Eikaiwa Instructor Guide

LDS Church
Goeigo Eikaiwa Instuctor Guide

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced English Conversation Classes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lesson Number Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Evaluation Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Evaluation Topic Beginning Course Page Number 3 13 23 32 43 53 63 73 83 93 104 115 125 126 137 147 157 167 177 187 197 207 217 227 237 Intermediate Course Page Number 7 17 26 36 47 57 67 77 87 97 108 119 Advanced Course Page Number 10 20 29 40 50 60 70 80 90 101 112 122
Level Check
Getting Acquainted Emotions Good Manners Family Friends and Forgiveness Work Helping Communication Body Parts Health Weather Food Midterm Course Evaluation Nature Opposites Time Directions Our World Holidays Colors & Shapes Hobbies Clothes School Goals & Dreams Travel Final Course Evaluation Page 247 Level Check for New Students Page 248
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Lesson 1English Conversation

Getting Acquainted
Describe each of theseWhat do they represent?
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
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Instructions for Using the Pictures

One of the best ways to engage students in conversation is to show them a picture and have them describe the picture. Before class you should make handouts of the previous page to give to each student. Tell them that the pictures are all related to the topic you will be discussing tonight. Go around the room and have each person say how they would describe these pictures. Then, after each student has had an opportunity, tell them how you would say it in English and maybe even write your description on the whiteboard. Go over the pronunciation of each word. You can then ask them various questions and engage in the example discussion topics suggested below.
Describe each of theseWhat do they represent?
Map of the United States
Map of Japan
A family
Map of Brazil
A student
A piano
A baseball
Example Discussion Topics 1. Tell where you are from. Show on the map. 2. Ask where they are from. Show on the map. 3. Tell them of your hobbies (sports, music, etc.). Ask them what their hobbies are. 4. Tell them you were or will be a student, etc. Ask them what they do. 5. Tell them about your family. Ask them about their families. Explain the importance of families. 6. Other questions and conversation you feel are appropriate.
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Pronunciation: B, V The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are B and V. We are doing them together because they sound similar. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. BALL BOY BERRY BED BEST TABLE MAYBE ROBOT CRAB BABY VIDEO VOICE VERY VIEW VEST CAVE SHAVE OVEN GLOVE LOVE
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. address bow favorite friendly handshake hobby hometown introduce meet personality phone number picture smile talk
Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Hello, my name is () . I am () . Nice to meet you. Where are you from? I am from (hometown). And you? I am from (hometown). What is your favorite hobby?
A: I like (hobby). NOTE: (1) hobby = hobbies (plural) y becomes ies for many plural words (exception: boys, toys,...) If there is a vowel before the y, don't change it to ies. If there is a consonant, you should probably just use an s. (2) is I am... You are... he/she/it/noun is... (3) I am can also be I'm (a contraction) Discussion Topic: Friendship Use conversation to introduce your best friend. Game: Guess Whos on Your Back (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is to guess the famous person on ones back. 1. Hand out paper and pencils. 2. Have each student draw a famous person (with the name of that famous person written below the picture) and hand it to the missionaries. 3. Tape the drawings on the backs of different students. 4. Have students ask each other questions to find out who is on their back. Yes or no questions only.
Lesson 1 Intermediate
Getting Acquainted
Intermediate ClassPicture-based Conversation
Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the teacher, you make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. the students your sentence. Tell
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: egg and ace 1. edge 2. sled 3. PEZ 4. west 5. less age slaved pays waste lace
6. bread 7. lens 8. test 9. debt 10. tent
braid lanes taste date taint
Phrases I want to I want to go to college next year. I want to finish eating before I leave. Do you want to? Do you want to go out to eat tonight? Do you want to go to a movie with me? Do you want me to? Do you want me to do that for you? Do you want me to come with you?
Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. address appointment bow characteristic contact favorite first impression friendly handshake hobby impressed interests introduce meet personality phone number picture smile taste to open up to exchange
Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: Hello, nice to meet you. My name is (Mike). Nice to meet you, (Mike). I'm (Todd). Where are you from?
B: A: B: A: Reading
My hometown is (Boston), but I live in (New York). And you? I'm from (Washington). Really? What is your favorite hobby? I like (playing sports).
The other day we went to a party at my friends house. Before the party we had to go to another appointment so we showed up a little late. We ate dinner together. Then we sat and talked for a while. I had not met many of the people there. I am a shy person and very quiet. Sometimes it is hard to get the courage to ask people questions to get to know them. But as I try, it is getting easier to talk to people. I found in talking to them that we each have similar experiences. I learned that some of us had similar hobbies. Afterwards, we shared our addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses so we could contact each other again sometime. I was impressed with the personality and character of them all. Throughout my life I have met many different people. We all look different, but we are all human beings. Q: How can having courage help us to make more friends? What are some characteristics that all human beings have in common? Discussion Topic: Friendship Use "conversation" to introduce your best friend. Game: Guess Whos on Your Back (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is to guess the famous person on ones back. 1. Hand out paper and pencils. 2. Have each student draw a famous person (with the name of that famous person written below the picture) and hand it to the missionaries. 3. Tape the drawings on the backs of different students. 4. Have students ask each other questions to find out who is on their back. Yes or no questions only.
Lesson 1 Advanced Class Getting Acquainted

Advanced ClassPicture-based Conversation
Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: egg and ace 1. edge 2. sled 3. best 4. west 5. less age slayed baste waste lace
6. bread 7. lens 8. test 9. debt 10. tent
braid lanes taste date taint
Expression & Idioms If you want a friend, be a friend In order to make friends, be friendly. A friend for life a friend that will be a friend your whole life Vocabulary to break the iceGet communication started, take the first step first impressions What you think of someone the first time you meet to be outgoingJoel is going to a new school this year, but hes so outgoing that it should be easy for him to make new friends. to blow your coverI told everyone I was vegetarian, but then I blew my cover when someone found me eating a cheeseburger. to be a social butterflyMorris is really a sociable butterfly so he is always talking to somebody. to fit inIm so different from my friends; it s hard to fit in. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What kind of personality are you? Are you a shy person? Outgoing? 2. How do we develop close friendships? (i.e., What kinds of virtues make a good friend?) 3. Do you think it is harder to be yourself in front of strangers than when you are with close friends or family? Why? (Please discuss the meaning of be yourself.) Opinions How can having courage help us make more friends? You just have to get the courage to ask people questions and get to know them. What are other ways we can make more friends? Humor is a great way to make friends. Why do you think it helps? Is it easy to have humor? Honesty is another great way to make close friends. Nobody wants a friend who is a fake or just puts on a face sometimes. We really have to be ourselves and be honest all the time. Then people can trust us.
Writing Activity How did you meet your best friend? Why do you like him/her? Describe your friends personality or characteristics. Discussion Topic: Friendship Make a list of the perfect friend characteristics. Discuss how we can become that type of friend. If appropriate tell why the Savior is the perfect friend. Game: Guess Whos on Your Back (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is to guess the famous person on ones back. 1. Hand out paper and pencils. 2. Have each student draw a famous person (with the name of that famous person written below the picture) and hand it to the missionaries. 3. Tape the drawings on the backs of different students. 4. Have students ask each other questions to find out who is on their back. Yes or no questions only.

Emotions

Describe these emotionswhat mood do they represent?
This person is angry.
This person is happy.
This person is sad. This person is in a bad mood
This person is stumped. This person is frustrated.
This person is proud.
This person is worried.
Example Discussion Topics 1. Which of these moods is most common for you? 2. What kinds of moods do you like your friends to have? 3. In which of these moods are you most likely to make a mistake and do something you regret? 4. Which of these moods would you have if you just passed a major examination? 5. Which mood would you have if you couldnt find your child? 6. Which mood would you have if you were trying to solve a problem but couldnt? 7. Other questions or discussion that you think would be appropriate. Pronunciation: C The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is C. There are several letters of the alphabet that sound similar (b, c, d, e, g, t, v, and z). Also, the letter C has more than one sound, so it is important that students learn to say the letter C correctly. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. CIRCLE CAKE 2. CIRCUS CAR 14
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
CITY CELL CENTURY NICE RICE JUICE FANCY CHANCE
COBRA CONE COMPUTER ICON BACON AFRICA AMERICA MEXICO
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. angry confused embarrassed emotional excited feel foolish frustrated Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: How are you? I am fine. Thank you. How do you feel today? I feel (happy). Why? Because (I did well on my English test). What are you doing tonight? Nothing special. Do you want to (see a movie)? (Sounds great, I'm excited/Sounds boring, I'll pass.) . happy jealous nervous sad scared surprised tired worried
NOTE: (1) How are you? I am fine is a ritual greeting in English. It is often said even if we do not feel fine, but we don't want to discuss how we feel.
How are you? can also be used to ask about a persons health. How are you, how are you doing, and how do you feel all ask about someone's well being in slightly different ways. They are interchangeable in most situations.
Discussion Topic: Happiness Students share when they are most happy. We are happy when we are with family and friends. Relationships are eternal. Game: Ask the Right Question The object of the game is to ask the right questions. This game requires some advance preparation. 1. Before class, write many statements for which the students construct questions. (This might be a fun way to have the students get to know the missionaries); for example, a tall Elder from Highland, Utah. Answer: Who is Elder Cooper? 2. This can be a team game or individual game to win points for correct question answer.
Lesson 2Intermediate
Emotions
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: eat and it 1. eat 2. sleep 3. meat 4. greet 5. deal it slip mitt grit dill 6. keen 7. peek 8. weep 9. seen 10. sheep kin pick whip sin ship
Phrases I have to I have to finish this test. I have to wash these dishes. I have to go and eat. I have to do this before I can go on my date tonight. I have got to I have got to go before the post office closes. I have got to get out of here soon. I have got to throw away this old television. I have got to get to bed. Im so tired lately.
Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. angry confused
cry
grumpy happy jealous

laugh love
embarrassed emotional excited feel foolish frustrated Conversation
mad nervous patience
sad scared self-control surprised tired to lose ones temper worried
The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: You look a little tired. Are you feeling okay? I'm fine. I was so worried about today's test that I stayed up late last night studying.
A: B: A: B:
The last question really confused me, but I think I did a good job. How about you? I don't think I did very well. I was so nervous that I couldn't remember anything I studied. If you do better than I on the test, I'll be really jealous. Maybe next time we can study together so we'll both get good grades. Good idea. Well, I have to go to my next class. See you later!
Reading I have a friend who is always very emotional. Every time I see her she is either sad or she is happy. But when she wakes up in the morning, she is always grumpy, and when she goes to school she is always tired. Whenever she comes over to my house, she is always mad about something. One time she did badly on a test. She was so angry that she jumped up and down and screamed. The teacher told her to sit down. Then she was very embarrassed because everyone was looking at her. I have learned a lot about myself by watching other people when they lose their tempers. When I see how foolish people look when they get angry, I promise myself that I will have self-control and not lose my temper. I am learning patience. Q: Have you ever lost your temper and done something foolish? What happened? How did you feel after losing your temper? Do you like to be around people who are always getting angry? Discussion Topic: Happiness Students can share their happiest memory. Ask why it was so. We are happy with our family and friends. Game: Ask the Right Question The object of the game is to ask the right questions. This game requires some advance preparation. 1. Before class, write many statements for which the students construct questions. (This might be a fun way to have the students get to know the missionaries); for example, a tall Elder from Highland, Utah. Answer: Who is Elder Cooper? 2. This can be a team game or individual game to win points for correct question answer.
Lesson 2Advanced Class Emotions

