MEL News April 2015

いよいよ4月。進級進学おめでとうございます。
生徒の皆さんは元気いっぱいの新学期を迎えてください!
MEL News 2015年4月号をお届けします。

News-1 Primary-1 Junior-1(中学1年生)レッスン開始!
4月から小学生対象の新Primary-1 クラスと新中学1年生対象のJunior-1クラスのレッスンが始まります。在校生は新入生のよいお手本となるように練習に励んでください。
なお、小学生対象のPrimary-1 クラス(火・金曜日5時から)は未だ入校できます。
また、新中1対象のJunior-1は火・金曜日(5:45-7:30)のクラスに若干名余裕があります。
お知り合いに入校を検討されている方がおられましたら、早めにご相談ください。

News-2 TOEIC、TOEIC-Bridge試験を実施
3月にJunior-3, Senior-1クラスの生徒を対象にTOEIC-Bridge試験を、Senior-1p以上の生徒にはTOEIC試験を実施しました。スコアは英検の成績との相関性が高く、英検2級を持っているTOEIC受験者のほとんどは500点以上のスコアでした。

News-3 英検能力測定のご案内
6月7日(日)実施の2015年度第1回英検(申込み締切5月13日)に先立ち、過去問題を使った能力測定(無料)を行います。希望者は担当講師に相談のうえ、スクールの申込みフォームに記入してください。
5級・3級  4月25日(土)2:00‐3:15
4級・準2級 4月29日(水・祝)2:00 *4級約1時間、準2級約1時間半
2級    5月2日(土)1:30‐3:15


 
News-4 新年度開始時期とレッスン時間について 再掲
新年度のクラス時間を改めてご確認ください。(クラス名は3月からのもの)

Primary-1(小学生1年目)   火曜日・金曜日 5:00-5:50 (サポートタイム 4:45-5:00)
Primary-2 (小学生2年目以上)火曜日・金曜日 6:10-7:00 (サポートタイム 5:55-6:10)
Junior-1E  (中学1年生)火曜日・金曜日  5:45-7:30 (サポートタイム 5:15-5:45)
Junior-1  (中学1年生)月曜日・木曜日  7:30-9:15 (サポートタイム 7:00-7:30)
Junior-2 (中学2年生) 月曜日・木曜日    7:30-9:15(サポートタイム 7:00-7:30)
Junior-3  (中学3年生)   水曜日・土曜日   7:45-9:30(サポートタイム 7:15-7:45)
Senior-1 (中学3年生)   水曜日・土曜日    5:45-7:30(サポートタイム 5:15-5:45)
Senior-1p  (高校1年生) 火曜日・金曜日 7:45-9:30(サポートタイム 7:15-7:45)
Senior-2p (高校2年生)   火曜日・金曜日   7:30-9:30(サポートタイム 7:00-7:30)
Advancing-1(高2中心) 水曜日・土曜日   7:30-9:30(同 水曜7:00-7:30  土曜7:15-7:30)
Advancing-2 (高3中心) 月曜日         7:30-9:30 (同  7:00-7:30)
                              土曜日        5:30-7:15 (同  5:15-5:30)
Senior-2pとAdvancingの各クラスは3階の教室でレッスンを行いますので、スリッパか内履きが必要になります。

Update-1 ゴールデンウィークのお休みについて
ゴールデンウィークは5月4日(月), 5日(火), 6日(水)のレッスンはお休みです。
4月29日は通常レッスンですのでご注意ください。

Update-2 保護者面談のお願い
4月に新Junior-2, Senior-1p, Senior-2p, Advancing-1, Advancing-2のクラスの保護者の方に面談を予定しています。(2-3月に面談を済ませた方は除きます)
くわしい日程はクラスごとにご案内差し上げますので、よろしくお願いします。
ご不明な点やご相談はお気軽にお知らせください。
よろしくお願いいたします。

MEL School 三鷹
Towako Asai



Lesson Report Junior-3 March 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 29, 2015.
It was sunny this morning but we had a shower this afternoon.
Were you out when it was raining?
Congratulations on finishing the 96th lesson!
I think everyone worked hard and got a lot better at using English.
Studies at school will get hard next year, but if you always try your best, you can learn a lot of things.
I'm afraid we can't give you spring break this year, but to keep studying is very important and good for you!
The next speaker will be Yoshiki.
Get ready for your speech!

Make sure to bring your New Kiso-eigo-3!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 175 and 176  
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-3  動名詞の使い方-2
Exercise-3 #2  Review  => #3, 4
Deep listening  Lesson 4


Have a great week.
See you on Wednesday!.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 28th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 29, 2015.
It was sunny this morning but we had a shower this afternoon.
Were you out when it was raining?
Congratulations on finishing the 96th lesson!
I think everyone worked hard and got a lot better at using English.
Studies at school will get hard next year, but if you always try your best, you can learn a lot of things.
I'm afraid we can't give you spring break this year, but to keep studying is very important and good for you!
The next speaker will be Ayu.
Get ready for your speech!

Make sure to bring your New Kiso-eigo-3!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 175 and 176  
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-3  動名詞の使い方-2
Exercise-3 #2  Review  => #3, 4
Deep listening  Lesson 4


Have a great week.
See you on Wednesday!.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.28th

1. Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K  Day 3: Geocaching
- Lis-1=> Write the Main Idea in one sentence-> Lis-2=> Revise the Main Idea.
-> Read=> Revise the Main Idea. -> Shadow Reading
=> Replace premise, undertake, interpret => Dic/Tablet
- premise: assumption, basis, ground, preposition; based on the ~ that …
-> premises [z]: building and land for biz; biz/commercial ~, No alcohol is sold on the ~
- undertake: begin, initiate, launch, try, take on
- to make oneself responsible for and start doing it; ~ a task/project/research/investigation
- interpret: clarify, solve, translate, read, explain/understand the meaning
- translate: ~ sth, ~ from A (into B)
- Practice Voca Chant: premise, fasten (listen), undertake, interpret,
2. Inside Reading-2  Unit 1 Going Underground Read-1Coober Pedy
- Practice Reading: Par.7-10
- D. Restate each of the sentences. Underline the part you’re going to restate before writing.
Reading-2  Understanding Philly’s Basement
HW=> Philadelphia; Why so historically significant city?
3. Special Topic: Let’s Think and Discuss about Marius the Giraffe
4. Listening & Communication: Open Forum-1  Chapter 4 Psychology #2
A Radio Program to ask psychologist about memory
- Prepare to Lis: Talk about what kind of memory problems you or someone you know have w/examples.
- Listening-1/through-> Main Ideas  (More Details)
-> Listening-2/by Part=> More Details, Main Ideas of each part=> Talk with a Partner
[Part-1] What is the main point of this part?
[Part-2, 3, 4] Who’s the listener? What’s his problem? What suggestions were given?
=> Thinking and Speaking: Which of these or any other techniques do you use or want to try?

