、これまでのユニットで学習したことの総まとめをしました。
文の作り方、単語の使い方を覚えているかどうかKey Communicationの英作文で確認しましたね。
次回は確認テストをするので、正しい文をしっかり覚えて臨みましょう。
基礎英語は少し読みにくい単語が多かったですが、頑張りました。
少しずつ音読も上手になっているので、この調子でがんばりましょう!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 79 & 80
Bridge Work
Chapter 4 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3
時刻の尋ね方
Exercise-3 #1-a, 1-b, 1-c, 1-d
Key Communication の練習
(pp. 63-64)

See you on Thursday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Sep.28th

Dear Sr.1 Classmates,
Do you know when the construction of Egyptian pyramids begin and how long it took to complete one?
The oldest ones found so far are estimated to have been constructed between the mid and early 27th century B.C. Aren't you now encouraged to go and see those historical monuments in the desert?
[1] Communication: NHK基礎英語-3             
<1A> 3-min Review Practice: This is the first time …, look for/left, take place in
Lesson-79: it’s even bigger than I thought
- Voc: complete, according to …, in the early/mid/late ~th century
Lesson-80: began in ~ and completed in …
- Voc: don’t want to miss, construction, complete
[2] Star Team-2: Unit7 The Worst Day of my Life
- Review Communication: How many/How much?, I don’t spend as many/much ~ as …
- Culture: Friendship-> Ex.1-> Voc: personality, physical features, quality, nationality
              -> Ex-2=> Pair Discuss which qualities are more/less important for you and why.
[3] Vocabulary in Use: C31-U1 #1物質に関することばSpelling => <1B> Voc-Writing WB/p.83
[4] Bridge Work: C31-U1 More waste needs to be reduced.
- G&C-2: 受動態の作り方-2 by ~-> Ex-2. 1, 2=> Grammar Writing-1  p.20/WB

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, September 28th, 2013.
It's a beautiful day!
What are you doing this evening?
The weather is nice, so why don't you take a walk?
Some of you are having the exams in a week or so.
If that's the case, you must study hard to get good scores.
昨日のレッスンでは予定を表すbe + -ing を練習しました。
これまでStar Teamや基礎英語でもたくさん練習してきたことなので、上手に使えるようにしていきましょう。
Are you interested in visiting England?
基礎英語ではBuckingham Palaceでのchanging the guardの様子がわかりましたね。 
We had two speakers yesterday, Soichiro and Hitomi.
Soichiro talked about his basketball match on Sunday.
Hitomi talked about visiting Disneyland with her friend.
The next speaker is Kaede.
Get ready for your speech!
Don't forget to bring 基礎英語10月号 with you!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 79 & 80
Review 20
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 18 Unit 1
Grammar in Use  Some rules at home - Julie
Recap
Chapter 18 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
予定を表す be + -ing
Exercise-1  #1
 (pp. 95-97)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 27th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday , September 28th, 2013.
It's sunny today. What a beautiful day! !
今日はPhonics Jingleを初めて唄いましたがいかがでしたか? 
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 Bugs and Little Creatures の単語を学習しました。 初めてなのに Chantはなかなか、よくできていました。Good work!
基礎英語では感情をこめてセリフを大きな声で言えました!素晴らしかったです!
Grammerの宿題が出ています。 頑張ってみてくだい。

<Lesson Review>
Phonics Jingle
Picture Dictionary Topic 44 Bugs and Little Creatures
Grasshopper, Ladybug Chant
Write Topic 44 in notebook
基礎英語 Lessons 79 and 80
Grammar One
Chapter 12 Exercise 2 (5-12) Questions, questions, questions! (p35)


Have a nice weekend ! I look forward to seeing you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 27th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday , September 28th, 2013.
It's sunny today. What a beautiful day!
Phonicsの新しいjingleはいかかがでしたか?来週も唄いましょう。
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 , Breakfast Timeの単語を復習をしました。 
難易度の高いworksheet にチャレンジ。皆よくがんばりました!
Up and Awayでは Colors の単語を復習しました。 まだマスターできていない単語は覚えましょう。日常生活の中でcolors を見つけて練習してみてはいかがでしょう?