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: eat and it 1. eat 2. sleep 3. meat 4. greet 5. deal it slip mitt grit dill
6. keen 7. peek 8. weak 9. seen 10. sheep
kin pick wick sin ship
Expressions & Idioms I have butterflies in my stomachI am nervous. A deer in headlightsto be scared stiff, or frozen with fear Vocabulary To be... in a dazeI walked home in a daze, amazed at all the events of the day. movedWhen Jean talked about her work with the homeless, I was moved. furiousJust thinking about that rude thing he said makes me furious. letdownIt was a letdown that we couldn't go out due to bad weather. puzzledI was very puzzled by the random dill pickle left on my desk. on edgeI was on edge as the ship rocked back and forth precariously. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Would you consider yourself to be the type of person who is in control of his/her emotions? What's your level of self-control? 2. What can we do to direct our emotions in a positive way (i.e., not getting upset, or when we're happy doing good for someone else)? Opinions Self-control is one of the most important things in life. If we can't control how we feel or act in front of people and when by ourselves, we'll have trouble with many other things in life. It is completely normal for people to have ups and downs in their emotions. One day a man came home very tired of all the emotional fluctuations in his life and was complaining about that to his wife. His wife, who was a wise nurse, gave him some good advice. She told him it reminded her of her patients at the hospital and their heart monitors. If the monitor was moving up and down with the beat of the heart, that meant the patient was alive. So life just comes with ups and downs; and if you didn't have them, you wouldn't really be alive! What do you do when you are feeling down? What was one of the happiest times in your life?
Writing Activity Try to make a list of all the emotions you have felt throughout the day today. What about throughout this last week? Write about the situations in which you felt those emotions. Discussion Topic: Happiness Discuss what makes people happy. Is there a difference between temporary and true happiness? We can have eternal happiness with family and friends. Game: Ask the Right Question The object of the game is to ask the right questions. This game requires some advance preparation. 1. Before class, write many statements for which the students construct questions. (This might be a fun way to have the students get to know the missionaries); for example, a tall Elder from Highland, Utah. Answer: Who is Elder Cooper? 2. This can be a team game or individual game to win points for correct question answer.

Good Manners
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
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Good Manners
Drinking out of a bowl
Putting feet on a desk
Eating with your mouth open Sucking noodles from a plate
Sticking your tongue out
Talking on the phone too loudly
Putting elbows on the table
Eating on the street
Describe whether each picture represents good or bad manners

Example Discussion Topics 1. Are each of these considered bad manners in the United States? In Japan? Other countries? 2. Why is it inappropriate for people to eat or chew gum on the streets in Japan? 3. Is drinking out of a bowl considered bad manners in Japan? In the U.S.? 4. Why is it inappropriate to chew with your mouth open? 5. List other examples of bad manners in Japan, in the U.S., or your home country. 6. Other questions or discussion you think would be appropriate. Pronunciation: D, TH The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are D and TH. We are doing them together because they sound similar. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. DOOR DOG DIVING DANCE DENTIST THIS THE THERE THAN THOSE 6. BAD 7. SAND 8. DIAMOND 9. IDEA 10. CIDER BATHE BREATHE SMOOTH BROTHER MOTHER
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. 24
appetizer common dinner excuse me Im sorry kind main dish manners meal Conversation
no problem pardon pass please polite rude table manners thank you youre welcome
The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Would you please pass the______? Thanks. You're welcome. May I have some more ______(water)? Okay, there is more in the______(kitchen). Excuse me. I need to wash my ______(hands). The bathroom is just down the hall.
Discussion Topic: Honesty How do you feel when someone lies to you? How about when you lie? Share how being honest can help us be at peace and have happiness. Game: 20 Questions The object is to be the first player to guess the word in less than 20 questions. 1. Divide into teams and have one person from each team sit down and face his/her team, with his/her back to the board. 2. Write above him/her a person, place, or thing (different for each team). 3. He/she asks questions which can only be replied to with Yes/No. 4. The first player to guess in less than 20 questions wins a point for his/her team. 5. Have a new person from each team sit in front, facing team and continue with steps 2-4.
Lesson 3Intermediate Class

Good Manners
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis- pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: met and mat 1. met 2. peck 3. wrench 4. dead 5. said mat pack ranch dad sad 6. kept 7. left 8. bet 9. set 10. pest capped laughed bat sat past
Phrases I need to I need to study English harder. I need to get something to eat. I need you to I need you to wash the dishes for me. I need you to finish this after I go. You need to You need to be nicer to your little brother. You need to clean your room before you can play. Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. ask common customs directly excuse me excuse Im sorry kind main dish Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: Could you please pass the carrots? Thank you. You're welcome. Would you like some more water? Yes, please. This is so delicious!
manners pass please polite respect rude serving utensils side dish table manners
thank you to honor to insult tradition trust utensils youre welcome
B: A: B: A:
Thank you. Please excuse me for a moment. I need to get the brownies out of the oven. You made dessert, too? Do you want me to help you? No, thank you, but could you help me with the dishes later? Sure!
Reading In every country the manners and customs of the people are different. Lets look at a few differences between Taiwan and the United States. In Taiwan it is the custom of the people to usually sit in the front room around a table when eating. In the United States people sit in a kitchen or dining room around a table when eating. In Taiwan it is common to have a main dish with many side dishes. Everyone eats from the side dishes on the table. In the United States the different dishes are passed around the table and each person places the food that he/she wants on individual plates before eating. In Taiwan it is polite for people to take their shoes off at the door. In the United States people usually wear their shoes in the home. It's important to learn the manners and customs of other countries so that we don't accidentally insult someone. As we honor other countries customs we will build trust, respect, and kindness. Q: What is the difference between culture and manners? Why should we be polite and have good manners? Does your family have a special tradition? Discussion Topic: Honesty Is honesty a part of your customs? How about around the world? Is that changing? How can we preserve an honest society? Game: 20 questions The object is to be the first player to guess the word in less than 20 questions. 1. Divide into teams and have one person from each team sit down and face his/her team, with his/her back to the board. 2. Write above him/her a person, place, or thing (different for each team). 3. He/she asks questions which can only be replied to with Yes/No. 4. The first player to guess in less than 20 questions wins a point for his/her team. 5. Have a new person from each team sit in front, facing team and continue with steps 2-4.
Lesson 3Advanced Class Good Manners

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: met and mat 1. met 2. peck 3. wrench 4. dead 5. said mat pack ranch dad sad
6. kept 7. end 8. ten 9. set 10. pest
capped and tan sat past
Expressions & Idioms Old habits die hardIt is hard to change your habits. Fly off the handleget mad or lose your temper easily Vocabulary to be fishyHenry said he was studying last night, but Tom said they went out bowling... I think something is fishy. to be a smart alecksomeone who acts clever, usually in a cocky way to have classTony is always curious, and shows respect. He has lots of class. to throw a fitJust because you didnt get what you wanted doesnt mean you can throw a fit. to mind your mannersBe sure to mind your manners in front of the guests. to be charmingTake a look at Peter's girlfriend. She is all dressed up in that velvet dress and a pearl necklace. She looks charming. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What happens when we have a lack of manners? What do you do when someone insults you? Is teasing and bullying still a big problem in the world today? In Japan? 2. What are differences and similarities in everyday manners between, for example, Japan and America? Opinions There is a fine line between teasing that is good-natured and teasing that becomes hurtful. What starts out funny can quickly cause tears. There are many other ways of joking around other than telling jokes at the expense of someone else. Do you know about the Golden Rule? Do unto others as you would have done unto you? How do you want people to treat you? And so how do you try to treat others? Whatever culture you are in, you can choose to be kind. If you choose to be kind over choosing to retaliate, the blessing of that good decision will eventually come back to you. Give it some time. If you become known as a person who is kind even in difficult and emotional situations, then people will eventually respond and begin returning your kindness. It may be difficult sometimes, but as negative incidents recede
into your past, you will be glad you can look back with nothing to regret in your behavior. As we treat others as we wish to be treated, we build love, respect, and kindness within ourselves. How will you try to show better manners or respect to someone this week? Writing Activity Describe someone you know or have met that genuinely impressed you because of their kindness and/or good manners. What things have they done that impress you? Discussion Topic: Good Manners How can we show good manners in our daily lives? How can we plan on extending respect and good manners to those we meet this week? Exercising virtues like honesty and kindness is always good manners. Game: 20 Questions The object is to be the first player to guess the word in less than 20 questions. 1. Divide into teams and have one person from each team sit down and face his/her team, with his/her back to the board. 2. Write above him/her a person, place, or thing (different for each team). 3. He/she asks questions which can only be replied to with Yes/No. 4. The first player to guess in less than 20 questions wins a point for his/her team. 5. Have a new person from each team sit in front, facing team and continue with steps 2-4.

