Lesson Report Junior-1 December 24th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Monday, December 26, 2016.
How did you spend your Christmas?

土曜日のレッスンで2学期がすべて終了しました。
Congratulations!
いろいろなことを学びましたね。
ぜひしっかり身につくように宿題にコツコツ取り組みましょう！

Our speaker was Masahiro.
He talked about his family activities.
Well done!

The next speaker is Natsumi.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Bridge Work

Chapter 9 Unit 2

Grammar and Communication-2 must 

Exercise-2  

Key Communication practice

Chapter 9 Unit 3

Grammar and Communication-1 命令文

Exercise-1 #1
Verbs to learn #15  Practice the sentences

Chapter 10 Unit 1

Exercise-1  #3-a and 3-b

Christmas activities 

Have great holidays!

See you on January 7th!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 23rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, December 24, 2016.
It's Christmas Eve!
It's sunny and windy today.

昨日のレッスンで2学期がすべて終了しました。
Congratulations!
いろいろなことを学びましたね。
ぜひしっかり身につくように宿題にコツコツ取り組みましょう！

Our speaker was Akari.
She talked about her family activities.
Her family usually goes skiing in winter.

The next speaker is Kosei.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Bridge Work

Chapter 9 Unit 2

Grammar and Communication-2 must

Exercise-2 

Key Communication practice

Chapter 9 Unit 3

Grammar and Communication-1 命令文

Exercise-1 #1
Verbs to learn #15  Practice the sentences

Chapter 10 Unit 1

Exercise-1  #3-a and 3-b

Christmas activities 

Have great holidays!

See you on January 6th!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 22nd

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Friday, December 23rd, 2016.

What a beautiful day it is today!

Excellent job in 2016, everyone!!!  Yesterday was the last lesson of this year.
Your first lesson in 2017 is on January 5th.
We are doing 『Winter assignment test』& 『Let's Check(CD-B#52)』during the lesson.
Please remember to bring your marked assignment sheets with you.

Lesson review:

Ron can run faster than me. He runs the fastest in the class. 副詞の比較表現を練習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Mei and Risa.
Mei talked about her 2016. She really enjoyed her 2016 and is pleased to look at all the photos she took with her family and friends this year. Her favorite events were the lives of her favorite artists. Next year, she wants to try her best on everything.
Risa talked about her consumer profile. She goes to Shinjuku and Kichijoji for shopping. Her favorite place to go shopping or having a tea time with her friends is Shinjuku.
Next speakers are Noi and Takuto. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit 2
Ex-2
Grammar& Communication-3
Let's Check-1, 2
次回はLet's Check(CD-B#52)とWinter assignment testがあります。


基礎英語 Lesson 121 and 122

Have a fantastic holiday with your loved ones!
I'm looking forward to seeing you on Jan. 5th!

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 22nd

Happly holidays, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School.
How's it going?
It's Friday, December 23, 2016.
It's clear and warm today.
Congratulations on finishing the second term at MEL School.
Did you enjoy the party?

Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The first speaker of the next year is Mana.
Get ready for your speech!

<Winter assignment>
Workbook p.41 までのGrammar Writing 
<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me how the year 2016 was?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #2  感情などに関する熟語

Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 Relative pronouns - objects
Exercise-2 #2

基礎英語
Lessons 119 and 120


Have wonderful holidays!
See you on January 5th!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 21st

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
It's sunny and warm today.

EngageではDo you wear a sweatshirt?  Do you eat meat?
などの会話の練習をしました。追加の説明はうまくできましたか？

Bridge WorkではCan I ...?と許可を求める表現をたくさん練習しました。
次回はKey Communicationのテストです！


Our speaker was Hiromitsu.
He talked about his family activities.
He usually visits his grandparents in Hokkaido but he doesn't ski there.

The next speaker is Masahiro.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Living English: Speaking
Do you wear ...?  Do you eat ...?

Bridge Work

Chapter 9 Unit 1

Grammar and Communication-2  can …well

Exercise-2 #5 => Pair reading

Key Communication practice

Chapter 9 Unit 2

Grammar and Communication-1 Can I …?

Exercise-1 #1 

Verbs to learn #14

Exercise-1 #2 & 3 

Chapter 10 Unit 1

Exercise-1  #2 and 3-a. 

