2015 December in Eigo I

Dec. 7 - What Colors Tell About You
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) listen and read with CD
3) do text exercises, p. 55
4) do Group Discussion - What color is your classmate?
5) do text exercises, p. 56
6) do Colors Discussion Interview Activity
7) discuss and assign HW

• Life Topics Unit 6 Travel in Japan (need copies)
• do Vocabulary in class as HW prep?

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read Travel in Japan, do Vocabulary


Dec. 14 - Travel in Japan
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) do listening with CD
3) do Comprehension Qs, Active Outline, p. 27 (student-led check)
4) do Critical Thinking/Writing, p. 28
5) do Unit 6 Discussion Interview Activity
6) discuss and assign HW

• YouTube link for I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• cloze exercise for I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Lyrics Cloze
• elllo Listening Report

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) listen to I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
3) fill in cloze exercise for I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Lyrics Cloze


Dec. 21 - Christmas: Traditions and Customs
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) do video discussion: Christmas in Japan video

• use the Christmas in Japan - Video Discussion Activity Worksheet

3) do Presentation & Discussion: Images of Santa Claus through History

• use the Images of Santa Discussion Worksheet

4) do Christmas Manga Activity with Worksheet
5) discuss and assign HW

• Life Topics Unit ??? (need copies)
• do Vocabulary in class as HW prep

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read ????, do Vocabulary

2015 November in Eigo I

Nov. 2 - Unit 7 - I Love Weekends!
Activities
1) review elllo Listening Reports
2) do text activities as presented - pp. 64-68
3) assign Seed Story - Adverbs of Frequency

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) TBD


Nov. 9 - Unit 7 - I Love Weekends!
Activities
1) do Unit 7 Review activities
2) do Unit 7 Test
3) do Unit 7 Conversation Task
4) assign Seed Story as HW- Adverbs of Frequency

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Seed Story - Modals & Expressions


Nov. 16 - Unit 8 - Let's Eat!
Activities
1) do Any-Some exercise (choose from grammar exercise texts)
2) do Fast Food Discussion Worksheet
3) do text activities as presented - pp. 72-75
4) do conversation activities from OPD (copies needed)
5) discuss and assign homework activities

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Fast Food Speaking Notes


Nov. 23 - Unit 8 - Let's Eat!
Activities
1) do Some / Any online grammar exercise
2) do text exercises, pp. 77-78
3) do Unit 8 Test
4) do discussion with Fast Food Speaking Notes
5) discuss and assign HW

• Life Topics Unit 16 Fast Food and Health (need copies)
• do Vocabulary in class as HW prep?

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read Fast Food and Health, do Critical Thinking & Writing


Nov. 30 - Fast Food and Health
Activities
1) do Vocabulary study for Fast Food and Health
2) read Fast Food and Health
3) do Outline, Comprehension Qs
4) do Quick Answer Quiz
5) do Critical Thinking & Writing
6) do Discussion

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read What Colors Tell About You, do Vocabulary

2015 October in Eigo I

Oct. 4 - Unit 6 Review
Activities
1) check HW for the last two weeks' classes
2) do Unit 6 Review Test
4) do Simple Present Tense grammar exercise, check (student-led, correct and collect))

5) do Vocabulary - quick and dirty, pp. 52-53
6) do Conversation practice, p. 54

7) do Simple Present Interview activity
8) do Interaction activities, p. 58
9) do Unit 6 Task: Find someone who...
10) do listening practice with Real Stories, p. 59
11) discuss and assign HW - announce Oct. 12 class rescheduled to Jan. 12

Homework
1) prepare for Units 1-6 Review Test
2) do elllo Listening Report
3) do Azar exercise


Oct. 12 - Schedule change
*Oct. 12 class rescheduled to Jan. 21
Activities
1) check Oct. 4 HW (student-led, correct & collect)
2)

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Azar exercise

Oct. 19 - Kyoritsu Festival
No class scheduled

Oct. 27 - Units 1-6 Review
Activities
1) review elllo Listening Reports
2) do Unit 6 Test
3) do Shopping Interviews activity
4) do Seed Story - Chris Goes Shopping for Clothes
5) check Oct. 10 HW (student-led, correct & collect)

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) TBD

2015 September in Eigo I

Sep. 21 - Unit 6: That's a Great Shirt

Activities

1) do gerund exercise
2) warm-up speaking activity: Let's talk about summer

3) discuss summer HW and assign HW for next week

Homework

1) do elllo Listening Report email HW

2) do Grammar Check and Vocabulary Check, p. 57

Sep. 28 - Unit 6: That's a Great Shirt

Activities
1) check Sep. 21 HW (student-led, correct and collect)
2) do Vocabulary Size Test

3) do speaking activity: Let's go shopping online

4) discuss and assign HW, announce Unit 6 Test in next class

Homework

1) do elllo Listening Report email HW
2) do Grammar Check and Vocabulary Check, p. 57

3) study for Unit 6 Test

2015 January & February in Eigo I

Jan. 19 - Monster Stories
Activities
1) do Presentation: The Bull Valley Monster
2) Discussion Worksheet for above presentation
3) write and share short Monster Story
4) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary for Unit 21 Women in College
2) read Unit 21 Women in College
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 87

Jan. 21 - Ghosts
Special Make-up Session (Wed. 4th Period?)
Activities
1) do Vocabulary, p. 61
2) read text sections, p. 62 with Unit 15 Ghosts Presentation
3) do text exercises, pp. 63-64
4) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity?

• optional activity: Unit 15 Quick Answer Quiz 

5) do Video Discussion Activity

• video: Scary Japanese Ghost Story - The Tripping Stall
• worksheet: Video Discussion - The Tripping Stall

6) remind students of Jan. 19 HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary for Unit 21 Women in College
2) read Unit 21 Women in College
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 87


Feb. 2 - Women in College
Activities
1) check HW (student-led)
2) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity
3) do Video Discussion Activity

• video: College Life in Japan VS the West (Part 1: Partying)
• use Video Discussion Worksheet (Part 1: Partying)
• video: College Life in Japan VS the West (Part 2: Studying)
• use Video Discussion Worksheet (Part 2: Studying

Homework
1) none assigned - end of term