Family

Families and family activitieswhat is each family doing?
Having a picnic
Praying together
Boating together
Fishing together
Eating together as a family
Attending church
Hiking together
This family is moving
Example Discussion topics 1. What activities does or did your family do together? Tell about your favorite family activities. 2. Do families do as many activities together today as they used to? Why not? 3. Is it important for families to spend time together? 4. Does your family eat meals together? 5. Has your family ever ridden in a boat or fished together? When? Describe the event. 6. Have you ever attended a church with your family? 7. Any other questions or conversation you feel would be appropriate. Pronunciation: F, P The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are F and P. We are doing them together because there are lots of words that use these letters to rhyme. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. FAN PAN 2. FOUR POOR 3. FINE PINE 4. FASHION PASSION 33
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FALL WIFE HALF CAFETERIA GOLF WAFFLE
PEARL WIPE HELP CAMPING LAMP APPLE
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. Give examples of how these words are frequently used or ask them for examples. aunt brother daughter divorced father grandfather grandmother husband in-law/step married Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: How big is your family? There are (6) people in my family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have (1) brother and (2) sisters. Wow, you have a nice family! Thanks. Tell me about your family. I have my parents and (one brother). mother older parents relative single sister son uncle wife younger
Discussion Topic: Family What do you like most about your family? Would you be sad if you could never see your family again? Families are a blessing in our lives. We can have eternal families. Game: Do You Love Your Neighbor? The object of the game is to find a seat and not be the one standing in the middle of the circle. 1. Form a circle with a student in the middle. 2. Student in the middle asks someone: Do you love your neighbor? 3. If the person who was asked answers yes, the students on each side of him must try to switch seats and the student in the middle tries to take one of those two available seats as well. Whoever is left without a seat stays in the middle and the game continues. 4. If the person who was asked answers no, he then adds, but, I love people who (wear glasses/have brown shoes/have black socks, etc.) All people wearing that item have to stand up and find a different available seat. Whoever is left standing stays in the middle and continues the game.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. hat 2. map 3. tack 4. flap 5. shack hat and hot hot mop talk flop shock
6. lack 7. cat 8. rack 9. bat 10. add
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Phrases I think that I think that I will leave tomorrow. I think that I will get something to eat. I think that is beautiful. I think that that is a good idea. I do not think that I do not think that I need to study more. I do not think that going bowling is a good idea. I do not think that shes a very nice person. I do not think he said that. I miss... I miss going to the movies with my friends. Good bye! I'll miss you! School was so much fun! I miss it a lot. Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. aunt brother cousin daughter each other father grand (son/father/mother) great grand (mother, etc.) mother nephew Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class.
niece older parents relative reunion sibling sister son to crawl to drive a car
to forget to love to realize to remember to share to steal uncle vacation younger
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How many people are in your family? There are (5) people in my family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have (2) brother(s) and (2) sister(s). Wow! You have a nice family. Thanks. Tell me about your family I have (1) brother(s) and (2) sister(s). Wow! You have a nice family, too.
I remember going on a vacation when I was young. We always went together as a family. My father would drive the car. We had a station wagon which had two seats in the back, and all of my brothers and sisters would sit in the back. As we drove, we would sing songs together and play games. We had fun in the back of the car. I was very small, so I would crawl under the seats and steal cookies for my brother and me. My parents and sisters never knew about it. If they knew, they would forgive me. I love my family. I have realized that even though there is nothing wrong with spending time with my friends, it is also very important to spend time with my family. Very often we treat our friends like family. I also need to treat my family like friends. I will never forget the love my family shared with each other and the things that I learned from them. Q: Why is it important to spend time with our families? What fun memories do you have of your family? How do you feel about the saying, Friends my come and go, but families are forever? Discussion Topic: Family What does your family do for you? What do you do for your family? What would you say to your family if you could never see them again after tomorrow? Would you say that today? Families are an eternal blessing in our lives. Game: Do You Love Your Neighbor? The object of the game is to find a seat and not be the one standing in the middle of the circle. 1. Form a circle with a student in the middle. 2. Student in the middle asks someone: Do you love your neighbor? 3. If the person who was asked answers yes, the students on each side of him must try to switch seats and the student in the middle tries to take one of those
two available seats as well. Whoever is left without a seat stays in the middle and the game continues. 4. If the person who was asked answers no, he then adds, but, I love people who (wear glasses/have brown shoes/have black socks, etc.) All people wearing that item have to stand up and find a different available seat. Whoever is left standing stays in the middle and continues the game.
Lesson 4Advanced Class Family

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences.) 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use differe nt words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: hat or hot 1. hat 2. map 3. tack 4. stamp 5. shack hot mop talk stomp shock
6. lack 7. cat 8. rack 9. fan 10. add
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Expressions & Idioms Like father, like sonto act like ones parents Home is where the heart isYour true home is where those you love are. Vocabulary to be relatedHey, are you guys related? You kind of look the same. family manBob really loves his children and family. They go on trips together, and he truly cares for them. He is a great family man. to inheritMy father has a deep throaty laugh. I tend to laugh like my father. I guess I inherited it from him. to be homemadeMom made these cookies herself. Theyre homemade. to be a chip off the old blockJohn is a spitting image of his father, like a chip off the old block. to be homesick I have been away from home so long now that I am very homesick. I might not even recognize my little brother when I get home. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What kinds of things did you inherit from your parents? What things do you have in common with your siblings? How do you feel about those things? 2. Are you friends with your family, too? How can we feel closer to our family? What are the benefits of being close to family members? Opinions There really is nothing wrong with spending time with your friends; but if you also work hard at giving plenty of your time to your family, youll be rewarded for years to come by having good friends that youre also related to. Michael Jackson sang a song about changing the world by changing yourself. If you want to make the world a better place, just take a look at yourself and then make a change. Why do you think he says this? Maybe sometimes we tend to put on our best for our friends but let our guard down when we're with our family. It's nice because it's one place you can really open up and just be yourself. But we have to be careful, still, not to be rude or too blunt
sometimes. These closest relationships are the ones we should be most careful with. The love in our family can help us overcome our hardest trials. Writing Activity Write about a very clear memory you have about your childhood. Think of a time when you had a particularly good time with your family or were thankful for their influence in your life. Discussion Topic: Family What does your family do for you? What do you do for your family? What would you say to your family if you could never see them again after tomorrow? What would you want your family to say about you after you die? Why do you think there is so much divorce today? How can that be prevented? Families are forever. Game: Do You Love Your Neighbor? The object of the game is to find a seat and not be the one standing in the middle of the circle. 1. Form a circle with a student in the middle. 2. Student in the middle asks someone: Do you love your neighbor? 3. If the person who was asked answers yes, the students on each side of him must try to switch seats and the student in the middle tries to take one of those two available seats as well. Whoever is left without a seat stays in the middle and the game continues. 4. If the person who was asked answers no, he then adds, but, I love people who (wear glasses/have brown shoes/have black socks, etc.) All people wearing that item have to stand up and find a different available seat. Whoever is left standing stays in the middle and continues the game.
Lesson 5English Conversation Friends/Forgiveness

Describe these pictureswhat do they represent?
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Describe these pictureswhat do they represent?
Friends playing
Forgiving each other
Dogs: Mans best friend
Two cats being friends
Childhood friendship
Going camping
Marrying your best friend
Example Questions to Ask 1. Why are friends so important? 2. Why is forgiveness important? Why do parents forgive children? 3. Do most people marry their best friend? 4. Why are dogs called mans best friend? Is your best animal friend a cat, dog, or something else? 5. What are some things friends like to do together? 6. How can we show friendship to others? 7. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate.
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Pronunciation: G The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is G. There are two distinct sounds for the letter G (as illustrated by the two columns below). The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly.
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GAME GLUE GREEN GO GUN BUG BIG MANGO EAGLE DRAGON
BRIDGE GEORGE GERMAN GENTLEMAN GINGER PAGE AGE ENERGY BANDAGE ENGINE
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. (to make a) mistake apologize argument best friend boyfriend enemy fight friendship girlfriend Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: How are you doing? Great! How about you?
hang out hurt its okay play secret sorry make up together
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Good. What have you been doing lately? I have been (studying English) . And you? I have been hanging out with my (friends) . Have you seen Sarah? I heard she had an argument with her boyfriend. Yes, I heard about that. Did they make up yet? I don't know. I need to go. Well talk more later. Goodbye.
Discussion Topic: Forgiveness How do you feel when someone hurts you? When you hold a grudge? When you forgive someone? Through forgiving others we can feel at peace.
Game: The Peanuts Game The object is to be the first student to get rid of his/her peanuts. 1. Obtain a bag of peanuts or some other candy that wont melt. 2. Give five candies to each student. 3. Sit in a circle and have a student share something that she has done in her life that few people are likely to have done. For example, I have been skydiving. 4. She then throws her peanut into a container or hat in the center of the circle. 5. Any other students who have also done what she said, throw in a peanut, also.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. sink 2. sick 3. asunder 4. win 5. sing sink and think think thick thunder thin thing 6. worse 7. gloss 8. face 9. gross 10. bass worth cloth faith growth bath
Phrases It seems like It seems like you are really tired. It seems like the weather will get colder today. While While I studied, he listened to music. While your father is gone, lets clean the house. We can talk while I drive. Take a shower while I cook some dinner for you.
Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. accidentally best friend boyfriend dont worry about it enemy fault forgive girlfriend go shopping hurt its okay mistake no problem past couple days secret sorry suddenly to apologize to be foolish to be in a hurry to catch a bus to drive to have a hard time to have an accident to learn a lesson to play to run into something to treat (well) together
Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: I apologize that I havent called lately. Its okay! Don't worry about it.
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What have you been doing? Yesterday I was in a hurry, and I accidentally ran into a car. Im sorry to hear that. Was anyone hurt? No one was hurt. But it was my fault. Well, I have to catch a bus. Well have to do something together this weekend.
Reading One day, while I was driving to the grocery store, I heard a loud noise and my car was suddenly pushed to the side. At first, I didn't know what had happened, but then I realized I had been in an accident. It wasn't my fault, and luckily, no one was hurt, but I was angry. I was in a hurry and some careless person ran into me. I got out of my car, walked over to the other car, and began yelling at the man who ran into me. When he stepped out of the car, I realized he was one of my best friends. I immediately apologized and told him I was sorry for being angry and yelling at him. He laughed and told me everything was okay. My friend apologized for running into me, and he forgave me for yelling at him. I learned an important lesson that day. I learned that I should treat everyone the same way I would treat a good friend. Accidents happen, and I should treat everyone the way I want to be treated. Q: How do you feel when you lose your temper? How should you treat other people? How do you want other people to treat you? Discussion Topic: Forgiveness How does it feel to offend someone even on accident? Would you want them to forgive you? Does that mean you need to forgive others? Discuss the Golden Rule. We cannot be at peace without forgiveness and forgiving. Game: The Peanuts Game The object is to be the first student to get rid of his/her peanuts. 1. Obtain a bag of peanuts or some other candy that wont melt. 2. Give five candies to each student. 3. Sit in a circle and have a student share something that she has done in her life that few people are likely to have done. For example, I have been skydiving. 4. She then throws her peanut into a container or hat in the center of the circle. 5. Any other students whom have also done what she said, throw in a peanut, also.
Lesson 5Advanced Class Friends and Forgiveness