Enjoy the rest of the week!

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 20th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Tuesday, December 20, 2016.
It's sunny and warm today.

EngageではDo you wear a sweatshirt?  Do you eat meat?
などの会話の練習をしました。
発音にも注意でしたね！

Bridge WorkではCan I ...?と許可を求める表現をたくさん練習しました。
次回はKey Communicationのテストです！


Our speaker was Kengo.
He talked about his family activities.
He usually visits his grandparents but this year, he is visiting his father in New York.

The next speaker is Akari.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Living English: Speaking
Do you wear ...?  Do you eat ...?

Bridge Work

Chapter 9 Unit 1

Grammar and Communication-2  can …well

Exercise-2 #5 => Pair reading

Key Communication practice

Chapter 9 Unit 2

Grammar and Communication-1 Can I …?

Exercise-1 #1

Verbs to learn #14

Exercise-1 #2 & 3

Chapter 10 Unit 1

Exercise-1  #2 and 3-a.

Have a wonderful week!

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 19th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Monday, December 20th, 2016.

It's sunny today.

Tennis is much more interesting than soccer to me.  Skiing sounds a little more exciting than snowboarding to me.
『...よりずっと〜』『...よりすこしだけ〜』much, a littleをつけた比較や、be動詞の代わりにlook, soundなど知覚動詞を使った表現を練習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Satsuki and Shiho.
Satsuki talked about her consumer profile. She doesn't often go shopping but she goes to Kichijoji or Mitaka to buy cosmetics or stationaries when she has free time. She sometimes buys birthday gifts for her friends and they really like cosmetic gifts Satsuki gives them.
Shiho talked about her consumer profile. She goes to Kichijoji, Musashisakai or Mitaka to shop stationaries. Her favorite place to shop is Kichijoji because there are many nice shops there. She uses online shopping to buy school sweaters too. She also likes to buy snacks on the way to her cram school.
Next speakers are Mei and Risa. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit 2
Grammar& Communication-1
Ex-1
Grammar& Communication-2
Ex-2
Grammar& Communication-3
次回はLet's Check(CD-B#50 and #51)があります。


基礎英語 Lesson 119 and 120

Have a great week!
See you on Thursday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 19th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Monday, December 19, 2016.
It's clear and warm today.
Did you eat something you wanted to eat for dinner today?
Did you get the test results that satisfied both your parents and you?

Our speaker today was Kotoko.
She talked about her best trip.
She went to Iwate last summer to visit her grandfather and aunt.
She tried green soy bean ice cream when she left there.
The next speaker is Mana.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me what you want to get for this Christmas?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #2  感情などに関する熟語

Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  Relative pronouns who
Exercise-1 #4
Grammar and Communication-2 Relative pronouns - objects
Exercise-2 #1

基礎英語
Review 29
Lessons 117 and 118


Have a great week!
See you on 22nd!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 17th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Sunday, December 18, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What are you doing on such a beautiful winter day?
EngageではMatthew のfavorite basketball team についてのListeningをしました。
We also looked at his favorite team, Houston Rockets' website.
His favorite player is very tall!

Bridge Workではcan を使った表現をさらに練習しました。
会話でよく使われるいろいろな表現を覚えていきましょう。

Our speaker was Keisuke.
He talked about his family activities.
He usually visits his grandparents in winter.

The next speaker is Hiromitsu.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Living English: Listening
Describing your favorite team

Bridge Work

Key Communication test
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  can ...well
Exercise-2 #1 Review
#2, 3, and 4

Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  countable and uncountable nouns
Verbs to learn #16
Exercise-1 #1

Have a great week!

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 16th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Friday, December 16, 2016.
It's sunny, cold and windy today.
Don't catch a cold, everyone!
EngageではMatthew のfavorite basketball team についてのListeningをしました。
We also looked at his favorite team, Houston Rockets' website.
His favorite player is very tall!

Bridge Workではcan を使った表現をさらに練習しました。
会話でよく使われるいろいろな表現を覚えていきましょう。

Our speaker was Haruki.
He talked about his family activities.
He usually visits his grandparents in Hiroshima in winter and summer.

