Sunday, January 8, 2023

Week 15 - Final class of the 2022-23 school year

Otsukaresama ...


Today, we will do ...

2022 Japan News Activity

2022 Local Heroes Activity

2022 Buzzwords (if time)

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Week 14 - Holiday Stuff

Did you do the course survey on Manaba? Thank you.


Holidays activity

Christmas present activity

Xmas janken game

Homework #4 - Read 4 books and pass the quizzes on Xreading is due today!

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

授業改善アンケート

If you haven't done the course survey (授業改善アンケート) on Manaba yet, please do it.  [Manaba ➔ My Page ➔ 授業改善アンケート ➔ コミュニケーション・スキル 1B]


Thursday, December 8, 2022

Week 13 - Speaking Quiz #2

Good afternoon!

Maybe we will have presentations from Aika & Keigo. We will do that first.

When you have a free moment today, please do the course survey (授業改善アンケート) on Manaba. [Manaba ➔ My Page ➔ 授業改善アンケート ➔ コミュニケーション・スキル 1B]

Speaking Quiz #2 is today (Dec. 13). An image with quiz questions is below.

Quiz order is by Spinner. I will spin to see who goes first, then it will be attendance order after that.

Watch the video while Kevin is talking to students one by one.


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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Week 12 - Superstitions (迷信)

Today, let's talk about ...

What superstitions can you see in this image?

Superstitions

We will do some rotation talking re. the topic of 'superstitions'. I will also show you the quiz questions for next week.

Quiz #2B will be next week (Dec. 13). Don't be absent!


"迷信"を信じるのは都市?地方? article - Insight Signal 2018

https://www.is.nri.co.jp/report/short-research/2018/000244.html

10 Japanese Superstitions

Picture Differences

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Week 11 - Complaints


Complaints

We will do some listening and pairwork in class re. the topic of 'complaints'.


Coming soon ...

Quiz #2B will be in two weeks (Dec. 13).

Next week (Dec. 6), I will show you the quiz questions in class. Please don't be absent.


English Reader Marathon will finish tomorrow at midnight. However, you still have time to read 4 books for Com Skill 1 homework, due Dec. 20.

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Week 10 - Relationships

Students who didn't present last week (survey topic) will present first. This will be your last chance to present.


Forever Single PDF / Audio 🔊 / Backup Audio 🔊

Finding the Right One PDF / Audio  🔊 / Backup Audio 🔊 


International Relationships

What do you think about international relationships? Does it matter which country the person comes from? Would you live in your partner's country or in Japan?


International Relationships Video - LINK

Questions

1) Petra wants to marry someone from another country.  True or False?
2) Petra wants to live in her partner's country.  True or False?
3) Petra thinks she will not have cultural problems with her partner.  True or False?
4) Petra does not want to have children.  True or False?
5) Petra thinks her parents and possibly her brother and sister may help her with her children.  True or False?
6) Petra does not want to travel to her partner's country.  True or False?
7) Petra is looking forward to learning the foreign language of her partner.  True or False?
8) Petra is not interested in her partner's culture.  True or False?

Opinion Questions

9) Would you like to have an international relationship? Why or why not?
10) If you marry someone from another country, would you like to live in Japan or in your partner's country? Explain.

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