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: sink and think 1. sink 2. sick 3. sunder 4. sing 5. sin think thick thunder thing thin
6. worse 7. gloss 8. face 9. gross 10. bass
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Expressions & Idioms Let bygones be bygonesforget past differences or grudges Out of sight out of mindIf you cant see it, you won`t think about it. Vocabulary to befriendMy brother is new here. I was hoping you could befriend him. to get something off your chestJust tell me and get it off your chest! to slip upI had to admit I slipped up when I forgot her birthday. to be warmheartedJennys so warmhearted, you should talk to her if you ever have a problem. to confrontWhy don't you just confront the problem and stop fighting. life-long friendSince we grew up right next door to each other, Tom and I have been life-long friends. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What would you do if you had two friends who didn't like each other? Can you still be in the middle and stay friends with both? Have you ever experienced this? 2. Have you ever been in a big fight with a close friend? How did you resolve it? 3. Does the passing of time make it easier to fix problems with friends? Why or why not? Opinions They say a friend in need is a friend indeed, meaning a true friend is one that is there for you when you are in trouble, not just for fun. If they really want to be your friend, they should be willing to help you as well as have a good time with you. I think fear can hurt our relationships if we are afraid of telling people how we really feel. And if we are afraid to apologize, fearing our apology might be rejected, this could hurt us even more. I have two very close friends, and I love them both for different reasons because they represent two different parts of me. I have tried to make them be friends; but, of course, you cannot force two people to like each other. So I decided not to intervene. Finally, one of them took the step and confronted the other about the
problem. They worked it out and are now on better terms, and things are a lot easier because the tension is gone. It's best to be honest with both of them. Nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. Sometimes forgiving those who have hurt us is the hardest thing to do. But, we must forgive others if we desire to be forgiven. Writing Activity Have you ever made a big mistake? Did that mistake affect other people? Have you been forgiven by someone you hurt? Or have you ever had an opportunity to forgive someone who made a mistake that affected you? Discussion Topic: Forgiveness Can you expect to be forgiven if you will not forgive? What feels worse: being hurt by others or continually holding a grudge? Can we forgive someone without trusting them? What role does forgiving others play in our own happiness? Can we be happy without forgiving others? Forgiveness brings peace. Game: The Peanuts Game The object is to be the first student to get rid of his/her peanuts. 1. Obtain a bag of peanuts or some other candy that wont melt. 2. Give five candies to each student. 3. Sit in a circle and have a student share something that she has done in her life that few people are likely to have done. For example, I have been skydiving. 4. She then throws her peanut into a container or hat in the center of the circle. 5. Any other students whom have also done what she said, throw in a peanut, also.

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Example Discussion Topics . 1. What is your occupation? If you could be something different, what would you like to be? 2. What do farmers raise in America? In Japan? In Australia? In Brazil? 3. Tell us about your favorite teacher. 4. Which of the above occupations require the most schooling? In Japan? In America? 5. Have you ever driven a car? Flown a plane? Driven heavy equipment? Tell us about it. 6. In what ways have policemen helped you before? How have doctors helped you? 7. Why do Eskimos always wear such heavy coats? Where do they live? 8. Other questions and conversations that you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: E, I The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are E and I. It is much more difficult to know how to pronounce these words in English than in Japanese because of the many different ways they can be pronounced. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 54
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BEAT LEAP PEACH SEEK SEEN FEEL DEEP HEAL FEAST GREED
BIT LIP PITCH SICK SIN FILL DIP HILL FIST GRID
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. boss business trip career commute company coworker employed interview Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: How was work today? It was very (busy). When does your project end? It ended today. Are you going to be busy tomorrow? Yes, I have a business trip tomorrow, so I need to wake up early. Really? How long will the commute be? About three hours. I am going to bed now. job meeting office part-time job raise salary unemployed wages
Discussion Topic: Work Why do we work? Do you like to work? How much fun would it be to never work again? Could we learn and grow? What if we work too hard? It's important to remember why we work and to keep our lives in balance. Game: Golf, Tango Bang-Bang Style The object of the game is to be the first to draw the path to the hole on the golf course. 1. First, draw a golf course on a whiteboard. Make it a just a little challenging to go through. 2. Divide into two teams. 3. Have one player from each team face off in tango bang-bang. Have one student from each team stand back-to-back. 4. Call out a word, and students facing off shout it out in the appropriate language. For example, if neko was the word, they must say cat. As students shout out the word, they spin around, shoot fake guns and say bang bang! 5. The winner then takes a whiteboard marker, places it at the beginning of the course, turns his back away from the board, faces the audience, and blindly tries to draw behind his head. He must draw the line to the hole without looking and without bumping into the sides. As soon as he hits any side, the turn ends, and that team starts from that point on the next turn. 6. Start the next turn with another match of tango bang-bang. Options: You can set time limits, or you can allow team mates to yell out yes or no to guide them.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. hoop 2. boot 3. mood 4. shoe 5. coupe hoop hope boat mowed show cope
hope 6. who 7. root 8. moon 9. soup 10. rude hoe wrote moan soap road
Phrases I wish I had I wish I had worked a little harder. I wish I had been there to see the concert. I intend(ed) on/to I intend(ed) on getting up at 5:30 every morning. I intend(ed) on finishing this project before the end of the week. I intend to get a dog someday. I intend to finish this project before the end of the week. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. coworker cubicle demotion employee fired full-time lay-offs Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: You look tired today. Have you been working over time? Yeah, I've been working extra hours every day this week. Wow. The manager just asked me to work this weekend, too. The company is laying off employees, so now we have to do extra work. I saw John packing up his things in his cubical. Sounds tough. At least we still have a job. I can't wait till pay day. I need the extra money. I should get back to work. I'll see you at lunch break. manager minimum wage over time pay check pay day phone tag profit promotion shift slack off tax thrifty work day workaholic
Reading My very first job was at a local ice cream shop. It was a part-time job and I was paid minimum wage. Because my pay check was small, I had to be thrifty in how I spent my money. I didn't go shopping with my friends as often, and I bought cheap meals I could eat at home. I worked hard. I was always on time, and if someone got sick, I took their shift. I didn't want to slack off like some of my coworkers. My boss saw how hard I worked, and he gave me a raise. After two years, I was promoted to manager. By that time, my pay check was larger, but because I had learned to be thrifty, that habit continued with me. I'm still careful about how and where I spend my money. I intend to start my own business, so I'm saving my money. I don't think that I could start a business without first learning to manage money. Q: What was your first job? What did you learn from it? Is it important to learn to budget money? Why? Discussion Topic: Work Sometimes we call people workaholics. What do you think that means? Do you think that is a good thing or a bad thing? Why do you work? It's important to remember why we work and to keep our lives in balance. Game: Golf, Tango Bang-Bang Style The object of the game is to be the first to draw the path to the hole on the golf course. 1. First, draw a golf course on a whiteboard. Make it a just a little challenging to go through. 2. Divide into two teams. 3. Have one player from each team face off in tango bang-bang. Have one student from each team stand back-to-back. 4. Call out a word, and students facing off shout it out in the appropriate language. For example, if neko was the word, they must say cat. As students shout out the word, they spin around, shoot fake guns and say bang bang! 5. The winner then takes a whiteboard marker, places it at the beginning of the course, turns his back away from the board, faces the audience, and blindly tries to draw behind his head. He must draw the line to the hole without looking and without bumping into the sides. As soon as he hits any side, the turn ends, and that team starts from that point on the next turn. 6. Start the next turn with another match of tango bang-bang. Options: You can set time limits, or you can allow team mates to yell out yes or no to guide them.
Lesson 6Advanced Class Work

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: fan and van 1. fan 2. fee 3. fear 4. fail 5. fain van V veer veil vain
6. fine 7. few 8. leaf 9. safe 10. fife
vine view leave save five
Expressions & Idioms Cut throatMy job is so cut throat. I feel like everyone is competing against each other. Jack of all tradessomeone who can do, and is good at, just about everything Vocabulary to get laid offI just got laid off! Now I have to find a new job. to catch up on-- I fell behind with work, so now I have to catch up on it this week. I might be pretty busy; there's a lot of catching up to do. pay dayMoney is a little short right now. I need a pay day really soon here. to work overtimeTo get it done by the deadline I had to work overtime. a promotion--I finally got that promotion and a raise; I think my boss must be very pleased with my work. to be on the ballHe's so on the ballI can trust him with any assignment. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Tell us about your job. Is it competitive? How/why did you choose the job? 2. Do you think there are still honest and kind but successful business people today? How can you do your best at work while still helping others around you also succeed? 3. Tell us about your idea of the perfect job. What kind of schedule would it involve? What kind of people would you want to interact with? Opinions Ive found that the best way to be really competitive without hurting others is to work my hardest for the good of the company. If I am really thinking about what will make the company do the best, many times I find myself helping others to accomplish their jobs. If you show your coworkers around you that you actually care about them by talking with them at lunch, show interest in their personal lives, and are friendly around the workplace, they will see that you are a genuine person. And then when you also work your hardest, your superiors will hear that you are an all-around great person.
Show those around you that you value their opinion. Ask them their advice on how you can improve at your job. Try the things that you think may be worth your time, and then show your gratitude after the fact. Then people will see your sincerity. Writing Activity Write about your dream job as a child. What did you want to become? Why? Discussion Topic: Work Do you think people work too hard these days? Why do people spend so much time at work? Why are they working? Do you think there is too much value placed on money in our day? When we die, we can't take our money with us. After you pass away, what would you like people to say about you? Game: Golf, Tango Bang-Bang Style The object of the game is to be the first to draw the path to the hole on the golf course. 1. First, draw a golf course on a whiteboard. Make it a just a little challenging to go through. 2. Divide into two teams. 3. Have one player from each team face off in tango bang-bang. Have one student from each team stand back-to-back. 4. Call out a word, and students facing off shout it out in the appropriate language. For example, if neko was the word, they must say cat. As students shout out the word, they spin around, shoot fake guns and say bang bang! 5. The winner then takes a whiteboard marker, places it at the beginning of the course, turns his back away from the board, faces the audience, and blindly tries to draw behind his head. He must draw the line to the hole without looking and without bumping into the sides. As soon as he hits any side, the turn ends, and that team starts from that point on the next turn. 6. Start the next turn with another match of tango bang-bang. Options: You can set time limits, or you can allow team mates to yell out yes or no to guide them.

