基礎英語1B Writing Task 2: My Biography

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to start our second task. Task 2 is a biography.
First, let's do a survey for my research project. Please click this link: English Language Learning and Technology Survey
Now, let's practice typing.  Please click the link and play Air Typer . Now, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: Togaku 英単４.
Now please look at our Task 2 worksheet below.

My Biography

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Please finish your first draft for homework. Please e-mail your first draft to me by next Sunday 2 October at 6 pm. Enjoy!

Introduction to Business English B Unit 7: People

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great week-end.
Please click the link to find out about today's lesson: Unit 7: People.

Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語1-2B Reading Semester 2 Chapter 1 Review

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to review Chapter 1: The Victim, and take our first quiz.Look at the image below. The image is a mind map (マインドマップ). Mind maps are a great way to take notes. The mind map below is about the scene of the crime.
Open your Detective's notebook to p. 10. Fill in the crime report. Use the information in the mind map to help you.



OK, now let's review some vocabulary. Click this link: Death on U Street Chapter 1.
Now turn to p. 92. Do the Police Briefing. After that we'll take the first quiz.

Now let's do the pre-reading on p. 94.
Finally, for homework please read Chapter 2 and do the tasks.
By the way, you can learn more about learning English with mind maps by reading my friend Chris Foskett's book: マインドマップ英語勉強法.

基礎英吾1B Writing Lesson 1

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice summer holiday.

You will be doing a lot of typing again this semester, so to begin today's lesson let's practice typing.  Please click the link and play Air Typer . Now, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: Togaku 英単４. Let's review some grammar. Please click this link: Compound Nouns, Countable/Uncountable Nouns.Next let's review the past and present tense forms of the verb "to be". Click the link.

Next, let's start our first task. Our first task is a paragraph about the summer holidays. Please read my paragraph below.

  My Summer Holidays        

       My summer holidays were very busy. First, I went to Bangladesh. I went to two cities, Dhaka and Rashashi. I went to Bangladesh with a group called Teachers Helping Teachers. I went to Bangladesh to help teachers there. I led 4 work shops about teaching English. I went to Bangladesh on business but  I also had some fun. I visited a silk factory, and I went to a wedding reception. After I went to Bangladesh, I went to Canada. I went to Canada to visit my family and friends. I enjoyed delicious food. I ate food from the barbeque almost every day. I also went to an art exhibition. We celebrated my nephew's birthday by visiting a zoo near Niagara falls. It was a lot of fun. My summer vacation was busy, but it was wonderful too.

Now please start your paragraph. Task 1-1 is due next Sunday night at 6 pm. Also, please review the style sheet below. you must submit Task 1 using the format shown in the style sheet

Style sheet

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Have fun. See you on Friday!

Introduction to Business English 1B ビジネス英語入門 B Introductory Lesson

Hello everyone. Welcome to Introduction to Business English B!
Today we are going to learn about the course. We will read the course outline, and we will watch a video too. We will learn how to greet people in business situations, and we will look at the textbook.

This lesson will be review for students who took Introduction to Business English A.

OK, let's start.

Please click this link: Exchanging business cards. Watch the video and do the quiz.

Now let's learn some vocabulary. Please click this link:Introduction to Business English B Review Vocabulary.

Next, please look at the image below. This is your textbook.You can buy the textbook next lesson.

Market Leader Elementary © 2007

Finally, please look below. You can see the course outline. Please download the course outline and save it to your own folder.
Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English B Course Outline


That's all. I hope you decide to take this class. Business English is becoming very important for getting a job in Japan. Two famous Japanese companies, Uniqlo and Rakuten are making English the official company language. I think many more Japanese companies will do the same. You can read about it here:楽天：英語を１２年中に社内公用語化 English will be the official language of Rakuten!

Please leave a comment. Your homework is to send me an e-mail. I hope to see you next week.

応用英語1-2B Reading 2011: Introduction to the course

Hello everyone! Welcome to 応用英語I-2B (English I-2B Intensive Reading). 

Today is an introduction to the course. In this lesson you will learn how to:

• subscribe to this blog
• make a blog comment
• register for and use Quizlet - an online vocabulary study site.
• make a reading plan

We will use this blog in every lesson. You can see blog posts from last semester. Please click this link:  応用英語I-2.

Next, let's look at our textbook. Please look at the image below.

Front cover of Whodunit by Adam Gray and Marcos Benevides. Published by Abax. Some rights reserved.

