Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.31st

1. ・Bridge Work  C33-U1: G&C-2 => Ex-2 past perfect or past, G&C-3 Indirect speech  points
・Vocabulary in Use  C33-U1 #2: Voc. Writing
2. ・11月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate   Listen w/o Textbook=> Task-> Read
- L-99 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading
- L-100 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading
3.・Read & Write    Unit 8 Honesty: Honesty and Parenting
- Review and Revise the Writing=> Pair
4. ・Cover to Cover  Unit 6  Part 2: A Cure for Aging?
- Strategy: Recognizing Signal Words-main, key, major, in addition, also, another, however
- Listening-1-> Checking Fluency and Comprehension/p.78
- Scan the text for the signal words: Task A/p.76 - in addition, however, main point, also
- Reading-1->Grammar: Underline conditional sentences (if) to recognize the tense difference.
-> Read aloud/Par.-2~4, 5=> Why different tenses?
-> Discuss why different Conditional Types are used?
Grammar Recognize the different use of Conditional Type-1 and 2 on a same condition
(Pr-4) He(Dr. Grey) thinks if people live that long(till 1,000 years old), they will work hard to …
(Pr-5) They (many people) say that even if we could increase ~, it would not be …
☆ If I’m elected (the) Prime Minister, I will cut the spending by 25%. <= Candidate
If I were (the) Prime Minister, I wouldn’t raise the tax any longer. <= You
- Communication Task-1
Pr-5: However, many people ~ for that long. を、Dr. Greyの主張とその反論を要約しなさい。

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, October 31, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
Do you always eat breakfast?
Do you often play sports in weekends?
きのうのレッスンでは always, usually, often, sometimes, never の使い方を練習しました。
どれもよく使うことばなので上手に使えるようにしていきましょう。
Did you enjoy the Halloween activity?
きのうはHalloween を楽しみましたね。
誰のCostumeがよかったですか?

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Key Communication test
Chapter 6 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  頻度を表す副詞
Exercise-1 #1, 2-a, and 2-b
基礎英語 Lesson 94
Star Team Unit 8
Vocabulary  Hobbies and interests


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.30th

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 70  a/an and the: 70.B, C-> 70.1, 2, 3  (70.D=> 70.4)
Unit 71  The 1: 71.A, B, C, C, E-> 71.1, 2, 3  70.F-> 71.4
=>Pair: Do you usually have breakfast? => Yes. I usually have BF at ~.
->Did you have BF/one this morning?=> Yes. I had a big/light/good/quick ~. -> Did you enjoy the BF/it?
2. Open Forum-2 Chapter 5 Life Science Radio Program on Ocean Research
- Focus on Listening Skills: Working Out Unknown Vocabulary
- Lis-3 with Transcript-> Vocabulary:  [Part-A] be derived from, naturally occurring product,
[Part-B] medical substances, contaminate-contamination, laundry detergent, combat, stain
- Vocabulary: Adjective Suffixes –ful, -less
☆ Independent Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] Answer the question in 60 seconds
Do you think Japan should keep whaling in the name of research?
3. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Revise the personal letter Read it to a partner
=> Write-2 Write a response letter to the sender including a brief comment on the sender’s update, a statement about on a recent social topic starting with “By the way,” and your thoughts on the topic. Finish your letter with a question asking the sender’s thoughts on the topic within 100 words.
=> Read it to a partner => Answer

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 29th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, October 30, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
When you fall asleep during class, will your teacher angry at you?
How long do you usually sleep at night?
If you feel too sleepy to stay awake during class, you need to go to bed earlier.
きのうから形容詞の復習が始りました。
形容詞の比較級、最上級を練習する前にしっかり意味、発音、つづりを覚えましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speaker next time is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 93
Star Team Unit 6 Vocabulary Houses and homes
Bridge Work
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3 happy/glad/surprised/sorry to ...
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4 形容詞の復習
#1-10
Grammar in Use Julie fell asleep!
Halloween activity


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

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 29th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Thursday, October 30, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
When you fall asleep during class, will your teacher angry at you?
How long do you usually sleep at night?
If you feel too sleepy to stay awake during class, you need to go to bed earlier.
きのうから形容詞の復習が始りました。
形容詞の比較級、最上級を練習する前にしっかり意味、発音、つづりを覚えましょう。
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speakers next time are Chiaki and Kentaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 93
Star Team  Unit 6 Vocabulary  Houses and homes
Bridge Work
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3 happy/glad/surprised/sorry to ...
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4  形容詞の復習
#1-10
Grammar in Use  Julie fell asleep!
Halloween activity

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

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.29th

1. ・Bridge to MEL Book 3 - Grammar: C32-U1: G&C-2  make/let/have + object + infinitive, Gr-activity and writing Round 2
- Vocabulary in Use: C31-U2 #2
2. Cover to Cover  Unit 9  Part 2: Happy People
- Reading-2 with CD => Com Task-1 Summarize the main points
Step-1  Underline the topic sentence and key points of each paragraph.
Step-2  Write the main points of each paragraph in English.
Step-3  Step-2を踏まえてこの文章の内容をパラグラフ毎の要点を示して200語以内で要約しなさい
- Vocabulary: factor, in contrast, judge-judgment, expect-predict-prediction, attitude toward(s)
- Com Task-2: the 比較級, likely
(1) The happier the employees are, the more productive they are.
(2) The harder you work, the better test scores you will get in your exams.
(3) Those who spend a lot of time with others seem more likely to be happier than those who don’t.

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What does your mom usually tell you to do?
Are you told to go to bed early?
Are you told not to play video games or read comics all the time?
What can we do to protect the environment?
Waste should be reduced, right?
There are a lot of things to do to protect the our environment.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker is Takehiro.
Get ready for your speech!



<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 93 and 94
Bridge Work
Chapter 31 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1   tell/ask + 人 + to ... の受動態、さまざまな時制の受動態
Exercise-1 #1, 2, 3
 

Have a great week.
See you on Friday!


Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 28th

Hello Class!
This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 29, 2014.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (4) を学習しました。次
回はNew Topicに入ります。
This is Phonics 2 Murmuring Vowels P53を学習しました。
知っている単語はたくさんありましたか?
Grammar Starter P 46 Exercise 8, 9 を完成させました。
問題を難しく感じた生徒は必ず復習しておきましょう!
Up and Away Reader Book 3B;プリントで内容を復習しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (4)
Sing chant
Say your favorite Desert word
This is Phonics 2. Murmuring Vowels Unit 4 P53
Grammar Starter Unit 10 This is my shirt Do exercise 8,9
Up and Away Reader 3B (プリント)


Have a good week. 
See you on Halloween! 
Don't forget your costumes!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 28th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 29, 2014. It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 13 (1)を学習しました。
新しいTopic の単語を読みながらノートに写しました。
終わらなかった生徒は次回までに頑張ってください。
Up and away student book Unit 6 Whose is it? P13を学習しました。
Whose の意味を含めしっかりと理解しましょう!
This is Phonics Unit 5 Pを48を学習しました。Silent eは理解できました?
今日学習したページができなかった生徒はもう一度必ず復習をしましょう。
Up and Away student book Unit 7, Above/below P16を学習しました。
テキストに出てくる絵を指で差しながら文を理解しましょう。
WorkbookはP8を解きました。
Up and Away Reader Book 1D P8, 9, 10, 11を音読しました。

(宿題) Up and Away Reader Book 1D P8, 9, 10, 11の音読練習すること。

<Lesson Review> 
Picture Dictionary Topic 13(1)
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics  Unit 5 Silent e P48. Listen, read and repeat after CD .
Fill in the blanks
Up and away student book Unit 6 Whose is it? P13
Up and away student book Unit 17 above/ below P16
Up and away workbook P8
Up and Away Reader 1D P8, 9, 10, 11

Have a good week. See you on Halloween!
Don't forget your costumes!!


Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.28th

1. Bridge Work C33-U2: G&C-1 present perfect/continuous
  ・Vocabulary in Use  C33-U1 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. 11月号基礎英語3: - L-97 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading
  -> One More Thing/p.19: it seems as if/like …=> Pair You look tired/hungry/upset. It seems as if you …
 - L-98 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading-> You seem (to be)/look/sound even busier …
3. Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: Honesty and Parenting
Writing/Q-Classroom Give someone advice
- Read the situation:Your friend Martin has a problem. Bob, a student in Martin's class, invited Martin to go to a concert. Martin said "yes," but now he doesn't want to go. He wants to stay home. But he's afraid Bob will be upset.
Martin asks you, "What should I do?"
=> Ind. Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] What would you do if you were Martin?
Task: Write your advice to Martin in 6-10 sentences. Should he lie to Bob or should he tell the truth?
Plan: TS-> Supporting Sentences (Reason, Purpose), Details/Examples=> Concluding Sentence(s).
Write ☆ Try These!: you’d better, you may want to, you could, (in order) not to, hurt one’s feeling, make ~ (feel) adj, try –ing, instead of –ing, suggest,

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Do you go skiing with your family in winter?
Do you ski on snowy or windy days?
きのうのレッスンではRonの家族が夏休みや冬休みにどんなことをするのかを英語で読みましたね。
ふだんのこと、週末のこと、休暇のこと、いろいろなことが英語で表現できるようにがんばりましょう!
スピーチテストではよく準備ができていた人は上手にできましたね。
上手だった人を見習って、次回はさらによい発表ができるようになりましょう。
次回はKey Communication のテストです。
確認をしっかりしておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar in Use-1 On Sunday  Review activity
Grammar in Use-2  Family activities
Key Communication
Star Team Unit 7
Culture Jobs and ambitions  Presentation test


Have a great week.
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.27th

1. Daily 1500 #40 Japanese Student Collect Money from Volunteer Work
Voc legitimate-legitimately-legitimacy-> legit, infect-infected with a virus,
abandon  leave sb responsible for:~ a baby/pet, the baby was ~d, leave sth: ~ ship/land, stop supporting
-> abandoned   left and no longer wanted/used/needed: ~ bike/car/house
☆ Integ. Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] Explain what the Japanese student is asking and why.
2. Open Forum-2  Chapter 5 Life Science Radio Program on Ocean Research
- Preparing to Listen: Vocabulary for Ocean and Medicine
Dic: anatomy, prescribe-prescription
- Before Listening: Read and check the pronunciation of the creatures
- Lis-1-> Main Ideas: match the creature to area of research
- Lis-2=> Listen to [Part-A] and answer these questions
☆ Independent Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] Answer the question in 60 seconds
What research, such as oceans, animals, cultures, psychology, ecology or economy are you interested in learning more or studying the most?
3. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Writing: Write a Personal Letter
Pair Talk with an old friend of yours who you attended the same elementary school. Update what you and your family have been up to. Use Past-Present Perfect correctly.
- Writing Skill: Using correct personal letter format
Write a personal letter to a friend you have not seen in a long time. Tell your friend about what you are doing and also about your family members and what they are doing. Make sure your letter uses the standard format.

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 26, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
Did you have breakfast already?
How did it taste?
Did it smell good?
きのうのレッスンでは、look, sound, feel の使い方に続いてsmell, taste の使い方を練習しました。
Was it too difficult to remember a lot of new words?
You need to work hard to use English in the future!
スピーチテストは内容も発表も上手にできていた人がいたようですね。
上手だった人のよいところを見習って次回さらに頑張りましょう!
Our speaker today was Haruka.
She talked about her exams.
The speaker next time is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Speech test My favorite place
Bridge Work
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 smell/taste + 形容詞
need to ...
too ... to ...
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3 happy/glad/surprised/sorry to ...
Star Team Unit 5 Culture

Have a good day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 26, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
Did you have breakfast already?
How did it taste?
Did it smell good?
きのうのレッスンでは、look, sound, feel の使い方に続いてsmell, taste の使い方を練習しました。
Was it too difficult to remember a lot of new words?
You need to work hard to use English in the future!
スピーチテストは内容も発表も上手にできていた人がいたようですね。
上手だった人のよいところを見習って次回さらに頑張りましょう!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speaker next time is still Chiaki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Speech test  My favorite place
Bridge Work
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  smell/taste + 形容詞
need to ...
too ... to ...
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3   happy/glad/surprised/sorry to ...
Star Team Unit 5 Culture  

Have a good day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.25th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3
 - Grammar: C32-U1: G&C-2 make/let/have + object + infinitive, Grammar activity and writing Round 2
 - Vocabulary in Use: C31-U2 #1
2. Cover to Cover  Unit 9  Part 2: Happy People
- Fluency Strategy: Skimming for the Main Idea
- Reading-1 => Task-A, Checking Fluency and Comprehensions/p.120
3. Read & Write  Unit 8  Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Writing/Q-Classroom Give someone advice
- Grammar: Infinitives of Purpose A=> B: write “because” clause as well. => Compare
- Read the situation:Your friend Martin has a problem.
=> Ind. Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] What would you do if you were Martin?
Task: Write your advice to Martin in 6-10 sentences. Should he lie to Bob or should he tell the truth?
Plan: TS-> Supporting Sentences (Reason, Purpose), Details/Examples=> Concluding Sentence(s).
Write your advice to Martin in six to ten sentences. Should he lie to Bob or should he tell the truth?
☆ Try These!: you’d better, you may want to, you could, (in order) not to, hurt one’s feeling, make ~ (feel) adj,
 try –ing, instead of –ing, suggest,
Review: Mark TS, SS and CS. Check punctuations=> Peer Review=> Revise

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, October 25, 2014.
What a beautiful day it is!
Did you tell your classmates about your school well yesterday?
Did you enjoy others' presentation?
I'm glad to find all of you tried your best!
Most of you were surprised to learn how violent hooligans are.
As I told you, you must be careful when you go watch a soccer game in Europe.
Our speaker today was Kaede.
She talked about her plan for a surprise party for her friend's birthday.
The next speaker is Sho and Shunta.
Get ready for your speech!



<Lesson Review>
Presentation test  About our school
Bridge Work
Chapter 31 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 by を使う受動態
Exercise-2 #2
Grammar and Communication-3  to 不定詞を伴う受動態、疑問詞を含んだ受動態の疑問文
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use  Let's learn about soccer
Chapter 30 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #1  Review reading


Have a wonderful weekend.
See you on Friday!


Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 24th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 25, 2014.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (3)を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Consonant Blends P52を学習しました。
リスニングの問題はできましたか?次回は新しいUnitに入ります。
Grammar Starter P 46 Exercise 6, 7を完成させました。
少し難しく感じた生徒は復習しておきましょう!
Up and Away Reader Book B;プリントで内容を復習しました。
It is ten to ten. 時間の表現は色々とありますね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert ()
Sing chant
Say your favorite Desert word
This is Phonics 2. Consonant Blends Unit 3 P52
Grammar Starter Unit 10 This is my shirt Do exercise 6,7
Up and Away Reader 3B (プリント)

Have a good weekend. 
See you next week.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 24th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 25, 2014.
It's nice outside today.
Up and Away Student Book P27,28でClassroom Commandsを学習しました。
MEL School でも良く使う文もありました。覚えましょう!
Picture Dictionary のTopic 12 (3)を学習しました。次回は新しいTopicに入ります。
Up and away student book Unit 12 Negative Commands P29, 30を学習しました。
Up and away workbook P15で内容を確認しました。
This is Phonics Unit 5 Pを46 を学習しました。
そろそろSilent eが得意になったのではないでしょうか?Great!
Up and Away student book Unit 5 Clothes P12を学習しました。
WorkbookはP 6 を解きました。
Up and Away Reader Book 1D P4, 5, 6, 7を音読しました。
Workbook P13, 14  (宿題)

<Lesson Review> 
Up and Away Student Book P27, 28
Up and Away Workbook P13,14 ** homework
Picture Dictionary Topic 11(3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite kitchen word
This is Phonics  Unit 5 P46. Listen, read and repeat after CD .
Up and away student book Unit 5 Clothes P12 (REVIEW P11)
Up and Away Workbook P6
Up and away student book Unit 12 Negative Commands P29, 30
Up and away workbook P15
Up and Away Reader 1D P4, 5, 6, 7

Have a good weekend.
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.24th

1. Bridge Work  C33-U1: Gr writing, Key Communication, Reporting
   ・Vocabulary in Use  C33-U1 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. 11月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate  Listen w/o Textbook=> Task-> Read
- L-95 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading
- L-96 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading=> One More Thing/p.91: anything
3. Cover to Cover   Unit 6  Part 1: The Secret to a Long Life
- Review Reading w/CD
- Com Task-1 Write in Japanese 1. Pr-3: Factors like war ~. When a country’s ~ .
  2. Pr-6: She couldn’t see clearly enough ~ to do it for her.
- Vocabulary: disprove, life expectancy, developed country-developing country, lie in, genes, martial status, appear to, tend to, gender, on average, take a risk, give up ~ing
- Communication Task-2  Use seem to, appear to, and tend to as used in the text.
1. 婚姻の有無は平均余命に影響を与えるようだ。=>Marital status seems to affect life expectancy.
2. 結婚している男性達は、独身の男性たちよりもより健康的な食べ物を食べ、より少ない危険を冒す傾向があるので、平均するとより長く生きるようだ。=> Married men appear to live longer on average because they tend to eat healthier food and take fewer risks than single men.
=>Pair Talk about the oldest person you know. Describe his/her lifestyle, how he/she lives with others.
4. Read & Write  Unit 8 Honesty: Honesty and Parenting
- Writing Skill-2  Q-Classroom: Writing Skills – Writing Concluding Sentences
Read the paragraphs. Underline the key point and write a concluding sentence for each paragraph.

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, October 24, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What do you usually do on Sundays?
きのうのレッスンでは平日と日曜日の行動について英語で表現する練習をしました。
質問や答え方が上手にできるようになってきましたか?
次回はいよいよスピーチテストです。
鏡の前でしっかり覚えるぐらいまで練習して臨みましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar in Use-1 On Sunday
Star Team Unit 7
Culture Jobs and ambitions => Writing about yourself
基礎英語 Lessons 93
Phonics Vowel digraphs #6


Have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.23rd

1. Grammar in Use  
- Unit 67 Countable/Uncountable-1
- Unit 68 Countable/Uncountable-2
=> Pair Talk about what you ate and drank for the day in detail.
2. Open Forum-2 Ch-4 Visual Art- Web: A Conversation between 3 students at an art museum
- Before Listening: Are you interested in paint works? Have you been to an museum?
- Lis-1-> Worksheet
- Lis-2 => 1. What painting did each student, Bruno, Kathy, Nick like?
- Bruno: the last piece in the modern art, white with thin lines
- Kathy: all the Renaissance paintings because they draw you into the world of painting and tells story.
- Nick: Monet, detailed dots of colors melt together in distance
  2. Explain how the students talked about Renaissance, Rembrandt, and Monet
- Renaissance,15-17th centuries, Hades: the god of the dead – Persephone Rebirth of ancient Greek culture as strong impression of pain, powerful
- Rembrandt, 19th century realist, portrait has the depth and detail of the face
- Monet, French Impressionist, Garden in Spring w/thousands of dots of color->melt together in distance
- Lis-3 w/Transcript=> Ind. Speaking: 90 seconds
Which one of the paintings you’d like or wouldn't like to put in your room? Why?
3. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Review Writing: why you think An family in Reading-1 was successful in their biz but the Bancroft family in Reading-2 had to sell their business=> family-> family member
4. Topic Reading and Writing  Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison for girlfriend's killing
Tasks (1)~(5)
☆"The family is satisfied. They are glad that it is over and are satisfied that justice has been done."
If you were a member of Steenkamp family, would you accept the sentence or appeal to seek a stiffer punishment?

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Thursday, October 23, 2014.
It's rainy and cold today.
How do you feel? Are you feeling cold?
It looks dark in the sky.
今日のレッスンではlook, sound, feel の使い方を練習しましたね。
よく使う表現なのですらすら会話でいえるようにしていきましょう。
次回はスピーチテストです。
しっかり準備をして笑顔で臨みましょう!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speakers next time are Haruka and Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 92 & 93
Bridge Work 
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  look/feel/sound + 形容詞
Exercise-1
Star Team Unit 4  Writing

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

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.22nd

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3
- Grammar: C31-U2:  Grammar writing,
  C32-U1:  G&C-1 phrasal verbs => Grammar writing and activity
- Vocabulary in Use:
2. Cover to Cover  Unit 9  Part 1: Understanding Ourselves
- Review Reading w/CD-> Read aloud: Par-5=> Check the unknown/unfamiliar words w/Dic
Com Task-1 Paragraph-5 “theories about where personality and behavior come from”
で述べている各theoryについて150字以内の日本語で説明しなさい
Comm Task-2 Write a paragraph as to which theory you agree the most.
(Main Point) I agree with ~ the most/~ more than other theories.
(Reason-1 <- Example-1) One reason I agree with ~ is … For example, ….
(Reason-2 <- Example-2) Another reason is… When …
(Conclusion) With these reasons, I think ~ than …
Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Before Writing <=Reversed Order
3. Q-Classroom: Writing Skills – Writing Concluding Sentences
Read the paragraphs. Underline the key point and write a concluding sentence for each paragraph.
A/K 1. I don’t like to lie but I wanted to help him.  2. Honesty can lead to riches that are more valuable than money.  3. No matter what happens, always be honest.  4. Now, instead of lying, I just say, “I don’t know.”  5. Now I try to believe students more.  6. For me, honesty is the best policy.
- Grammar: Infinitives of Purpose A=> B: write “because” clause as well. => Compare