Helping Describe picture who is helping who ?
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Pronunciation: H, WH The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are H and WH. We are doing them together because they sound similar and are often confused by Japanese people. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly.
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HOW HOLE HEY HEART HAMBURGER HANDSOME HELLO HIGH HOME HELP
WHO WHOLE WHALE WHITE WHICH WHAT WHERE WHILE WHEN WHETHER
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. chore clean diligent dry favor garbage help laundry Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Mom, can I play with my friends? First, we need to clean the house. What should I do? Please sweep the floor and wipe the table. Okay, I will do that. Thanks for helping. lazy service sweep trashcan vacuum wash dishes wipe work
NOTE: (1) sweep the floor with the broom = sweep is used with the word broom.
(2) clean the floor with the mop/broom/vacuum= OK (3) sweep the floor with the mop = WRONG Discussion Topic: Service Share an experience where you helped someone or were helped. How did you feel? We all feel good when we help each other. Game: Charades The object of the game is to guess the word or phrase being acted out. 1. Divide into two teams and sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Tell one person from each team a keyword or phrase (i.e., sumo wrestling, Beauty and the Beast, chopsticks, etc.) and have him/her act it out to his/her team. Students can hold up their fingers to indicate the number of words. Its also a good idea to tell the class the theme of the word or phrase: i.e., sport, movie, animal, thing, etc. 3. The first team to call out the correct gets a point. 4. You can also play one team at a time within a given time limit. If a team member calls out the correct keyword or phrase within the time, the team gets a point. 5. The team with the most points wins the game.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board, and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. led 2. lack 3. lamb 4. low 5. liver led and red red rack ram row river 6. glow 7. play 8. fly 9. blush 10. glass grow pray fry brush grass
Phrases What do you think . . . ? What do you think about leaving now? What do you think is the best restaurant? What do you think about your neighbor? What do you think we should do today? Why dont you . . . ? Why dont you take over this project? Why dont you work a little harder? Why dont you be quiet? Why dont you bring your friend here and we can go together? Would you do me a favor? Would you . . . ? Would you bring me the laundry? Would you help me with the dishes? Would you pass me the salt? Vocabulary: Refer to sentences in Student Manual. These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. chore diligent donation favor furniture garbage garbage can in the first place Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role-play the conversation in front of the class. A: Mom, can I go play with my friends?
lazy scrub service to be huge to clean to find out to help to invite
to move to pack to sweep to wipe to wrap (to) vacuum volunteer
B: A: B: A: B: A: B: Reading
Did you do all of your chores? Yes. I cleaned up all my toys, and I made my bed. Did you fold and put away your laundry? Yes. Did you wipe down the kitchen table? Oops. I forgot. After you do that, you can go play with your friends.
My friend invited me to a party at his house. He told me to come early, but when I arrived, I found out I was actually helping him move. We packed all of his books into boxes and wrapped all of his dishes in newspaper. We swept the floor and scrubbed the bathroom. The most difficult part was moving the furniture. He had three huge couches and we had to carry them outside and into the moving truck. My friend also had a grand piano which weighed a ton! Afterwards, I told him that he should have been honest with me and told me he needed help in the first place. I would have helped him if he had asked. He's my friend, and I'm always happy to help my friends. Q: How do you feel about helping people? How does helping other people make you feel? Should we always be honest with our friends? Why do we not always tell the truth? Discussion Topic: Service Is there a difference in the feeling from when you help someone or are helped? Which do you prefer? We can get that feeling only if people help each other. How can you help others more often? Game: Charades The object of the game is to guess the word or phrase being acted out. 1. Divide into two teams and sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Tell one person from each team a keyword or phrase (i.e., sumo wrestling, Beauty and the Beast, chopsticks, etc.) and have him/her act it out to his/her team. Students can hold up their fingers to indicate the number of words. Its also a good idea to tell the class the theme of the word or phrase: i.e., sport, movie, animal, thing, etc. 3. The first team to call out the correct gets a point. 4. You can also play one team at a time within a given time limit. If a team member calls out the correct keyword or phrase within the time, the team gets a point. 5. The team with the most points wins the game.
Lesson 7Advanced Class Helping

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences) . 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: led and red 1. led 2. lack 3. light 4. low 5. liver 6. glow red rack right row river grow
7. play 8. fly 9. blush 10. glass
pray fry brush grass
Expressions & Idioms Many hands make light workMany people working together make the job easier. What goes around comes aroundThe way you treat others is the way they will treat you. Vocabulary to take one for the team To sacrifice ones personal desires for a group of people is taking one for the team. to give a hand Hey, would you give me a hand for a second? I cannot move this box alone. to do a favor Can you do me a favor and pass me the paint brush, please? to help out When it comes to rowing a boat, everyone has to help out. to get in the way When I was young, I used to help my father with his work. I probably got in his way, but he was patient with me, and made me feel like I was really helping him. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Do you have any experiences with someone you knew who needed help physically or spiritually? What were you able to do to help them? 2. Did you ever have someone help you out a lot, even maybe without being asked? Opinions Theres a saying: Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day; teach a man how to fish, and feed him for a lifetime. How does this saying relate to helping our friend or those we meet that are in need?
Writing Activity As a young child, how did you help your mother or those who raised you? If you cannot think of specific examples, how do you wish you could have helped them? Discussion Topic: Service Most people expect a reward for their work. How can we be a good example for other people? Should we always expect a reward for our good actions? Would you still feel satisfied if there wasn't a material reward? We can live so that people will want to pass on our good deeds to others. Game: Charades The object of the game is to guess the word or phrase being acted out. 1. Divide into two teams and sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Tell one person from each team a keyword or phrase (i.e., sumo wrestling, Beauty and the Beast, chopsticks, etc.) and have him/her act it out to his/her team. Students can hold up their fingers to indicate the number of words. Its also a good idea to tell the class the theme of the word or phrase: i.e., sport, movie, animal, thing, etc. 3. The first team to call out the correct gets a point. 4. You can also play one team at a time within a given time limit. If a team member calls out the correct keyword or phrase within the time, the team gets a point. 5. The team with the most points wins the game.

Communication

Pronunciation: J, Z The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are J and Z. We are doing them together because they are often confused by Japanese people. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly.
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JUNE JULY JUMP JAM JELLY
ZONE ZOO ZIGZAG ZOMBIE ZERO

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JUNK FOOD JOHN JUICE JAZZ JOY
PIZZA PUZZLE SIZZLE SIZE DOZEN
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. call cell phone computer contact fax machine listen to movie theater Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: A: B: A: Hello? Hello, this is () . (Can I /May I) speak to (John)? I am sorry. You have the wrong number. Oh, I am sorry. Hello, is (John) available? I'm sorry. (John) is not here. Would you like to leave a message? Yes. Tell him that () called. Thank you. Thanks for calling me back, John. No problem. I'll see you tomorrow. Okay, bye. play radio telephone television video watch
NOTE: Saying Bye or Goodbye ONCE in English is perfectly fine. You do not need to say goodbye several times.
Discussion Topic: Communication How has communication changed since you were in elementary school? Do we communicate better or worse? Why? Human relations are eternal. We must value them. Game: Draw It The object of the game is to be the first team to guess the word being drawn. 1. Divide into two teams and have teams sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Words can be written on a slip of paper or you can whisper the word to one of the students from each team. 3. The student from each team draws the same object on the white board. (i.e., Michael Jackson, dog, Jackie Chan, ice cream, etc.). 4. The first team to guess the object gets a point. The team with the most points wins.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: Interesting Homonyms (same pronunciation, but different meaning) with R and L 1. aloud 2. bald 3. lite 4. berry 5. flew allowed bawled light bury flu 6. great 7. pear 8. hole 9. marry 10. right grate pair whole merry write
Phrases I am sorry I am sorry we came late today. I am sorry you have to leave. I am sorry I scraped your car. I am sorry to hear about that. I am glad (to) I am glad to meet you. I am glad to be able to teach you English. I am glad it snowed on Christmas Eve. I am glad you could join us today. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. advertisement cell phone clearly commercial compliments computer countless culture facial expression fax machine information Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: Hi, this is Jimmy. Did you ever get a hold of Mr. Williams? No. I tried to call him the other day but he was busy on the phone. All right. Tell him that if he wants to see my report, he can download the presentation from the Internet. Okay. Would you like me to have Mr. Williams call you later? insult language media music video news play poetry presentation sign language speech telephone television / T.V. theater to be on the phone to call to contact to discuss to download to get a hold of to let somebody know to make a deal to present
A: B:
Actually, my cell phone is broken so if he needs to contact me, he can either send me an email or a fax. Okay. I'll let him know.
Reading Here's a typical day in the life of Jane. At 6:30 AM, her alarm goes off. As she gets ready for the day, she listens to the news on the TV. While she takes her three kids to school, she hears a movie commercial on the radio. The movie sounds interesting, so she decides to take her family to see it later. After dropping off her kids, she visits her friend Lucy, who is moving. As Jane helps Lucy pack, they talk about the place Lucy is moving to. Though Lucy says she's excited for the move, her tone of voice says differently. Later that day, she drives to her kids school to pick them up. She gets out of her car and looks around. When she finds her kids, she gestures for them to come. Their body language says they are sad to leave their friends. To cheer them up, Jane tells them, We're going to see a movie tonight! The youngest child starts dancing for joy. When they get home, the two oldest start working on homework. Jane helps one of them type a poem on the computer, while another child works on a speech for school. Once the father comes home from work, they eat dinner, and then go to the movie together. Q: What are some different ways we communicate with each other? Which ones do you use every day? Which ones are good? Bad? Why? How much do you use verbal communication? Non-verbal communication?
Discussion Topic: Communication What are the pros and cons of digital communication? Do you think they let us communicate more or less effectively? Why? Will there ever be no need for face-to-face communication? Game: Draw It The object of the game is to be the first team to guess the word being drawn. 1. Divide into two teams and have teams sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Words can be written on a slip of paper or you can whisper the word to one of the students from each team. 3. The student from each team draws the same object on the white board. (i.e., Michael Jackson, dog, Jackie Chan, ice cream, etc.). 4. The first team to guess the object gets a point. The team with the most points wins.
Lesson 8Advanced Class Communication

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences.) 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Interesting Homonyms (same pronunciation, but different meaning) with R and L: 1. aloud 2. bald 3. lite 4. berry 5. flew allowed bawled light bury flu 6. great 7. pear 8. hole 9. marry 10. right grate pair whole merry write
Expressions & Idioms Beside the point something not pertinent, not applicable. A picture is worth a thousand words An image can tell us more than words. Vocabulary to get a hold of The telephone broke again this morning. I need to get a hold of the repairman tomorrow. to see it in their eyes I know you are scared now. I can see it in your eyes. to talk your ear off My little sister is extremely talkative. If you don't stop her, she can talk your ear off for an hour straight. to nag My mom is always nagging me to get my homework done. to channel surf The other day there was nothing on television, so I just sat here and channel surfed for an hour. to drop a hint I think I need to drop a hint for my boss that I want a raise.
Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What is different about how we communicate today compared to, say, a few hundred years or so ago? What is the same? How did it change? 2. If you are traveling to a foreign country where you don't speak the language, what ways of communication do you still have? How can you overcome a language barrier? Opinions We live in a world where communication is a necessity. Information is passed within seconds through the Internet. With web-cam-phones, you can talk to someone halfway across the world in real-time. A few hundred years or so ago, you could only talk face to face or perhaps write a letter. Telephones, telegrams, and even Morse code were each a big break-through in their time. It's amazing to see how far we have come! Even with advanced technology, though, if two people speak a different language it's difficult to communicate. In these cases gestures may be a very expressive way to drop hints at what we are trying to say. But they may have different meanings in different cultures, so you have to be careful you are not giving the wrong impression. What are some gestures that are unique to Japanese culture? American?
(for example: thinking pose, phew, zip your lips, money, call me, he's crazy, time out, your secret's safe = lock lips, gross gagging yourself, love = crossed arms, spicy, thumbs up, shrug, smells bad, hold on a sec., etc.) What about symbols? For example, when marking homework, different teachers have different methods. An X in both Japanese and English means bad, but an O in English could mean it's bad or needs attention. And a check-mark in English means good or O.K., while in Japanese it means the answer is wrong. Writing Activity Write a problem that has occurred either in your life or in someone else's life simply because of misunderstanding, perhaps saying one thing and doing another. How could that problem be solved by effective communication? Discussion Topic: Communication Do you think we are losing the ability to communicate with other people because of our digital connections? How? How can we teach people real communication skills while still taking advantage of technology? Our relationships are eternal. We must value them. Game: Draw It The object of the game is to be the first team to guess the word being drawn. 1. Divide into two teams and have teams sit on opposite sides of the whiteboard. 2. Words can be written on a slip of paper or you can whisper the word to one of the students from each team. 3. The student from each team draws the same object on the white board. (i.e., Michael Jackson, dog, Jackie Chan, ice cream, etc.) 4. The first team to guess the object gets a point. The team with the most points wins.
Lesson 9 English Conversation Body Parts