<Lesson Review>
Phonics Jingle
Picture Dictionary
Topic 11 Breakfast Time
Work sheet
Song Breakfast Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 22 (p. 52-p.53)


Have a good weekend ! I look foward to seeing you on next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-2 September 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Friday, September 27th, 2013.
What a beautiful sunny day!
Some of you are busy preparing for the school festival, aren't you?
You have many school events in autumn.
I think autumn is the best season in Japan, and I love October.
What about you?
The weather is nice most of the time, and we can enjoy many kinds of delicious food!
Yesterday, you tried to read deeply during the reading lesson.
I hate to say this, but none of you did a good job this time.
It's OK for now, you just have to keep working hard.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday again.
The next speakers are still Harutaka, Akira, and Tomohiro. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Warm up: Talk about a TV program or movie you enjoyed the most recently.
Cover to Cover 2 Unit 2 Role Reversal
Part 2 A Beauty Contest - For Men!
Checking Fluency and Comprehension
Expanding Vocabulary
Communication Task (worksheet)
Open Forum Chapter 2 Part 1 Artists for Literacy

Have a good weekend!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1E September 26th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, September 27th, 2013.
It's a beautiful sunny day.
きのうのレッスンでは、時間や時刻の表し方を学習しましたね。
すでに「動詞の紹介」の例文で表現を練習していたので、理解しやすかったのではないかと思います。
ただ、頭でわかっていても文を作るときに at を忘れてしまったりするので、何度も正しい文を口に出して練習しましょう。そうすることで文の作り方がだんだん自然に身についていきますよ!
基礎英語の音読はみんな少しずつ上手になってきました。
おうちでラジオやCDを聞くときには、そっくりに真似をして言えるまで練習してみましょう。
土曜日もがんばりましょうね。

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 77 & 78
Bridge Work
Chapter 4 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2
時刻・時間の表し方
Exercise-2 #1, 2
(pp. 61-62)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-Sep.26th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
Did the employment issue make you interested in the field of social study?
No matter where you live or what you  do, you'll surely be affected social issues, especially when you become responsible for a family or weak in the society. 
So, why not learning some of the issues that might affect you in advance?
[1] Listening & Communication: Open Forum-2
Chapter 6 Social Studies    #1 Lecture about Working Hours in the US and Europe
- Introducing the Topic/p.46 -> Describe 1, 2, 3
=> 4. Generalize the work habits in Europe and the U.S. Clarify the main points. => Present
- Listening-1-> Main ideas, more details
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500  
- Review #136 Earthquake Procedure 
- Practice #137 Plane Crash Earlier Today
[3] Grammar in Use by Asai
- Review: Unit 136 Verb + Preposition 6: in/into/with/to/on
- Unit 137: Phrasal Verbs-1: General

Lesson Report-Sr.1-Sep.25th

Dear Senior-1 Classmates,
Starting from this lesson, the class that starts at 5:15 is called Sr-1A and the one that begins at 7:30 is called Sr.1B. 
1A class will have more focus on reviewing and practicing the key expressions from 基礎英語, while 1B class will practice the words and phrases in Bridge Work. 
Accordingly, you may see <1A> or <1B> in the lesson report that are dedicated to Rrespective class.
[1] Communication: NHK基礎英語-3  9月号
<1A> 3-min Review Practice: interest/-ed/-ing, disappoint/-ed/-ing, bore/-ed/-ing
 - This book didn’t interest ~=>  The test score disappointed ~=> The movie bored ~
Lesson-77: leave something, take place
- Voc: leave the car, not allowed, take place, costume
Lesson-78: this is the first time I’ve ever done …
- Voc: this is the first time I’ve done been …
=> <1A> 7-min Practice & Writing: This is the first time I’ve …, look for/left, take place in
 - This is the first time I’ve been in/played/eaten/tried/seen ~
 - I’m looking for ~ but I can’t find it/them. You left it/them …
- How often the Olympic games ~ ?, When/Where did the last ~ ?, When/Where will the next ~ ?
[2] Deep Listening-2 - Lesson 5: Announcement => Read
[3] Vocabulary in Use: C31-U1 #1 物質に関することば => <1B> Write down
[4] Bridge Work: C31-U1 More waste needs to be reduced.
- Review-1: Ex-1.2

- Review-2: 3-A-> <1B> 3-B=> 日本語訳

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 25th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, September 25th, 2013.
It's rainy and humid today. A typhoon again!
今日のレッスンでは、Ron の家族の夏や冬の過ごし方についての文章を読みました。
ひとつの文が長いものが多く、意味を理解するのが少し大変だったようですね。
どんな文章でも意味の区切りを意識してしっかり読めるようにしていきましょう。
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
今日の練習のときにあまりできていなかった人はよく復習しておきましょう。
Today's speaker was Chiaki.
She talked about her daily routine.
前回も書きましたが、スピーチはこれまでに学習した成果を発揮できる場です。
自分なりに工夫して聞き手のことを考えてお話しましょう。
The next speaker is Chiharu. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 77 & 78
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar in Use-1 On Sunday
#2, #3
Grammar in Use-2 Family Activities
Key Communication
(pp. 78-80)
Star Team Unit 6 Pronunciation  thの発音 (p. 36)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, September 25th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
Do you think you must study hard to get good grades at school?
きのうのレッスンでは、must, mustn't の使い方を練習しました。
You mustn't be late for class! ですね。
Also, you mustn't forget your speech.
must, mustn't のあとは動詞の原形になりますが、-ingにしてしまった人、そしてbe を入れるべきところで忘れてしまっていた人がかなり多かったので気をつけましょう。
Our speaker yesterday was Sho.
He talked about his job experience field work. He is cleaning train cars!
The next speakers are Soichiro and Hitomi.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 77 & 78
Star Team Unit 5 Houses and homes around the world
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 18 Unit 1
Verbs to learn #12 fail, pass, compete, return
Exercise-1 #4  Review
Grammar and Communication-2 must, mustn't
Exercise-2  #1, 2, and 3 (pp. 92-94)