The next speaker is Kengo.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Living English: Listening
Describing your favorite team

Bridge Work

Key Communication test
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2  can ...well
Exercise-2 #1 Review
#2, 3, and 4

Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  countable and uncountable nouns
Verbs to learn #16
Exercise-1 #1

Have a great weekend!

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 15th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Friday, December 16th, 2016.

It's sunny and windy today.

Science is more interesting to me than Math. Science is the most interesting subject to me.
more, the most を使った比較表現の作り方を学習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Yuina and Aika.
Yuina talked about her consumer profile. She is always busy practicing basketball, so she has no time to go shopping for clothes. She sometimes buys clothes online. After her basketball practice, she stops at a nearby convenience store to buy some snacks and eat them on the way home.
Aika talked about her consumer profile. She sometimes goes to Kichijoji, Shinjuku or Shibuya with her mom to buy clothes or school items. She wants to go shopping with her sister too, but she is too busy to go shopping with Aika on weekends.
Next speakers are Satsuki and Shiho. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit 1
Grammar in Use
Recap test
Chapter 22 Unit 2
Grammar& Communication-1
Ex-1


基礎英語 Lesson 117 and 118

Have a nice weekend!
See you on Monday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 15th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, December 15, 2016.
It's clear and cold today.
Have you ever used a smartphone which has wireless earphones?
Do you have dinner that satisfied you last night?

Our speaker today was Chihiro.
She talked about her best trip.
She went to Tohoku as her school excursion.
She enjoyed delicious ice cream at Koiwai farm!
The next speaker is Kotoko.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me if you have a friend who is athletic?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #1  感情などに関することば
Workbook page 89

Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  Relative pronouns who
Exercise-1 #3

基礎英語
Lessons 115 and 116


Have a great weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 14th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, December 14, 2016.
It's overcast this morning.
What are you doing now?
Engageではslogans の学習をしました。
Which one is your favorite?

Bridge Workではcan を使った表現を練習しました。
新しい動詞の使い方をしっかり覚えましょう！

Our speaker was Kotone.
She has her birthday party in winter with her family.

The next speaker is Keisuke.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Building the topic
Vocabulary: Clothes

Bridge Work

Key Communication test
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication -1 Verbs to learn #13
Exercise-1 #3
Grammar and Communication-2  can ...well
Exercise-2 #1

Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  countable and uncountable nouns

Enjoy the rest of the week!

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 13th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, December 14, 2016.
It's overcast this morning.
What are you doing now?
Engageではslogans の学習をしました。
Which one is your favorite?

Bridge Workではcan を使った表現を練習しました。
新しい動詞の使い方をしっかり覚えましょう！

Our speaker was Ami.
She talked about going to Disneyland with her family.

The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Building the topic
Vocabulary: Clothes

Bridge Work

Key Communication test
Chapter 9 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication -1 Verbs to learn #13
Exercise-1 #3
Grammar and Communication-2  can ...well
Exercise-2 #1

Chapter 10 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  countable and uncountable nouns

Have an awesome week!

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 12th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Tuesday, December 13th, 2016.

It's sunny today.

Do we have anything to eat at home? -No, we don't. Let's get something to eat on the way home.
something to do, anything to do 「...するための〜」の表現を学習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Saki and Yuki.
Saki talked about her consumer profile. She likes going to a book store when she has free time. She usually goes to different book stores in Shinjuku, Kichijoji and Mitaka.  She usually read magazines in a book store to get ideas and inspirations for fashion and music.
Yuki talked about her consumer profile. She likes to buy her favorite artists' CDs. She listens to music a lot at home. The places she shops are Harajuku or Kichijoji.
Next speakers are Yuina and Aika. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit 1
Ex-2
Grammar& Communication-3
Grammar in Use
*次回はLet's Check-3(CD-B#45)とRecap test(C22U1)があります。


基礎英語 Lesson 115 and 116

Engage p.72 writing

Have a nice week!
See you on Thursday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 12th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
It's cloudy and cold today.
Do you have a friend who helps you when you are in trouble?
What kind of person do you want to be in the future?
What do you think you should do to be a person you want to be?

