This is Towako from MEL School.
How is everything?
It's Wednesday, January 31, 2018.
It's sunny and cold again!
<Lesson Review>
Greeting Date, weather
Warm up: one min. questions: => What are you interested in doing these days?
Song of the month: Hey Jude
Bridge to MEL
Chapter 23 Unit 1
Review: Read pages 187 and 188 aloud
Let’s check-2
Chapter 23 Unit 2
Grammar and Communication-3 #2
Practice the sentences => Repeating => Japanese to English
Exercise-2
#2 Complete the sentences orally. => Complete the sentences
#3 Complete the sentences individually => Check the answers.
#4-a, 4-b, and 4-c
#4-a, 4-b, and 4-c
ð Next time Let’s Check-3
Lessons 137 and 138
Listen and practice reading => Shadowing
Review: Check the summary of others and comments from teacher
Lesson 139 and 140
Lesson 139
Talk about the picture
Listen to the story => Reading aloud
Questions: What is Jose going to do after graduation? What about Amiir? Is Amber answering Tsutomu’s question now? When is she going to talk to Tsutomu?
Practice: be about to: When I was about to leave home, my grandma called us. => How long did you talk to her? / When I was about to start my homework yesterday, my mom told me to do my homework. => What did you say to her? / When I was about to ask a presenter a question, someone asked the same one as mine. => Didn’t you ask anything after all?
Practice making a summary: Tsutomu is interviewing seniors at school. Jose and Amiir tell him about their hopes and dreams and everyone seems to enjoy answering his questions. When Tsutomu is about to talk to Amber, she suggests visiting the skyways in downtown to have an interview.
Lesson 140
Talk about the picture
Listen to the story => Reading aloud
Questions: Why were skyways built? Why are they convenient for business people? What has Amber finish doing? What does she want Tsutomu to do?
Practice making a summary: Tsutomu is amazed at how skyways in Minnesota work in winter. People don’t have to wear coats or boots when they go around with skyways. Amber asks Tsutomu to read the first draft of her manga and give her his feedback.
Don’t catch the flu and stay healthy!
See you all on Saturday!
Towako