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 24th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday , September 24th, 2013.
It's cool today. Autumn at last!
今日は、Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets の単語を復習しました。
Work sheet では疑問文がたくさんでてきましたが、皆よくできていました。
基礎英語では感情をこめてセリフを言う場面がたくさんありました。
恥ずしいと思わないで大きな声でお願いします!
Grammerではとても大切な学習をしています。 
少しでも分からないところがありましたら質問してくださいね。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets
Pet Chant
Pets Work sheet
基礎英語 Lessons 77 and 78
Grammar One
Chapter 12 What do you play? Listen to presentation story.
Excercise 2 Questions, questions, questons! (p35)
Reader 3D May Goes to Star Y Introduction


Have a nice week ! I look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 24th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday , September 24th, 2013.
It's cool today. Autumn at last!
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 , Breakfast Timeの単語を復習をしました。 
先週まで発音しにくいと言っていた単語も上手に言えるようになりました
Breakfast Song のリズムにも慣れましたね。
Good work! Spelling も忘れずに練習しましょう!
Up and Awayでは Colors にチャレンジ。 
新しい単語を使って文を作るのは大変でしたが次回も復習しますので安心して頑張ってください。
Readerでは The Zoo を読みましたね。 

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary
Topic 11 Breakfast Time
Work sheet
Song Breakfast Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 22 (p. 52-p.53)
Reader 1C The Zoo

Have a good week ! I look foward to seeing you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-2 September 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Tuesday, September 24th, 2013.
It's a lovely day!
We learned about Men's beauty contest in Africa.
What did you think of it?
Was the video interesting to you?
There are many kinds of cultures and customs which is different from ours.
It is important for you to learn there is a great diversity of them.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speakers are Harutaka, Akira, and Tomohiro. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Warm up: Talk about the three-day weekend
Cover to Cover 2 Unit 2 Role Reversal
Part 1 A Woman who loves boxing   Vocabulary review
Part 2 A Beauty Contest - For Men!
Fluency Strategy: Skimming for the Main Idea
Bridge Work
Chapter 36 Unit 2
Vocabulary In Use #2 (p. 179) Review

Workbook  (p. 106)  
Open Forum Chapter 2 Part 1 Artists for Literacy 

See you on Thursday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-Sep.23rd

What do you think about the sentence variation you practiced last night?
Do you think it's effective strategy to make your writing more attracting and appealing?
Find it out by analyzing texts you will be reading this week!
[1] Reading and Writing: Unit 7 Is it better to save what you have or buy new things?
Writing Skill: Using Sentence Variety-> A. Study the Sentence Variety
-> B. Rewrite the paragraph using more sentence variety.=> Compare with a partner
Grammar: Future Time Clause -> A. Complete the sentences with a future time clause or a main clause
=> B Write sentences about;
1-1. what you usually do or say when your parent tells you to clean your room.
1-2. what you usually do as soon as you get home from school.
2-1. what you will do after you finish this class.
2-2. what you are going to study or do when you go to college.
2-3. what you’re thinking of doing as soon as you turn 20.
3-1. what you would do if you found 10,000 yen note on the road.
3-2. what you would/might do if you were assigned to work in a developing country in Africa.
4-1. what you would have done if you had had a three-month holidays in this past summer. 
[2] Reading Comprehension/Writing Task by Asai

Review Reading Task-2: 早大教育 2011-[2]     

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 21st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Monday, September 23rd, 2013.
Today's Autumnal equinox day!
Are you enjoying the holiday?
土曜日のレッスンでは、12ヵ月、季節、天気の表し方を練習しました。
一緒に使う前置詞(in, on) とともに使い方を覚えましょう。
そして、When ...? を使った質問文の作り方と答え方も練習しましたね。
以前に学習した in the morning, after dinner などの表現をよく復習しておきましょう!
Star Teamではfootball, baseball, basketball の有名なチームについていろいろな国のTeenagerが話すのを聞きました。話し方にそれぞれ特徴があって面白かったですね!
Our speakers on Saturday were Yusuke and Arisa.
Yusuke talked about his best friend. Arisa talked about her daily routine.
スピーチはこれまでに学習した成果を発揮できる場です。
自分なりに工夫して聞き手のことを考えてお話しましょう。
The next speaker is Chiaki. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 75 & 76
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2
月の言い方、季節の言い方、天気の言い方
Exercise-2 #1, 2, 3, 4
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3 #1, #2
Star Team Unit 5 Culture Sports in the USA (p. 33)
Listening

