Lesson Report MEL-5 February 2, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you doing?

It's Monday, February 2, 2026. 

You enjoyed learning about Beethoven? He had a dramatic life!

Try to learn new things in English so that you can use the knowledge even further. 

Have an awesome new week!

See you all on Thursday.

Towako

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Narration

A2.2 #06

Do it individually. Take notes while listening. => Tell your partner about what you heard. 

=> Elaborate on the conversation. ‘Could you tell me about your best friend?’ 

Bridge Work -3 　

Chapter 31 Unit 2  Rainforests need to be protected to reduce CO2.

(p. 89) Grammar and Communication-1

Review: Shadowing #2

 

Exercise-1

(p. 90) #2 Rewrite the sentences individually. => Work in pairs. Convert the sentence with ‘I knew that/I didn’t know that’. 

 

#3 A famous composer

Read and complete the text. => Read the text together.

Watch a video to learn more about Beethoven.

https://youtu.be/ms9tyNKtjcs?si=vvB8v5K_NTnA5UCf

 

(p. 94) Vocabulary in Use #1 発明や発見、議論などに関することば

Listen and repeat. Study the vocabulary. 

Complete the text individually. 

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Lesson Report MEL-3 January 31, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Saturday, January 31, 2026.

It's sunny and cold in Tokyo today.

今日はスピーチの構成について考えました。どんな文章だと聞き手がイメージしやすいかをよく考えて良い発表にしましょう！

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Towako

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Unit 7 One Day Last Week

See BW-1 p. 192  Extra Reading  Ski Trip to Mammoth Mountain

Read it out loud together. 

Use this story as a model to write about your trip.

Discuss the organization of the story.

 

Bridge Work-2 Chapter 13 Unit 1  Ron’s interested in Japanese history.

(p. 8) Grammar and Communication-2 　現在形と現在進行形の使い方

Listen and read.

 

Exercise-2

#1. Complete the conversation orally together. => Practice the conversation in pairs.

#2. Complete the text individually. => Check and read together.

基礎英語　1月号

(p. 72) Lesson 175

Listen and talk. => Listen and take notes. => Retell in pairs. 

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Lesson Report MEL-2 January 30 and 31, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Saturday, January 31, 2026.

It's sunny and cold in Tokyo today.

みんなだんだん英語でToday's Sceneやイラストについて表現することが上手になってきましたね！Wonderful! どんどん覚えて使える英語を増やしていきましょう。

Keep it up!

Towako

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基礎英語-1 (1月号) 

(p. 64-) Lesson 173  オオカミの群れ

場面を英語で説明する練習

Today’s Scene: 

Nico promised to run with Lou under the moon in the night forest. In the forest, she sees many young wolves behind Lou. 

 

Questions and answers:

Is Nico different? – Yes. She also smells different. One of the wolves said, ‘She smells funny.’

Is Nico going to run with Lou’s friends? – Yes, she is. She is going to run with them after she meets everybody.

 

(p. 68) Lesson 174 　嗅覚がすごいんだ

音読練習

 

Speech Navigator Unit 4 Clothes

(p. 26) Basic Sample Speech

リスニングと音読練習

 

Chapter 4 Unit 1  I play tennis after school.

Exercise-5 

(p. 57) #2　聞いてメモを取り答える練習

 

Grammar in Use-1 My school and friends.

スラッシュリーディングの練習

ELSTにログインしよう！

英検単語練習 5級 Unit 11 #11-2

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Lesson Report MEL-4 January 30, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Saturday, January 31, 2026. 

It's sunny and beautiful today. 

You did a great job, everyone!

Your English speaking skills are surely improving. Keep it up!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Towako

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ELST 英検準２級単語練習　実践練習③　Part 6

Have them practice individually. => Read the 20 sentences out loud together.

 

Bridge Work -2 

Chapter 22 Unit 1  Which month is colder, January or February?

(p. 164) Grammar and Communication-2 比較級・最上級の使い方#2

Listen to catch the meaning, reproduce, and write the sentence down. 

=> Listen and read.