Our speaker yesterday was Momoka.
She talked about her best trip.
She has been to several places including foreign countries, but her favorite trip is going to Yatsugatake every winter.
The next speaker is Chihiro.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me if you go skiing in winter?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 2 Vocabulary in Use #1  感情などに関することば

Grammar in Use  The outbreak of an influenza epidemic
Review

Chapter 34 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-1  Relative pronouns who
Exercise-1 #1 and 2

基礎英語
Lessons 109 and 110


Have a wonderful week!
See you on Thursday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 10th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Sunday, December 11, 2016.
It's sunny and cold today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではclothesの言い方を練習しました。
みんな会話を聞いていろいろな質問に答えられましたね！

Bridge WorkではTennis match-2を読みました。
Fred は結局試合に間に合いませんでした。
That's too bad!
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
しっかり練習しておきましょう。

Our speaker was Kaho.
She talked about her family activities.
Her family goes skiing and celebrate the New Year's Day in Niigata.
Her father and brother are very good skiers.

The next speaker is Kotone.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Building the topic
Vocabulary: Clothes

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Exercise-3  #2-b, and 3
Grammar in Use Tennis match-2
Key Communication practice

Have a great week!

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 9th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Saturday, December 10, 2016.
It's sunny and windy today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではclothesの言い方を練習しました。
みんな会話を聞いていろいろな質問に答えられましたね！

Bridge WorkではTennis match-2を読みました。
Fred は結局試合に間に合いませんでした。
That's too bad!
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
しっかり練習しておきましょう。

Our speaker was Kaoru.
She talked about her family activities.
Her family goes shopping in winter and climbs the mountain in summer!

The next speaker is Ami.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Building the topic
Vocabulary: Clothes

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Exercise-3  #2-b, and 3
Grammar in Use Tennis match-2
Key Communication practice

Have a great weekend!

See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 8th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Friday, December 9th, 2016.

It's sunny today.

Are you the tallest in your family? -No, I'm not. My dad is.
比較級と最上級の質問文や応答の仕方を練習し、総合的に運用練習をしました。

Our speakers yesterday were Hajime and Ayami.
Hajime talked about her consumer profile. She usually spends her pocket money on books. There are many second hand book stores along the main street in Jimbocho. She enjoys shopping at those stores because she can buy many books for only 100 or 200 yen for each. Her favorite comic series is Naruto. She is looking forward to the new issue.
Ayami talked about her consumer profile. Her grandmother usually gives her some money once a month, so she sometimes buys CDs or books. She also tries to save some money so she can buy more CDs when she wants to.
Next speakers are Saki and Yuki. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit1
Ex-1
Grammar& Communication-2
Ex-2
*次回はLet's Check-2(CD-B#44)があります。


基礎英語 Lesson 113 and 114

Have a good weekend!
See you on Monday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 8th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Monday, December 8, 2016.
It was sunny and beautiful today.
Most of you were in the middle of the exams and looked sleepy and tired.
Hope you will do your best and well on the exams so that you can enjoy the New Year's holidays as much as you want!

Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speaker is Momoka.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me if you have any plans this weekend?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 1 Vocabulary in Use #2  熟語ー1
Writing practice WB page 88
Reporting page 104
Grammar in Use  The outbreak of an influenza epidemic
Do the last task

基礎英語
Review 28


Have an awesome weekend!
See you on Monday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 7th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
It's sunny and windy today.
What are you doing now?
EngageではAustralia の Bradly について学びました。
He likes a Japanese band!

Bridge WorkではWhich bike do you like, the blue one or the red one?
Whose bike is this?
Do you enjoy skiing in your winter?
Do you prefer going out with your friends? など　whose, which や-ingを使った表現をさらに練習しました。

The next speaker is Kaho.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Exploring the topic
Reading: All about me

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  whose, which
Exercise-2 #1, 2-a, and 2-b
Grammar and Communication-3  enjoy/prefer -ing
Exercise-3  #1 and 2-a

Enjoy the rest of the week!

See you on Saturday.

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 6th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
It's sunny and windy today.
What are you doing now?
EngageではAustralia の Bradly について学びました。
He likes a Japanese band!

Bridge WorkではWhich bike do you like, the blue one or the red one?
Whose bike is this?
Do you enjoy skiing in your winter?
Do you prefer going out with your friends? など　whose, which や-ingを使った表現をさらに練習しました。

Our speaker was Ayaka.
She talked about her family members.
She has a small sister. She is seven years old!