There are two detective stories in Whodunit. Last semester, we read the first story, The Inverted Eagle. Click the link to read some reviews of  The Inverted Eagle, and messages from the writers, Adam Gray and Marcos Benevides. Scroll down to the comments section. Read the comments and answer the questions below.

1. How many students liked the story? 
2. How many students disliked the story? 
3. What did Mr. Benevides say about the second story, Death on U Street?
4. What did Mr. Gray say about the second story, Death on U Street?

 This semester, we will read  the second story, called Death on U Street. 

Now let's learn some useful vocabulary for reading detective stories. First, please click this link: Introduction to Quizlet. Next, please click this link: Togaku 英単 Set 1.

Finally, please click this link: Class Rules. Read the post. Post a comment. Click here to learn how to post a comment:  How to post a comment - コメント投稿法
Your homework is to finish your reading plan.
See you next week!

応用英吾I-2A Reading: And the winner is...

Well everyone, we have a winner. A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to write original stories based on your favourite characters in The Inverted Eagle. Both Adam Gray and Marcos Benevides, the authors of your textbook, have read your stories and selected a winner, and the winner is...Shin!
Here's what Mr. Gray said about Shin and his story:

"(Shin) had a good command of English, and in addition, the story about Miguel wanting to join an NPO and go to India seems very realistic based on the characters. I like the end, where he flashes five years forward and Miguel and Allison have two kids and she is there at the airport to see him off."

Mr. Gray also liked Hiroaki S's story very much. He said:

"Honorable mention to #10 (Hiroaki S), whose story made me laugh out loud. Kevin in flight school! Great idea."

You can read Shin's story and Hiroaki S's story below. I have corrected the grammar and vocabulary usage errors.

Shin's Story

     It had been many months since the case of the Inverted Eagle had been solved, and with their parent's permission, Miguel and Allison were together and in love with each other. Miguel was very busy because of his studies to be a doctor, but he and Allison had a date once a month, eating lunch, going to a movie or just talking late at night. Even a common date like that made Miguel happy.

　One day in the library in Georgetown University, Miguel was distressed. He didn't want to be an ordinary doctor but a member of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF is an NPO and a doctor who belongs to MSF treats the poor all over the world. Therefore if Miguel became a member of MSF, he couldn't be with Allison, so he couldn't make a decision. As time passed, his head was full of these worries, and one night in autumn, he called Allison.

　"Hi, Allison. How are you?"

    "Ah, the temperature has begun to drop rather low here these days, but I'm OK. How about you, Miguel? How are your studies going? Well?"

    "Yes, they are going well. I'm trying hard, but, uh...."

He kept silent a little time. She sensed that something was strange at once, and broke the silence earlier than Miguel.

"If you're keeping something from me, tell me everything without worries. It's all right, Miguel."

 Hearing this, Miguel felt that he'd been released from pain completely. Then he decided to tell the truth and....

　After five years, Miguel is at an airport to fly to India as an  MSF doctor. Allison and two babies that look like Miguel are there to see him off. 

Hiroaki S's story

     Two months after his mother was arrested, Kevin got a job working in a convenience store. He was working at his part time job when a robbery happened. He captured the robbers. Ellie, by chance, walked by. She praised him and he got a big award from the police. He was in the paper and after that he was on TV. After that, he had girlfriends and enrolled in a flight school. Three years later he became a pilot and he flew all over the world. After, he lived in Tahiti. He married and had two children and he whiled away the rest of his life.

You can read the original versions of Shin and Hiroaki S's stories here: http://www.box.net/shared/2loey3coaka0xn1otk21 

You can see the original assignment here:  Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語1-2A Reading - Short story writing project

Please leave a comment. Let us know what you think of these stories and also tell us what you think of this project.

英語総合1A Global Issues Spring 2011 Final Exam Study Guide

 

This Image  is an edited and modified version of image by Lipo's sojourn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikkoskinen/309990286/)

The semester is almost over! The final exam  is 18 July 2011 (1st period).
Please study Units 6 - 11. Please study carefully pp. 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42, and 45.
The final exam with have short answer type questions, and long answer type questions. You will have to show that you remember the content of the textbook, and that you understand the content of the textbook.
Here are examples of the kind of question you might see on the exam. These questions WILL NOT be on the exam. They are examples only:

What are the 2 lessons that Gandhi’s philosophy teaches us? (2 points)

List 5 similarities between Nelson Mandala and Gandhi. (5 points)

I recommend that you do the Wrap Up activities for units 6 - 11 on pp. 72. I also recommend you study the vocabulary using Quizlet. Please click here: 英語総合1A Vocabulary.
Good Luck!

