Lesson Report Junior-3 August 31st, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School. 

It's Wednesday, August 31st, 2022.

It was mostly cloudy and hot today.

August is over! Do you miss summer?

Have a lot of fun in September.

Stay healthy!

See you all on Saturday.

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Song of the month: butter

https://youtu.be/aHrHXGgfynQ

2 min. Talk.  Do you have a sports day in fall?

基礎英語 September Issue

Watch a video about the Minnesota State Fair

https://youtu.be/h4LsPOFojI8

Take notes as much as you can. => Talk with a partner. => Present what you want to do if you go to the fair. 

 

Bridge Work 1 

Chapter 7 Unit 1 

Grammar and Communication-3  Present continuous - negative

(p. 107) Listen, repeat and fill in the blanks. 

Exercise-3

Study the example. => Complete the sentences together.

Activity: I’m not reading the newspaper. => You aren’t reading the newspaper. What are you doing, then? => I’m watching a music video. => Oh, you are watching a music video. 

 

Grammar and Communication-4 Present continuous – question

(p. 108) Listen, repeat and fill in the blanks. 

Exercise-4

#1 Complete the conversation in pairs. => Check and read. 

Google Classroom

Activity: What does your mom/dad usually do around eight on Wednesday evening? 

What is she/he doing now? 

Write a report about a partner. 

Lesson Report Junior-4 August 30th, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's Tuesday, August 30th, 2022.

August will finish soon. Time flies!

Please try your best at school in the second term, too!

Take good care of yourselves.

See you on Friday!

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Warm-up: 2 min. Talk 

What will you try hard in the second term?

 

基礎英語 September Issue

Learn about Australian Outback

https://youtu.be/4b-2PEePU5s

Take notes and talk with a partner what you learned from the video

=> Present

 

Answer the question in 50-60 words.

Would you like to go to the Outback in Australia? Why? Why not?

 

Bridge to MEL 2

Chapter 18 Unit 1

(p. 92) Grammar and Communication-1  Verbs to learn #12 fail, pass, compete, and return

Listen and repeat. => Take dictation.

(p. 92) Exercise-1

#4 Complete the sentences orally together. => Practice in pairs with the text blank.

 

Speech Navigator  About the World 1

Shadowing.

Review writing from the last lesson. Share good ones: Mihana and Kanade

Lesson Report Junior-2 August 29th, 2022

Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Monday, August 29th, 2022.

It was mostly cloudy and cool today.

Did you enjoy watching the video of the Minnesota State Fair?

You can eat many kinds of food there!

Which do you like to eat, chocolate chip cookies or French fries?

次回からは今日見たビデオの世界を基礎英語で楽しみましょう！

Have a lot of fun!

See you all on Thursday!

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting

Imagine

https://youtu.be/pfcJ9_C6SOM

 

基礎英語 September Issue

Watch a video about the Minnesota State Fair

https://youtu.be/h4LsPOFojI8

やってみたいことをペアで話す。理由を含め発表。

 

Bridge Work Book 1                                                             

Chapter 2 Unit 2  Those are cherry trees.

7:50-8:00

(p. 32) Grammar and Communication-3  that and those

Listen and repeat. Check the meaning. => Practice from Japanese in pairs.

Take dictation. => Post (Later)

 

Exercise-3

#1 Answer in pairs. => Practice repeating. 

Word Box #9 

Copy the words in the notebook. => Practice pronunciation with ELST. => Write the score. => Post. (Later)

Next time=> Test

 

ELST ５級単語練習 #1-4 Copy the sentences. => Shoot a video and post. 

Lesson Report Junior-1 August 29th, 2022

Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Monday, August 29th, 2022.

It's cloudy and cool today.

今日は the Minnesota State Fair のビデオを見ました。

みんな大きなバケツに入ったクッキーやフライドポテトを食べたい！と言ってくれました。

いつか行けるといいですね！

Have a wonderful new week.

See you all on Thursday!

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting 

 

Phonics: ap, ad, and am #4

https://youtu.be/JQ_09Otzls8

cap, map, nap, tap, mad, sad, ham, jam

=> Quiz in pairs.