Describe each of the pictures. What do they represent?
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Picture of a hand
An ear
The lower leg and foot
The brain
Human skeleton
A face
A tooth
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Example Questions to Ask

1. What do you think is the most complicated part of our bodies? 2. Who do you think made people? What about animals? What about flowers and trees? 3. Have you ever had a really bad toothache? What did you do? 4. Have you ever had a broken bone? Which bone? How did it happen? 5. Which part of your body would you least likely to losehand, leg, eyes, ears, etc.? 6. Have you ever seen two people from different families who look exactly alike? 7. Why are people in some countries shorter or taller than in other countries? 8. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: K, CK The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are C and CK. We are doing them together because they sound very similar. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 84
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KING KOREA KEEP KITE KEY JOKE CAKE LIKE BIKE TALK
DUCK PICKLE LUCK SICK PACK NECK BACK KICK PICKY RICKY
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. arms ears exercise eyes fingers foot hear knee leg Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: How many (legs) does an (octopus) have? It has (8) legs. Does a (snake) have (a nose)? No. It does not. Then, how can they smell? They use their tongue. My throat hurts and my nose is running. You must have a bad cold. () mouth neck nose smell stomach strong throat tongue weak
Discussion Topic: Bodies Of the five senses what is your favorite? If you had to give one of the five up, which one would you choose? Why? We need to take care of them. Game: Telephone The object of the game is to pass a message through your team so that the last person on the team can pronounce it correctly. 1. Line the class up in two rows and tell the first person in each row a simple phrase or sentence (i.e., Go tell Aunt Nancy.). 2. The second person from each team then whispers the message he heard (once only) to the next person in line, and so on. 3. The last person in the line says aloud what the message was. 4. It is a good idea to write the phrase on the board afterward to show how the message might have become garbled. 5. The person at the back of the line moves to the front and the process is repeated. 6. Teams score a point if the message is correctly passed on to the last student. The team with the most points wins.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: thank and tank 1. thank 2. thick 3. thin 4. thug 5. theme tank tick tin tug team 6. bath 7. oath 8. tenth 9. tooth 10. ether bat oat tent toot eater
Phrases Here you go A: Will you hand me that pencil? B: Sure. Here you go. A: May I have two tickets? B: Okay. Here you go. used to I used to do that. When I was at home I used to play baseball a lot. My mother used to sing to me when I was young. I used to be able to speak English very well. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. arm blind bones chest deaf drunk ears exercise fingers first-hand foot hear Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: Where does it hurt? B: My throat hurts and I have a stomach ache. A: Is your nose stuffed up? hurt knee leg mouth muscles neck paralyzed ribs runny nose severely shoulders smell smell stomach strong taste throat to be stuffed up to breathe touch weak wheelchair
B: No, I have a runny nose, and it's difficult to breathe when I sleep. A: Do your muscles ache? B: Yes. I feel very weak. A: You probably have a cold. Take some medicine, and get plenty of rest. Come see me again next week. Reading A friend of mine had a horrible car accident a few years ago. While he was driving on the freeway, another car going the other way hit him head on. The other driver was drunk and died immediately. My friend was taken to the hospital, where he stayed for seven months. All of the bones in both legs were broken, and many of his ribs were cracked. The broken glass from the windshield cut his face. Because the other car hit him so hard, his back was severely hurt and he became paralyzed. Now he must use a wheelchair. It is very difficult for him and his family because he cannot walk. However, he maintains a positive attitude and refuses to give up. He travels around the country and teaches students about the importance of driving safely. He teaches them to strive to achieve success even though things may be difficult. He learned that our body is a wonderful gift, and when it is damaged sometimes we cannot change it. Q: What do you think about someone who can overcome such a tragedy? What difficulties have you had to overcome? How did you do it? Do you appreciate and take care of your body? Discussion Topic: Bodies Of the five senses what is your favorite? If you had to give up one (two or three) of the five, which one would you choose? Why? Our bodies are gifts. We need to take care of them. Game: Telephone The object of the game is to pass a message through your team so that the last person on the team can pronounce it correctly. 1. Line the class up in two rows and tell the first person in each row a simple phrase or sentence (i.e., Go tell Aunt Nancy.). 2. The second person from each team then whispers the message he heard (once only) to the next person in line, and so on. 3. The last person in the line says aloud what the message was. 4. It is a good idea to write the phrase on the board afterward to show how the message might have become garbled. 5. The person at the back of the line moves to the front and the process is repeated. 6. Teams score a point if the message is correctly passed on to the last student. The team with the most points wins.
Lesson 9Advanced Class Body Parts

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: thank and tank 1. thank 2. thick 3. thin 4. thug 5. theme tank tick tin tug team 6. bath 7. oath 8. tenth 9. tooth 10.either bat oat tent toot eater
Expressions & Idioms A pain in the neck something or someone that is a pest or a nuisance On the other hand to say something related but disagreeing Vocabulary to be stiff I played baseball this morning and now my muscles are really stiff. to think on your feet He can always think on his feet and find a solution fast. heavy build Russell, the red haired wrestler, is short with a heavy build. thumbs up After the race my dad smiled and gave me a big thumbs up. to keep a straight face If you can keep a straight face, you'll be a good actor. to keep your eyes peeled Well, keep your eyes peeled for a good English class; I really want to find one.
Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What is your opinion about getting a tattoo? How about other things that people do to alter their bodies, such as liposuction, hair implants, and cosmetic procedures? Is the cost of these things worth a lifetime with a different body or body part? 2. What is your favorite part of your body? What things do you like to do to actively use your body? (i.e., What sports do you play, etc?) Is being fit important? Opinions Right now, cosmetic surgery is a fad. But the thing that makes it a more serious consideration than most fads is that it is permanent. The consequence of trying to be fashionable through cosmetic surgery is a lifetime of possibly trying to hide it. Also the process of tattooing can be dangerous. Getting a tattoo may place you at risk for diseases transmitted by a needle. And the possibility of infection is very real. Even some Japanese onsens don't let you in with tattoos because of the unhealthy practices they're usually associated with. Our body is a wonderful gift. We have only one body to use during this life. We cannot exchange it if we damage it. We have the responsibility to take care of our bodies. Most of the things we do will have a long lasting effect on our bodies. We must remember that as we make decisions throughout our lives.
Writing Activity Have you ever had a serious accident where you could not use a certain part of your body for an extended period of time? Have you ever broken a bone? Sprained something? Write about the experience and the things you learned from it. Discussion Topic: Bodies Which of your five senses would you give up first? Why? Or, if you had to give up one of your limbs, which one would you give up? Why? Which would you rather lose, one of your senses or one of your limbs? Which is more important? Why? We need to take care of them. Game: Telephone The object of the game is to pass a message through your team so that the last person on the team can pronounce it correctly. 1. Line the class up in two rows and tell the first person in each row a simple phrase or sentence (i.e., Go tell Aunt Nancy.). 2. The second person from each team then whispers the message he heard (once only) to the next person in line, and so on. 3. The last person in the line says aloud what the message was. 4. It is a good idea to write the phrase on the board afterward to show how the message might have become garbled. 5. The person at the back of the line moves to the front and the process is repeated. 6. Teams score a point if the message is correctly passed on to the last student. The team with the most points wins.