基礎英吾1A Writing Task 6: Comparing and Contrasting two cities

Hello everyone,
Today is the last class! Today we will finish our last task, a compare and contrast paragraph about two cities.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link Comparatives.
Now let's practice using compare and contrast signal words. Please click this link: Comparison and Contrast Exercise #1.
Next, please read this blog post comparing two cities in Turkey. The English isn't perfect, but I think it will help you. Please click this link: Compare and Contrast Two Cities.

Now look at the pictures below. The first picture is of Bangkok, Thailand. The picture below that is Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  What are the similarities and differences between Bangkok and Montreal. Please read the paragraph below.


There are some similarities and some differences between Bangkok and Montreal. On the one hand, both cities are built on rivers. Montreal is built on the St. Lawrence River, and Bangkok is built on the Chao Phraya River. Both Montreal and Bangkok have great food. Montreal has some of the best French restaurants in the world. Bangkok has many kinds of delicious curry. Both cities are business centres. Montreal is the business centre of the province of Quebec, and it used to be the business centre of Canada until the 1970s. Bangkok is the business centre of Thailand.


On the other hand Montreal and Bangkok are very different too. Bangkok has a larger population than Montreal. Bangkok also has more pollution. It's much dirtier than Montreal. Bangkok is also much hotter than Montreal.There is more rain in Bangkok than Montreal too. As you can see, in some ways Montreal and Bangkok are similar, but in other ways they are very different.


Now look at your first draft. Check the error codes written on your paper. Rewrite the paragraph. Correct your mistakes. your final draft is due on Thursday night at 6 pm. Enjoy!

応用英語I-2A Reading Final Exam Study Guide

Original illustration by Yuji Tachikawa from the eBook version.

Hello everyone!
Well the semester is almost over. Today we are going to review the story we have been studying this semester - The Inverted Eagle. The final exam is next Friday 15 July at 10:40. The exam will be an hour long. The exam is worth 40% of your final grade. Please study hard, and please go to the English lounge for Self Study Support if you need help. I'm the Self Study Support teacher on Mondays from 12:15 - 12:50.
OK, here's your study guide:

The final exam has two parts: Vocabulary and Comprehension.
Vocabulary - 10 points
Please review the vocabulary flashcards on Quizlet: Inverted Eagle Vocabulary.
Also, please review the vocabulary sections of the quizzes, and the puzzles in your textbook on pp. 16,17; 28,29; 40,41; 50,51; 63,64; 75,76. Please be sure that you have written every word in your detective's notebook including each word's part of speech (POS 品詞), an English definition (定義), and an example sentence (例文). You should use an example sentence from the story.

Comprehension - 30 points
The comprehension section includes questions from Quizzes 1-6. It also includes questions from the chapter puzzles. The question types include multiple choice (多項選択式の問題), true/false, fill in the blanks (空欄にご記入), and short answer questions. You will also have to fill in a timeline of the crime, and write a short summary.
Don't forget to review all the mind maps posted on this blog too.
Good luck!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 9 Gender & Language and Assignment 2

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to talk about gender and language. First let's scan Unit 9 for words we don't understand and add them to our flashcards on Quizlet.

Today we will be learning a little about the American anthropologist Margaret Mead. You can learn more about her from wikipedia in English and Japanese.

Your next assignment is to watch an interview with Miho, a young Japanese woman who lived and studied overseas. The video comes from The Daily English Show episode #320.

Click here to see the script in English.
Click here to go to the Daily English Show's Japanese webpage.

Enjoy!

基礎英吾1A Writing Task 6: Comparing and contrasting two cities

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to start our last task for this semester. We are going to compare and contrast two cities.Look at the two pictures below. What do you see? What is the same? What is different?

Nuremberg, Germany

Kinugawa Onsen, Japan

You can get some more ideas for your paragraph from, our posterous class blog. Please click here: Togaku Basic English 1 Writing

Enjoy!!!

Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語1-2A Reading - Short story writing project

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to do a small project about The Inverted Eagle. You are going to write a short story about what happens to your favourite character after the events in The Inverted Eagle. I will send your stories to Adam Gray and Marcos Benevides. They will choose the 3 best stories and I will publish those stories on this blog!