 

基礎英語 September Issue

Watch a video about the Minnesota State Fair

https://youtu.be/h4LsPOFojI8

やってみたいことをペアで話す！

Winpass Unit 7-1  I like painting.

(p. 70) Target

Listen and talk about the conversation. 

Listen and Repeat with the textbook closed. => Listen and read. => Role-play.

Read Point. 

Picture Word Box. => Listen and repeat. => Put the number.

(p. 71) Activity-1 

Check the words and phrases. => Say the sentences. => Practice in pairs. Repeat a partner’s sentence.  I like/don’t like running. => You like/don’t like running. 

Bingo!

Pick the phrases from Picture Word Box and ‘running’ and ‘playing basketball’ in Activity-1

What do you like doing? 

Homework

ELST Unit 7-1

Target, Picture Word Box

Workbook p. 38 => 写真を撮って投稿＋タイピング

Lesson Report Junior-3 August 27th, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School. 

It's Saturday, August 27th, 2022.

It was sunny and hot today.

The summer will stay for a while, I guess.

Please take good care of yourself when you are outside or you play sports.

Have a wonderful new week!

See you on Wednesday.

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Song of the month: butter

https://youtu.be/aHrHXGgfynQ

2 min. Talk.  What do you look forward to in the second term?

基礎英語 July Issue 

(p. 90-) Lesson 79

Talk about the picture: Koko is talking to Ms. Hargen in front of her car before they leave.

Talk about the story in pairs.

Put missing words: 

Yes! => Yes, I did.

Like the Great Bear? => You mean a friend like the Great Bear?

How did you …? => How did you know about the Great Bear?

Time to go! => It’s time to go!

See you at school, Koko! => I’ll see you at school, Koko!

Overlapping. 

(p. 92) Today’s Key Point

Check the examples. => Try Repeating. Write the sentences in the chat room. 

Speech Navigator 

(p. 44) Wrap-up 

Video Presentation (3 min. per student including Q&A)

Q&A 

 

Lesson Report Junior-4 August 26th, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's Friday, August 26th, 2022.

It was mostly cloudy and hot during the day.

Are you excited about a new term at school?

If you haven't finished your homework yet, just try your best!

Enjoy the rest of the summer.

See you next week!

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Warm-up: 2 min. Talk 

Do you have a big school event in the second term?

 

Bridge to MEL 2

Chapter 17 Unit 2

(p. 89) Recap  

Write the sentences in three min. => Check and practice. => Practice Japanese to English in pairs.

(p. 89) Key Communication

Take dictation.

(p. 90) Grammar and Communication-1  to infinitives (purpose)

Study the example. 

(p. 90) Exercise-1  

#1 Check the instruction and example. => Read the options. => Complete the conversation orally together. => Practice in pairs. 

(p. 91) #2 Complete the sentences individually. => Check and read. => Pair repeating. 

(p. 91) #3 Complete the sentences in pairs. Put slashes.

 

Speech Navigator  About the World 1

(p. 25) Listen and talk about the article. => Listen and take notes. Share the information with a partner. => Open the textbook. Answer the questions. => Check the vocabulary. => Listen and repeat. => Shadowing. 

*Answer question #3. Write about your experience or reason in 50-60 words. => Post.

 

Homework

ELST 単語練習

Lesson Report Junior-2 August 25, 2022

Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Thursday, August 25th, 2022.

It was mostly cloudy and hot today.

今日から学校が始まった人もいましたね。

Are you excited?

2学期も頑張ってください。

Try your best at school!

Enjoy and try everything!

See you all next week.

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting

Imagine

https://youtu.be/pfcJ9_C6SOM

基礎英語 August Issue

(p. 78-) Lessons 71-74

Listen and remember.

Practice individually.

Reading relay. 

 

Bridge Work Book 1                                                             

Chapter 2 Unit 2  Those are cherry trees.

Word Box #8 things to wear

Spelling test

 

(p. 31) Grammar and Communication-2  Irregular plurals

Listen and repeat. => Take dictation.