Lesson report Primary-2 March 27, 2015

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, March 28, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 50 (2) を学習しました。 
最後にたくさん単語を覚えましたね。
文章も頑張って作りました!Good sentences everyone!
Bridge Work Starter  では sports の単語をたくさん覚えました。
スペリングも頑張りました。楽器の前はTheを忘れずに!
最後に自己紹介文ももう一度練習しました。これでワーク完成しました!Good work!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 50 (2) 
Sing chant
Make sentences using words from Topic. 
Make sure you each student makes a different sentence.
Bridge Work Starter   Play BINGO game.
Sports, instruments. Pair work. 
Finish workbook. 
Do introduction of yourself.

Have a great spring vacation!  See you in April!  
AND to our 6th grader classmates, CONGRATULATIONS! 
We wish you the very best in junior high school! 
And please come visit us!!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 27th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's  Saturday, March 28, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 26 (2)を学習しました。
最後にたくさんの単語を覚えましたね。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 4 P66 - 68を学習し、これでPhonics 2も終了しました。
Phonics 1から始まり二冊の教本を頑張って学習できました。
たくさんルールや単語を覚えられた生徒は自分をほめてあげましょう!              
Up and Away Reader Book 2Dの内容は理解できたと思います。
CDを聞きながら春休み期間中もう一度音読練習をしてください。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 26(2)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from the list. 
Make your own sentence using the pictures from the Topic
This is Phonics 2  Unit 4 P58 - 61  Listen to the CD and complete the exercises. 
Up and Away Reader book 2D  Read out loud  together from P1 during support
time.  P 10-15  read together. 
Finished story (read by instructor).  HW: use CD and review

Have a great spring vacation! 
See you in April !

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 27th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Saturday, March 28, 2015. 
It's overcast today.
We've finished the 96th lesson of the school year!
Congratulations! Do you think you've learned a lot of things this year?
Your TOEIC Bridge result came back to you.
One of you wrote it was a start for my future learning.
I think that's a very good way to see what you have now.
Yes, you have so many good things ahead that you'll never get bored.
Just try your best and make the best use of everything you have and will be given.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker is Takeshi.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 174 & 175
Bridge Work
Round 2
Chapter 30 Unit 2  G&C-2  It seems/looks/sounds ...   It's thoughtful of you to...
Activity-3  WB page 14
Activity-6  WB page 15
Grammar writing page 16
Vocabulary writing C29 U1 #1  WB page 75


You have a vocabulary assignment for the next lesson.
Please come early enough to finish it.
Your lesson starts at 7:45 and finishes at 9:30.

Enjoy the speing break!
See you on Friday, April 3!



Towako
 

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.27th

1. Bridge Work-Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #4: Voc Writing
2. Show & Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening  Unit 7  Air Travel #1
Getting Ready: Pair Match each item with the correct word. Practice the words.
Listening-1: Find the instructions the flight attendant is giving. => Pair 1~3, 4~6
Listening-2: Find the problem and take notes to explain what the flight attendant will do. => Pair
Vocabulary Worksheet 7/p.36-TB
- Part 1. Word Search - Part 2. Complete the sentences
=> Pair Read the completed sentences to each other=> Repeat
4. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend: Why does something become popular?
Complete and Review the Summary of The Popularity of Social Network within 100 words.
Reading 2: A Song Becomes a Hit #1
- Vocabulary/p. 11
Preview: What do you think the study will say?
- Skim the Text: Pr-1, 8 -> Main Idea-1
- Read Pr.7-> Main Idea-2  
- Read the text=> Details
=> What do you think -A/p.14

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 26th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, March 27, 2015.
It's sunny and warm today.
You finished Bridge Work Book 1 and 基礎英語1!
Congratulations!
次回は4月2日(木)のレッスンです。
Bridge to MEL Worktext 2, 基礎英語2, Star Team を忘れずに!
Recap テストもありますので、しっかり練習してきましょう。
1年生のクラスも始まるので、遅刻をしないでお手本になるように行動してください。
The next speakers are Hikaru and Kosei.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 13 Unit 2
Let's check-4   all/most/half/some/one of ...
Grammar and Communication-5 
Exercise-5
Let's check-5
Grammar in Use
Chapter 12 Unit 2  Exercise-1 #1  過去形の応答練習
基礎英語 Lesson 175-176


Have a good weekend.
See you on April 2nd!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 26, 2015.
It's sunny today. We're having a warm sunny spring day tomorrow!
Can you keep studying for more than three hours at home?
Can you help surfing the Internet when you use your tablet PC?
You need to start preparing for the new school year! It's just around the corner.
We had a speech test yesterday.
Everyone did a much greater job than you did last time.
That's great!
The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 173 and 174  
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-3  動名詞の使い方-2
Exercise-3 #1, 2 (pp. 216-217)
Chapter 26 Unit 2  Grammar and Communication-1 助動詞の復習
Exercise-1 #2-a, 2-b, 3-c, 3
Grammar and Communication-2 応答表現の復習


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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 25th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 26, 2015.
It's sunny today. We're having a warm sunny spring day tomorrow!
Can you keep studying for more than three hours at home?
Can you help surfing the Internet when you use your tablet PC?
You need to start preparing for the new school year! It's just around the corner.
We had a speech test yesterday.
Everyone did a much greater job than you did last time.
That's great!
We have two more speakers to go next time.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 173 and 174  
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-3  動名詞の使い方-2
Exercise-3 #1, 2 (pp. 216-217)
Chapter 26 Unit 2  Grammar and Communication-1 助動詞の復習
Exercise-1 #2-a, 2-b, 3-c, 3
Grammar and Communication-2 応答表現の復習
Exercise-2

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

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.25th

1. Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K  Day 2: Doing Dishes - Review
Review  Shadow Reading -> Read
=> Write a summary in 2~3 sentences. Use; household chores as example, resent
=> Pair Tell the summary without the writing.
- Practice Voca Chant: trivial, utter-v, adj, vow
2. Read & Write-2  Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
Reading 1: How Colors Make Us Think and Feel #1
- Vocabulary/p.25: Dic represent-representation-representative
- Reading-1: Preview the article by looking at the titles and photos
=> Main Ideas-A, Details-A
3. Inside Reading-2  Unit 1 Going Underground
Read-1Coober Pedy: Really Down Under – An Online Travel Article about a town in Australia’s Outback.
- Practice Reading: Par.4-6
=> C. Write your answers.
=> D. Restate each of the sentences. Underline the part you’re going to restate before writing.