Exercise-2

#2 Write the questions individually. => Work in pairs. Add one sentence when answering. The partner repeats the answer and the additional sentence.

 

Speech Navigator Unit 4 Sports

(p. 30) Advanced Sample Speech

Listen and read by paragraph, putting slashes. => Work in pairs. Read the speech as clearly as possible. 

基礎英語２（1月号）

(pp. 51-52) Lesson 170

Listen and take notes. Share your thoughts with your partner about Shingo and Charlotte’s last exchange.  

 

 

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Lesson Report MEL-1 January 30, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's Saturday, January 31, 2026.
It's sunny and cold today!

NicoがwolfになってからCarlは少し寂しそうですね。

この後2人はどうなっていくのでしょう？

楽しみですね！

ELSTの学習では、みんなにスポーツのことについて書いてもらいました。

英語で表現できることを少しずつ増やしていきましょう！

Have a wonderful weekend!

Towako

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Phonics Chant┃ub · ug ∥ Short Vowels┃Spotlight on One Phonics #3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3wiUPFHgIA

tub, cub, rub, sub, bug, jug, hug, and mug

ペアでクイズ！

基礎英語-1 (1月号)

(p. 64-) Lesson 173  オオカミの群れ

絵についてグループでどんなことが英語で言えるか話し合いました

Today’s Scene:

Nico promised to run with Lou under the moon in the night forest again. In the forest, she sees many young wolves behind Lou. 

 

Listen to the skit. Ask questions:

Is Nico different? – Yes. She also smells different. One of the wolves said, ‘She smells funny.’

Is Nico going to run with Lou’s friends? – Yes, she is. She is going to run with them after she meets everybody.

(p. 68) Lesson 174 　嗅覚がすごいんだ

リーディング練習とロールプレイ

ELST Practice

英検対策　Speaking 模擬試験　5級 #6  Swimming

自分の好きなスポーツについての作文

 

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Lesson Report MEL-5 January 29, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you doing?

It's Thursday, January 29, 2026. 

How many times did you laugh today? Laughter makes you happier and healthier. That sounds great, right? You may want to tell your grandparents about the laughter yoga. That will help them live longer happily!

Have a wonderful weekend!

See you next week.

Towako

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ELST

Listening and Shadowing

Choose an appropriate level to practice. 

Q Skills for Success Reading and Writing -1

Unit 4 Physiology – What makes you laugh?

 

(p. 81) CRITICAL THINKING STRATEGY

Identifying supporting information

Watch a video.

-> Read the explanation in the box.

 

D.   IDENTIFY

Do it individually. => Check the answers with a partner. 

 

E.    EXTEND

Share your own experiences in pairs.

 

(p. 82) WORK WITH THE VIDEO

Watch a video.

 

See a Japanese website of the laughter yoga association.

=> Exchange your thoughts in pairs. Are you interested in joining the club? Why? Why not? 

 

(p. 83) WRITE WHAT YOU THINK

VOCABULARY SKILL  Parts of speech

Study the explanation together.

=> See BW page 203 and study it as well.

 

Lesson review

Lesson Report MEL-4 January 27, 2026

Hello, Class! This is Sho from MEL School.

It's Tuesday, January 27th.
It's sunny today in Hyogo.

People commonly eat oranges around this time of year. 

Do you? It's always nice to snack on oranges in your Kotatsu.

I hope you have another great week!

Sho

ELST 英検準２級単語練習　実践練習③　Part 5 

Have them practice individually. => Read the 20 sentences out loud together. 

Bridge Work -2  

Chapter 22 Unit 1  Which month is colder, January or February? 

 

#3-a Complete the chart. => Listen to the audio and repeat.(check answers) 

 

#3-b Complete the sentences. => read and check. => pair reading. 

 

Do #4-a, 4-b, 5-a, 5-b in the same manner. 

 

#6-a Complete the chart. => Listen to the audio and repeat.(check answers) 

 

#6-b  Pair repeating. Memorize and repeat the sentence that the partner read. 

 

Do #7-a and 7-b in the same manner. 

 

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