Exercise-2

(p. 31) #1 Read the instruction. => Check the example. => Work in pairs to complete the sentences. => Read and check. => Pair repeating.

 

(p. 31) #2 Read the instruction. => Check the example. => Make converted sentences together. => Check and read. => Pair practice. 

ELST ５級単語練習 #1-4 

Lesson Report Junior-1 August 25th, 2022

Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Thursday, August 25th, 2022.

It's cloudy and hot today.

School starts in Mitaka!

三鷹市の小学校の人は今日から学校ですね。

他の学校の人たちも来週には学校が始まりますね。

Get ready for school!

2学期も元気に楽しく過ごしてください！

Have fun on the weekend.

See you all next Monday!

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting 

Phonics: ap, ad, and am #3

https://youtu.be/JQ_09Otzls8

cap, map, nap, tap, mad, sad, ham, jam

Listen and practice the words. 

Write down the latter four words. => Quiz in pairs.

 

基礎英語 August Issue

(p. 78-) Lessons 71-74

Listen and remember.

Practice individually.

Reading relay. 

 

Homework

Copy 基礎英語 Lesson 72 in the notebook.

ノートに書いた文をタイプして投稿する。

 

Winpass Unit 1-2

Picture Word Box

(p. 22) Practice the words.

Do you like Japanese? Yes, I do. I like Japanese. – Oh, you like Japanese.

Bingo!

What school subject do you like? 

Lesson Report Junior-3 August 25th, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School. 

It's Thursday, August 25th, 2022.

It's mostly cloudy today.

Some of you are starting the second term at school today.

Are you excited? Just try everything to enjoy your life!

Have fun and work hard.

See you all on Saturday!

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Song of the month: butter

https://youtu.be/aHrHXGgfynQ

2 min. Talk.  Did you finish all the school homework? #2

基礎英語 July Issue 

(p. 86-) Lesson 78

Talk about the picture: Koko is talking to the ghost bear in the woods.

Listen and talk about the story. => Share with a partner. 

Find missing words in pairs: Like the name of the camp! => Your name is just like the name of the camp!

(p. 88) Today’s Key Point

Check the examples. => Try Repeating. Write the sentences in the chat room. 

 

Speech Navigator 

(p. 44) Wrap-up 

Video Presentations by Ryo, Hanako, Naoya, Maya, and Satsuki.

Write comments.

Q&A 

Lesson Report Junior-4 August 23, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022.

It was sunny and hot during the day.

Hope you are getting ready for school.

Stay healthy.

See you on Friday!

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Warm-up: 2 min. Talk 

When does your school start?

 

Bridge to MEL 2

Chapter 17 Unit 2

(p. 87) Grammar and Communication-3  Let me…, How about -ing?

Listen and repeat. => Check the meaning. -> Take dictation. 

(p. 87) Exercise-3

#1. Complete the conversation as quickly as possible. => Check and read. => Role-play.

#2. Answer the question and complete the conversation individually. => Check and read. => Role-play.

(p. 88) Grammar in Use  Cindy’s birthday

Complete the conversation in pairs. => Check and read. => Answer the questions (2)-(5) with the textbook closed. Write the answer in the chat room. => Ask and answer in pairs. 

 

Speech Navigator  About the World 1

(p. 24) Listen and talk about the article. => Listen and take notes. Share the information with a partner. => Open the textbook. Answer the questions. => Check the vocabulary. => Listen and repeat. => Shadowing. 

 

Homework

ELST 単語練習

Lesson Report Junior-2 August 22nd, 2022

Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

It was sunny and hot today.

You worked hard and did a great job!

みんなとってもよく頑張っています。That's wonderful.

発音がとても良くなってきましたね。

今日練習した単数形と複数形の発音は特に大事です。必ず正確に覚えましょう。

Take care!

See you all on Thursday!

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting

Imagine

https://youtu.be/pfcJ9_C6SOM

 

基礎英語 August Issue

(p. 58-) Lessons 66-69

Listen and remember.

Practice individually.

Reading relay. 

Bridge Work Book 1                                                             

Chapter 2 Unit 2  Those are cherry trees.