First let's study some vocabulary. Click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 6 Vocabulary.

Next, please download the worksheet below. Follow the steps and write your story.
Enjoy!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 8 Communication Styles

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to talk about communication styles.
First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click the link: 英語総合1A Vocabulary.

I think you'll be surprised to learn that some people have a different communication style than you might expect. How about you, do you have a reserved, expressive, or flexible communication style? Please post a comment below.

Introduction to Business English 1A 2011 Unit 6 Sales

Hello everyone, Hope you had a great week-end.

Today we are going to do Unit 6 Sales. We will also start our presentation project.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Click here to see your vocabulary flashcards: Introduction to Business English 1A.

Look at the picture to the left. Where is this store? What do you know about this company. Talk to your partner.

Now read the read the article on page 52 of your textbook.

Now let's look at our sales presentation project task sheet.




Click here to download your task sheet: http://www.box.net/shared/tl4xrg86jg

Please start writing your script for homework. We will learn presentation skills next week.
Enjoy!

応用英語１－２Ａ Reading Chapter 6 Review

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to review Chapter 6. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 6 vocabulary.  After that, review your detective's notebook. Add new words from chapter 6

Now let's look at our suspects mindmap. I have added the final suspect, Nancy Reed. Click the image below to make it bigger. Nancy Reed is now red. Her lies and motives are in large bold letters. Add the information to your detective's notebook.

The Suspect #3

Now let's review Martina R's summary of The Inverted Eagle on Kalingo English. Now write your final report in your detective's notebook.
Next week I'll give you a study guide for the final exam.
Finally, please write a message to the authors of your textbook, Marcos Benevides and Adam Gray. Tell them what you thought of the textbook. Post your message as a comment below.

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 7 Politeness

Hello everyone!

Today we are going to start talking about politiness. Everyone thinks that their culture is the most polite. Canadians are very proud of their reputation for politeness. Japanese also take pride in their reputation for politeness. However, politeness is "a culturally-defined phenomenon" Behaviour that is polite in one culture may be eccentric or even rude in another. This makes politeness very difficult in international situations.

OK, now let's review some vocabulary. Please click the link: 英語総合1A Vocabulary.

What is politiness in your culture? Please leave a comment below.

基礎英吾1A Writing Task 5: My future goals

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend.

To begin today's lesson let's practice typing. Please click the link and play Air Typer .
Now, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: Togaku 英単４.
Next, please look at your first draft of Task 4. Look at the error codes I've marked on your paper, then rewrite the paper.
Now, let's begin our next task, "My future goals".First, let's brainstorm some ideas. Make a mind map of things you would like to do in the future. look at the example below. The mind map shows my future goals.




Please submit Task 5 by e-mail by next Friday.
Enjoy!

Introduction to Business English 1A 2011 Unit 4 Travel Review and Unit 5 Food and Entertaining

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a great week-end.
Today we are going to review Unit 4 Travel and start Unit 5 Food and Entertaining.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: Introduction to Business English 1A Vocabulary
Now let's look at this task from Sue Lyon-Jones of ESOL Courses in Liverpool, England. Please click this link: Reading for Information - City Breaks Reading Quiz
Now let's do some tasks from our textbook. Please turn to page 42. 
Finally, what kind of restaurants do you enjoy going to. Please leave a comment below.

応用英語I-2A Reading 2011 Lesson 2:Chapter 5

Hello everyone!
Well we are almost finished the story. In chapter 5 we discover some new suspects. look at the mind map on the left. The two new suspects are shown in red. Make a note in your Detective's notebook of the new suspects. Write down their motives and lies.



Next, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 5.
Finally, have you changed your mind? Who do you think is the guilty person now? Tell us in a comment below.

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 6: Individualism and Midterm Exam Study Guide

Hello everyone! Today we are going to talk about Individualism. Next week is the Mid-term Exam. Please look at your study guide below.
The test covers units 1-5 pp. 2-21. The test has 3 sections.

Section 1: Vocabulary (10 points). Study the vocabulary in your study guides

· 6 matching questions J-E

· 4 fill-in the blank questions

Section 2: Remembering information from the textbook (12 points).

· 5 short answer questions (write 2 or 3 words)

· 1 chose the true statement question.

