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

2014 December in Eigo I

Dec. 1- Seasons in Japan
Activities
1) check students use of Supli Conversation Service
2) do Unit 1 Quick Answer Quiz
3) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity
4) do Video Discussion Activities

• video: Waku Waku Japanese - Weather Vocabulary
• worksheet: English Weather Vocabulary Quiz
• video: 2050 Japan Weather Report
• worksheet: 2050 Japan Weather Report Discussion
• video: Weather Expressions

Homework
1) do Unit 7 Vocabulary Support, p. 29
2) Read Unit 7 The Secret of Happiness, p. 30
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 31


Dec. 8 - The Secret of Happiness
Activities
1) check Vocabulary, p. 29
2) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions in teams at white board

• listen to section of reading on CD
• decide answer in groups
• A, B or C person from the group goes to white board and writes answer in space provided for each group
• graded by class at conclusion of listen and answering questions

3) do What Makes Me Happy - Speaking Notes
4) assign HW for Dec. 15 (see below)

Homework
1) Read Unit 8 Shopping on the Internet, p. 34
2) do Unit 8 Vocabulary Support, p. 33
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 35


Dec. 15 - Internet Shopping
Activities
1) complete What Makes Me Happy - Speaking Notes
2) check HW from Dec. 8 (student led)
3) do Unit 8 Quick Answer Quiz in teams
4) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions (as a quiz, copy from text)
4) do Unit 8 Critical Thinking and/or Writing in teams, put answers on white board
5) do Let's go shopping online!: Interview Worksheet

• go to L. L. Bean online shopping site

6) discuss and assign HW - hand out Speaking Notes, have each student choose a country

Homework
1) go to the website WhyChristmas?Com

• choose a country and read about its Christmas Traditions
• complete the Christmas Around the World Speaking Notes
• practice giving a short presentation using your Speaking Notes 

2) TBD


Dec. 22 - Christmas: An International Tradition
Activities
1) give a presentation from your Christmas Around the World Speaking Notes
2) do video discussion activity: What is Christmas like in Japan?

• video: Christmas in Japan (5 Fun Facts)
• worksheet: Christmas in Japan Discussion Worksheet

3) draw an English language manga on a Christmas theme

• use one page of The Fir Tree with dialog removed

*Optional do video discussions

• video: A Very Short Documentary: The Christmas Hater
• video: 10 Unusual Facts About Christmas
• video: The World's Strangest Christmas Traditions

Homework
1) read Unit 15 Ghosts
2) do text exercises, pp. 61-64

• Vocabulary, Active Outline, Comprehension Questions, Critical Thinking, Writing

2014 November in Eigo I

Nov. 3 - Topic: What colors tell about you..
Activities
1) check and share HW - Unit 12 Video Discussion Worksheet
2) do Unit 13 text activities

• Vocabulary Support
• Reading - read and listen - do by section, checking Active Outline
• Comprehension Qs - student-led check

3) do PERSONALITY TEST - What Color Are You?

• use What Color Are You? Quiz Answer Worksheet

4) do group discussion: What color is your classmate?
5) hand out copies of Unit 6 Travel in Japan

Homework
1) do Unit 6 Vocabulary Support
2) read Unit 6 Reading - Travel in Japan
3) do Unit 6 Speaking Notes


Nov. 10 - Topic: Travel in Japan
Activities
1) introduce your favorite location in Japan - use Unit 6 Speaking Notes
2) do Unit 6 text activities

• Vocabulary Support
• Reading - read and listen - do by section, checking Active Outline
• Comprehension Qs - student-led check

Homework
1) do Vocabulary Support for Life Topics, Unit 16, p. 65
2) do Reading for Life Topics, Unit 16, p. 66

Nov. 17 - Topic: Fast Food
Activities
1) do Unit 16 related discussion with Fast Food Discussion Worksheet
2) do Unit 16 text activities

• Vocabulary Support
• Reading - read and listen - do by section, checking Active Outline
• Comprehension Qs - student-led check

3) do Unit 16 related discussion with Fast Food Speaking Notes
4) do more Unit 16 text activities

• Critical Thinking
• Writing

Homework

1) do Vocabulary Support for Life Topics, Unit 1, p. 5
2) do Reading for Life Topics, Unit 1, p. 6

Nov. 24 - Topic: Seasons in Japan
Activities
1) check students use of Supli Conversation Service
2) check Unit 1 HW (student-led, use CD)

• Vocabulary Support
• Active Outline and Comp. Qs

3) do Unit 1 Quick Answer Quiz
4) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity
5) do pair interview/partner introduction speaking activity

• use Seasons Preference Discussion Worksheet

6) do Video Discussion Activity

• video: 2050 Japan Weather Report
• worksheet: 2050 Japan Weather Report Discussion

*Extra videos - optional viewing

• video: Waku Waku Japanese - Weather Vocabulary
• video: Mammoth English/Weather Report

Homework
1) Read Unit 8 Shopping on the Internet, p. 34
2) do Unit 8 Vocabulary Support, p. 33
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 35

2014 July in Eigo I

July 7 - Units 1-3 Review and Quiz
Activities
1) do listening comprehension activities for Units 1-3 Review
2) do grammar comprehension activities for Units 1-3 Review
3) do conversation practice activities for Units 2 and 3 from Units 1-3 Review

Homework
1) prepare for 2 minute topic discussions for the July 14 class
2) TBD


July 14 - Units 1-3 Review and Quiz, Unit 4 Places
Activities
1) do Grammar reference sections for Units 1-3, pp. 102-104

• make teams of three or four (persons A, B, C and maybe D)
• go in order, only the person whose turn it is can speak for the group
• other group members can only point or write notes

2) do 2 minute topic discussions in go-kon lines

• review discuss proper use of peer feedback form
• do demonstration with one pair
• use stopwatch and bell to monitor time

3) introduce and begin working with Unit 4

Homework
1) read 2 Conversation, p. 24
2) do 3 Vocabulary, part a, p. 25
3) do 7 Speaking, parts a & b, p. 27
read page 105, do exercises a, b and c


July 21 - Unit 4 Places
Activities
1) check and expand on 3 Vocabulary, p. 25
2) do 4 Exchange, p. 25 in go-kon lines
3) follow up on 7 Speaking, p. 27
4) do video listening activity with Video Worksheet

Homework
1) none assigned


July 28 - Unit 5 Getting Around
Activities
1) do 1 Conversation with Unit 4 Dialog Quiz
2) do Communication Activities, Ss A & B, pp. 86 & 95 (copies for Ss without text)
3) do 6 Listening, p. 27
4) read page 105, do exercises a through e (student-led checks)
5) do Quicktest Unit 4

Homework
1) end of term - none assigned