(p. 30) Grammar and Communication-1  Is this/Are these?

Listen and repeat. Check the meaning. => Listen and read. => Practice from Japanese in pairs. => Take dictation.

 

Exercise-1

(p. 30) #2 Read the instruction. => Check the example. => Work in pairs to complete the sentences. => Read and check. => Role-play.

(p. 30) Grammar and Communication-1  this is/these are not

Listen and repeat. Check the meaning. => Listen and read. => Practice from Japanese in pairs. => Take dictation.

Exercise-1

(p. 30) #3 Read the instruction. => Check the example. => Work in pairs to complete the sentences. => Read and check. => Pair converting. 

Word Box #8 things to wear

Practice the words with ELST. => Next time: Spelling test

(p. 31) Grammar and Communication-2  Irregular plurals

Listen and repeat. => Practice converting in pairs. => Take dictation.

 

ELST ５級単語練習 #1-3 => Copy the sentences. => Shoot a video and post. 

Lesson Report Junior-1 August 22nd, 2022

 Hello, class! This is Towako from MEL School. 

How are you?

It's Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

It's sunny and hot today.

You did a wonderful job on the reading relay! 

That was amazing.

みんな今回の音読リレーはとっても上手でした。

Keep it up! （この調子で頑張りましょう）

Stay healthy!

See you all on Thursday!

Towako

＊今日のレッスンの内容＊

Greeting 

 

Phonics: ap, ad, and am #2

https://youtu.be/JQ_09Otzls8

cap, map, nap, tap, mad, sad, ham, jam

Listen and practice the words. 

Write down the first four words. => Quiz in pairs.

 

基礎英語 August Issue

(p. 58-) Lessons 66-69

Listen and remember.

Practice individually.

Reading relay. 

 

Homework

Copy 基礎英語 Lesson 66 in the notebook.

ノートに書いた文をタイプして投稿する。

Winpass Unit 1-2

Picture Word Box

(p. 18) Practice the words.

Do you like beefsteak? Yes, I do. I like beefsteak. – Oh, you like beefsteak.

Bingo!

What food do you like? – I like pizza. 

Lesson Report Junior-3 August 20, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School. 

It's Saturday, August 20th, 2022.

It was sunny in the morning, and it got cloudy in the afternoon today. 

It was really nice to see you for the first time in two weeks!

We'll talk about your summer homework next time again.

Please have a better talk with your partner.

次回のプレゼンテーション動画はレッスン前に投稿しておいてください！

 

Stay healthy!

See you all on Wednesday.

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Song of the month: butter

https://youtu.be/aHrHXGgfynQ

Song of the month: butter

https://youtu.be/aHrHXGgfynQ

2 min. Talk.  Did you finish your summer homework?

 

Bridge Work 1 

Chapter 7 Unit 1 

(pp. 105-106) 

Exercise-2

日本語から英語　テスト

Discussion

Why do we practice hard in MEL lessons?

Homework

ELST 4級単語練習 Part 6 #6-1

*#5-4まで終わっていない人は次回までに #6-1まで終わらせること！

Lesson Report Junior-4 August 19th, 2022

Hello, everyone! This is Towako from MEL School.

It's Friday, August 19th, 2022.

It was sunny and hot during the day.

It was really nice to see you for the first time in two weeks!

Hope you enjoyed the new task we worked on today.

See you next week!

Towako

<Lesson Review>

Warm-up: 2 min. Talk 

How have you spent summer vacation so far?

 

Bridge to MEL 2

Chapter 17 Unit 2

(p. 85) Grammar and Communication-2 and Verbs to learn

Could you …? And borrow

Listen and repeat. => Check the meaning. -> Take dictation. 

(p. 85) Exercise-2

#1. Circle the words: one and those to identify them while working on the task. Complete the sentences individually. => Check, and read and look up. => Role-play. => Practice the pattern: Could you bring me the menu? – Sure. I’ll bring you one right away. 

#2 Complete the conversation individually. => Check and read. => Role-play.

Work in pairs to complete the conversation and talk about what this story is like. 

Share opinions. => Reading practice.