The next speaker is Kaoru.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Exploring the topic
Reading: All about me

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-2  whose, which
Exercise-2 #1, 2-a, and 2-b
Grammar and Communication-3  enjoy/prefer -ing
Exercise-3  #1 and 2-a

Have an awesome week!

See you on Friday.

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 5th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Tuesday, December 6th, 2016.

It's sunny today.

Ron's hair is longer than Eric's. But his isn't as long as Fred's. Fred's hair is the longest of the three.
比較級と最上級の作り方やルールを引き続き練習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Aoi and Yuri.
Aoi talked about her consumer profile. She usually shops in Kichijyoji or online. She likes buying candies and eating sweets at a cafe. Her mom sometimes buys her really nice baked confectionaries from Shinjyuku. There are so many nice sweets shops there.
Yuri talked about her consumer profile. She usually goes shopping for clothes. She prefers casual clothes. She often shares clothes with her sister, but they don't have the same taste for fashion.  She  is on the school basketball team, so she sometimes buys basketball goods when she goes shopping too. Next speakers are Hajime and Ayami. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 22 Unit1
Grammar& Communication-1
Ex-1


Engage  Speaking p.71

Have a wonderful week!
See you on Thursday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 5th

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Monday, December 5, 2016.
It was sunny and warm today. It is unusual it was 18 degrees at this time of year, isn't it?
How did you find the text about influenza pandemic in GIU?
There were a lot of words you were not familiar with, but you tried hard to understand.
Good job, everyone!
As I told you, please bring both November and December issues of Kiso-eigo next time!

Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers today.
The next speaker is Momoka.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me what you did yesterday?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 1 Vocabulary in Use #2  熟語ー1
Grammar in Use  The outbreak of an influenza epidemic

基礎英語
Lesson 111 and 112


Have an awesome week!
See you on Thursday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 November 3rd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Monday, December 5, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではみんなに英語のslogan を考えてもらいました。
なかなか良いものができましたね！

Bridge Workでは me, him, us などの使い方をさらに練習しました。
Fred is late again!
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
しっかり練習しておきましょう。

Christmas song の練習も始まりました。
少し速い曲ですが、上手に歌えるように頑張りましょう！

The next speaker is Kaho
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions! 
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Introducing the topic
Vocabulary: Preferences

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 1
Grammar in Use  The tennis match-1
Key Communication practice

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  mine, yours
Exercise-1
Grammar and Communication-2 whose, which

Have a great week!

See you on Wednesday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 December 2nd

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Friday, December 2, 2016.
It's sunny and beautiful  today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではみんなに英語のslogan を考えてもらいました。
なかなか良いものができましたね！

Bridge Workでは me, him, us などの使い方をさらに練習しました。
Fred is late again!
次回はKey Communicationのテストです。
しっかり練習しておきましょう。

Our speaker was Masako.
She talked about her family members.
She has a big brother. He is 15 years old.

The next speaker is Ayaka.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song : All I want for Christmas is you

Engage Unit 7  This is me
Introducing the topic
Vocabulary: Preferences

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-3  Let's ...
Exercise-3
Grammar in Use  The tennis match-1
Key Communication practice

Chapter 8 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-1  mine, yours
Exercise-1

Have a great weekend!

See you next week.

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 December 1st

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Friday, December 2nd, 2016.

It's sunny today.

Which month is colder, January or February? -February is usually colder than January in Japan. What month is the hottest in Japan?-August is the hottest month in Japan.
比較級と最上級の作り方を学習し、「〜の方が...よりも ---だ」「...の中で〜が一番 ---だ」の表現を練習しました。

Our speaker yesterday was Mao.
Mao talked about her consumer profile. She likes shopping at a stationary store called Nihondo in Mitaka. Her favorite thing to buy there is mechanical pencil lead, especially the colored ones. She prefers those colored lead to ball ink pens when she writes because lettering by lead doesn't get smudged. She loves writing with her favorite mechanical pencils and lead.
Next speakers are Aoi and Yuri. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 21 Unit3
Grammar in Use
Extra Reading
Chapter 22 Unit1
Grammar& Communication-1
*次回はLet's Check-1(CD#-B38)があります。

基礎英語   Lesson 111 and 112

Have a good weekend!
See you on Monday.

