November in Eigo I

Nov. 4 - Unit 13: What Colors Tell About You 

Activities

1) review  HW assignments

2) check Unit 13 Vocabulary Review

3) do Unit 13 Listening Cloze

4) do Unit 13 Content Quiz

5) do p. 56 activities 5. and 6. as timed discussion

6) do Colors Discussion Interview Activity

7) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 14 Vocabulary Review
3) read Unit 14, p. 58

Nov. 11 - Unit 14: Free Music

Activities

1) review  HW assignments

2) complete Colors Discussion Interview Activity
3) check Unit 14 Vocabulary Review

4) do Unit 14 Listening Cloze

5) do Unit 14 Content Quiz

6) do additional text exercise as time permits

7) preview Unit 15 as time permits
8) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 15 Vocabulary Review
3) read Unit 15, p. 62

Additional Resources

• Napster Documentary: Culture of Free

Nov. 18 - Unit 15: Ghosts 

Activities

1) review  HW assignments

2) do Unit 15 Vocabulary Quiz

3) do Unit 15 Listening Cloze

4) view Unit 15 Ghosts Presentation

• use Unit 15 Fast Answer Quiz

5) do Bull Valley Monster Presentation

• use Bull Valley Monster Worksheet

6) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do Unit 16 Vocabulary Review

2) read Unit 16. p. 66

3) do elllo Listening with email report


Nov. 25 - Unit 16: Fast Foods and Health

Activities

1) review HW assignments

2) do Unit 16 Vocabulary Review

3) do Unit 16 Listening Cloze

4) do pp. 67-68 activities as Content Quiz
5) do Fast Food Discussion Worksheet

6) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do Unit 17 Vocabulary Review
2) read Unit 17, p. 70
3) do elllo.org weekly listening practice


Dec. 25 - Unit 17: Artificial Insemination 

Activities

1) complete discussion with Fast Food Discussion Worksheet

2) check Unit 17 Vocabulary Review

3) do Unit 17 Listening Cloze

4) do p. 71 activities as Content Quiz

5) do p. 72 activities 5. and 6. as timed discussion

6) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do Unit 18 Vocabulary Review
2) read Unit 18, p. 74
3) do elllo.org weekly listening practice

Additional Resources
1) documentary on artificial insemination

September & October in Eigo I

Sep. 23 - Unit 9: Do Aliens and UFOs Exist?

Activities
1) hand out checked HW
2) check Unit 9 Vocabulary Review
3) do Unit 9 Listening Cloze
4) do text p. 39  as timed quiz
5) do Unit 9 Discussion Worksheet
6) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 10 Vocabulary Review

3) read Unit 10 Reading, p. 42
Sep. 30 - Unit 10: The Happiest Country in the World

Activities
1) review summer listening HW
2) view video: What Makes Japanese Happy
3) do video discussion activity worksheet
4) check Unit 10 Vocabulary Review
5) do Unit 10 Listening Cloze
6) discuss and assign HW
Homework
1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) complete Unit 10 Listening Cloze

3) complete video discussion worksheet: What Makes Japanese People Happy
4) reread Unit 10

Sep. 30 - Unit 10: The Happiest Country in the World

Activities
1) hand out checked HW
2) collect HW from 9/23
3) self-check Unit 10 Listening Cloze
4) do pp. 43-44 activities 3. and 4. as quiz
5) do Unit 10 Discussion Worksheet
6) assign and discuss HW

Homework
1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 11 Vocabulary Review
3) read Unit 11, p.46
4) complete Unit 10 Discussion Worksheet

Oct. 7 - Unit 11: Secondhand Smoke 

Activities
1) hand out checked HW
2) do Unit 10 Discussion Worksheet activity
3) check Unit 11 Vocabulary Review
4) do Unit 11 Listening Cloze
5) assign and discuss HW

Homework
1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 12 Vocabulary Review
3) read Unit 12, p. 50


Oct. 14 - Class rescheduled to Jan. 17 


Oct. 21 - 共立祭 

Oct. 28 - Unit 12: Plastic Surgery

Activities

1) review and discuss summer weekly listening HW

2) check Unit 12 Vocabulary Review

3) do Unit 12 Listening Cloze

4) do pp. 51-52 activities 3. and 4. as quiz

5) do video discussion: Japanese girl spends over $100,000 on plastic surgery
6) use Unit 12 Video Discussion Worksheet
7) assign and discuss HW

Homework

1) do elllo Listening with email report
2) do Unit 13 Vocabulary Review
3) read Unit 13, p. 54
4) do Unit 12 Video Discussion Worksheet

Alternative Lesson Plans

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Jan. 13 - Young Men: No Girls, No Money
Activities
1) review HW reading (bring extra copies)
2) do Video 1 Discussion Activity

• Video 1: Japan's Herbivorous Men
• Video 1: Discussion Worksheet

3) do text activities - vocabulary and reading

Homework
1) do Active Outline and Comp Qs for Young Men: No Girls, No Money
2) complete HW writing from Video 1: Discussion Worksheet


Jan. 16 - Young Men: No Girls, No Money
Activities
1) check HW from Jan. 13 (Active Outline & Comp Qs)
2) do Video 2 Discussion Activity

• Video 2: Why Japanese Don't Date
• Video 2: Discussion Worksheet

3) do additional text activities, Fast Answer Quiz

4) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary and Reading for Women in College
2) TBD

Jan. 18 - Women in College
Activities
1) Pre-reading - Vocabulary
2) go through text reading, alternate with Active Outline questions
3) do Comprehension Questions - Ss-led answer check
4) do Critical Thinking and Writing exercises
5) do Video Discussion Activity

• video: A Day in the Life of a Japanese University Student
• use: Worksheet for A Day in the Life of a Japanese University Student

Alternate video discussions:

• 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) do Active Outline and Comp Qs for Women in College
2) complete worksheet assigned earlier

Jan. 30 - Women in College
Activities
1) do Vocabulary Size Test (room to TBD)

• http://my.vocabularysize.com/

2) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
3) do Comprehension Questions - Ss-led answer check
4) do Critical Thinking and Writing exercises

Homework
1) none assigned - end of term

Alternative Unit
Activities
1) do the Bull Valley Monster presentation and discussion

• Bull Valley Monster Presentation
• Bull Valley Monster Presentation Worksheet

2) reading with presentation

• read while viewing Unit 15 Ghosts Presentation

3) do text exercises, pp. 63-64
4) do Japanese Ghost Story discussion with worksheet

• Video: The Tripping Stall
• Worksheet for The Tripping Stall

5) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Unit 15 Content Quiz

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