Important points to remember:

• Visible cultural differences
• Hidden cultural differences
• Values
• Keys to overcoming culture shock
• Things that increase culture shock
• Words and phrases that express Japanese culture
• Things needed for an international career.

Section 3: Demonstrating an understanding of the information in the textbook (8 points)

· 2 long answer questions (4 or 5 sentences) In this section you will have to express your feelings about one of the topics in units 1-5. Remember that your reason is most important.

Now let's study some vocabulary on Quizlet. Please click this link: 英語総合1A

Study hard! and Good luck!!

応用英語１－２Ａ Reading Midterm Exam and Chapter 5 Preview

Good morning everyone!
Today we are going to go the midterm exam. First we will do some review. Then we'll do the exam. Finally we'll preview Chapter 5. First, let's review some vocabulary. Click the link: Inverted Eagle Chapters 1-3 Review.

Look at the mind map below. It shows the suspects, their motives, and their lies. Look at the mind map and make notes in your detective's notebook.

Now let's preview Chapter 5.  Please click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Please read Chapter 5, and do the puzzle. See you next week!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 5: Body Language and Customs

Hello everyone! Today we have another fascinating topic. Today's topic is body language and customs. Please look at the picture to the left. Yasuko-san is making the Japanese gesture for "me". Do you know the Canadian gesture for "me"? In Canada we point to our hearts to gesture "me".  Gestures are different from place to place. You can learn more by reading this wikipedia article. You can learn about Canadian etiquette and body language by reading this article. Also you can see many examples of gestures by looking at photos in this flickr group: Hand Signals and Gestures

Now let's study some vocabulary on Quizlet. Please click this link: 英語総合1A

Next let's do the tasks in our text book.

Finally, please describe your favourite gesture, and tell us what it means. Please post your comment below.

基礎英語1A Basic English Writing Lesson 8

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend.

To begin today's lesson let's practice typing. Please click the link and play Air Typer . Now, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: Togaku 英単４. Let's review some grammar. Please click this link: Compound Nouns, Countable/Uncountable Nouns.

Next, let's edit Task 3. Please look at the style sheet below.

Style Sheet

Your e-mail and your document should be formatted like the images shown in the style sheet. Click "Fullscreen" to make the document bigger. Look at your Task 3 document.  Is your document formatted correctly? Now look at the Writing Error Codes document below.

Writing Error Codes

Now please edit your Task 3 paragraph - My Worst Experience.
Finally, let's begin our next writing task. Task 4 is "My favourite place to go shopping". Let's brainstorm some ideas. Make a mind map of your ideas, then write a first draft of your paragraph. Submit your Task 4 paragraph by e-mail.
Have fun. See you on Friday!

Introduction to Business English 1A 2011 Lesson 8: Unit 4 Travel and Midterm Study Guide

Hi everyone,
Today we are going to learn about travel. We are going to practice listening for information, making bookings, and checking arrangements. First, please take a look at the picture below. You can see some funny English signs while travelling everywhere in the world. The picture below was taken in Budapest, Hungary. There are three mistakes, one is a grammar mistake and the other two mistakes are vocabulary usage (単語の用法) mistakes. Can you find the mistakes?

"Out of Work" uploaded to Flickr by tm-tm on 20 September 2009

OK, now let's learn some vocabulary. Please click this link: Introduction to Business English 1a .

Now let's do the tasks in the textbook. If you finish a task quickly, you can go on to the next task, or you can do some independent learning using the links below:

• More vocabulary flashcards and games on quizlet: Travel English E-J
• Speaking practice on English Central: Hotels: Checking in, and Hotels: Guest services.

Finally, the midterm exam is next class: 14th June. Please use the study guide below to help you prepare for the midterm exam.

Mid-term Exam Study Guide

The exam covers Units 1,2,3, and 4, pp. 6-40 (テストの範囲は ユニト1-4　です).  The exam will include listening, reading and writing.

• Do Unit 4 on the self-study CD ROM
• Study the Introduction to Business English 1A Vocabulary flashcards on Quizlet.
• Study the writing file on p.130

Good Luck!!!

応用英語１－２Ａ Reading Midterm Exam Study Guide.