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, March 25, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
It seems we are having another cold day today.
It looks the weather is fine but once we go outside, it's freezing cold like we're in the middle of the winter.
Our speaker yesterday was Soichiro.
He brought his favorite comic book and told about the story.
The next speaker is Yuria.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 172 & 173
Deep listening Lesson 6
Bridge Work
Round 2 Chapter 30 Unit 1  tell/ask/want/need you to do, what to do Review
Chapter 30 Unit 2  G&C-2  It seems/looks/sounds ...   It's thoughtful of you to...
Vocabulary writing C28 U2 #2  WB page 74


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



Towako
 

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 24th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 25, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary いよいよ最後のTopic 50 に入りました。
What do you want to be in the future?
Bridge Work Starter で前回学習した家族の単語はよく覚えられていましたね。
Good work!
ペアワークのときには相手の顔を見てしっかりお話しましょう。
自己紹介の文は上手に書けました。
発表してくれた人はよく頑張りました!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 50 (1) 
Check the new words, Sing chant, Write the words in the notebook
Bridge Work Starter  pp. 43-48
Introducing yourself
Play BINGO game (The twelve months of the year)


Have a great weekend! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 25, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
きのうからPicture Dictionary はTopic 26に入りました。
みんな新しい単語でもフォニックスのルールを使って上手に読めるようになってきましたね。
Well done!
This is Phonics 2 Unit 4  ir, or, air, ear, ar, worなどの発音とスペリングを確認しました。
Readingで✔マークがもらえていない人は次回のサポートタイムで再挑戦しましょう。   
Up and Away Reader Book Sunny's Lucky Day ではメガネを忘れたGranpa Lee が色々なトラブルを引き起こしました。次はどんなことが起こるのでしょうね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 26 (1)
Check the new words, write the words in the notebook, sing the song
This is Phonics 2  Unit 4 P62, 64, 65
Up and Away Reader book 2D   Read and talk about story.  P 6-9


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

Towako

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.24th

1. Bridge Work- Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #3: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Kikutan-4K  Day 2: My First Band #1
- Lis-1=> Write the Main Idea in one sentence.-> Lis-2=> Revise the Main Idea.
-> Read=> Revise the Main Idea. -> Shadow Reading
=> Study Vocabulary: consist of, oppose each other
=> Dic consist-consistence-consistency: ~ of = be composed of; ~
-> consistent (adj): constant, steady; ~ approach,  ~ in (doing) sth; ~ in applying rules
=> Point: would repeated or habitual action in the past, used to
- Practice Voca Chant: entertain, organize, process-procedure
3. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend: Why does something become popular?
Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #4
- Reading Skill/Q-Online: Predicting Future Trends=> Write the main idea of each paragraph.
=> Write a Summary of The Popularity of Social Network within 100 words.
•Write the main ideas in the same order as they are presented and add important supporting details
that are necessary or help to understand the main points.
•The tense of a summary is the present tense. However, if the original text refers to another time level (i.e. events in the past or future), the tense of the summary changes accordingly.
•Do not copy. Use your own words. Change the vocabulary and the grammar of the original.
•Do not use 1st person perspective or direct speech. Use reported speech, adapt statements of place and time.
•Do not insert your own opinions or thoughts or use any quotations.
•Leave out statistics, stylistic devices used by the author and examples.
=> Tablet Reading Practice-2: Par.4-6 ( :-> End )

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
It's sunny and cold today.
What's the weather like in Hokkaido today?
Is it snowing?
What was the weather like in Tokyo yesterday?
きのうのレッスンでは天気の言い方を練習しました。気温の言い方も覚えましたか?
また、all of, most of, some of などの表現も練習しましたね。
上手に使えるように頑張りましょう!
Our speaker yesterday was Shunsuke.
He talked about his ski trip to Nagano. He can ski well!
The next speaker is Hikaru.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 13 Unit 2
Let's check-2 不規則変化をする形容詞と副詞
Exercise-3 #2 頻度の表し方
Grammar and Communication-4  all/most/half/some/one of ...
Exercise-4 #1, 2
Chapter 12 Unit 1  be動詞の過去形
Bonus Exercise 天気の表し方  #1-a, 1-b, and 2
Grammar in Use  An old hunter
基礎英語 Lesson 167


Have a great week.
See you on Thursday!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.23rd

1. TOEIC 3:00-5:00
2. My Global Learning  Program 3 – Part-2  Aftermath of the War – Japan
Research any topic you’re interested => Presentation
Lesson-2 - Imperial Japan’s Annexation/Invasion/Occupation/Ruling
- The Path to the Pacific War (1937-1941) -> Pearl Harbor Attack(video)  Map of the Pacific War
- The End of the Pacific War (1942-1945)-> Doolittle, Leapfrog, B29, Iojima, Map of the Pacific War
- Aftermath of the Pacific War - Japan -> Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sinkansen  Okinawa
- 連合国軍最高司令官総司令部 (General Headquarters : GHQ) による主な復興施策
=> Discussion  What made Japan recover from the devastating war in such a short period of time?

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.21st

1. Show & Tell: Summary Writing, Q&A
2. Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K  Day 2: Doing Dishes
- Lis-1=> Write the Main Idea in one sentence-> Lis-2=> Revise the Main Idea.
-> Read=> Revise the Main Idea. -> Shadow Reading
=> Replace from the chore, derive some pleasure, resent => Dic/Tablet
3. Inside Reading-2  Unit 1 Going Underground
Read-1Coober Pedy: Really Down Under – An Online Travel Article about a town in Australia’s Outback.
- Practice Reading: Par.1-3
Vocabulary Activities-Word Level
- A. Choose a word/phrase with a different meaning-> Dic
- Corpus: notwithstanding
=> B. Write sentences using notwithstanding (prep.+ noun-phrase), or use a conjunction and clause.
=> C. Write your answers.
4. Listening & Communication: Open Forum-1  Chapter 4 Psychology #2
A Radio Program to ask psychologist about memory
- Prepare to Lis: Talk about what kind of memory problems you or someone you know have w/examples.
- Listening-1/through-> Main Ideas  (More Details)
-> Listening-2/by Part=> More Details, Main Ideas of each part=> Talk with a Partner
[Part-1] What is the main point of this part?
[Part-2, 3, 4] Who’s the listener? What’s his problem? What suggestions were given?
=> Thinking and Speaking: Which of these or any other techniques do you use or want to try?

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.21st

1. Grammar in Use  => Writing sheet
Unit 89  each and every: 89.A-> 89.1   89.B-> 89.2,   89.D
-> Additional Ex/p.313-314: Pronouns & Determiners (U80-89)
=> Write-1Write about a pair such as you and your friend/sister/brother or parents or grandparents.
Use either, neither, both, (a) little, much and/or plenty.
=> Write-2 Write what the members of your class, club or family are, have, and/or do.
Use none, each, every, (a) few, some, several, half, most or all.
2. Inside Reading  Unit 2 Megacities: Urban Planning Reading-1  The New Megapolis
- Read-2 -> Reading Skill-A: Check the Main Ideas.
- B. Write notes about the focus/main purpose of each paragraph=> Pair
=>☆ Integ. Speaking Explain the last paragraph as to what this magazine article proclaims in 90 sec.
=> Write the summary of the main idea of the entire article in within five sentences.
-> Study Words/Expressions/Grammar

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Saturday, March 21, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
Do you think learning English is important for your future?
Which do you prefer, reading English aloud or writing in English?
I think you'd better work hard on everything for your future!
Our speaker on today was Haruka.
She talked about movies and songs.
All of you will speakers next time.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 169 to 172  
Deep listening Lesson 3   Making a reservation
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-2  動名詞の使い方
Exercise-2
Chapter 26 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 人の性格に関することば
Chapter 26 Unit 2  Grammar and Communication-1 助動詞の復習
Exercise-1 #1

Have a great weekend!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 21th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Saturday, March 21, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
Do you think learning English is important for your future?
Which do you prefer, reading English aloud or writing in English?
I think you'd better work hard on everything for your future!
Our speaker on today was Tomoya.
He talked about going to Kichijoji.
All of you will speakers next time.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 169 to 172  
Deep listening Lesson 3   Making a reservation
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25
Grammar and Communication-2  動名詞の使い方
Exercise-2
Chapter 26 Unit 1  Vocabulary in Use #1 人の性格に関することば
Chapter 26 Unit 2  Grammar and Communication-1 助動詞の復習
Exercise-1 #1, #2 (Check the answer next time)

Have a great weekend!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's are you doing?
It's Saturday, March 20, 2015. 
It's cloudy today.
Most of you graduated from junior high school yesterday.
Congratulations!
Are you ready for high school?
Enjoy the spring break and get ready for your new life!
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker is Soichiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 170 & 171
Bridge Work
Round 2 Chapter 30 Unit 1  tell/ask/want/need you to do, what to do
Writing practice (Workbook page 13)
Vocabulary writing C28 U2 #1  WB page 73


Have a great weekend!
See you on Tuesday!



