May 11 Lesson

  1. Announcements
    • English Lounge event on Saturday, May 12th.
    • no class next Wednesday (May 16th is the university’s anniversary)
    • Word List test on Friday, May 18th.
  2. Unit 2: Customs / Chapter 3: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (chapter 03 worksheets: (1)(2); (3))
    • reading
    • vocabulary
    • additional reading
  3. Announcements/Homework

By Thursday, May 17:
1. Study for the Word List test.
2. Complete chapter 03 worksheet 2.

May 9 Lesson

  1. Announcements
  2. Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1)(2)(3))
    • homework review (essay outline)
    • essay writing practice (essay template)
  3. Unit 2: Customs / Chapter 3: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (chapter 03 worksheets: (1)(2))
    • pre-reading activities (pair/group work)
    • reading
  4. Announcements/Homework

By Thursday, May 10:
1. Revise the essay on music (essay one 2nd draft), and submit it @ GOALS. 授業で書いたエッセイに修正・加筆をして完成させてください。ファイル名等の指示は GOALS で確認を。

April 27 Lesson

  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (chapter 01 worksheets: (1)(2))
    • writing skills (repeated)
      • how to write the topic sentence
  3. Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1)(2))
    • reading
  4. Timed writing
  5. Announcements/Homework

By Tuesday, May 1:
1. Read the chapter 2 text (and the lucky number is…), and answer the inference questions (pp. 20-21) on chapter 02 worksheet 2.
2. Do the vocabulary exercises (pp. 16-18) on chapter 02 worksheet 2.

April 25 Lesson

  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (chapter 01 worksheets: (1)(2))
    • chapter 1 cover
    • homework review
    • writing skills
  3. Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • pre-reading activities (pair/group work)
    • reading
  4. Announcements/Homework

By Thursday, April 24:
No homework!
1. Read the chapter 2 text (and the lucky number is…), and answer the detail and inference questions on chapter 02 worksheet 2.

April 20 Lesson

  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (unit 01 worksheets: (1)(2))
    • homework review
    • vocabulary
    • additional reading activity
    • writing skills
  3. Timed writing
  4. Announcements/Homework

By Tuesday, April 24:
1. Read pp. 10-11 carefully, and do the exercises on pp. 11-13. 13ページの解答は unit 01 worksheet 2 に記入し、それ以外は教科書に書き込んでください。
2. Download the Word List and start studying it so that you will be ready for the first test on May 18.

April 18 Lesson

  1. Announcements
  2. Homework review & orientation continued
  3. Textbook overview
  4. Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (unit 01 worksheet)
    • pre-reading activities
    • reading (we skipped the vocabulary section)
    • discussion/writing
  5. Announcements/Homework

By Thursday, April 19:
1. Read the chapter 1 text (color me pink), and answer the detail and inference questions on unit 01 worksheet.
2. Do the writing activity @ GOALS.

April 13 Lesson

  1. Overview of the course (syllabus)
  2. Instructor’s self-introduction
  3. Introducing the class web site
    • Announcements are posted here.
    • You can download handouts here.
    • Most of the handouts are password-protected (ex: seating chart).
  4. Self-introduction
  5. G-Plus/GOALS/Active! Mail
    • GOALS pre-registration
  6. Background survey
  7. Announcements/Homework

On Saturday, April 14:
A special lecture on study aboard by Ms. Ushimaru from Sapporo American Center Reference Service. 13:30-15:00 @ D30

By Sunday, April 15:
1. Introduce yourself @ GOALS. Contact me by email if you have a question about how to use GOALS.

Before next class:
Buy the textbook at the seikyo if you haven’t.