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.1-Sep.21st

Dear Sr-1 Classmates,
Hope you've learned when and how use the Passive (受動態).
You now wouldn't say "English is studied by Ken."
When you have problem remembering how to use the Passive, think of food as you practiced during the lesson.
[1] Communication: NHK基礎英語-3         
Lesson-75: You look disappointed.
- Voc: fasten your seat belt, feel pleased/tired/bored/excited/interested/disappointed/depressed
Lesson-76: How long are you staying?
- Voc: I wonder what/when/how …
[2] Star Team-2: Unit7 The Worst Day of my Life 
- Review Presentation Story
- Communication: How many/How much?
[3] Bridge Work Book 3: C31-U1  More waste needs to be reduced.
- G&C-1.1, 2: 受動態の作り方-1-> Ex-1. 1-a
- G&C-1.3: 受動態の作り方-1-> Ex-1. 1-b, 2=> Activity-1, 2 p.19/WB-> Ex-1.3-a

Lesson Report Junior-1E September 21st

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, September 21st, 2013.
It's sunny today.
今日のレッスンでは前回学習した日常についての表現をたくさん練習しましたね。
文を丸ごと覚えて言ったり書いたりすることが前回にくらべとってもよくできました。
You did a good job!
基礎英語の音読も上手になっていましたよ。
英語は練習すれば徐々に身に付くので、次回もがんばりましょう!
ぜひおうちでもCDを聞いてBridge Workの例文を練習してみてください。

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 75 & 76
Bridge Work
Chapter 4 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
動詞の紹介ー2 get up, have, go to, do homework, take a bath, take a shower, go to bed
Review Practice
Exercise-1 #1-a, 1-b
(pp. 60-61)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, September 21st, 2013.
It's a beautiful sunny day!
Are you taking Eiken test this time?
You really want to pass it, don't you?
You don't want to fail it, right?
きのうのレッスンでは、新しい単語の使い方を練習しましたね。
You have to study hard to pass Eiken test! ですね。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speakers are Sho and Soichiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 75 & 76
Review 19
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 18 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1
to不定詞(副詞的用法)Review
Exercise-1 #3 Review
Verbs to learn #12  fail, pass, compete, return
Exercise-1  #4 (pp. 90-92)

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 20th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, September 21st, 2013.
It's sunny and very warm today.
きのうのレッスンではWhat, When, Where, What time, Who などのことばを使った質問文の作り方を練習しました。

Wh-で始まることばを使うといろいろなことを尋ねることができますね。
そしてReaderのReading Comprehensionもすべて終了しました。
次回からは新しいReaderに入ります。
楽しみにしていてくださいね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets
Pet Chant
基礎英語 Lessons 75 and 76
Grammar One
Chapter 12 What do you play?
Presentation story

Grammar lesson
Exercise-1 Make sentences (pp. 34-35)

Have a good three-day weekend!
Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, September 21st, 2013.
It's sunny and very warm today.
きのうのレッスンではBreakfast Timeのことばを使ってBingoとBongoをしました。
みんな単語が上手に読めるようになりましたね!
Up and Away では、Animal cardsを使って、What is this/that? What are these/those? などの質問と答え方を練習しました。
そしてColorsではいろいろな色の言い方とThe sun is yellow. のような文の作り方を練習しました。
テキストの単語が読めなかった人はよく復習しておきましょう。
リーダーは時間切れで読めずに残念。
次回こそ楽しく読めるといいですね。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 Breakfast Time
Song Breakfast Chant
Bingo and Bongo
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 21  this/these/that/those Review
Activity Animal cards
Unit 22 Colors (pp. 52-53)
Write the full sentences in the notebook

Have a good three-day weekend! 