Towako
 

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 20th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, March 21, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 49 (2)を学習しました。
このTopicに出てくる単語を使って先週と違った文章を各自で作りました。
Good sentences everyone!
Bridge Work Starter  では皆の得な曜日が出てきました。
うっかりミスをした生徒は今週末中に練習をしておきましょう!
家族の言い方も練習しました。単語を覚えましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 49 (2) 
Sing chant
Make sentences using words from Topic. 
Make sure you each student makes a different sentence.
Bridge Work Starter  Do mini test on days of the week,
Play BINGO game. Pair work . 
Where do you live? Learn family member words.
Play BINGO game


Have a great weekend! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 20th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's March 21, 2015 Saturday . 
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 25 (3)を学習しました。
次回は新しいTopicに入ります。お楽しみに!
This is Phonics 2 Unit 4、P58-61を学習しました。
ミニ確認テストもありましたが、できなかったところは復習しておきましょう。           
Up and Away Reader Book 2Cの音読練習はサポートタイム中に終わりました。
一緒に練習できなかった生徒はお家でCDを使って練習しておきましょう。
新しいリーダーに入りました。
少しペースが速いですが、頑張って内容を楽しみましょう!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 25 (3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from the list. 
Make your own sentence using the pictures from the Topic
This is Phonics 2  Unit 4 P58-61 
Listen to the CD and complete the exercises. 
Up and Away Reader book 2C  Read out loud  together during support time.
Start new Reader book 2D.  Read and talk about story.  P1-5



Have a great weekend! 
See you soon !

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.20th

1. Bridge Work-Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #2: Voc Writing
2. Show & Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening  Unit 6  Gifts #2
Listen-3: Take notes and describe what the item each sales clerk recommends is like.
=> Com Task Talk about a gift you gave to someone. To whom, for what, what and why you chose it/them. The partner asks questions.
Pronunciation: Syllable stress in names - Task-1: Listen and repeat. Mark the stressed syllables.
-> Task-2 Pair Read the sentences. Try to stress the marked syllables.
Dictation: Listen and write the missing words.-> Pair Practice the conversation. Stress the names.
=> Conversation: Pair What present are you thinking of giving to your best friend on his/her birthday?
4. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend: Why does something become popular?
Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #3
- Reading Skill/p.9: Identifying the Main idea of a Paragraph-> Exercise-A
- Read the Text-> Exercise-B
=> Tablet Reading Practice-1: Par.3, 4, 5

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 19th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, March 20, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
Did you go to school yesterday?
Did your spring break already start?
How often do you eat your favorite food?
きのうのレッスンでは形容詞と副詞の使い方をさらに練習しました。
みんな使い方がわかってきたようですね。
過去形もしっかり使えるようにしていきましょう!
Our speaker yesterday was Aoto.
He talked about last Saturday. He played basketball and ate sushi!
The next speaker is Shunsuke.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 13 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  形容詞と副詞
Let's check-1
Grammar and Communication-2 形容詞と副詞(形が同じ物、不規則変化するもの)
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3
Exercise-3 #1
Chapter 12 Unit 1  be動詞の過去形
Exercise-2
基礎英語 Lesson 166


Have a great weekend.
See you on Mo!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.18th

TOEIC 7:30-9:30

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
It's sunny and warm today.
What do you usually do before leaving home?
What do you always to before you go to bed?
You wrote about yourself today.
Next Wednesday, you have a speech test.
Please practice a lot!
Our speaker on yesterday was Shun.
He talked about making datemaki. His story was really interesting!
The next speaker is Haruka.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 169 & 170  
Bridge Work 
Chapter 25 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1
Ex-1 #2 Review, #3-a, 3-b
Chapter 26 Unit 1
Vocabulary in Use  #1  人の性格に関することば
Writing for the speech test


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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 18th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you?
It's Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
It's sunny and warm today.
How was TOEIC Bridge test?
Did you find it difficult?
Hope everyone gets good score.
All of you got tired after the test, but you talked a lot about your family.
You did a great job!
Our speaker on today was Sae.
She talked about his exams.
The next speaker is Tomoya.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
TOEIC Bridge test
Small talk  About my family
Reading  Cindy's birthday, Breakfast talk

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

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Wednesday, March 18, 2015. 
It's sunny and warm today.
Was the test hard for you?
Let's wait until we get the results!
Our speaker yesterday was Yuhei.
He showed some posters and told us about Japanese anime characters.
The next speaker is Sho.
Get ready for your speech!


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



Towako
 

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 17th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 49(1)を学習しました。
このTopicに出てくる単語を使って各自文章を作りました。
次回もう一度やってみましょう。
Bridge Work Starter  学校で好きな教科の単語をたくさん覚えまた。
BINGOもしました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 49 (1) 
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
Bridge Work Starter 
Do mini test on Subjects 
Play BINGO game.
Pair work. 
Ask partner what their favorite subject at school is.


Have a great week! 
See you in a couple of days.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 17th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 18, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 25 (2)を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 4, P54-57 を学習しました。
それぞれの単語をパターンで覚えましょう!                    
Up and Away Reader Book 2Cの音読練習はサポートタイム中にしました。
NEW WORDSの内容を確認しました。 
Reading Comprehensionは完成できましたか?
次回確認をします。

<Lesson Review> 
Picture Dictionary Topic 25(2)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from the list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 4 P54,55,56,57  Write words in notebook
Up and Away Reader book 2C 
Read out loud together during support time.
Do NEW WORDS and Reading Comprehension

Have a great week! 
See you !