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 22nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Wednesday, October 22, 2014.
It's rainy and cold today.
How do you feel? Are you feeling cold?
It looks dark in the sky.
今日のレッスンではlook, sound, feel の使い方を練習しましたね。
よく使う表現なのですらすら会話でいえるようにしていきましょう。
次回はスピーチテストです。
しっかり準備をして笑顔で臨みましょう!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speaker next time is still Chiaki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 92 & 93
Bridge Work 
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  look/feel/sound + 形容詞
Exercise-1
Star Team Unit 4  Writing

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

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 21st

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 22, 2014.
It's raining cats and dogs!
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (2)に入りました。
パズルはできましたか?
This is Phonics 2 Consonant Blends P51A Bを学習しました。
この2つのリストが全部言えるようになりましょう!意味と発音はしっかり覚えましょう!
Grammar Starterで前回学習した内容のthis, that, these, thoseの続きです。
題文の中にヒントがたくさん書いてありました。Here, shoes等。Good luck!
Up and Away Reader Book B;プリントで内容を復習しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (2)
Sing chant
Do worksheet
This is Phonics 2. Consonant Blends Unit 3 P51 List A +B Read words and write them in notebook Check if you know the words on the list
Grammar Starter Unit 10 This is my shirt Do exercise 4,5
Up and Away Reader 3B (プリント)
 
Have a good week!
See you on Friday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 21st

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It’s Wednesday October 22, 2014. It's cold and rainy today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 12 (2)を学習しました。
Refridgerator の発音とスペリングが苦手な生徒がたくさんいます。頑張って覚えましょう!
クロスワードのプリントは良くできていました!
Up and away student book Unit 10 Personal Informationを学習しました。
ペアワークで相手の名前を聞いたりしました。Good work!Workbookも良くできました。
This is Phonics Unit 5 Pを44,45を学習しました。
今日解いた問題は理解できましたか?もう一度お家で復習してください。
Up and Away student book Unit 5, P11を学習しました。
Workbook は P5 を解きました。
Up and Away Reader Book 1D P1, 2, 3を音読しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 11 (2)
Sing the chant.
Crossword puzzle work sheet
This is Phonics  Unit 5 P44, 45. Listen, read and repeat after CD .
Up and away student book Unit 10 Personal Information P 26
Up and Away Workbook P12 A
This is Phonics Unit 5 Silent e P44, 45
Up and away student book Unit 5 P11
Up and Away workbook P5
Up and Away Reader 1D P1, 2, 3

Have a good week.
See you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.21st

・Bridge Work  C33-U1: G&C-4 => Ex-4 (passive continuous) Gr writing
・Vocabulary in Use  C33-U1 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
・11月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate Listen w/o Textbook=> Task-> Read
- L-93 Listen & Repeat=> Explain what Tino asked Daniela
- L-94 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow Reading
・Cover to Cover     Unit 6  Part 1: The Secret to a Long Life
- Before Reading: How old the woman in the photo?
- Comprehension Strategy: Identify meaning from context
- Reading-1=> Task-A: Find and work out the meanings (life expectancy, gender, marital status)
=> Checking Comprehension A, B/p.74
- Listening with CD -> Read aloud: Whole Text
- Looking at Vocabulary in Context/p.75
・Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Before Writing
- Writing Skill: Writing Concluding Sentences.  A=> B: Write a concluding sentence for each par.
- Grammar: Infinitives of Purpose A=> B: write “because” clause as well. => Compare

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, October 21, 2014.
It was cloudy and rainy today.
You learned what famous people done in English.
Do you remember what to say things in the past in English?
Next time, you'll have the presentation test.
Please get prepared well and try your best!
Our speaker today was Mahiro.
She talked about ice from Antarctica.
She ate the ice! Wow!
The next speaker is Sho.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 93 & 94
Bridge Work
Chapter 31 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 受動態
Exercise-1 #3-a. Review reading
Grammar and Communication-2  by を使う受動態
Exercise-2  #1, 3
Chapter 30 Unit 2  Vocabulary in Use #1

Preparing for the presentation test



Have a great week.
See you on Friday!


Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Tuesday, October 21, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
When do we have a lot of snow in Japan?
When is Halloween? It's the end of October!
きのうのレッスンでは季節や天気の言い方を練習しました。
次回は曜日、12ヵ月、季節、天気のテストです。
スペリングを正確に書けるように頑張りましょう。
Star Teamでは職業や夢についての言葉を練習し、みんなのことについてアンケートに答えてもらいました。
次回はパートナーの将来の仕事を選んであげましょうね!


<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 the twelve months of the year Review
Seasons, Weather
Exercise-2 #3, 4
Grammar and Communication-3  When ...?
Exercise-3
Star Team Unit 7
Culture Jobs and ambitions
基礎英語 Lessons 91 & 92
Phonics Vowel digraphs #5


Have a great week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Adv.1-Oct.20th

Daily 1500 #39 A Toast to Gene
Voc enormous, company-division-department-section,
☆ Integ. Speaking Report what Gene has done in the company and is going to do.
Open Forum-2  Chapter 4 Visual Art #2 Lecture by a guide in an art museum
- Listening #3 with Script-> Voc: - irony->ironic (~ comment/smile, opposite/different from expectation),
- connotation (idea suggested by a word) - ruffles (frills)
- elongated<- elongate (stretch, extend, prolong) - poking fun at (tease, make fun of)
- Speaking Skills: Using Impression - kind/sort of, it’s like/as if, or something
=> Speaking Practice: Describe one of the photos
=> Ind. Speaking [90sec/Prep=>90 sec] Describe your favorite music, movie, story, book, art, event, person, animal, food, snack or drink.
Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Reading 2 : The Challenge of Running a Family Business
- What do you think? B.1: Write why you think An family in Reading-1 was successful in their biz but the Bancroft family in Reading-2 had to sell their business in 100 words. => Pair Explain in 90 sec.

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 19, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you enjoying a sunny holiday?
Have you decided which place to write?
Please try your best to make a good speech next week.
Our speakers yesterday were Sota and Hinako.
Sota talked about sports festival at school.
Hinako talked about her plan in winter holiday.
The speaker next time is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 90 & 91
Bridge Work
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 start to, continue to, forget to Review
Grammar in Use-1 Review practice
Grammar in Use-2   
Star Team Unit 4 Writing

Enjoy the day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Sunday, October 19, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you enjoying a sunny holiday?
Have you decided which place to write?
Please try your best to make a good speech next week.
Our speaker yesterday was Tomoya.
He talked about music festival at school.
The speaker next time is Chiaki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 90 & 91
Bridge Work
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 start to, continue to, forget to Review
Grammar in Use-1  Review practice
Grammar in Use-2  
Chapter 21 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  look/feel/sound + 形容詞
Star Team Unit 4  Writing

