Week 5 - Fears

  What are you afraid of?

Intro: Listen to Erik and Amy talk about the things they are afraid of. What is Amy afraid of? How about Erik?    audio

Next, listen to the short talks of the people below. Write the answers (a, b or c) on a piece of paper, then submit them on the answer form at the bottom of this exercise.

Alex - audio

Trish - audio

Carlos - audio

Blaire - audio

Ken - audio

Fear Factor

Rock climber fights off bear attack
Three Minutes of Acrophobia
Cage underwater

Disgusting ice cream

Fears Conversation

Picture Differences

Quiz 1B is Nov. 1. Questions will be provided next week (Oct. 25).

Week 4 - Pranking & Bullying

Good afternoon!

"Naomi's Dilemma" audio

Would you say this is a case of bullying? Harassment? Both?

Some videos

Jigsaw Activity

Vocabulary Quiz

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Week 3 - What a coincidence!

Do you understand the meaning of 'coincidence'? Kevin will tell you!

Some funny YouTube coincidences

Listen to the audio files for the three coincidence stories below. Fill in the blanks on the PDF. (If you can print the PDF, please do so. If you can't print it, write your answers on blank paper.) After you have written all the answers, put your answers on the Answer Form (link below) and send it to Kevin (click Submit).

In class listening activity. This is a graded activity.

Three Amazing Coincidences PDF

The Church audio  /  The Train audio

The link for the third story ("Strange as it seems") is on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m29PQBLwF4E

 

Picture Differences - Beach

Week 2 - More Past Tense Stuff

Good afternoon!

Did you complete Homework #1 re. Past Tense?

Today, Kevin will introduce Calvin & Hobbes, the popular American comic.

The activity below is for the live class; please wait for Kevin!

Slideshow  (Kevin will do this in class, so please wait.)

Forgot Something Comic / Summer Day Comic (Please wait.)

Don't forget to read four books and take the quizzes on Xreading before the end of December.

Welcome Back!

Welcome to Com Skill 1B! 

This website:  comskill1.blogspot.jp

Let's look at the Fall schedule and grading policy together. (scroll down)

This summer I taught the Summer Intensive Course at Tsurumi Univ.

Summer Intensive Course 2022

Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student A:  Hi! Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student B:  Yes, I had a barbecue with some high school friends.

Student A:  Sounds nice!

Student B:  How about you? Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student A:  Not really. I worked at a convenience store all summer. I didn't have much free time.

Student B:  Oh, that's too bad.

Reader Marathon Homework (Fall)
The 2022 English Reader Marathon is still going on. Please read at least 4 books this semester for the Communication Skill 1 class as homework. Your books will also count for the Reader Marathon. To get class grade points, please read the books by Dec. 20. Xreading link. Your user name is your student email. Your password is your student number. Tsurumi English Dept. Blog  If there is no quiz, email Kevin and I will tell you a way to get points.

The Simple Past Tense (過去形)

Singular	Plural
I spoke English.	We spoke English.
You spoke English.	You spoke English.
He spoke English. She spoke English. It spoke English.	They spoke English.

The Simple Past (Negative)

Singular	Plural
I didn’t speak English.	We didn’t speak English.
You didn’t speak English.	You didn’t speak English.
He didn’t speak English. She didn’t speak English. It didn’t speak English.	They didn’t speak English.

The Simple Past (Interrogative)

Singular	Plural
Did I speak English?	Did we speak English?
Did you speak English?	Did you speak English?
Did he speak English? Did she speak English? Did it speak English?	Did they speak English?

Example sentences in the Simple Past.
Yumi worked at a convenience store this summer.
I walked my dog twice a day.
She didn't like Taylor Swift's new song, but she liked the music video.
We didn't put mayonnaise on the sandwiches because we hate mayonnaise!
They usually took the Keikyu train, but sometimes they took the bus instead.

These are NOT simple past tense:
He was eating dinner.
They were not enjoying the movie.

Simple Past Tense video (easy)

Past Tense Song (It's cute! Watch it and learn some words.)

Simple Past grammar exercise; do now! (Kevin will tell you when)

In class listening exercise

Homework #1B; due next Tuesday, Sept. 27, before class.

*** This is not a quiz. It's homework. You should get ALL correct. 100%. Don't guess. Look up the answers and write the correct words. Spell correctly.

To Do List
1) Read and understand the course schedule and grading policy.
2) Do the Grammar Exercise and Listening Exercise (during class)
3) Homework #1B (due Sept. 20  before class); link is above (also Xreading)
Gambatte!
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Schedule Communication Skill 1B 2022

Kevin Miller ▪ Office 121, Bld. 6      Room 505      15 classes

Tuesdays  ▪  5th Period (16:20-17:50)

Sept. 20               How was your summer?; Homework #1b; Homework #4b (4 readers)

Sept. 27               Homework #1b due ↩

Oct. 4                   Homework #2b

Oct. 11                 Homework #2b due ↩

Oct. 18               

Oct. 25                 Review for quiz #1b

Nov. 1                  Quiz #1b (7 pts)

Nov. 8                  Presentation Homework #3b assigned

Nov. 15                Presentation #3b ↩

Nov. 22               

Nov. 29              

Dec. 6                  Review for Quiz #2b

Dec. 13                Quiz #2b (7 pts)

Dec. 20                Homework #4b due ↩ (4 graded readers; must pass quiz!))

Jan. 10                Review of 2022 activity                                         

↩ = homework due        5 absences = FAIL; 3-4 absences = probably FAIL

◆    If you`re absent on a quiz date, you will lose all quiz points & attendance points!

Grading Policy 2022