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.17th

TOEIC: 7:30-9:30
Special Lesson 19:30-20:45
- Britney Maynard: Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision.
- NHK World News

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.16th

1. Open Forum-2 C-9 Marketing and Advertising: Conversation about Merchandising at Supermarket
- Listen 3 w/transcript -> Vocabulary: shelf/shelves, shelf merchandising, on purpose, practical reason/solution, drive one crazy,
=> D. Thinking and Speaking/p.78
- Explain which method affects you more than the others in 90 sec. Use the terms in the transcript.
- Give advice to a young person who knows little about shopping at supermarket in 90 seconds.
- Pronunciation: Using Intonation to Express Interest
=> Talk about your childhood to a partner. The partner should use intonation to show your interest.
- Speaking Skills: Checking for Understanding by asking for explanation or by rephrasing
- Speaking Practice: Make a marketing plan for a product/service, or merchandising plan for a store.
=> Group Present your plan in three minutes. The members should show interest and ask for explanation.
2. My Global Learning  Program 3 – Part 1 The Background: Japan
Pre-Reading 1 The Back Ground (PPT 6 pages)
- Review - Japan’s Path to the War – 1, 2: Rise of Militarism , Invasion to China , War in China
- Japan’s Path to the War - 3:  Tensions between Japan and the West
- Moves taken towards the War => Research any topic you’re interested => Presentation on Mar. 23
Lesson-1
- Imperial Path to the War-Timeline/PPT-> Map of China and South East Asia in 1941  Political Map in 1939
- The Pacific War -Beginning/PPT -> Map of the Pacific War
=> Discussion-1  What brought Imperial Japan to the war?  <- PMs  in the 1930s
=> Discussion-2  Prince Naruhito’s comment

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, March 17, 2015.
It's sunny today.
Were you happy yesterday?
Did you talk with your friends happily?
Did you get up easily?
きのうのレッスンでは、形容詞と副詞の使い方をさらに練習しました。
初めてのRecapのテストはきちんと準備をして臨めた人が多かったようですね。
過去形の練習もたくさんできましたね!
Our speaker yesterday was Yasuhiro.
He talked about after the exams. He prepared well.
The next speaker is Aoto.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 13 Unit 1
Grammar in Use  Jiro introduces his family Review
Chapter 13 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  形容詞と副詞
Exercise-1 #2-a, 2-b.
Chapter 12 Unit 1 
Grammar and Communication-1 be動詞の過去形
Grammar and Communication-Bonus 天気の言いかた



Have a good week.
See you on Thursday!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 15, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
What do you usually do at the school festival?
When do you have it?
It's difficult to explain what a school event is like, isn't it?
All of you had a hard time yesterday.
But what that's you're learning right now in Bridge Work 3!
Our speaker on yesterday was Minori.
She talked about her exams and health.
The next speaker is Shun.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 167 & 168  
Deep listening Lesson 2  School PA
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Recap test
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar in Use  Planning a trip to Oxford-1 Review


Enjoy your day!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 15, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
What do you usually do at the school festival?
When do you have it?
It's difficult to explain what a school event is like, isn't it?
All of you had a hard time yesterday.
But what that's you're learning right now in Bridge Work 3!
Our speaker on yesterday was Kota.
He talked about his exams.
The next speaker is Sae.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 167 & 168  
Deep listening Lesson 2  School PA
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Recap test
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar in Use  Planning a trip to Oxford-1 Review
Workbook Grammar writing  page 2

Enjoy your day!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.14th

1. Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K  Day 1: Book and Covers - Review
-> Read w/CD-> Shadow Reading
- Tablet Practice Voca Chant: narrative-narrate
-> Read=> Pair Tell the summary without the writing.
2. Inside Reading-2  Unit 1 Going Underground
Read-1Coober Pedy: Really Down Under – An Online Travel Article about a town in Australia’s Outback.
- Practice Reading: Par.1-3
- Review Writing: a brief summary of the article within five sentences.
-> Study Words/Expressions/Grammar
Vocabulary Activities-Word Level
- A. Choose a word/phrase with a different meaning-> Dic
- Corpus: notwithstanding
(prep) without being affected by sth, in spite of, regardless of, on the other hand, though, at any rate
N~ problems, we had a successful year. The bad weather ~, the event went well.
(adv) nevertheless, nonetheless, N~, the problem is a significant one.
(conj) although, yet
=> B. Write sentences using notwithstanding (prep.+ noun-phrase), or use a conjunction and clause.
3. Listening & Communication: Open Forum-1
Chapter 4 Psychology #1 TV news report about the Boot Camp for the Brain
- 3rd Listening w/Script-> Study Vocabulary: feel less forgetful, worth looking into
- Vocabulary: Verbs and Adj with Prep/p.29 -> Ex.1 Read like an announcer Improve Your Memory!
- surprised/disappointed at/by: I was surprised at the news.  I was surprised by the news (that …)
I was surprised to hear the news
-> Ex.2/p.30
=> Pair about your memory: 1. How good or bad do you think your memory is? => Answer in 60 seconds
2. What do you usually do to deal with your memory problem(s)? => Answer in 60 seconds.

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.14th

1. Unit 87  both, neither, none (of) : 87.A, B, C-> 87.1, 87.2   87.D, E-> 87.4, 87.5
Unit 88  all, every, whole: 88.A, B, C-> 88.1  88.D-> 88.2  88.E-> 88.3, 88.4
=> Pair Talk about two individuals, best friend and you, your parents/sister/brother using both and neither.
=> Pair Talk about your family, class or club using all, every, whole, and none (of)
2. Inside Reading  Unit 2 Megacities: Urban Planning
Reading The New Megapolis ☆What?: An article from Newsweek magazine about the rise of megacities
Reading Skill: Identifying Main Ideas vs. Supporting Details
-> Learn: Identify the main ideas and the supporting details when reading a text.
-> Apply-A. Check the main ideas
-> Apply-B. Write notes about the focus, writer’s purpose of each paragraph. => Pair
=> Apply-C Write the main idea of the entire article in within three sentences.

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Saturday, March 14, 2015. 
It's sunny and cold today.
Are you enjoying the weekend?
How long have you attended MEL School?
Some of you have attended for 5 years! That's a long time. Time flies!
How many foreign countries have you ever been to?
I've been to more than ten countries, but there are still a lot of places I'd like to visit someday.
Our speaker today was Takehiro.
He brought and showed his colored pencils.
He prepared very well.
The next speaker is Yuhei.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 167 & 168
Bridge Work
Round 2 Chapter 29 Unit 1&2 現在完了の復習
Writing practice (Workbook page 11)
Vocabulary writing C28 U1 #2  WB page 72


Have a great weekend!
See you on Tuesday!



Towako
 

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 13th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, March 14, 2015.
It`s sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 48 (1)を学習しました。
Tigerが怪我した時単語がたくさん出てきました!
Grammar Starter  の補助プリントを解きました。
Be going toを学習しました。
Bridge Work Starter では国、国籍の単語の確認をしました。
次回またミニテストをします。書けるように練習しておきましょう。
P29の色の単語テストもしました。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 48(1) 
Sing chant
Write new words in notebook
Bridge Work Starter  Do mini test Country and Nationality, Colors  
Play BINGO game. (colors) Pair work

Have a great week! 
See you in a couple of days.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 13th

Hello class!
This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, March 14, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 25 (1) に入りました。
新しい単語をノートに書きました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 3 P52 のミニテストをしました。
できなかったところは直しておきましょう。
新しいUnit に入り、P53のChantも練習しました。
新しい単語をノートに書きました。                    
Up and Away Reader Book 2C P18-23 の音読と解説をしました。
今回で本文は読み切りました。次回はReading Comprehensionに入ります。

<Lesson Review> 
Picture Dictionary Topic 25(1)
Sing the chant.
Write new words in notebook
This is Phonics 2  Unit 3  P52.  Start Unit 4. Sing chant P 53
Up and Away Reader book 2C  P18-23 Read out loud  and repeat.
Talk about story