Enjoy the day!
See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.18th

・Bridge to MEL Book 3
- Grammar: C31-U2: G&C-3  passive with modal verbs, Grammar writing Round 2
- Vocabulary in Use: C31-U1 #2
Cover to Cover   Unit 9  Part 1: Understanding Ourselves
- Before Reading: rebellious, active, reserved, dependable
- Comprehension Strategy: Recognizing Reference Words - it, them, this, that, etc.
- Reading-1 => Task-A => Checking Comprehension
- Reading-2 with CD -> Read aloud: Pr-5~9
☆Mark the first word(s) of each paragraph to understand the structure of the text.
Com Task-1 Paragraph-5 “theories about where personality and behavior come from”
で述べている各theoryについて150字以内の日本語で説明しなさい
人の個性や振舞いに影響を与える要因の1つは遺伝子で、個性は主に遺伝によるとする考え方がある。また、人が育つにつれて環境や育てられ方がその人の個性に影響するという理論がある。他にも血液型や、兄弟姉妹の有無や長子・末子といった兄弟間の位置が個性に影響するという考えもある。 (134字)
Read & Write Unit 8  Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Before Writing <=Reversed Order
Q-Classroom: Writing Skills – Writing Concluding Sentences
Read the paragraphs. Underline the key point and write a concluding sentence for each paragraph.
A/K 1. I don’t like to lie but I wanted to help him.  2. Honesty can lead to riches that are more valuable than money.  3. No matter what happens, always be honest.  4. Now, instead of lying, I just say, “I don’t know.”  5. Now I try to believe students more.  6. For me, honesty is the best policy.
- Grammar: Infinitives of Purpose A=> B: write “because” clause as well. => Compare

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 17th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 18, 2014.
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (1)に入りました。
This is Phonics 2 Consonant Blends P49, 50を学習しました。
今日はリスニングがとても良くできていました!Great work!
Grammar Starterでは前に学習した内容のthis, those 等が出てきました。
名詞が単数、複数か解ればどの単語が当てはまるかわかりましたね。Good work
Up and Away Reader Book  3B;プリントで内容を復習しました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 37 Desert (1)
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics 2. Consonant Blends Unit 3 P49, 50 
Read words, listen and repeat after CD.
Grammar Starter Unit 10 This is my shirt Do exercise 1,2,3
Up and Away Reader 3B (プリント)


Have a good weekend! 
See you next week.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 17th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 18, 2014.
It's very nice today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 12 (1)に入りました。
台所にある家電製品等の名前がたくさん出てきました。お家で確認してみましょう!
This is Phonics Unit 5 P43 を学習しました。
次回は今日解いた問題の続きです。
Tim にeを付けたらtimeになります。頑張って問題にチャレンジしましょう。
Up and Away student book Unit 10 Where are you from?を学習しました。
WorkbookはP12のBを解きました。皆良くできていました!
Up and away student book P9 REVIEWを完成させました。
今まで学習してきたmy, your, his, her, their, ourの確認です。
わからなかったところは質問してください。
Up and away workbook Unit4  P10を学習しました。
Up and away workbook P4 Bを完成させました。
Up and Away Reader Book 1C pp28-29を学習しました。
音読リレーも終わり、次回からは1Dに入ります。必ずリーダーを持参ください。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 11(1)
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook

This is Phonics  Unit 5 P43. Listen, read and repeat after CD .

Up and away student book Unit 10 
Where are you from? Complete workbook P12 B

Up and Away student book P9 REVIEW my, your ,his, her, their, our.
Complete workbook P4 B
Up and Away Student book Unit 4 P10 ~'s  Complete workbook P4 B
Up and Away Reader 1C P28, 29 音読リレー(1C)

Have a good weekend.
 See you on Tuesday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, October 17, 2014.
It was a beautiful sunny autumn day!
I think the most beautiful season in Japan is the autumn.
What do you think?
Is it interesting to learn what a dish or food is made from?
Now, you can explain how some of the foods we learned are made from.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.  
The next speaker is Mahiro.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 91 & 92
Bridge Work
Chapter 31 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1 受動態
Exercise-1 #2, 3
Chapter 30 Unit 1 Vocabulary in Use #2 産業や経済に関することば Review practice


Have a great weekend.
See you next week!


Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.17th

・Bridge Work  C33-U1: WB activity G&C-3 => Ex-3、WS  Interview and report  Activity
・Vocabulary in Use
・10月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate Listen w/o Textbook=> Task-> Read
- L-91 Listen & Explain what a spelling bee is about.
- L-92 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow => One More Thing/p.71: it’s ~ of sb to …
・Cover to Cover     Unit 5 Part 2 A Team Player
- Review Reading w/CD
- Com Task 2. (Par.4) 私が社会において他人に誠実であるということが何かを学ぶのに多くの年月がかかった。: It took me many years to learn what being sincere to others means in the society.
- Expanding Vocabulary A, B
- Vocabulary: colleague, aspect, organize, I was confident that ~, come to understand, whisper, briefly, reach an agreement, (put) emphasis on
- What do you think?: Choose a topic and prepare your answer in three to five sentences.=> Pair
Try these!  When it comes to ~, I put more emphasis on the (ind./group) than (group/ind.) because …
・Read & Write  Unit 8 Honesty: Honesty and Parenting
Reading Comprehension from Q-Skills: Dishonest Journalism
1. Identify what the bold pronouns refer to.
2. Describe an incident or your experience of dishonesty in five to eight sentences.
=> Pair Explain what you think w/o the writing and Add your opinion/thought.

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, October 17, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you enjoying the nice weather?
Do you like October?
October is my favorite month of the year.
What's your favorite month or season?
きのうのレッスンでは12か月の言い方を練習しましたね。
スペリングを正確に書けるように頑張りましょう。
What job are you interested in?
Star Teamでは職業や夢についての言葉を練習しました。
次回はみんなの将来の仕事や夢について表現できるように頑張りましょう!


<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  Review
Exercise-1  #3-a, 3-b
Grammar and Communication-2  the twelve months of the year
Exercise-2  #1 and 2
Star Team Unit 7
Communication   Can I ...?
Culture  Jobs and ambitions
基礎英語 Lessons 89 & 90
Phonics  Vowel digraphs #4


Have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Monday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.16th

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 66 -ing Phrases: Feeling tired, I …
2. Open Forum-2  Chapter 4 Visual Art #2 Lecture by a guide in an art museum   [30 min]
- Preparing to Listen-1. Describe the painting as clearly as you can.
  2. Discuss who you think they are, where they are, and what their personalities are like.
- Listening #1: Main Ideas and More Detail 2.
- Listening #2: Check the answers and Main Ideas and More Detail 1.
☆ Integ. Speaking [90sec/Prep=>90 sec] Explain who you think they are.
3. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties [40 min]
Reading 2 : The Challenge of Running a Family Business
Vocabulary: pass sth down (≒hand down, give or teach sth to children/younger generation and they do the same)
- Read-1/Lis-1: Magazine Article-> Main Ideas A, B
=> Details B: Discuss two of the reasons why family businesses fail.