Health

Sicknot feeling well Getting a checkup
Running
Lifting weights
Getting an eye exam
Eating healthyfruits
Mental health
Being careful avoiding danger
Example Questions to ask 1. How can we stay healthy? How are running and lifting weights different?(aerobic v. anaerobic) 2. Why is good health important? 3. In what ways are we healthy or unhealthy? (Physically, mentally, etc.) 4. Do you exercise regularly? What is your favorite way to exercise? 5. What are your favorite foods? Are they healthy foods? 6. What are some common dangers we must avoid to stay healthy? 7. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: L, R The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are L and R. We are doing them together because they sound similar and are some of the most difficult letters for Japanese people to pronounce. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 94
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LANE LEAD LILLY LEMON LAMB BALD SCHOOL CLOUD BLOOM COLD
RAIN READ REALLY RED RAM CARD NATURE CROWD BROOM RECORD
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. blood cold cough doctor fever fruit healthy Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Are you feeling sick? Yes, I caught a cold. Did you see a doctor? Yes, he gave me some medicine. I hope you get better soon. Thanks. Take care of yourself too. go see a doctor or go to the doctor's office are phrases used to say someone will get help from a doctor. (2) Generally, if you say I need to go to the hospital, people will think it's a serious problem. Most people think of the emergency room when someone goes to the hospital. hospital medicine sick sleep sneeze sore vegetable
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Discussion Topic: Health What was the worst sickness you have ever had? How did you feel when you got better? Do you still feel that way? If we try to take care of others who dont have good health, we can then appreciate our own health better. Game: Define It The object of the game is to guess the correct definitions of words. 1. Divide the class into groups. 2. Look up some really hard or rare English words (nouns only) that even you would not know the meanings of. They should not be long or unpronounceable. A good word would be keck (meaning vomit). 3. Write the word on the whiteboard and have the groups discuss together what they think it might mean. If they dont know the meaning (highly likely), they must come up with their own definition and write it down on a piece of paper. (i.e. A keck is a free kick in a soccer game that is taken by the worst player on the team.) Set a time limit. 4. Gather all the definitions and read them out loud along with the correct definition. Have each group vote for the definition it thinks is correct. 5. After all votes are in, re-read the correct definition. The team with the best definition gets a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. the 2. though 3. they 4. other 5. there those and doze done dough day udder dare 6. lather 7. soothe 8. smooth 9. thy 10. bathe ladder sued snood die bad
Phrases Interested in I am not interested in learning Russian. I am really interested in that kind of art. familiar with I am familiar with the city. I am not very familiar with that kind of music. Are you familiar with any Japanese traditional songs? good at He is really good at playing the piano. I am not very good at math, but I like English. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. addiction ambulance anorexic athletic blood cancer check up cigarettes control cough diet doctor drunk Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. fever fruits germs healthy hospital in shape lungs meats medicine nutrition obese plenty of quit drinking quit smoking sanitary sick sleep sneeze sore strong to catch a cold vaccine vegetables workout
A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: Reading
Ah-achoo! Bless you. Do you have a cold? I think so. I took some cold medicine this morning. Why don't you lie down while I make you some chicken soup? Okay. Make sure you wash your hands. I don't want you to catch my cold. I'll be careful. In the meantime, you need to rest, and drink plenty of water. I have a glass of water right here. No, wait! That's my glass. I don't want to get your germs!
In order to stay healthy, my doctor told me to do a few things. First, he told me to quit smoking. Second, he told me to quit drinking. Third, he told me to get plenty of exercise. It is very difficult to do these things, but I know that they will help me to be healthier. My children learned about staying healthy in school. They saw pictures of the lungs of a smoker and the lungs of a non-smoker. They came home from school and told me to quit smoking because they wanted me to be a strong dad as long as possible. I also realize that I spend a lot of money on cigarettes. I dont want to be a bad example to my children or anyone else. When I drink too much, I get sick and I cannot control my body very well. My wife is always sad when I come home drunk. I want to be a good husband. I know that if I stay healthy I will be happier and my family will be, too. I should quit smoking and drinking. It is also important that I exercise so that I can have a longer life with my family. Q: What kinds of things can damage your health? What do you do to stay healthy? Do you think exercising is important? Discussion Topic: Health How do you take care of your body when you are sick? Do you do the same when you are healthy? As a society do you think we have healthy habits? Why? How can we appreciate the health we have more?
Game: Define It The object of the game is to guess the correct definitions of words. 1. Divide the class into groups. 2. Look up some really hard or rare English words (nouns only) that even you would not know the meanings of. They should not be long or unpronounceable. A good word would be keck (meaning vomit). 3. Write the word on the whiteboard and have the groups discuss together what they think it might mean. If they dont know the meaning (highly likely), they must come up with their own definition and write it down on a piece of paper. (i.e. A keck is a free kick in a soccer game that is taken by the worst player on the team.) Set a time limit. 4. Gather all the definitions and read them out loud along with the correct definition. Have each group vote for the definition it thinks is correct. 5. After all votes are in, re-read the correct definition. The team with the best definition gets a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Lesson 10Advanced Class Health

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: those and doze 1. there 2. though 3. they 4. other 5. those dare dough day udder doze 6. lather 7. soothe 8. smooth 9. thy 10. bathe ladder sued snood die bade
Expressions & Idioms Fit as a fiddle in shape, in good health You are what you eat What you eat is what you become. Vocabulary sanitary Doctors need especially sanitary conditions to work. aerobic She is trying to lose weight by doing aerobics to burn calories. to cut down Jane is on a diet. She said she is trying to cut down on calories. to eat like a pig He sure likes all-you-can-eat since he eats like a pig! health nut Kyle works out all day, and eats tons of vegetables. He's a health nut. couch potato Jon is very lazy. He does not like sports or exercise. He enjoys watching movies and searching the web. He is a true blue couch potato.
Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. According to you, are there things we put into our body that could be harmful? What are your opinions on things such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs? 2. What kinds of things do you do to maintain your health? Are there health practices in Japan that differ from America's? What do you think about modern medicine? Opinions: An apple a day keeps the doctor away There are lots of bad things that could happen if we put harmful things in our body. At the least our health could be damaged. Also for some, it leads to dependence and addictions. For others it may lead to debt. On the other hand, there are many good things we can eat and drink that can make us happier and healthier. Modern science has established the disastrous effects smoking has on the body. Accidents of all kinds have a shockingly high correlation to drinking. You have undoubtedly heard people talk with regret about how smoking or drinking has caused big problems in their lives and how they wish they could go back in time and simply never start. Never trade what you want most in life for what you want at the moment. Good health is a wonderful blessing in our lives. Those who eat healthy, exercise regularly, and avoid harmful substances are promised various blessings from the Lord.
Writing Activity What are the benefits of keeping your body in good health? What kind of effect will it have on your future and the future of others? Discussion Topic: Health Do you think we are more or less healthy now compared to a long time ago? What has changed? How can we be healthier? We have better medical care but use our bodies less and less. Is that healthy? How can we be healthier? Game: Define It The object of the game is to guess the correct definitions of words. 1. Divide the class into groups. 2. Look up some really hard or rare English words (nouns only) that even you would not know the meanings of. They should not be long or unpronounceable. A good word would be keck (meaning vomit). 3. Write the word on the whiteboard and have the groups discuss together what they think it might mean. If they dont know the meaning (highly likely), they must come up with their own definition and write it down on a piece of paper. (i.e. A keck is a free kick in a soccer game that is taken by the worst player on the team.) Set a time limit. 4. Gather all the definitions and read them out loud along with the correct definition. Have each group vote for the definition it thinks is correct. 5. After all votes are in, re-read the correct definition. The team with the best definition gets a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Lesson 11English Conversation Weather

Describe the weather
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One of the best ways to engage students in conversation is to show them a picture and have them describe the picture. Before class you should make handouts of the previous page to give to each student. Tell them that the pictures are all related to the topic you will be discussing tonight. Go around the room and have each person say how they would describe these pictures. Then, after each student has had an opportunity, tell them how you would say it in English and maybe even write your description on the whiteboard. Go over the pronunciation of each word. You can then ask them various questions and engage in the example discussion topics suggested.
Describe the weatherHow we would say it
Windy
Partly cloudy
Tornado
Sunny
Snowing
Raining
Typhoon
Lightning
Example Discussion Topics 1. Which type of weather do you like best? Which type do you like least? 2. Why are we most likely to see rainbows? How are rainbows made? 3. How often does it snow in Tokyo? How about on Mt. Fuji? 4. What weather is best for flying kites? 5. Tell about the different types of weather where you came from. 6. Are you afraid of lightning? Do you like summer or winter better? 7. Other questions and conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: M, N The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are M and N. We are doing them together because they sound quite similar. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. MOON NOON 2. MIGHT NIGHT 3. MAYBE NAVY 4. MORE NOR 105
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MAIN CAMP SAMPLE FOAM DAM JUMP
NAME CANNOT SANDAL PHONE DANCE JUNK
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. blow chilly clear cloudy cool frost hot rain Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: How is the weather today? It is (sunny and warm) . I (like/don't like) this kind of weather. What's your favorite kind of weather? I like (cool and windy) weather. Why? Because... Do you know what the weather will be tomorrow? I do not know. I hope it will be (nice and cool) . rainbow shiver snow stormy sunny warm wind
Discussion Topic: Weather What is your (least) favorite type of weather? Why? How do you feel when you look at the weather/sky? Do you feel like there is something more powerful than man out there? Does this world (including nature) seem chaotic or organized?
Game: Guggenheim The object of the game is to earn the most points by filling words in the grid. 1. Divide into pairs. 2. Give a pencil and paper to each pair and have them choose a scribe. 3. Decide as a class on 4 categories (e.g. countries, fruit, flowers, and animals). Have scribe write these categories down the left side of the paper. 4. Have scribes from each team write the same key word across the top (i.e., L O V E). 5. Have players fill in the grid by writing down a word for each category, beginning with the letter heading each column. For example, the L column could be Luxembourg (country), lemon (fruit), lily (flowers), and elephant (animals). Give the students a time limit. 6. Have the scribe read out the words in her grid. Words not used by other teams earn 2 points, while all others score just 1. 7. Make another grid and continue as before. Change scribes.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. ten 2. tin 3. tore 4. till 5. tale ten and den den din door dill dale 6. coat 7. tip 8. at 9. train 10. neat code dip add drain need
Phrases That is why A: B: A: B: Because A: B: A: B: Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. chilly clear cloud cold cool dry frost fall/autumn forecast gust of wind hot humid hurricane Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: I'm bored. Let's go surfing today! We cant go surfing today. It's going to rain.
He showed up late. That is why we had to start at 7:30. I forgot to lock the door last night. Oh, that is why the door was open when I came this morning.
Wow! Hes a great skier. Hes a great skier because he practices in Park City, Utah. Why did he lie to us? Because he didn't want his parents to know.
mild puddle rain rainbow sky slippery snow spring sprinkle stormy summer sunny temperature
to blow to bundle up to color to shine to shiver tornado variety warm wet wind winter year-round
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How do you know? The sky is clear right now. I checked the weather forecast. There's a storm coming in later today. Do you know what the weather will be like tomorrow? Tomorrow afternoon will be sunny and warm. So if you'd like, let's go surfing tomorrow.
Reading (Option 1) Most people like sunny days that are warm. However, since I was little, I loved variety. A blue sky is beautiful, but a few clouds give me something to look at. I like to sit on grassy hills and watch the shapes move across the sky. I see huge animals, machines, or monsters all in the clouds. It was all in my imagination. Sometimes their shadows cover me and make me cold, and I even shiver for a second. The clear sky might get dark. Then it begins to sprinkle raindrops. Even when it is raining, we can run outside and dance in the puddles. At the end of the rainstorm occasionally the sun shines through and creates a rainbow at the end of the valley. A rainbow is very beautiful. When the temperature drops, the rain turns to snow. If we bundle up, we can stay warm while we play in the snow. But while we are playing,
the cold wind blows and colors our cheeks making them red. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night. The falling snow makes the light a different color and everything seems so bright. All the sky is pink, and the night is quiet. There is beauty in the frost, too. I think it is a winters rainbow. As seasons change, I can see all the beauty the world has to offer. How does the weather make you feel? What do you picture in your mind when you watch the clouds? What do you like more rain or snow? Why? Why is weather important?
Listening I grew up in San Diego, which has very mild weather all year-round. Now that I'm living in Japan, I have had the opportunity to experience all four seasons. Summers are extremely hot and humid. You sweat all day, every day. I love when the summer storms come in. The cool rain is so refreshing. In the fall the temperature turns chilly, and the leaves on the trees turn colors. Winter is so cold you can feel it in your bones. My toes almost became frostbitten. But the snow is very beautiful. I learned that in order to stay warm, I needed to bundle up in the winter. My favorite season is spring. The cherry blossoms in Japan are beautiful. When the wind blows, petals fall to the
ground like rain. Spring is my favorite season because all the flowers bloom and trees turn green. I'm so grateful to have a variety of seasons to experience. Q: Do you prefer hot weather or cold weather? Why? Have you ever lived in a foreign country? What was the weather like there? Discussion Topic: Weather What joys does weather bring you? What sad feelings does weather bring you? What is your favorite season? Why? Would you prefer seasons or one climate? Why? Game: Guggenheim The object of the game is to earn the most points by filling words in the grid. 1. Divide into pairs. 2. Give a pencil and paper to each pair and have them choose a scribe. 3. Decide as a class on 4 categories (e.g. countries, fruit, flowers, and animals). Have scribe write these categories down the left side of the paper. 4. Have scribes from each team write the same key word across the top (i.e., L O V E). 5. Have players fill in the grid by writing down a word for each category, beginning with the letter heading each column. For example, the L column could be Luxembourg (country), lemon (fruit), lily (flowers), and elephant (animals). Give the students a time limit. 6. Have the scribe read out the words in her grid. Words not used by other teams earn 2 points, while all others score just 1. 7. Make another grid and continue as before. Change scribes.
Lesson 11Advanced Class Weather