Have a great weekend! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.13th

1. Bridge Work-Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #1: Voc Writing
2. Show & Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening  Unit 6  Gifts
Getting Ready: Pair When do you give gifts?
Listening-1: Find to whom and for what they’re going to give a gift, what they decided to buy and not to buy and why. => Pair 1~3, 4~6
Listening-2: Take memos to explain to whom and for what the speaker is looking for a gift and what he/she will do and why. => Pair 1~2, 3~4
=> Pair What gift/present were you given recently by who and for what occasion?
->The partner asks questions.
4. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend: Why does something become popular?
Reading 1: The Popularity of Social Network #2
- Reading-1: Stay focus on the main points, check the main points, underline the signal words/subjects => Main Ideas-A, B
- Scan: Find the answers for Details
=> What do you think? Answer the Question-2 in three to five sentences like an Interview Test

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 12th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, March 13, 2015.
It's sunny today.
Are you a good cook?
Do you cook well?
きのうのレッスンでは、形容詞と副詞の使い方を練習しましたね。
Book 2の最初のユニットが終わって、いよいよ次回はRecapのテストです。
タブレットを使って耳と口を使ってスラスラ言えるようになったら全部を6分以内で書けるように練習しておきましょう。80点以下は再テストです。
Our speaker yesterday was Tatsuya.
He talked about weekend. He did a good job!
The next speaker is Yasuhiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 11 Unit 2
Extra Reading  Ski trip to Mammoth Mountain
Chapter 13 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-4 not only ... but also, both ... and ... の表現
Grammar in Use  Jiro introduces his family
Chapter 13 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  形容詞と副詞
Exercise-1 #1
基礎英語 Lessons 164-165


Have a fantastic weekend.
See you next week!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 12, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you studying hard these days?
Did you stop studying after the exams?
I hope not!
Please keep studying even though you finished the exams of this school year.
BTY, are you grateful to your parents for everything?
Do you thank them from the bottom of your heart?
Our speaker on yesterday was Chiharu.
She talked about visiting her uncle with her friends. She talked very clearly.
The next speaker is Minori.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 165 & 166
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Yuki's email  Review
Chapter 25 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1 動名詞を使った表現
Exercise-1   look forward to, can't help -ing, before/after/without -ing
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-3  形容詞、副詞の復習
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use  Planning a trip to Oxford-1

Enjoy your day!
See you on Saturday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 11th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 12, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
Are you studying hard these days?
Did you stop studying after the exams?
I hope not!
Please keep studying even though you finished the exams of this school year.
BTY, are you grateful to your parents for everything?
Do you thank them from the bottom of your heart?
Our speaker on yesterday was Ryuto.
He talked about his exams. He tried his best!
The next speaker is Kota.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 165 & 166
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Yuki's email  Review
Chapter 25 Unit 1  Grammar and Communication-1 動名詞を使った表現
Exercise-1   look forward to, can't help -ing, before/after/without -ing
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-3  形容詞、副詞の復習
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use  Planning a trip to Oxford-1

Enjoy your day!
See you on Saturday.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.11th

1. Listening & Vocabulary: Kikutan-6K  Day 1: Book and Covers
- Tablet Lis-1=> Write the Main Idea in one sentence.-> Lis-2=> Revise the Main Idea.
-> Read=> Revise the Main Idea. -> Shadow Reading
=> Replace valid for people, tempt the reader => Dic/Tablet
- valid: good, sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason. producing the desired result; effective:
legally sound, effective, or binding; having legal force: a valid contract. – validate, validity
- tempt: appeal to, attract, charm, intrigue, invite, seduce, stimulate, woo
- Tablet Practice Voca Chant: narrative-narrate
-> Read=> Write a summary of the text in two or three sentences.
Use; type of books, represent/representation => Pair Tell the summary without the writing.
2. Read & Write-2  Unit 2 Color: How do colors affect the way we feel
Read Reading/Online: Men, Women, and Color
=> Write your response within five sentences to Question-3/p.24: What colors do you like to wear?
3. Inside Reading-2   Unit 1 Going Underground
Read-1Coober Pedy: Really Down Under – An Online Travel Article about a town in Australia’s Outback.
=> Write a brief summary of the article within five sentences.
=> ☆ Pair Tell the Summary in 90 sec. w/o the writing

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 10th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
It's sunny today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 47 (2)を学習しました。
Stomach, knee, headacheの読み方は覚えましたね!
Grammar Starter  の復習をしました。
Bridge Work Starter 。国、国籍の単語のミニテストをしました。
できなかったところは練習しておきましょう。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 47 (2) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Bridge Work Starter  Do mini test Country and Nationality  
Play BINGO game. (foods ) Pair work


Have a great week! 
See you in a couple of days.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 10th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 11, 2015. 
It's sunny today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 24 (3) を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 3 P50,51を学習しました。ミニテストはできましたか?
できなかったところは直しておきましょう。P37のChantを練習しました。
次回で最後なのでP37は確実に覚えましょう!                    
Up and Away Reader Book 2C P6を復習しました。
P12-17の音読と解説をしました。
Jimmyはどうなるでしょう?次回が楽しみですね!

<Lesson Review> 
 Picture Dictionary Topic 24 (3)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from the list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 3  P50, 51.  Sing chant P37
Up and Away Reader book 2C  P12-17 Read out loud  and repeat.
Talk about story

Have a great week!  See you !

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Tuesday, March 10, 2015. 
It's sunny and windy today. It's freezing cold outside!
I couldn't believe it was already mid-March on my way home.
I really miss warm sunny days.
Our speaker today was Yuma.
He brought and showed his watch and told about when and how he got it and how useful it was.
He presented very well!
The next speaker is Takehiro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 165 & 166
Bridge Work
Round 2 Chapter 28 Unit 2 現在完了の復習
Writing practice (Workbook page 9)
Vocabulary writing C28 U1 #1  WB page 71
Deep listening Lesson 5  Shopping mall announcement


Have a good day!
See you on Friday!



Towako
 

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.10th

1. Bridge Work- Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #1: Voc, Sentences, practice
2. Show & Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Kikutan-4K  Day 1: All Work and No Play <=Next if low attendance
- Tablet Lis-1=> Write the Main Idea in one sentence.-> Lis-2=> Revise the Main Idea.
-> Read=> Revise the Main Idea. -> Shadow Reading
=> Study Vocabulary: as a rule, make ~ tidy<->un~/clean/messy/organized-un~
- Tablet Practice Voca Chant: long-length-lengthen, deep->, high->, wide->, high->, short->
=> Dic tidy: orderly, well-kept, well organized: ~ room, keep it ~
neat: in a pleasingly orderly, clean condition: ~ writing, ~ suit, simple/clear: ~ idea, solution
-> Read=> Write a summary of the text in two or three sentences.
Use; make sb/sth adj, productivity, effective
=> Pair Tell the summary without the writing.
4. Read & Write-1  Review Writing Skills in Book 1=> No more Book 1
Unit 5 Write a well formed Paragraph using a correct paragraph structure /p.94
Unit 6 Construct a good Topic Sentence to organize the writing and make it clear to readers./p.114
Unit 7 Write Supporting Sentences and Details to support Topic Sentences/p.135
Unit 8 Write Concluding Sentences to Close a Paragraph/p.154
4. Read & Write-2  Unit 1 Trend: Why does something become popular?
Unit Objective Writing a topic sentence=> Write a descriptive paragraph
Preview the Unit
- A: Listen to the Q-classroom/Web=> Discuss the questions
- C: Read and understand what social, network and social network are about.
- D: Read the questionnaire and prepare your answers to the questions
=>Ask & Answer the As w/partner=> Report the partner’s answers and tell the difference from yours.