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-Sep.19th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
Like the boy in the dialogue, don't you feel you're glad that you aren't a penguin?
Once you learn how tough and enduring the penguins life style and reproducing process are, you may feel some respect for the birds in Antarctica. Actually, they are so helpless when they encounter any predators on the land. So they need to depend on the harsh climate conditions to protect them. What a saga! 
[1] Listening & Communication: Open Forum-2
Chapter 5 Life Science Web-A Conversation between friends at a video store
- 1st Lis: Answer the Questions       
-2nd Lis=>Summarize how Emperor Penguins mate, produce and grow their offspring in Antarctica.
=> Explain it to a partner in two minutes (<= The partner asks questions)
=> Tell the partner what you think of the Emperor Penguin’s life.
[2] Grammar in Use by Asai
- Review: Unit 135 Verb + Preposition 5 - of/for/from/on

- Unit 136 Verb + Preposition 6: in/into/with/to/on 

Lesson Report Junior-1E September 19th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Thursday, September 19th, 2013.
It's sunny today.
今日からMEL Schoolでのレッスンが始りましたね。
みんな慣れないことばかりで少し大変だったかもしれませんが、よくがんばりました。
音読は英語の学習にとても大切なものなので、自信を持って読めるようにがんばりましょう。
Bridge Workの文を覚えて言ったり書いたりするのは最初は大変ですが、だんだんできるようになるので毎回のレッスンでしっかり練習しましょうね。
CDを使って練習するとさらに力がつきますよ!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 73 & 74
Bridge Work
Chapter 4 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
動詞の紹介ー2 get up, have, go to, do homework, take a bath, take a shower, go to bed
(p. 60)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Sr.1-Sep.18th

Dear Sr-1 Classmates,
What do you usually say when your parents tell you to clean up your room?
Try to answer this question in both direct and indirect speech.
[1] Communication: NHK基礎英語-3  9月号
Lesson-73: How do you feel about ~?       
- Voc: must, look forward to -ing, mixed feeling
Chant/p.59: How do you feel about ? Im looking forward to -ing.
Lesson-74: I’ve never been to ~.
- Voc: I’ve never been to ~, I envy ~, be used to ~
[2] Listening: Deep Listening-2  Lesson 4 Too busy?  
[4] Bridge Work Book 3: C30-U2  I saw Jennifer’s face turn red.
- Key Communication/p.78 => Pair J=> Eng
Write a sentence each about what someone (1) tells/told, (2)asks/asked, and (3)wants you to do and
what you (4)want, and (5)asked someone to do. Tell your Partner=> Repeat
Review Task tell/ask ~ to …, it’s ~ to …, While ~ -ing, see/hear ~ do/-doing, Reporting

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 18th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, September 18th, 2013.
It's a beautiful sunny day!
今日のレッスンでは、前回から練習している動詞の使い方をいろいろな文で練習しましたね。
3単現のs や否定文の作り方などがまだ正確にできていない人はしっかり復習をしましょう。
12ヵ月のスペリングができなかった人はこの機会にもう一度練習して覚えましょう。
レッスンでも言ったように、基礎英語の内容もだんだんわかってきているはずなので、it が何のことを言っているかなどを考えながら読む習慣をつけていきましょうね。
Star Teamでは前回学習したCultureの内容を語句の学習をしながら理解を深めましたね。
難しい単語も多いですが、がんばって少しずつ覚えていきましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speakers are Yusuke and Arisa. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 73 & 74
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
動詞の紹介ー5 eat, drink, talk, watch, sleep
Exercise-1 #1 Review
#2, 3-a, 3-b => Talk and report
(pp. 74-75)
Grammar and Communication-2
月の言い方
Exercise-1 #1
Star Team Unit 5 Culture Sports in the USA (p. 33)
Vocabulary practice
Unit 6 Song Different Faces (p. 37)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, September 18th, 2013.
It's a beautiful sunny day!
What are you doing this evening?
きのうのレッスンでは、send + 人 + 物 などの表現をもう一度確認しました。
次回の小テストではPerfectに文を作れるようにがんばりましょう!
I went to a bookstore to look for an Eiken textbook this morning.
そして、「~するために」と何かをする(した)目的を文に加えるためのto不定詞の使い方を練習しましたね。日本語にあまり振り回されず、使い方をしっかり練習して身につけていきましょう。
The speakers yesterday were Yuma and Yuria.
Yuma talked about a table tennis match.
Yuria talked about giving presents to her friends and family members.
The next speaker is Sho.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 73 & 74
Star Team Unit 5  Presentation story
Grammar  What are you doing tomorrow?
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 17 Unit 2
Key Communication  (p. 89)
Chapter 18 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1
to不定詞(副詞的用法)
Exercise-1 #1, 2, 3


See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 17th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday , September 17th, 2013.
It's sunny today.
今日は、Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets の単語を復習しました。 
*There are two cats in the basket. 前に習った内容を思い出して文を作りましたね。
そしてAlphabetical order に単語を並べて書くのにもチャレンジしましたね。 Good work everyone!
基礎英語では代金を支払う時に 3,500 yen と 300,000 yen が出てきました。 
数字は慣れるまで難しいので一緒に練習してマスターしましょう!
Jenny likes..  , and carrots.
Nick doesn't like... , or peaches. 。 最後に出てくる  and  と  or  に注意しましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets
Pet Chant
Make sentences There are two goldfish in the tank.
Alphabetical order
基礎英語 Lessons 73 and 74
Grammar One
Chapter 11 Do you like sport?
Review Excercise 4 Does Jenny like....? Nick doesn't like.....。
Reader 3C The Old Ghost House
Review words #11-20

