Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Mid-term Exam

 

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Today is the midterm exam. Click this link: Passport Online Tests.
Choose units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Do the test. When you are finished print your result. Give the first page to me. If you finish early, do an iKnow vocabulary lesson on Smart.fm.
After the test we will start our next unit. Click this link: Unit 9 - Are you ready to order?
Good Luck!

Toyo Gakuen University Freshman English 2 – Reading Unit 4: The best shopping street in the world

Today's topic is shopping. There are some very famous shopping districts in the world. Look at the map below. Find these places: Fifth Avenue, Oxford Street, the Champs Elysee, and Pedder Street. Where are these streets?

View Shopping Districts in a larger map

Look at the image below. It is a close-up of the Google satellite image of Nowy Swiat, the most popular shopping street in the world.

Find Novy Swiat on the map above.

Now study these flashcards for Unit 4

More flashcards, word search, and hangman provided by StudyStack.com

Ok, now turn to p. 30 in your textbook.
To learn more about the best shopping streets in the world click this link:
Fleshman English Reading Blog Unit 4.
Enjoy!!

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 5

Today we are going to do the Unit 3 case study. First, let's watch a video.
Watch the video and answer the questions below:

1. What problems did John have on his holiday?
2. Did the travel agent give John a refund. Why/why not?
3. Do you think John will use this travel agent again? Why/why not?

Now let's review some vocabulary. Click TYG Introduction to Business English A Vocabulary
Here are some more useful phrases. Click the links to see the Japanese translations and some examples.

• I was wondering if...
• I'm sorry to hear that...
• I'm afraid it's out of my hands (It can't be helped)

Now let's do the case study. Enjoy!

Toyo Gakuen University Homestay English Unit 3: Make yourself at home

Lesson Goals

To be able to:

• Say what kind of house you like
• Describe your house or apartment
• Learn about homes in America and other countries
• Use new vocabulary studied in the unit
  

Part 1: Thinking about the topic

Look at the pictures. Which house do you like? Why do you like it?

 

  

  

 

Match the house with the country.   

a. Denmark ­­_____	b. China _____	c. South Africa _____
d. England ______	e. Canada _____	f. U.S.A. _____

Part 2: Vocabulary

• Click the link: TYG Homestay English Vocabulary List.  
• Click iKnow. Do the lesson.

Part 3: Speaking

• Do the speaking tasks on p.10 of Homestay Adventures.
  

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English. Unit 7: A Visit to the Doctor

THE DOCTOR MAKES A HOUSE CALL in OLD JAPAN, originally uploaded by Okinawa Soba.

Today we are going to learn some useful English that we can use at the doctor's office. Click here to see the lesson.

Toyo Gakuen University Freshman English 2 – Reading Unit 3: The Man with the Golden Gun Lesson 2 webquest

James Bond gun symbol logo copyright 1962 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation, uploaded to wikipedia by David Liuzzo

Today we are going to start our lesson with a webquest. A webquest is an internet search. In a webquest you search for information using keywords. Let’s try.

Who was the first “James Bond” actor?
To find the answer type these keywords into Google: first actor James Bond. Now press enter. Look at the second link. You see, "... Barry Nelson, who was the first actor to play James Bond on-screen". Click the link. Now you see an article about the first actor to play James Bond. Look at the picture below.

First 'James Bond' actor dies at 89 via kwout

Ok, let's start the webquest. Find the answers to these questions:

1. When was The Man with the Golden Gun released as a movie?
   
2. Who starred as James Bond in the Man with the Golden Gun?
3. What actress played Goodnight?
4. What actor played Scaramanga?

Ok now let's review last week's lesson. Click this link: Toyo Gakuen University Freshman English 2 - Reading Unit 3 The Man with the Golden Gun.


Now let's learn suffixes used to form nouns, verbs and adjectives. Do exercise 1 and 2 on p. 24 in your textbook.  Next, let's learn about making negatives. Do excercise 3 on p. 24.
Now click this link: http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level2_home/
Choose Unit 3 Word Search.
Let's finish the lesson with silent reading or vocabulary study.
Thanks for a great lesson.

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 4

Today we start Unit 3: Problems.

Lesson Goals

To be able to:

• Show understanding of adjectives, and use adjectives correctly
• Demonstrate understanding of two readings about work place problem by answering matching problems questions and ordering prblems from biggest to smallest.
• Listen to a telephone conversation and identify the product and the problem.
• Listen to a problem and suggest a solution.

Part 1: Vocabulary

• Click the link:Introduction to Business English A Vocabulary
• Log in. Click iKnow. Do the lesson

Part 2: Thinking about the topic

• Work with your partner.
• Make a list of 5 problems you have had with products and services that you have bought (製品やサービスを購入している問題)
• Make a list of 5 problems that you have at school.
• Make a list of 5 problems that Japanese company employees have.
• Click the link: iVillage - Problems at work? . Look at the problems in the article. Circle the problems that are on your lists. Add the problems that are not on your lists.

Part 3: Listening to telephone conversations

• Market Leader p. 22. Listen to the telephone calls. Do the task.
• Click the link: Customer Complaint Department
• Watch the video. Talk with your partner. Do you think the customer will get satisfaction?