Illustration by Yuji Tachikawa. Some Rights Reserved CC 1.0

Hello everyone!
Today we will review Chapter 4 and do the Chapter 4 quiz. After that we'll prepare for the midterm exam. The midterm exam is next Friday, the 10th of June. The midterm exam's range is Chapters 1,2, and 3. The midterm exam has two parts: vocabulary and comprehension. Please study the following:

• Crime Talk p.7. You should write these words in your Detective's Notebook. Please include the word's type (POS; 品詞), the word's meaning, and a sample sentence from your story.
• The illustrations and graphic organisers on pp. 11, 12, 26, and 35.
• The chapter puzzles and chapter reviews on pp. 16-19, 28-31, and 38-41

You should also be sure to note the important facts in each chapter in your Detective's Notebook. Some important facts are marked in the story with a figure print like the figure print in the picture below.

From Whodunit. ABAX CC1.0 Some Rights Reserved

OK, let's study some vocabulary. Click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 4. Now let's review the vocabulary from Chapters 1-3.

Good Luck!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 4：Culture in Language

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to talk about culture in language.

First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: 英語総合1A Vocabulary.






Some of the most common expressions we use reflect our culture. For example, "Keep your stick on the ice!" is a Canadian expression that means, "Always be ready!" This expression reflects the importance of hockey in Canadian culture.
What are some common expressions in your language that reflect your country's culture? Please write a comment below, but please don't use language inappropriate to a classroom or business setting.

基礎英吾1A Basic English Writing Lesson 7

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend.


To begin today's lesson let's practice typing. Let's practice typing with some new games. Please click the links and play Alpha Attack and Air Typer
 
Now, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: NDSU English Japanese Word list 1.

Next, check MYAM's Class Blog. Read the reply to the comments that you posted last week, and write another comment.

Finally, let's review the past continuous. Click this link American Headway Unit 3 Past Continuous.

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 7: Unit 3 Case Study

Hello everyone!

Today we are going to do the case study at the end of Unit 3. Unit 3 is about problems.

Watch the video.



What problems did Mr. Bean have on holiday?

Next, let's review some vocabulary. Click this link: TYG Introduction to Business English A Vocabulary.

Stating the problem, making a complaint, and finding solutions are all important skills in business. Today you will practice these skills by doing the case study on pages 28,29 of your textbook.

After you finish post a comment. Have you ever had trouble on a holiday? Have you ever had a problem with a product you bought? Tell us about it.

応用英吾I-2A 2011Chapter 3 Review

Hi everyone! Today we are going to review Chapter 3.

Illustration by Yuji Tachikawa. CC V1.0 Some rights reserved

First, let's review some vocabulary. Click this link: Inverted Eagle Chapter 3 Vocabulary.

Now let's read a great summary of Chapter 3 by Martina R., a student in Stuttgart, Germany:

Chapter 3 – The Hospital

The first lie: Judith told Ellie that she lied concerning the combination of the wall safe, she gave the numbers to Kevin. Because of her age, Judith forgot, that she also gave the combination to Miguel. After this, Ellie wanted to hear the whole story. Judith started to tell the story which had begun a month ago with the purchase of a beautiful stamp.

At the end of the conversation between Ellie and Judith Reed, Yokota, a colleague of Ellie, and Kevin entered the room. Ellie saw Kevin and she accused him of lying to her.

The next steps: Elle checked the stories of the involved people and wanted to search the house from the top to bottom.

After that, Ellie drove to the hospital where Evan and Nancy Reed were staying. Nancy was sleeping  and Even was telephoning someone with his cell phone. Ellie stopped in front of the door and tried to understand the call between Evan and the other person. The words (which) she heard were “Brian … investors …. excited about the project – to get money together”. Some / a few seconds after the  call, Ellie went into the room and introduced herself to the Reeds. Then she told the Reeds a part of her investigation. It was surprising, that Evan accused his son of committing the robbery, because the Reeds wanted that Kevin tried to find a job and they had informed him that they were stopping his monthly allowance. Later, Ellie asked the Reeds to describe the occurrences which happened last night separately?

At the end of the Chapter, Yokota called Ellie and told her that there might be a new motive ….

You can read Martina's entire review of  The Inverted Eagle on Karenne Sylvester's great blog Kalinago English.

Finally, please post a comment. Who do you think  dunit?

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit ３：Culture Shock

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to start Unit 3: Culture Shock.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: 英語総合1A Vocabulary.
Now, let's talk about culture shock. Have you ever experienced culture shock? What happened? If not, what you do think would cause culture shock? Please leave a comment below.

基礎英吾1A Basic English Writing Lesson 6

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend.

