Merry Christmas!!!

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Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!!
I hope you are enjoying a lovely day today. I found a really cool video below that explains the Christmas story. Many thanks to Marc Helgesen and Curtis Kelly for this.
Enjoy!

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English B My Company Presentation Project Assessment Criteria

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Today is presentation day!

Here are the presentation assessment criteria (評価基準). You can use this as a checklist.

Content (内容) 10 points


Your presentation must contain the following information:

• When the company was founded
• Where the company was founded
• Who founded the company
• The number of offices
• The locations of the offices
• The number of employees
• The company's product or service
• Annual revenues
• The company's corporate values (see p. 79 of  your textbook)
• The company's mission, services and benefits to its customers (see p. 133 of your textbook)

Presentation
A. Slides (5 points)

• 4 slides
• 30 point fonts
• An image on every slide.
• The URL of the sites where you got your images.
• No more than 10 words on each slide.

B. Speaking (15 points)

• Speech is 2 minutes long,and the speech is memorised (Yes = 10 points; No = 0 points)
• Speech is clear, easy to hear, and easy to understand (scale (尺度) from 0-5) 

Next time we meet it'll be the final exam. I'll post the study guide next Monday.
Happy holidays!

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

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to do a small project about Death on U Street. You are going to write a short story about what happens to your favourite character after the events in Death on U Street. 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 learn some new words. Click this link: 応用英語1-2B Reading. Click the set called "Short story project". Study the new words. Write them in your Detective's notebook. Then do an iKnow lesson.

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

Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語I-3B Writing Unit 8: Movie Review Part 4

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Hello everyone!
Today we are going to finish working on Task 3: My Movie Review.

First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: 応用英吾1-3A/B Writing.

Now let's practice typing. Let's practice typing. Please click the links and play Desert Typing Racer and Keyboard Revolution

Now let's go to page 76 of our textbook.

Your homework is to write the second draft of your movie review. The due date is next Tuesday the 22nd of December at 6 pm. Please submit your homework by e-mail.
Have fun writing!

 

Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語I-2B Case Closed!

Well we've finished reading Death on U Street. I think the story was great. Today we are going to review the story. First, let's review the vocabulary. Click this link: 応用英語1-2B Reading Do the Drill Beta once and play the Brain speed game once.

Now click this link to review the events in the story: Death on U Street Timeline 1. Copy the timeline onto a piece of loose leaf paper. Next, review the story and add in any more important events.Include events from the timeline on p.111. Also scan pp. 121, 124, 125, 132, 148. Look at pp. 111 and 148. What time was Terry Sweet murdered?

After that write a summary of the story on p.14 in your Detective's notebook.
Finally, write a review of the story. Maybe Adam and Marcos will read your reviews and write a reply. Post your review as a comment below.

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English B: My Company Presentation Project 1

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Hello everyone!
Today we will start working on our presentation project.
First let's practice some vocabulary. Please click the link: Presentation Vocabulary.

Now let's look at the project outline:

My Company

You will present an international company. It can be a real company, or it can be a company that you create. You will do a 4-minute presentation using powerpoint. Your powerpoint must have the following:

• 4 slides
• 30 point fonts
• An image on every slide.
• The URL of the sites where you got your images.
• No more than 10 words on each slide.

You must provide the following information about your company:

• When, where, and by whom the company was founded (see p. 80 of your textbook)
• The number of offices
• The locations of the offices
• The number of employees
• The company's product or service
• Annual revenues
• The company's corporate values (see p. 79 of  your textbook)
• The company's mission, services and benefits to its customers (see p. 133 of your textbook)

You must speak for 4 minutes. You must dress appropriately.

Your presentation will be on Monday 20 December

Finally, let's watch a video made by some English as a foreign language students about what NOT to do in a presentation. There are some grammar errors but the video is quite good and a little funny.
Enjoy!

Toyo Gakuen University 応用英語I-3B Writing Unit 8: Movie Review Part 3

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Hello everyone!
Today we are going to continue working on Task 3: My Movie Review.

First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: 応用英吾1-3A/B Writing.

Now let's practice typing. Let's practice typing with some new games. Please click the links and play Desert Typing Racer and Keyboard Revolution

Now let's go to page 75 of our textbook.

Your homework is to write the first draft of your movie review. The due date is next Tuesday the 7th of December at 6 pm. Please submit your homework by e-mail.
Have fun writing!