Have a nice week ! Tell me if you see the man in the moon!
Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 17th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday , September 17th, 2013.
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 , Breakfast Timeの単語を復習をしました。 
saucer, cereal は発音しにくい単語です!一緒に練習しましょう!
Breakfast Song はリズムが速く、まだ苦手に思っている人がいます。でも You can do it !
Up and Awayでは Animal cards 使ってWhat is this? What are these? を復習しました。 
Good work!
Readerでは The Zoo を読みましたね。 

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 Breakfast Time
Song Breakfast Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 21 (p. 51)
Activity Animal cards
Reader 1C The Zoo

Have a good week ! Tell me if you see the man in the moon!!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-2 September 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Tuesday, September 17th, 2013.
What a beautiful day! I love this weather.
We learned about a very famous boxer and his daughter yesterday.
Did you ask your parents about Muhammad Ali?
I hope they at least know the name.
How did you think of "Role Reversal"?
Japan has much fewer female congressional representatives than other developed countries.
Prime Minister says we need more women's power in the society.
What do you think about it?
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speakers are Harutaka and Mizuki. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Warm up: Talk about the three-day weekend
Deep Listening Lesson 19
Cover to Cover 2 Unit 2  Role Reversal
Part 1  A Woman who loves boxing
Bridge Work
Chapter 36 Unit 2
Vocabulary In Use #2 (p. 179

Workbook  Chapter 36 Unit 2  #2-3, 2-4, 2-5(p. 53)
Open Forum Chapter 1 Communication #2 Lecture about gestures

See you on Thursday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing-Sep.16th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
Arguing or counter-arguing isn't an easy thing to do, is it?
You aren't used to argue seriously on a topic such as use or reuse, or economy or ecology.
But you will, and will have to argue constructively in the future.
So, try to rationalize your thoughts or opinions in a positive and clear fashion.

Reading & Writing  Reading 2: Mad Anthony's Blog
- Review Read-1=> What do you think?-A: Show blog responses
Write a blog to agree/disagree with one of Mad Anthony’s arguments within 100 words.
  => Present=> Comment
- Vocabulary Skill: Phrasal Verbs - watch out, pick up, throw away, fall down, stop by, wore out, put on, fall apart
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500  
- Review #135 Apes can Plan => Voc. Writing
- Practice #136 Earthquake Procedure=> Lis Task  What do you need to do?
[3] Reading Comprehension/Writing Task by Asai
Reading Task-2: 早大教育 2011-[2] 
=> Task-1 Create and write a title for the text within 10 words.

=> Task-2 Write a message to your own child to get regular eye exams within 60 words.

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 14th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing this three-day weekend?
It's Monday, September 16th, 2013.
It's stormy today!
土曜日のレッスンでは、Bridge Workは新しいUnit に入りました。
eat, drink など日常よく使う動詞の練習をしましたね。
お話したように前後のことばと一緒に練習して使い方を覚えていきましょう。
Star Teamではアメリカのスポーツについて少し難しい文章を読みましたね。
次回もう少しよく内容を見ていくので、がんばりましょう!
The speakers on Saturday were Takuya and Tomoya.
Takuya talked about his daily routine and his dad.
Tomoya talked about his grandpa.
The next speaker is Yusuke. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 71 & 72
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
動詞の紹介ー5 eat, drink, talk, watch, sleep
Exercise-1 #1
Worksheet  Make questions and talk with a partner -> Report
(pp. 73-74)
Star Team  Unit 5 Culture Sports in the USA

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Sep.14th

Dear Sr.1 Classmates,
I was glad to see you work very hard on the GIU translation.
I heard some of you say that it was challenging to translate English into Japanese.
But I notice you doing better than before, including your favorite 知覚動詞!

[1] Communication: NHK 基礎英語-3
Lesson-71: I wonder/I’m wondering where we can find …
One more thing: should have pp.
Lesson-72: I don’t care/mind. Me neither.
Let’s Chant/p.51
[2] Star Team-2: Unit7
- Presentation Story-> Comprehension.
- Communication: How many/How much?
[3] Bridge Work Voc in Use: C30-U2 #2知的活動などに関することば Voc-Writing WB/p.82 Reivew [4] Bridge Work Book 3: C30-U2  I saw Jennifer’s face turn red.