Today we are going to study vocabulary; comment on blog posts by students at another university in Chiba; learn how to use the words "for", "during" and "while"; and start our next task - a story about a bad experience.

First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: NDSU English Japanese Word list 1.

Now, let's read some blog posts written by students at Chiba University of Commerce. Click this link: MYAM's Class Blog.

Next let's begin our next task. Click the link to read some stories by students at Shibaura Institute of Technology. Your next task is to write a story of about 150 words. The story should be about a bad experience you had.
See you Friday!

Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 6

Hi, today we are going to start Unit 3: Problems. In this unit we will learn how to report a business problem, how to complain, and how to solve a business problem.

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Let' s start with a video. Please click this link: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/learn-english-22-complaining.html.

Now let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: Introduction to Business English 1A

OK, now please post a comment below. Tell me a problem that you have in this class..

応用英語I-2A Reading 2011 Chapter 2 Review and Chapter 3 Preview

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to review Chapter 2 and preview Chapter 3. Let's start by studying some vocabulary.

Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards

Study these flash cards

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Study these flash cards | Study stories flash cards

Now let's review the scene of the crime. Look at the mind map below.

Don't forget to make notes in your Detective's Notebook.
Now let's do the quiz. Good luck!

Toyo Gakuen University Extension Centre Class: Live from Oxford & Django Reinhart

Hi!
I've posted some listening materials for you from today's lesson.

Click the link  below to listen to the Live from Oxford interview. People in Oxford talk about their ideal summer.
Live from Oxford: Ideal summer | Onestopenglish

Now here's a video of Django Reinhart playing "Nagasaki". Enjoy!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit ２：Values

Hello everyone,
Today we wil finish studying unit 1. After that, we will start studying unit 2.

First let's learn some vocabulary. Look at the flashcards below.

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Study these flash cards

Finally, what are your values? Please leave a comment below.
See you next week!

基礎英語1A Basic English Writing Lesson 5

Hello everyone! I hope you had a great weekend.

Today we are going to review vocabulary, learn how to organise a paragraph using order of importance, and learn about descriptive adjectives and synonyms (同義語). Then we are going to our class blog and we are going to answer our classmates questions about the places we'd like to visit.

First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: NDSU English Japanese Word list 1.

You can find synonyms in a thesaurus. Click this link: Visual Thesaurus. How many words have almost the same meaning as "great"? Type the descriptive adjectives on p. 101 of your textbook. Make a note of all the synonyms you find.

Now let's go to our class blog. Please Click the link:

Togaku Basic English 1 Writing.

Read the questions that your classmates asked. Answer the questions.

Don't forget to keep on tweeting. see you Friday!

Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 5: Unit 2 Case Study

Hi, today we are going to do the case study on p.21 of our textbook. In the case study you will learn how to do problem solving.


First, let's review some vocabulary. Click this link:
Introduction to Business English 1A Vocabulary.

Now let's review some grammar. Please click this link: Present Simple Verbs.

Finally, post your writing assignment as a comment below.
Enjoy!

英語総合1A Global Issues Unit 1: Identity

Hello everyone! I hope you had a great Golden Week. Today we start Unit 1 in our textbook. The topic is Identity.  After we do the tasks in the textbook we'll watch a video.

This is a video conversation between Sarah of the Daily English Show and a man called Achille. Achille was born in Quebec. Therefore, his mother tongue was French. He moved to the United States. Achille's experience was very interesting.
Watch the video. What do you think of Achille's experience? How do you think you would feel if your second language became your main language and you were unable to express yourself easily in your mother tongue? Post your answer as a comment below.

基礎英語1A Basic English Writing Lesson 4

Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed the weekend. I enjoyed the weekend very much. I especially enjoyed tweeting with you. You can see an example of a twitter conversation I had this weekend. Look at the picture below.

Let's go to Twitter now. I made a list for our class. You can see the feed on the right side of this blog. Please click "Join the conversation". Now click the user name of one of your classmates. Then click "Follow". Finally, reply to one of your classmates' tweets.

I know some of you were studying vocabulary on Quizlet too. Let's study some more vocabulary. Please click this link: Togaku 英単 Set 3.

Now let's continue learning about paragraphs.
Don't forget to keep tweeting, and to write replies to your classmates' posts on our Posterous blog.
Your homework is to write about a place that you would like to visit. you should post your paragraph on our Posterous blog. Post to our groovy blog by e-mailing togakuwriting@posterous.com You should include a picture. You can use one of my pictures if you like. You can see them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mc_sensei/sets/?&page=1

See you Friday!

Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 4

Photo by Eric Miller originally uploaded to flickr by World Economic Forum

Hello! Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
Today we are going to start Unit 2. First, look at the photo. Do you know this man? With a partner answer these questions:

1. What is this man's name?
2. What is his job?
3. Where is he from?
4. Where is his office?

Now let's learn some vocabulary. Click this link: Introduction to Business English 1A
Now let's do the tasks in Unit 2 of our textbook.
Finally, click comment below. Write a paragraph about yourself. Describe your daily routine. You can see some examples here:
http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/toyo-gakuen-university-introduction-to.html

Homework

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

Class Rules 2011

Well, another academic year has begun. Every year I negotiate the class rules with some of my classes. This year some of the rules are very interesting.

Some of my favourite rules for the students are:

• We should make eye contact with each other
• We shouldn't be shy
• We should love Michael
• We must always maintain a passionate attitude
• We should laugh at the teacher's jokes
• We should take pride in the things we do

I was especially impressed that the students seemed to understand my explanation about eye contact and why it was important. I was also very happy to know that they wanted to take pride in the things they do. I think that is very important. Finally, I hope it is easy for them to laugh at my jokes.

Some of my favourite rules for me are:

• Our teacher must love us.
• Our teacher must get in shape
• Our teacher shouldn't lose weight
• Our teacher should tell a joke every lesson
• Our teacher should change his alarm sound
• Our teacher must finish this class 3 minutes early
• Our teacher should try to make explanations interesting

Many of the rules for me made me laugh. There was much laughter in all these first classes. I hope that there is always a lot of laughter in our classes. I think laughter is important.

I hope you'll leave a comment or a question.

Cheers!!

応用英語I-2A Reading 2011 Lesson 2:Chapter 1

Hi!
Last lesson we learned how to bookmark a website. Let's bookmark another useful website. Click this link: space alc . Next let's review the new words we learned last lesson. Click this link: Inverted Eagle Crime Talk Vocabulary.
Ok, now, let's do the tasks in Chapter 1 and learn how to use the Detectives Notebook. There will be a quiz next week. Be sure to make good notes in your Dectective's notebook. Also you can review Chapter 1 here: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/1-2a-reading-lesson-3the-inverted-eagle.html
Have a nice week-end!

基礎英語4 Basic English Writing Lesson 3

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to learn about writing topic sentences, and supporting sentences. We'll learn about signal words too. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Togaku 英単 Set 3. Login in to Quizlet. Click "Learn". Study the words. After that you can play "Skatter" or "Space Race".

Now please read the paragraph below. How many sentences are there in the paragraph? Which sentence is the topic sentence? How many supporting sentences are there in the paragraph? Which sentence is the concluding sentence?

My Life at Shibaura by Hiroaki K.

           (A) I belong to the handball club and the fishing circle. (B) I like fishing. (C) I go fishing sometimes skipping lectures. (D) When I am not in class I go fishing. (E) I am a student of Applied Chemistry. (F) However, I am not so interested in chemistry. (G) I entered this school because there is a fishing circle. (H) I came to this school to fish.

Now do the tasks on your handouts. After we will look at the Hiroaki's paragraph and check the answers to the questions.

Now let's read our posts on our Posterous Blog. Please click the link: Togaku Basic English Writing 

Next look at the picture below. Let's write replies to our classmates' posts.

That's all for today. Have a great Golden Week!

Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 3

Hi, todays lesson is about describing people. Today we will learn how to describe ourselves and we will learn how to describe others.

First let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Introduction to Business English 1A Vocabulary

Now let's think about the topic. Look at the picture.
This is Nobuyuki Idei (出井伸之) He is the former CEO of Sony. What kind of company is Sony? Talk about it with your partner. Use your imagination (想像力). Answer the questions below:
1. Is this man rich?
2. How many days a week does this man work?
3. How many hours a day does this man work?
4. What are his interests and hobbies?

Now read the article about Jeffrey Immelt in your textbook. After, do the activities on page 9.

Do you know these famous Japanese CEOs: Masayoshi Son,  Tadashi Yanai,  Akira Mori. Write a description of ONE of these famous Japanese CEOs. Post your description as a comment below.
Have a nice Golden Week!