Part 4: Speaking

• Turn to p. 31. Record the telephone conversations.
  

Homework

• Vocabulary study
• CD ROM Unit 3
  

Thanks for a great lesson.

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 5: Go Straight along Seventh Avenue.

Today we are going to learn how to give and receive directions.
First, click this link: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/toyo-gakuen-university-interest-based_24.html
Play the game. Learn the vocabulary.
Then click the link for Passport on line. Go the tasks.
Finally, do a practice test.

Homework: Look at the map above. Write directions from JR Minami Nagareyama station to Toyo Gakuen University.

Toyo Gakuen University Freshman English 2 – Reading Unit 3: The Man with the Golden Gun

Lesson Goals:

To be able to:

• Score 100% on a quiz about Unit 2
• Write a comment on the Freshman English Reading Blog
• Write summary and a recommendation about a graded reader
• Show understanding of a story written in the past tense (過去形)
• Make inferences, read between the lines.

Part 1: Unit 2 Quiz (5 minutes)

If you finish the quiz early, please read your graded reader.

Part 2: Freshman English Reading Blog

• Click the link above
• Read Sarah’s reading review
• Scroll down. Read a reading review by a student
• Write a reading review in the Comment box at the bottom of the page

Part 3: Vocabulary

• Click this link: http://quizlet.com/321740/ah2-unit-3-flash-cards/
• Study the flashcards

Part 4: Reading – The Man with the Golden Gun pp. 22-23

Before you read:

• Click the link: http://fereading.edublogs.org/unit-three/
• Watch the video.
• Talk about the video. Ask your partner these questions:
  1. Have you seen The Man with the Golden Gun?
  2. Do you like James Bond?
  3. Have you seen any other Bond movies? If yes, which Bond movies?
• Turn to p.22. Look at the pictures. Listen to the beginning of the story. Answer the questions.

While you read

• Scan the story. Underline all the words you don’t know. Look up the words in your dictionary.
• Read the story again. Answer the questions.

After you read

• Look at the pictures again. Tell the story to your partner in your
  own words.

Homework

• Click 基礎英語2 Pre-Intermediate Vocabulary List
• Log in to smart.fm
• Do the iKnow lesson, Dictation and BrainSpeed

Thanks for a great class!!

Toyo Gakuen University Homestay English Unit 2: First Day in America

Lesson Goals

• Describe people
• Talk about your family
• Learn about American families
• Learn about communicating with your host family

Part 1: Unit 1 Review

• Do the short quiz
  
  

Part 2: Vocabulary

• Click the link: TYG Homestay Vocabulary List.
• Click “iKnow”. Do the lesson.
• Click “Brain Speed”. Play the game.

Part 3: Choosing a host family

• Look at the picture. This is the Anderson family. The Anderson family is an American Family.
  

 Flickr photo originally uploaded by Mwesigwa

• Open your textbook, Homestay Adventures to p.6. Which host family would you choose?
• List 5 things you like about YOUR family.
• List 5 things you dislike about YOUR family

Part 4: Listening Textbook - p.7

• Listen to the conversation. Look at the pictures. Which picture is Ayako’s
  
  host family?

Part 5: Describing your family – Textbook p.8

• Practice the conversation on p.8
• What is the “Homestay Tip” at the bottom of p. 8?

Part 6: Learning about American Families

• Watch the DVD. Answer the questions on p.9

Part 7: Communicating with your host family

• Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.

Homework

• Search the internet for pictures of your hometown. Save the pictures on to a USB flash drive. Bring your flash drive to next class.
  

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 3

Lesson Goals

To be able to:

• Identify common word partnerships (collocations)
• Demonstrate understanding of two readings about daily routines by answering true/false questions and filling in blanks in a passage.
• Fill in a timetable
• Describe your daily routine

Part 1: Unit 1 Review

• Review p. 9 in your textbook. Look at the picture. Fill in the table below

Flickr photo originally uploaded by World Resources Institute Staff

Name:	JeffreyImmelt
Age:
Family:
Job:
Hobbies:
Wake-up time:
First activity of the day

Part 2: Vocabulary

• Click this link: TYG Introduction to Business English Vocabulary List 1
• Click “iKnow”. Do the lesson
• Click “Write a Journal”. Write about the iKnow lesson you did today.
• Turn to p.14 in your textbook. Do “Starting up” A-D

Part 3: Reading 1

Before you read

• List 5 things you know about the man in the picture

• Do A on p.16

While you read

• Do B-E on p.16

After you read

• Tell your partner about a typical day in your life. Use the model below to help you.

I get up at ­_____. I come to school at _____. After school, I _____. I get home at_____. After I get home I _____. I go to sleep at_____.

Part 4: Reading 2

Before you read

• List 5 things you know about the man in the picture

While you read

• Do A & B on p.17

After you read

• Click comment below. Write a paragraph about yourself. Describe your daily routine

Part 5: Homework

• Read p.21. Prepare for the case study
• Do Unit 2 on your self-study CD ROM.