Miharu

Lesson Report Junior-3 December 1st

Hello Class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you doing today?
It's Thursday, December 1, 2016.
The weather changed a lot today!
We practiced how to use indirect speech a lot again.
Are you getting used to how to use indirect speech?

Unfortunately, we didn't have any speakers yesterday.
The next speaker is Momoka.
Get ready for your speech!


<Lesson Review>
Small talk: Can you tell me if you like animals?

Bridge Work
Chapter 32 Unit 1 Vocabulary in Use #1  順番や概念に関することば
Workbook page 87

Chapter 33 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3  Indirect speech
Practice the example sentences
Exercise-3 #1 Review
#2-a, 2-b, and 2-c

基礎英語
Review 27
Lesson 109 and 110


Have a wonderful weekend!
See you next week!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 November 30th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
It's cloudy and cold today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではいろいろなteenager の日常についてのVideoを見ました。
2チームに分かれてクイズ対決をしました。
なかなか難しかったですね。
そして、みんなの好きなスポーツについて質問しあいましたね！

Bridge Workでは me, him, us などの使い方をさらに練習しました。
あまりよくわからなかった人はもう一度よく読み返してしっかり理解しましょう。

次回のスピーチのトピックは Family activities です。
長期休暇や日常的に家族で行うことについて発表しましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song  Hello, Goodbye

Engage Units 5-6 
Watch video about interviews and do the worksheet

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 Verbs to learn
Exercise-1 #1-a and 1-b
Grammar and Communication-3  Let's ...
Exercise-3

Enjoy the rest of the week!

See you on Saturday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-1 November 29th

Hello class! This is Towako from MEL School.
How are you today?
It's Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
It's cloudy and cold today.
What are you doing now?
Engageではいろいろなteenager の日常についてのVideoを見ました。
みんなの好きなスポーツについて質問しあいましたね！

Bridge Workでは me, him, us などの使い方をさらに練習しました。
読解が苦手な人が多いようです。
もう一度よく読み返してしっかり理解しましょう。

Our speaker was Marin.
She talked about her family members.
We learned about her family members' favorite food!

The next speaker is Ayaka.
Get ready for your speech!
鏡の前で練習して、笑顔ではっきり大きな声で発表できるようにしましょう。

<Lesson Review>

Warm up: Questions, questions, questions!
Song  Hello, Goodbye

Engage Units 5-6 
Watch video about interviews and do the worksheet

Bridge Work

Chapter 8 Unit 1
Grammar and Communication-2 Verbs to learn
Exercise-1 #1-a and 1-b
Grammar and Communication-3  Let's ...
Exercise-3

Enjoy the rest of the week!

See you on Friday!

Towako

Lesson Report Junior-2 November 28th

Hello class! This is Miharu from MEL School. 

It’s Tuesday, November 29th, 2016.

It's sunny today.

If I have a sore throat, I usually take medicine. 「...のような時には〜する(その条件では同じ結果になる)」If I have fever tomorrow, I will stay home.  「もし...のような場合には〜するだろう(もしその条件なら、おそらくその結果になるだろう)」の表現を復習し、正確にに運用できるよう練習しました。

Our speakers yesterday were Riku and Yui.
Riku talked about his consumer profile. He goes shopping to a shopping mall once a month with his family. He usually shops around at a sport store and sometimes buys soccer cleats. He likes collecting soccer cleats.
Yui talked about her consumer profile as well. She usually goes shopping to Kichijyoji or Shinjyuku with her best friend. She sometimes shops online too but never buys clothes online. She can't afford so many CDs but likes buying CDs of her favorite artists.
Next speaker is Mao. Get ready for your speech!

For a speech topic, you can always check here:
http://melschoo-junior.blogspot.jp/2016/11/speech-topic-for-junior-2-class.html

<Lesson Review>
Chapter 21 Unit3
Let's Check-2
Grammar& Communication-3 if
Let's Check-3
Ex-3 #1,#2
Grammar in Use
*次回はRecap test (C21U3)があります。

基礎英語   Lesson 109 and 110

Engage Living English p.70

Have a great week!
See you on Thursday.

Miharu