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.15th

1. Bridge to MEL Book 3
- Grammar: C31-U2: G&C-1 I'm often told by ~ to ...=> Indirect speech, G&C-2: allowed/required to
- Vocabulary in Use: C31-U1 #1
2. Cover to Cover  Unit 8 Part : Just Ask!
- Expanding Vocabulary
- Vocabulary: outgoing, in common, sense of humor, ridiculous, obvious-obviously, definition, go ahead, go out with, break up with, get in touch with, catch someone’s eye, be made for each other
- What’s Your Opinion?/p.107: Check your answers if you agree or disagree with the statements.
=> Pair 交互に意見を言ってから相手の考えをたずねる
I think Jon should ~ because … What do you think? Do you think he should…?
=> Com Task-3  Write a response letter to Jon in five sentences.
3. Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Before Writing <=Reversed Order
- Writing Skill: Writing Concluding Sentences.  A=> B: Write a concluding sentence for each par.
=> Q-Classroom: Writing Skills – Writing Concluding Sentences
Read the paragraphs. Underline the key point and write a concluding sentence for each paragraph.
- Grammar: Infinitives of Purpose A=> B: write “because” clause as well. => Compare

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 15th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
It's rainy and cold today.
Have you been to Los Angeles?
Do you think you won't have any problems when you visit a foreign country?
At least, you know what to do when you are at the airport after you get off the plane.
次回はRecap ですね。
Practice, practice, practice!
Our speaker today was Sae.
She talked about her exams the next week.
The speaker next time is Tomoya.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 88 & 89
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  start to, continue to, forget to  Review
Exercise-3  The Great Wall of China  Review
Grammar in Use-1
Grammar in Use-2  The first part 
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story  Comprehension

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 15th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
It's rainy and cold today.
Have you been to Los Angeles?
Do you think you won't have any problems when you visit a foreign country?
At least, you know what to do when you are at the airport after you get off the plane.
次回はRecap ですね。
Practice, practice, practice!
Our speakers today were Ami and Yoshiki.
Ami talked about her basketball game.
Yoshiki talked about his sports day at school.
The speakers next time are Sota and Hinako.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 88 & 89
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  start to, continue to, forget to  Review
Exercise-3  The Great Wall of China  Review
Grammar in Use-1
Grammar in Use-2  The first part 
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story  Comprehension

Have a wonderful week.
See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's everything?
It's Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
It's cloudy today. It's going to rain anytime soon.
Do you know where are most foods around you made?
Do you know what are they made from?
When we think about those things, we find that we don't know about them too much.
We've just started to learn how to use "passive".
We can talk about many things if we use this form.
Try to practice hard!
Our speakers yesterday were Shunta and Akane.
Shunta talked about his school festival on weekend.
Akane talked about her birthday.
The next speaker is Kaede.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 89 & 90
Deep listening  Lesson 8 The Effect of Colors
Bridge Work
Chapter 31 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  受動態
Exercise-1  #1-a, 1-b
Chapter 30 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use  #2  産業や経済に関することば


Have a wonderful week.
See you on Friday!


Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 14th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 15, 2014.
It' cloudy today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 Australian Outback (4)を学習しました。
久しぶりのBINGOBONGOで盛り上がりましたね!
次回はNEW Topicに入ります。お楽しみに。
This is Phonics2 Consonant Blends P47, 48 を学習しました。
Grammar Starterでは新しいUnit に入りました。
's , s' の使い方を確認しておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 (4) Australian Outback
Sing chant
BONGO and BINGO
This is Phonics 2  Consonant Blends Unit 3 P47,48 
Read words, listen and repeat after CD.
Grammar Starter 
Unit 10 This is my shirt  
Listen to skit. Read Words to Learn
Talk about 's, s'  P44


Have a good week.
See you on Friday.


Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 14th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 15, 2014.
It's cloudy today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 11 Breakfast Time (4) を学習しました。
今日でこのTopicは終わります。プリントはできましたか?
This is Phonics Unit5 Pを42学習しました。
今日は前回解いた問題の続きです。Pet に e を付けると Pete になりました!
Up and Away student book Level 2 の their を復習し、P8 の our/your を新しく学習しました。
次回はmy ,your, his, her, their , ourのREVIEWをします。
レッスンの前に確認しておきましょう。
Up and Away Reader Book 1C P27のを学習し、true / false の問題を解きました。
次回までに音読を練習しておきましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 10 Breakfast Time (4)
Sing the chant.
Do worksheet with crossword puzzle. 
This is Phonics  Unit 5 P42. Listen, read and repeat after CD .
(Add e to words and make new words)
Up and Away student book Level 2 REVIEW their names are… .
Read and repeat sentences
P8 our/your Write sentences in notebook 
Up and Away workbook P4 A
Up and Away Reader 1C P27 True/ False

Have a good week.
See you on Friday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.14th

・Bridge Work  C33-U1: G&C-1, Ex-1, G&C-2, Ex-2
・10月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate Listen w/o Textbook=> Task-> Read
- L-89 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow
- L-90 Listen & Explain what Sam did on that day.
・Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Reading-2  Honesty and Parenting
Vocabulary Skill: Collocations => Oxford Collocation Dictionary
- earthquake (adj) big, great huge, major, severe, small
~ + verb) happen, occur, strike, hit, shake, destroy, devastate
(prep) in a/the ~ : The building was destroyed in an earthquake.
- lie (adj) big, great, little, complete, white, deliberate
(verb) tell, believe, swallow, live: He lived a lie for decades.
- Write to respond to Marisa in five to eight sensation
 => Explain what you think w/o the writing in 90 sec.=> Q&A


Lesson Report Junior-1 October 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Monday, October 13, 2014.
It's raining hard now. The typhoon is coming!
今日は台風のためレッスンは繰り上げで行いました。
誰も遅刻も欠席もせずしっかり参加できましたね!
You did a good job!
Star Team のロールプレイも楽しくできました。
Key Communication のテストができなかった人は再テストに備えて練習しておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 1
Key Communication test
Chapter 5 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  Practice
Exercise-1  #1 and 2
Star Team Unit 7
Charlie doesn't like shopping Presentation story  Role play
基礎英語 Lessons 87 & 88


Have a great week!
See you on Thursday!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.13th

1. Open Forum-2  Chapter 4 Visual Art #1 An Interview about Australian Aboriginal Art
- Listening-3 with Transcript
->Voc: descend-descendant, ascend-ascendant, myth-mythical, wander, recur-recurrence-recurrent
- Extra Learning-1: Western Art History and East Asian Painting
  - Pre-history - Middle Ages - Renaissance and Mannerism - Baroque and Rococo
- 18th-19th centuries: Neo-classicism, History painting, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Symbolism - East Asian painting
- Vocabulary-1/p.30: Words and Expressions Related to Art
=> Com Task: Describe the painting in 60 seconds: Spring Morning in the Han Palace
- Vocabulary-2/p.31-> Extra Learning-2: What is Mind Map, How to make a Mind Map
2. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Reading 1: Family Unity Builds Success #2
Review - Reading: Underline the MI and Identify the SS of each Paragraph.
- What do you think? -1 => Write five to eight sentences in response in 15 minutes.  (1/p.89. modified)
Members of a successful team respect each other. How does this help them bring about successful results?
>Peer Review=> Revise => Pair w/o the Writing
- What do you think? -2 =>☆ Ind Speaking [60sec/Prep=>60 sec] Include example(s)
What qualities do you have that can help you when working with a group of people?