Lesson Report Junior-2 March 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
It's sunny today.
I like not only spring but also fall.
What about you?
きのうのレッスンではnot only A but also B, both A and B, be interested in, be good at などの表現を練習しました。
上手に使えるようにしていきましょう!
 スピーチもいよいよ始まりましたね!
Our speaker yesterday was Shutaro.
He talked about last week. He did a great job!
The next speaker is Tatsuya.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 11 Unit 2
Extra Reading  Ski trip to Mammoth Mountain
Chapter 13 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3 like, dislike, hate -ing
Exercise-3
Grammar and Communication-4 not only ... but also, both ... and ... の表現
Exercise-4
基礎英語 Lesson 163


Have a great week.
See you on Thursday!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.9th

1. Open Forum-2 C-9 Marketing and Advertising: Conversation about Merchandising at Supermarket
- Preparing to Listen
- Listen 1-thru-> Main Ideas, More Details
- Listen 2-by part => Com Task-1
[A-1] What do you think are practical reasons to place things in supermarket?
[A-2] What marketing people do in supermarkets?
[B-1] Explain what kind of science do supermarkets use?
[C-1] Explain the supermarket’s shelf merchandising. (= activity of selling goods, ad, displaying)
=> Com Task-2 Tell a partner which merchandising trick in the conversation you think is the most effective in 90 seconds. The partner should ask questions, agree or disagree with the opinion.
2. My Global Learning  Program 3 – Part 1
The Background: Japan
Pre-Reading 1 The Back Ground (PPT 6 pages)
- Introduction: ピースおおさか、消える「侵略」表現 4月再開の展示案
- Japan’s Path to the War - 1:  Rise of Militarism
- Japan’s Path to the War - 1:  Invasion to China
- Japan’s Path to the War - 2:  War in China
- Japan’s Path to the War - 3:  Tensions between Japan and the West
- Moves taken towards the War
=> Research any topic you’re interested => Presentation on Mar. 16

Lesson Report Junior-3 March 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 8, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
You worked hard this time!
Was the listening task challenging for you?
What that means is it feels too fast now, but you'll get used to it.
You can review the things you learned at home.
Please try your best!
Our speaker on Saturday was Shintaro.
He talked about going fishing. He prepared for the speech well and did a great job!
The next speaker is Chiharu.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 163 & 164
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Yuki's email
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-1 #3 Dictation
Grammar and Communication-2  be +-ing, be going to
Exercise-2
Deep listening Lesson 1

Enjoy your day!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 March 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Sunday, March 8, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
You worked hard this time!
Was the listening task challenging for you?
What that means is it feels too fast now, but you'll get used to it.
You can review the things you learned at home.
Please try your best!
Our speaker on Saturday was Kentaro.
He talked about his exams. He talked with confidence. That's good!
The next speaker is Ryuto.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 163 & 164
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar in Use  Yuki's email
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-1 #3 Dictation
Grammar and Communication-2  be +-ing, be going to
Exercise-2
Activity  Introducing yourself
Deep listening Lesson 1

Enjoy your day!
See you on Wednesday.

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.7th

1. Show & Tell: Summary Writing, Q&A
2. Listen & Read Tablet NHK World News-2: UN rights council criticizes N. Korea Mar.3 (1:32)
- Voc: human rights, purge, torture, fabricate information, interfere in, approve/adopt a resolution
=> Dis What would you do if you were one of such citizens, give up hope and endure the situation, take a chance to defect, try to be part of or rebel against the ruling regime?
3. Inside Reading-2   Unit 1 Going Underground
Read-1Coober Pedy: Really Down Under – An Online Travel Article about a town in Australia’s Outback.
Will learn-> Target Words  notwithstanding: nevertheless, nonetheless, although, however
Before you Read-2: Look up images of “outback”, “mine”-“gold mine”: rich source, golden egg, cash cow
 ☆ Ind. Speaking Do you want to live in an isolated rural area? Answer in 60 sec.=> Pair
- Reading Skill: Previewing and Predicting
-> Learn: Read the Titles, Headlines, Check the Photos and Captions, Skim the Text for information.
-> Apply: Skim Reading-1 and put paragraph numbers to predict what this article is about.
=> Pair Discuss what this article is about.
- Read-1 -> Reading Comprehension: T/F, Mark the location and paragraph #, Correct false statements.
4. Listening & Communication: Open Forum-1  Chapter 4 Psychology #1
TV news report about the Boot Camp for the Brain
- Introducing the Topic-> Take notes=> Pair Describe the Scene=> Talk how good your memory is
- Focus on Listening Skill: Predicting-> Title of the TV news program: What’s Boot Camp?
- Vocabulary before Listening: scan-scanning->MRI, crossword puzzle, strategy, brain function
- 1st Listening-> MI, More Detail
- 2nd Listening [Part-1, Part-2, Part-3]=> Task => Pair Check the answers with the partner
=> Explain what the Boot Camp for the Brain is, how it works with Rubin’s experience.
- 2nd Listening[Part-4, Part-5] => Task => Pair Check the answers with the partner
=> Explain how the research was conducted and what the experts think about the program.

Lesson Report-Advancing 2-Mar.7th

1. Grammar in Use
Unit 85  much/many/little/few
Unit 86  all/all of, most/most of 
=> Pair How much do you know about the Pacific War, Japanese constitution, your local community, etc.?
2. Inside Reading  Unit 2 Megacities: Urban Planning
Reading The New Megapolis ☆What?: An article from Newsweek magazine about the rise of megacities
- Before You Read: ☆ Ind. Speaking Describe the city you live in in 90 sec. How big is it? Is it a major city or one of the suburban communities surrounding a major city? => Pair
- More Words: ecopolis, megalopolis
- Read-1 -> Reading Comprehension: T/F, Mark the location by line #, Correct false statements.


Lesson Report Primary-2 March 6th

Hello Class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Saturday, March 7, 2015.
It's rainy today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 47 (1)を学習しました。
具合が悪くて、病院に行った時に使える単語やフレーズを学習しました。
Stomach, knee, headacheの読み方に注意をしましょう!
Grammar Starter  まとめのChapter exercise 10を学習しました。
Bridge Work Starter では国、国籍の単語をたくさん練習しました。
ここでしっかりと覚えましょう。And自己紹介のペアワークをし、発表をしました。
自己紹介文も書いたので、まだの生徒は次回発表してください。

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 47(1) 
Sing chant
Write new words from list in notebook
Bridge Work Starter  Play BINGO game. (country, nationality ) 
Write introduction sentences.
Do pair work.  Introduce yourself to pair and present


Have a great weekend! 
See you on Tuesday.

Kumiko

Lesson Report Primary-1 March 6th

Hello class! This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's March 7, 2015 Saturday. 
It's cold and rainy outside today.
Picture Dictionary のTopic 24 (2) を学習しました。
This is Phonics 2 Unit 3 P43,44,45を学習しました。
もう少しでこのUnit が終わります。P37のChant をもう一度聞いて練習しておきましょう!         
            
