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Hi everyone,
We are officially half way through our course. We'll be quite busy in June with our presentations and Book Report #2, but July will not be as busy. Work hard for the next few weeks, and you can have a bit of a break in July. Vocabulary Building: After speed discussion, we had a short activity on vocabulary collocation (=learning vocabulary in groups). Instead of making lists of words, it's better to make a group of words that are connected to the same topic. In this way, you can remember vocabulary more easily. For example, you can have this group of words connected to the word "smoking": smoking --> causes cancer smoker / non-smoker --> first-hand smoke/second-hand smoke Make sure you note down the vocabulary from speed discussion and from your discussions each week. Discussions: For next week's discussions, remember these points:
Presentations: After the break, we continued with learning about presentations. In today's lesson, we learned how to use visuals. There are a variety of visuals that you can use for your presentation:
We also learned how to explain graphs and maps. When you explain a graph, use the following steps:
All of our presentation handouts from class today can be found in the Presentation section of the website. Cell Phones in Class: I am very disappointed that I still have to keep telling students not to use their cell phones during our lesson. When you do this, it shows that you are not interested in learning and shows that you don't care about your partner and/or group. Please be aware that I note down your name every time you use your cell phone in class, and I will decrease your final grade by -1% each time you use your phone in class. Homework: 1. Blog Post #8 2. Discussion Preparation 3. Read Graded Reader (15 pages) 4. Journal Topic #7: your future goals 5. Presentation outline
Blog Question #8: In today's lesson, I returned your Book Report #1 with my comments and your grade. Read through the feedback. What three things do you have to improve for your next book report?
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Hi everyone,
Can you believe that we're almost half way through our course? I hope you're making progress with your English communication skills. Asking for and Giving Examples: Before our discussions, we had a short activity on how to ask for and give examples. It's important to give detailed information when you give an opinion, so you can give examples to support it. To ask for examples, you can use these questions:
Discussions: For next week's discussions, remember these points:
Presentations: After the break, you received the guidelines for your group presentations that you'll present near the end of June. We also learned about the different parts of a presentation and expressions for each part. All of our presentation materials and today's slide presentation are in the Presentation section of the website. Also, you can find the Presentation Outline template in that section. Homework: 1. Blog Post #7 2. Discussion Preparation 3. Read Graded Reader (15 pages) 4. Journal Topic #6: a Japanese social issue 5. Presentation outline
Blog Question #7: We have finished our first round of discussions. You have received a lot of feedback in our lessons and on your worksheets. Which three points do you think you have to focus on to improve your next discussion?
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