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.11th

・Bridge to MEL Book 3
- Grammar: C31-U2 – G&C-1  I'm often told by my mom to do...
   => Indirect speech (Report), G&C-2
- Vocabulary: C30-U2 #2
Cover to Cover  Unit 8 Part 2 : Just Ask!
- Before Reading: What personal quality is important for your partner?
- Fluency Strategy: Scanning
- Listening=> Task-A, Checking Comprehension
- Read to check the answers
- Read aloud Par.2-3, 5-6
Comm Task-1  Par.6を日本語にしなさい
Comm Task-2
1. 私は自分の外見にそんなに自信が持てないので、友達と出かけるときはたいていかなりおとなしくしている。(pr-3)
2. 彼氏や彼女を見つけるとなると、必ずしも誰でも見た目が全てだとは考えていない。(when it comes to …) (pr-6)
3. あなた方は明らかにお似合いのカップルのようですね、というのも同じ関心を分かち、多くを共有しているから。(pr-1,5)
1. I don’t feel so confident about/of my appearance that I’m usually quite quiet when I go out with my friends.
2. Not everyone thinks looks are everything when it comes to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.
3. You obviously seem to be made up for each other because you share the same interest and have a lot in common.
Read & Write  Unit 8  Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Reading-2  Honesty and Parenting
- Review Writing: to explain which person’s opinion you agree with the most and why in 5-8 sentences.
- Voc. Skill: Collocations

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, October 11, 2014.
It's sunny and warm today.
You worked very hard today.
You did a good job!
Would you like to visit the Great Wall in China someday?
I've never been there, and I'd like to walk on the wall someday.
単語が難しくなってきましたね。
タブレットで練習できるようにしてあるので、ぜひ復習のときに活用してください。
繰り返し声に出して練習するとだんだん意味がわかって覚えますよ!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The speakers next time are Ami, Sota, and Yoshiki.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 86 & 87
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  had to, will have to, have to Review
Grammar and Communication-3  start to, continue to, forget to
Exercise-3
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story

Have a great weekend.
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, October 11, 2014.
It's sunny and warm today.
You worked very hard today.
You did a good job!
Would you like to visit the Great Wall in China someday?
I've never been there, and I'd like to walk on the wall someday.
単語が難しくなってきましたね。
タブレットで練習できるようにしてあるので、ぜひ復習のときに活用してください。
繰り返し声に出して練習するとだんだん意味がわかって覚えますよ!
Our speaker today was Shintaro
He talked about his school chorus contest.
The speaker next time is Sae
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 86 & 87
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  had to, will have to, have to Review
Grammar and Communication-3  start to, continue to, forget to
Exercise-3
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story

Have a great weekend.
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, October 11, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Is it difficult to learn new things?
Yes, it is!
Learning new things is challenging for everyone.
Practice, practice, practice!
Practice makes perfect.
If you keep trying, you'll make it through!
Our speakers yesterday were Takehiro, Yuhei, and Yuma.
Takehiro and Yuhei talked about their excursion to Kyoto.
Yuma talked about the day the typhoon hit Tokyo last Monday.
The next speakers are Shunta and Akane.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 87 & 88
Bridge Work
Chapter 30 Unit 2
Grammar in Use It was astonishing for Ron to learn a foreign culture
Key Communication


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


Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 10th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 11, 2014. It`s sunny today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 Australian Outback (3)を学習しました。
This is Phonic 2 Consonant Blends P46を学習しました。
Grammar Starter 前回の問題が少し難しかったようなのでプリントで類似問題を解きました。
終わっていない生徒は完成させてください。
質問がある生徒は次回聞いてください。
大切な内容なので理解できるまで頑張ってください。
Up and Away reader 3B プリントの内容は良くできていました。
Polar bearsが見えましたね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 (3) Australian Outback
Sing chant
Memorize new words and present
This is Phonics 2. Consonant Blends Unit 3 P46 Read words, listen and repeat after CD.
Grammar Starter her, his , their, your … worksheet
REVIEW Up and Away Reader Book 3B(プリント)

Have a nice and safe weekkend.
See you on Tuesday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 10th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday October 11, 2014. It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 11 Breakfast Time (3)を学習しました。 
This is Phonics Unit 5 P41を学習しました。
Silent eのJingleはしっかりと覚えましたね。Good work!
今日解いた問題の続きがあります。次回も頑張りましょう。
Up and Away student book Level 2のtheir を復習しました。
P 7を新しく学習しました。*宿題はP7をノートに写してくることです。
Up and Away Reader Book 1C P24,25,26のNew wordsを学習しました。
これらの単語は覚えておきましょう。次回確認します。
三連休で時間の余裕があると思います。音読を練習しておきましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 10 Breakfast Time(3)
Sing the chant.
Memorize words and present your word along with your peers.
This is Phonics  Sing silent e jingle.  Unit 5 
P41. Listen, read and repeat after CD.
Up and Away student book Level 2 REVIEW their .Read and repeat sentences
P7 Write sentences in notebook (HOMEWORK)
Up and Away Reader 1C P24,25,26 NEW WORDS Read and repeat after CD.
Underline new words


Have a nice and safe weekend!
See you on Tuesaday.


Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.10th

・Bridge Work  C33-U1: G&C-1, Ex-1
・Vocabulary in Use  C32-U2 #2: Voc. Writing
・Cover to Cover  Unit 5 Part 2 A Team Player
- Before Reading: Do you prefer to make decisions on your own or as a part of a team?
- Fluency Strategy: Skimming - Read the title, the first paragraph and the first sentence of each paragraph and the last paragraph.-> Task-A: Find the main idea.
- Reading-1-> Checking Fluency and Comprehension
- Read with CD -> Read aloud: Pr. 4-6
- Communication Task
1. Par.4 In my year in Japan ~ not the individuals. を日本語5文以内で説明しなさい
2. (Par.4) 私が社会において他人に誠実であるということが何かを学ぶのに多くの年月がかかった。
・Read & Write    Unit 8 Honesty: Honesty and Parenting
Reading-2  Honesty and Parenting
- Preview Reading 1-> Skim and check what Marisa worried about
- Reading #1=> Identify the answer and its main reason/purpose of each posting=> Check with Partner
WDT-A.1: Which person do you agree with the most and why? Prepare in 90 sec=> Explain in 90 sec.
WDT-A.2: Which person do you disagree with the most and why? Prepare in 90 sec=> Explain in 90 sec.
=> Write to explain which person’s opinion you agree with the most and why in five to eight sentences.=> Pair Explain what you think w/o the writing in 90 sec.=> Q&A

Lesson Report Junior-1 October 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Friday, October 10, 2014.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
It was very warm this afternoon.
きのうのレッスンではみんなよく頑張って練習ができましたね。
You did a good job!
次回はいよいよKey Communication のテストです。
一回で合格できるようにしっかり練習しておきましょう。
基礎英語の音読はみんなとても上手になってきました。
いろいろな表現が出てくるので上手に使えるようにしていきましょうね。
日曜日に英検を受ける人は頑張りましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work
Chapter 5 Unit 1
Grammar in Use
Key Communication
Star Team Unit 7
Charlie doesn't like shopping  Presentation story reading practice
Comprehension
Phonics  Vowel Digraphs #4
基礎英語 Lessons 85 & 86


Have a great weekend!
See you next week!

Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Oct.9th

1. Grammar in Use: Unit 65 See/hear/feel + do/-ing
=> Make a sentence: Yesterday, I saw ~ -ing/do … but I was afraid to … because I was afraid of …
2. Open Forum-2  Chapter 4 Visual Art #1 An Interview about Australian Aboriginal Art
- Listening-2 by Part-> Take a memo to explain=> Pair
  [1] Why the Aboriginal culture is so unique?   [2] What “The Dream Time” is.
  [3] Explain the practical side of some of the Aboriginal painting.
  [4] Why traditional paintings were temporary?
=> Com Task: Express your Opinion with respect and consideration
Answer to a student from Australia; “What do you think about Aboriginal Art?”
☆ Ind. Speaking [90sec/Prep=>90 sec] Express your Opinion with respect and consideration
Answer this question by a student from Australia; “What do you think about Aboriginal Art?”
3. Review Reading Challenge Healthy eating: The mind games of supermarkets
4. Reading and Writing-2  Unit 5 Family Ties
Reading 1: Family Unity Builds Success #1
Reading 1: Family Unity Builds Success
- Vocabulary/p.85: courage, manage, unity
- Reading Skill/p.86: Skimming - Underline the Main Idea and Identify the Supporting Ideas
- Skim the text=> Discuss with a partner what the text is about.
- Reading-1: Underline the MI and Identify the SS of each Paragraph -> Main Ideas, Details
=> Write a Summary in three to five sentences.=> Pair

Lesson Report-Senior 2-Oct.8th

・Bridge to MEL Book 3
- Grammar: C31-U1: G&C-3  When was America discovered?, Ask and talk about your school.
=> Indirect speech (Report), Grammar activity and writing Round -2 (WS)
- Vocabulary: C30-U2 #1, 2
Read & Write Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Reading-1  The Lies People Tell
- Reading Skills: Identifying Pronoun References-> A, B/p.148
- WDT-B: => Write why you feel OK/NOT OK in three to four sentences about one of the questions.
Reading-2  Honesty and Parenting
- Vocabulary:
- Preview Reading 1-> Skim and check what Marisa worried about
- Reading #1=> Identify the answer and its main reason/purpose of each posting=> Check with Partner
WDT-A.1: Which person do you agree with the most and why? Prepare in 90 sec=> Explain in 90 sec.
WDT-A.2: Which person do you disagree with the most and why? Prepare in 90 sec=> Explain in 90 sec.
=> Write to explain which person’s opinion you agree with the most and why in five to eight sentences.
=> Pair Explain what you think w/o the writing in 90 sec.=> Q&A

Lesson Report Junior-2 October 8th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 8, 2014.
It's sunny and cloudy today.
It's getting cooler and cooler day by day.
What will you have to do when you become a high school student?
You'll have to study much harder!
レッスンでお話したように再テストの人は今回のテスト用紙を持って帰ってよく見直しをし、次回のサポートタイムで再テストを受けてください。
英語を読むときにはお話したように常に何が書かれているのか頭に情景を浮かべながら読み進めましょう。
Our speaker today was Ayu.
She talked about studying in the library on the weekend.
The speakers next time are Ami and Sota.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 84 & 85
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  have to, don't have to, deliver
Exercise-1 #5
Grammar and Communication-2  had to, will have to
Exercise-2
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story

Have a wonderful week!
See you on Saturday.

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2E October 8th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, October 8, 2014.
It's sunny and cloudy today.
It's getting cooler and cooler day by day.
What will you have to do when you become a high school student?
You'll have to study much harder!
レッスンでお話したように再テストの人は今回のテスト用紙を持って帰ってよく見直しをし、次回のサポートタイムで再テストを受けてください。
クイズづくりでは上手に質問ができた人、しっかり答えられた人もいましたね。Good job!
お話したように常に何が書かれているのか頭に情景を浮かべながら読み進めましょう。
Our speakers today were Ryuto and Kota.
Ryuto talked about his school festival this coming weekend.
Kota talked about his sports day last week.
The speaker next time is Shintaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 84 & 85
Bridge Work 
Chapter 20 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  have to, don't have to, deliver
Exercise-1 #5 Review
Grammar and Communication-2  had to, will have to
Exercise-2
Star Team  Unit 5  Presentation story

Have a wonderful week!
See you on Saturday.

Towako

Lesson Report Primary-2 October 7th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 8, 2014.
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 Australian Outback (2)を学習しました。
This is Phonics2 Consonant Blends P45を学習しました。
リスニングの問題が苦手の生徒がいます。集中して聞きましょう。
Str(ing), spr(ing) などの違いに注目しましょう!
Grammar Starter P38 Exercise 7,8 を完成させました。
8は少し難しかったようでう。復習しておきましょう!
Up and Away reader 3B プリントの内容は良くできていました。
特にHis/herが誰の事を指しているか良く理解できています。Great!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 36 (2) Australian Outback
Sing chant
Memorize new words and present
This is Phonics 2. Consonant Blends Unit 3 P45 Read words, listen and repeat after CD. Grammar Starter P 36 Exercise 7,8. Do exercise , read and repeat, present
REVIEW Up and Away Reader Book B(プリント)


Have a wonderful week. 
See you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 October 7th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday October 8, 2014.
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 11 Breakfast Time (2)を学習しました。 
This is Phonics Unit5 P40を学習しました。
Silent eのJingle を思い出して問題を解くとわかりやすいと思います。
是非トライしてみてください。
Up and Away student book Level 2 What's his/her name? を復習しました。
新しくtheirという単語を覚えました。次回はこれらの単語が全部出てきます。
復習しておきましょう。
Up and Away Reader Book 1C P20,21,22,23を音読しました。
これで本文は終了です。
次回はまとめに入りますので、音読の練習をしておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 10 Breakfast Time(2)
Sing the chant.
Memorize words and present your word along with your peers.
This is Phonics  Unit 5 P40 Silent e. Listen, read and repeat after CD.
Up and Away student book Level 2 REVIEW What's his/ her name?
Study their. Read and repeat sentences P6 Write sentences in notebook
Up and Away Reader 1C P20,21,22,23

Have a wonderful week!
See you on Friday!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 1-Oct.7th

・Bridge Work  C33-U1: G&C-1, Ex-1
・Vocabulary in Use  C32-U2 #2: Voc, Sentences, practice
・10月号基礎英語3: Listen to Communicate
- L-85 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow
- L-86 Listen & Explain what they are doing in Cambridge.
- L-87 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow
- L-88 Listen & Repeat=> Shadow
・Read & Write  Unit 8 Honesty: is it ever OK to lie?
Reading-1  The Lies People Tell
- Preview Reading 1-> Read the subtitles and check two topics
- Reading #1: Underline the key part in each paragraph-> Main Ideas
- Reading #2: Read carefully to answer Details-> Details w/o looking back the text
- Reading Skills: Identifying Pronoun References-> A, B/p.148
- WDT-A: Check OK or NOT OK w/o looking back the text
=> Pair Ask a partner a question from the chart. The partner explains w/o looking back the text.
- WDT-B: => Write why you feel OK/NOT OK in three to four sentences about one of the questions.

Lesson Report Junior-3 October 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
It was sunny and beautiful today.
You saw your mom making dinner when you left home for MEL School?
You sometimes hear one of your family members sing songs in the bath?
知覚動詞の使い方が難しくなってきましたね。
よく復習して文の成り立ちを理解しましょう。
Are you interested in foreign cultures?
Are you interested in visiting America or European countries?
It's good to learn people or places in different countries.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speaker is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 85 & 86
Deep lstening Lesson 7
Bridge Work
Chapter 30 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  知覚動詞の使い方 Review  Worksheet (p. 17)
Grammar in Use  It was astonishing for Ron to learn a foreign culture


Have a wonderful week!
See you on Friday!


Towako