Up and Away Reader Book 2C P6を復習しました。
P7-11 の音読と解説をしました。Suddenlyの単語がまた出てきましたね。
もう覚えましたか?次回までに最初から音読練習をしておきましょう!

<Lesson Review> 
Picture Dictionary Topic 24(2)
Sing the chant.
Say your favorite word from the list
This is Phonics 2  Unit 3  P46-49
Up and Away Reader book 2C  P6-11 
Read out loud  and repeat. Talk about story

Have a great weekend! 
See you next week!

Kumiko

Lesson Report Senior-1p March 6th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Saturday, March 7, 2015. 
It's cloudy today.
Have you had breakfast yet?
If so, what did you eat for breakfast?
What have you learned at MEL School so far?
How many years have you attended MEL School?
Did you enjoy the lesson yesterday?
Hope everyone is going to use "tense(時制)" correctly.
Our speaker yesterday was Kaede.
She showed her favorite artist's photo and towel.
She prepared well and did a great job!
The next speaker is Yuma.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lessons 163 & 164
Bridge Work
Round 2 Chapter 28 Unit 2 現在完了の復習
Review activity   make following questions (Workbook page 7)
Vocabulary writing C27 U2 #2  WB page 70
Grammar writing  WB page 8  "have done" "did" "will"


Have a wonderful weekend.
See you next week!



Towako
 

Lesson Report-Senior 2p-Mar.6th

1. Bridge Work-Vocabulary in Use  C37-U2 #1: Voc Writing
2. Show & Tell in Reported Speech-> Q&A => Report Writing
3. Tactics for Listening   Unit 5 Restaurants
Listening-3: Listen and take a memo on the textbook and explain each person’s experience. Make sure to clarify where and when the person went to the restaurant, what were good and problems of the place, and how big the tip he/she left.
=> Pair 1~2, 3~4 => Transcript
=> Com Task Talk about a restaurant you dined. Explain the name, place, atmosphere, kind of food, menu, taste, service and price. Also, recommend/not recommend the place. The partner asks questions.
Pronunciation: Reduction of want to
- Task-1: Listen and repeat the questions and answers.
=> Pair Ask three what do you want to questions to a partner. The partner should elaborate the answers.
Dictation: Listen and write the missing words.> Pair Practice the conversation.
=> Conversation: Pair Ask your partner where he/she wants to go and what he/she wants to eat.
4. Read & Write
Review Writing Skills in Book 1=> No more Book 1
Bridge to MEL Chapter 38
2.1 品詞の役割
2.2 Phrase-Clause-Sentence
3.1 語や句の役割
3.2 動詞の使い方(Verb Pattern)

Lesson Report Junior-2 (Junior-1) March 5th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing?
It's Friday, March 6, 2015.
It's cloudy today.
How was the lesson today?
Bridge Work のテキストがBook 2になって2度目のレッスンでしたがしっかり取り組めましたか?
少し難しい表現も出てきましたが便利に使えるものなので頑張って覚えましょう。
過去形の対話は上手になってきましたね!
いよいよ来週月曜日からはスピーチが始まります。
The first speaker is Shutaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
Bridge Work 
Chapter 11 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2 不規則動詞の過去形
Ex-2 #3 and 4 Review  #5-a. => Write a report about a partner.
Chapter 13 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 現在形と現在進行形
Exercise-2
Grammar and Communication-3 not only ... but also, both ... and ... の表現
基礎英語 Lessons 161 & 162


Have a good weekend.
See you next week!


Miharu and Towako

Lesson Report Junior-3 (Junior-2) March 4th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 5, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
We've started Bridge Work Book 3!
How did you find the textbook?
As I told all of you, you need to learn a lot of things.
Please try to read the newspaper and books, and watch good movies to expand your knowledge.
You also have to try hard at school.
Our speaker yesterday was Yoshiki.
He talked about his exams at school.
The next speaker is Shintaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 161 & 162
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  接続詞のまとめ because, so
Exercise-3  #2 Review reading
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-1
Activity  Introducing your classmate


Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday at 5:45!

Towako

Lesson Report Senior-1 (Junior-2E) March 4th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, March 5, 2015.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
We've started Bridge Work Book 3!
How did you find the textbook?
As I told all of you, you need to learn a lot of things.
Please try to read the newspaper and books, and watch good movies to expand your knowledge.
You also have to try hard at school.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker is Kentaro.
Get ready for your speech!

<Lesson Review>
基礎英語 Lesson 161 & 162
Bridge Work 
Chapter 24 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  接続詞のまとめ because, so
Exercise-3  #3
Chapter 26 Unit 1 現在形の復習
Grammar and Communication-1
Activity  Introducing your classmate


Enjoy the rest of the week.
See you on Saturday at 5:45!

Towako

Lesson Report-Advancing 1-Mar.4th

1. Show & Tell: Summary Writing, Q&A
2. Topic Reading for Discussion: Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision.
(1) abbreviate  Write a word or phrase that could replace it.
(2) detractors  Write a word or phrase that could replace it.
(3) It was a tragedy, *hastened by despair and aided by the culture of death invading our country."
情況を踏まえた日本語にしなさい。 *hasten: do sth without delay, sooner or more quickly
(4) "bucket list"  Write a word, phrase or description that could replace it.
(5) Do you support or oppose doctor-assisted suicide? Write your response in five to eight sentences.
=> Discuss
3. Listening Social Topic Tablet NHK World News-1: Singapore: Celebrating Diversity
=> Dic diverse (adj) various kind, varie/varying, different from each other: ~ cultures/backgrounds/races
- diversion (n) act of changing the direction: ~ of rivers, a river ~ project, re-routing
- diversity (n) range of many people/things: ~ of rainforests, ~ of opinions/languages, ~ in education
- diverge (v) to separate and go in different directions: diverge from ~, the road/river ~s ->divergence
4. Special Reading Task: Cover to Cover Book 2 A Beauty Contest for Men! (Unit 2-Part 2)
- Before Listening: nomad-nomadic
- Listen-> Checking Comprehensions
- Read=> Check the Answers, Study Vocabulary Tablet Check Woddabe

Lesson Report Primary-2 March 3rd

Hello Class!
This is Kumiko from MEL School.
It's Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
It's going to be warm today!
Picture Dictionary Topic 46 (1) を学習しました。
Grammar Starter  まとめのChapter exercise 9 を学習しました。
皆頑張りました。
Up and Away reader book 3D P21-22の復習プリントを読んで、解説をしてから問題を解きました。 
今日で復習プリントが終わります!最後に最初から音読をしてみましょう。
きっと楽しく読めると思います!
Bridge Work Starter では  自己紹介のペアワークと発表をしましたね!

<Lesson Review>
Picture Dictionary Topic 46(2) 
Sing chant
Say your favorite word from list
Grammar Starter  Unit 16 (review chapter)    exercise 9
Up and Away reader book 3D  REVIEW work sheet P 21,22
Bridge Work Starter  Play BINGO game. (During support time)
Do pair work.  Introduce yourself to pair and present


Have a great week!  S
ee you on Friday.

Kumiko