- GIU: It was astonishing for Ron to... => Task/和訳

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, September 14th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
きのうのレッスンでは、Cindy's Birthday でこれまでに学習した表現をたくさん練習しましたね。
そしてRecapでも文の作り方の確認をしました。
send + 人 + 物 などの表現がまだ十分にできていない人も多かったようです。
次回もう一度確認をするので、正確に文を作れるようにがんばりましょう!
Did you enjoy the chant in Kiso-eigo lesson?
It's a good way to practice English!
Our speaker yesterday was Yuhei. He talked about a table tennis match.
He said table tennis is a brain sport. That sounds really interesting.
The next speakers are Yuma and Yuria.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 71 & 72
Review 18
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 17 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication -3 Let me ... How about -ing を用いた表現
Exercise-3 #1 Review
#2
Grammar in Use Cindy's birthday
Recap (pp. 87-89)

Have a good three-day weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 13th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, September 14th, 2013.
It's sunny and hot today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 , Breakfast Timeに入りました。
新しい単語の練習をしましたね。 
日本語でホットケーキと言いますが英語では pancakesと言います!
Breakfast Song はリズムが速いですね。
単語をしっかり覚えたら上手に唄えると思いまよ。 You can do it!
Up and Awayでは These are ー、Those are ー を復習しました。
Readerでは新しい The Zoo に入りました。 
どんなお話か楽しみですね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary
Topic 11 Breakfast Time
Song Breakfast Chant
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 21 These are ... (p. 49)
Unit 21 Those are... (p. 50)
Reader 1C The Zoo

Have a great weekend! I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!

Kumiko

 

 

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 13th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Saturday, September 14th, 2013.
It's sunny and hot today.
今日は、Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets の単語を復習しました。 
Pet Chant はとても上手に唄えるようになりましたね。 Good work!
基礎英語を読む時、大きな声でrole play の練習をしましょう!大きな声で練習した方が上達します!
Jenny likes... , Nick doesn't like... 答え方も大切です。しっかりマスターしましょう。


<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets
Pet Chant
基礎英語1 Lessons 71 and 72
Grammar One
Chapter 11 Do you like sport?
Excercise 4 Does Jenny like....? Nick doesn't like.....。
Reader 3C The Old Ghost House
Review words #1-5

Have a great weekend! I look forward to seeing you next week!
Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-2 September 12th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything going?
It's Thursday, September 13th, 2013. Wow, it's Friday the thirteenth!
It's a lovely early autumn day!
Did you learn more about communication through the Open Forum lesson yesterday?
Do you think you use gestures effectively?
And you tried to write a story in the Cover to Cover lesson.
Did you enjoy writing your own story?
I haven't read all the stories but I'm looking forward to reading them.
If you are interested in the rest of the story, why don't you read it?
The more you read, the more fluently you can read in English.
Our speaker yesterday was Riko. She talked about going see a show.
Her seat was in the first row, so she could see the actors very closely.
She really had a good time!
And the next speaker is Harutaka. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Warm up: Talk about your favorite actor or actress.
Deep Listening Lesson 18
Cover to Cover 2 Unit 2 Extensive reading 1 Voodoo Island
Communication task: Write the rest of the story
Bridge Work
Chapter 36 Unit 2
Vocabulary In Use #1

Workbook (p. 105)
Open Forum Chapter 1 Communication  #2 Lecture about gestures

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.2-Sep.12th

Dear Adv.2 Classmates,
First, please make it sure that you study about iPS and Dr. Yamanaka.
Second, if you're interested in unusual species that need more attention and protection, check the below article and photos. 

[1] Listening & Communication: Open Forum-2
Chapter 5 Life Science #2 A biologist’s talk about a program to save condors
- Review Listening w/Script-> Vocabulary: offspring, puppet, harassing, scavenger
- Speaking Skill: Asking for Further Information, Clarification
=> Speaking Practice: Present how you’d allocate $25,000 to the proposed research programs.
[2] Vocabulary: Daily 1500  
- Review #133, 134 Books on Film(1) (2) => Voc. Writing
- Practice #135 Apes can Plan => Lis Task What can apes do? How do they do that?
[3] Grammar in Use by Asai
- Review: Unit 134: Verb + Preposition 4 - about and of
- Unit 135 Verb + Preposition 5 - of/for/from/on 

Lesson Report-Sr.1-Sep.11th

Dear Sr.1 Classmates,
Now I hope you all clearly understand why reading loudly and clearly is so important to develop your English communication skills.
Try NOT worring about other. You're practicing English for yourself and your future.

[1] Communication: NHK基礎英語-3  9月号
Lesson-69: I’m meeting my friends at the airport.
One More Thing/p.39: Im meeting, Were going to, Your flight leaves at
Lesson-70: Could you tell me how to get to ~?
[2] Listening: Deep Listening-2 
- Lesson 3 Mistakes => Story Telling
[3] BW Vocabulary in Use: C30-U2 #2 知的活動などに関することばPractice Writing
=> Word Family: know-knowledge, true-truth, intelligence-t, solve-solution, translate-ion
[4] Bridge Work Book 3: C30-U2  I saw Jennifer’s face turn red.
- Review G&C-3: 知覚動詞+動詞(原形 + -ing)
- GIU: It was astonishing for Ron to learn about a foreign culture.

Lesson Report Junior-1 September 11th

Hello class!
This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, September 11th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
今日のレッスンでは、これまで学習したことを使って質問を作り、英語で応答をして、
パートナーについてのレポート文を書きました。
そしてKey Communicationで学習事項の確認を行いました。
文の作り方がだいぶ分かってきた人と、まだ少し曖昧な人がいるようです。
文の作り方がわからない人や自信がない人はその都度質問をしてくださいね。
曖昧なままにしておくと、後で大変なことになりますよ!
We didn't any speakers today. 今日はお休みの人が多かったですね。
体調を崩している人が多いので、体調管理をしっかりして元気に過ごしましょう。
The next speakers are Takuya and Tomoya. Get ready for your speech!
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。スペリングもしっかり覚えましょう!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 69 & 70
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 1
Grammar in Use #1 Review #2, #3  Worksheet
Key Communication
(pp. 71-72)

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 September 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, September 11th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
きのうのレッスンでは、前々回のレッスンのWorksheet の確認をしました。
文が上手に作れなかった人はよく見直しておきましょう。
また、Let me ...や How about -ing の表現も練習しましたね。
会話ではとてもよく使う表現なので、しっかり覚えて使えるようにしましょう。
基礎英語では予定を尋ねたり答えたりする練習をしました。be + -ing を上手に使えるようにしましょう。
Star Team では新しいストーリーに入りました。上手に読めるようにがんばりましょう!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speakers are Yuhei and Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 69 & 70
Star Team Unit 5 Presentation story
Bridge to MEL to 2
Chapter 17 Unit 2 Grammar and Communication-2
Could you ...? 「~してもらえませんか」という丁寧な表現 Review
Exercise-2  #3  (pp. 85-86)
Grammar and Communication -3 Let me ...  How about -ing を用いた表現
Exercise-3 #1

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 September 10th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, September 11th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
今日は、Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets に入りました! 
New song は2回唄ったら okay がgood になりましたね!
I was impressed! 次回は発音も頑張ってgreatを目指しましょう!
Grammer One Chapter 11...Excercise 3に出てきた Questionを聞く時は文の最後の単語の語尾をあげる事を忘れないでください。


<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 43 Pets
Pet Chant
基礎英語1 Lessons 69 and 70
Grammar One
Chapter 11 Do you like sport?
Excercise 3 Do pandas live in America?
Reader 3C The Old Ghost House
New Words review #1-5
Check new words #6-20

Have a great week! See you on Friday!
Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 September 10th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, September 11th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 10, Morning in the Bathroom では、単語を復習しました。
単語をマスターできたのでalphabetical order にチャレンジ。 Good work!
Up and Awayでは These are eyes. のように、近くにあって複数のものを表現するときの言い方 and 遠くにある複数のもの、Those are を練習しました。
体の部分の単語とともにしっかり覚えましょう!
Readerではお話の内容確認をしましたね。
よく覚えていなかった人はもう一度よくお話を読んでみましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary
Topic 10 Morning in the Bathroom
Song Toothbrush, Toothpaste Song
Up and Away Student Book
Unit 21 These are ... (p. 49)
Unit 21 Those are... (p. 50)
Workbook Unit 21 (p. 31)
Reader 1B Family Album
Reading Comprehension #1-8 (p. 28-29)

Have a great week! See you on Friday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-2 September 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday
, September 10th, 2013.
It's cloudy today.
You learned more about sign language, didn't you?
All of you felt hard to express your opinion in English.
It's totally OK as you've just started your new challenge.
And reading is also getting challenging.
You have to learn more vocabulary to understand the text well.
Please review the text even though it's very short time, it makes a lot difference.
Our speaker yesterday was Aoi. She talked about watching a soccer game.
And the next speaker is Riko. Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Warm up: Talk about the Olympic games in Tokyo in 2020.
Cover to Cover 2  Unit 2 Health Part 1 UFO Mud Baths
Review Reading 
Review  Expanding Vocabulary A. -> B.
Communication Task-1 -> Vocabulary
Bridge Work
Chapter 36 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 => Exercise-3 (p. 178)
Vocabulary In Use  #1
Open Forum Chapter 1 Communication #1 Radio Report about Babies and Sign Language


See you on Thursday!

Towako