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: jack and shack 1. jack 2. Jake 3. jot 4. get 5. gel shack shake shot shed shell 6. sludge 7. Madge 8. badges 9. gin 10. jail slush mash bashes shin shale
Expressions & Idioms Raining cats and dogs It is raining very heavily. After the storm comes the calm After a hard experience there is something better coming. Vocabulary thunderstorm In Midwest America, there are many thunderstorms. The clouds are dark & threatening, and there is a lot of lightning and thunder. to be under the weather Last week was no fun as I was under the weather. to be ominousWe'd better go inside; those clouds are looking ominous. unpredictable Lately the weather has been so unpredictable with rain and sun switching back and forth every ten minutes! draft Our old house has a slight draft, and during the winter it gets chilly. to be muggy It is 30C today, and to make matters worse, it just rained! It is very muggy outside right now. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Does the weather affect your mood? How? How do you feel when it's sunny? When it snows? When it's rainy season? What's your favorite season and why? 2. What aspects of our daily life might be affected by weather? What aspects in society (for example, various occupations, or our plans for the day) might be affected by weather? Opinions Some people claim to get cases of cabin fever in the winter because the weather forces them to stay inside for so long. After spending so much time inside, people may want to escape the confines of a building. Other people, in places like Alaska, may be affected by not seeing the sun for days at a time. The weather may affect other parts of our lives, like the economy. For example, in Florida, cold weather may reduce the orange crop, affecting the income for the orange farmers. Heavy rains may prevent construction crews from finishing a building on time. Some of the most life-affecting weather includes natural disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, etc. Natural disasters may change patterns of life and continue to have an impact for many years.
We are grateful for the variety of weather we can experience on this earth. As the seasons change--winter, spring, summer and fall--we can see all the beauty that the world has to offer. Writing Activity What is your favorite kind of weather? Why? What time of the year does it usually come? What do you do to enjoy that weather? Discussion Topic: Weather Research shows that some animals can sense dangerous weather approaching. What if we could do that, too? Do you think the change of seasons has any benefit for us? Would you prefer just one season? Why? Game: Guggenheim The object of the game is to earn the most points by filling words in the grid. 1. Divide into pairs. 2. Give a pencil and paper to each pair and have them choose a scribe. 3. Decide as a class on 4 categories (e.g. countries, fruit, flowers, and animals). Have scribe write these categories down the left side of the paper. 4. Have scribes from each team write the same key word across the top (i.e., L O V E). 5. Have players fill in the grid by writing down a word for each category, beginning with the letter heading each column. For example, the L column could be Luxembourg (country), lemon (fruit), lily (flowers), and elephant (animals). Give the students a time limit. 6. Have the scribe read out the words in her grid. Words not used by other teams earn 2 points, while all others score just 1. 7. Make another grid and continue as before. Change scribes.

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Describe each of these food itemsHow we would say them?
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Describe each of these food itemsHow we would say them
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Example Discussion topics

Where would you eat a bag of popcorn? (movie) Which of these food items do you like best? Is a hamburger made out of ham? Why is it then called a hamburger? Where in Japan can you buy hamburgers and fries? Do you like to go there? What is your favorite food? Which of these foods is the most healthy? Which of these foods is the least healthy? What is your favorite dessert? Why do you think Americans tend to be heavier than Japanese people? What is your favorite fruit? What is your favorite vegetable? Other questions or discussions you feel are appropriate. 116
Pronunciation: I, E The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are I and E. This is the second time we are focusing on this letter. The reason for the repetition is because it is so difficult for Japanese people to master all the different ways I and E can be pronounced. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly.
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Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. (to) cook baker butcher chef dairy product diet fast food fresh Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. fruit gourmet grains groceries kitchen restaurant sugar vegetable
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What do you want for lunch today? Hmm...I like (Italian) food. I like (Italian) food, too. Let's go to an
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Is there some fast food around here? I think so. I'm pretty hungry. Lets hurry then. How about (Big Burger)? What do you think? Sounds good. Let's go.
Discussion Topic: Food What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food? If you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why? Game: What Are You Doing? The object of the game is to improvise using hand and body actions directed by the other players of the game, and simply to have fun playing off the other players. This is not a win or lose game. 1. Divide the room into two equal groups of players. 2. Have one player from either team stand in front of the group of players, and one will do an easy-to-understand hand action or body movement. The movement will show an often-occurring action taking place in day-to-day life. For example, brushing teethwhile showing one's teeth, gripping an air toothbrush, and demonstrating the brushing action. 3. The player of the other team will ask the one doing the action, What are you doing? Upon being asked, the player making the action will respond by saying another action not related to the current action. For example, What are you doing? The one making the teeth-brushing action responds something to the effect of, I am driving a car. 4. The player who asked the question will then perform the action and the first person sits down. And the game continues in this fashion.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. dock 2. lock 3. cough 4. model 5. bog rob duck luck cuff muddle bug rub 6. hog 7. not 8. sop 9. boss 10. hot hug nut sup bus hut
Phrases Make sure Make sure you take out the trash. Make sure you do your homework. I make a habit of I make a habit of brushing my teeth. I make a habit of always being on time. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct.
a dozen (eggs, doughnuts) all-you-can-eat appetizer baker's dozen barbecue (BBQ) bitter bushel of apples carton of eggs consume cooked dairy delicious dessert dining dinner and a show Conversation
disgusting drinking fountain expiration date fast food fried grilled gross loaf of bread minerals order rare raw rotten salt and pepper salty
seasoning meal sour steakhouse steamed stick of butter sweet tip to bake to be stuffed/full tub of margarine utensils vitamins waiter/waitress well done
The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: Welcome to Berry's Fast Burger. May I take your order? Can I have the cheeseburger meal with no ketchup? Would you like french fries or a baked potato with your meal?
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French fries, please. And what would you like to drink? Orange soda, please. Okay, that will be $4.56 at the window. Thank you very much!
For my 30th birthday party, my friends took me out to a steakhouse for dinner. We had onion rings and shrimp cocktails as appetizers. Everyone ordered T-Bone steaks, but I had a filet-mignon. Most of us ordered our steaks well done, but two of my friends asked for rare. I thought it looked gross, but they said it was delicious. For dessert, the waitress brought a beautiful cake with candles on top, and everyone sang, Happy Birthday. We were so stuffed from the meal that we couldn't finish eating the cake. All throughout the dinner, the waitress was very kind and attentive to us. The service was wonderful, so we gave her a big tip. I had a great time. Even though the food was delicious, my favorite part of the night was just being with my friends on my birthday. Q: Do you have a favorite restaurant to eat at? Who do you like to go with? Do you eat special foods for specific holidays/celebrations? Have you ever eaten too much of one thing? It's important to have a balanced diet, moderation in all things. Discussion Topic: Food What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food? If you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why? Game: What Are You Doing? The object of the game is to improvise using hand and body actions directed by the other players of the game, and simply to have fun playing off the other players. This is not a win or lose game. 1. Divide the room into two equal groups of players. 2. Have one player from either team stand in front of the group of players, and one will do an easy-to-understand hand action or body movement. The movement will show an often-occurring action taking place in day-to-day life. For example, brushing teethwhile showing one's teeth, gripping an air toothbrush, and demonstrating the brushing action. 3. The player of the other team will ask the one doing the action, What are you doing? Upon being asked, the player making the action will respond by saying another action not related to the current action. For example, What are you doing? The one making the teeth-brushing action responds something to the effect of, I am driving a car. 4. The player who asked the question will then perform the action and the first person sits down. And the game continues in this fashion.
Lesson 12Advanced Class Food

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: tart and dart 1. tart 2. tear 3. train 4. trip 5. tense dart dare drain drip dense 6. neat 7. wrote 8. heat 9. slight 10. weight need rode heed slide weighed
Expressions & Idioms In a pickle stuck in a bad situation; in trouble A piece of cake something simple and easy to do Vocabulary gourmet France is known for its gourmet food. The quality and preparation that goes into the food makes it famous. to be filling This casserole is so heavy and filling that I can't even finish it. light meal I like to eat light lunches, usually a sandwich or something simple. mouth-watering A mouth-watering aroma of homemade bread wafted through the house. dinner is served What are they serving as the special today? hits the spotWasn't that fudge so rich? Yeah, but actually, I was craving chocolate, so it really hit the spot. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Do you think a place's culture is related to the food they eat? For example, Mexico's spicy food could be related to their very energetic culture? What about Japan? 2. What kinds of food do you like? What kinds of food from other countries do you like? 3. What are some of the traditional foods of Japan? Are there still foods that are traditionally associated with certain areas? How is food changing in today's world? Opinions A colorful world All around the world people eat different types of food. In some places food is very colorful and spicy; in other places it is very monochrome and bland. Some people would say that this reflects the people that eat the food. But many people in certain cultures like foods that are not traditional. For example, many Japanese like spicy foods, like Indian curry or Chinese dishes. This may be because so many people nowadays travel and get to taste foods from all over the world. Then they bring those new foods and ideas back to their own country, opening up doors for more people to try them.
Optional Reading practice for Vocabulary Last month I took a trip to Europe and stopped in Paris for a day. I decided I might as well splurge and go out to a gourmet restaurant to taste the best of what Paris has to offer. I chose a full five-course meal, and they started off by serving some light appetizers of soup and a fancy salad with their famous bread. The main course was then a mouth-watering array of rosemary-roasted lamb and carefully simmered vegetables. It was all delicious and very filling. And at the end, of course, I had a dessert souffl that topped it all off and hit the spot just right. It may well be the most delicious food I've ever eaten. Writing Activity Write about the best meal you have ever had? What kind of food was there? What did it look like? What did it taste like? Discussion Topic: Food What is your favorite food? If you grew up eating only that or something sweet like ice cream, do you think it would taste good or sweet to you? Game: What Are You Doing? The object of the game is to improvise using hand and body actions directed by the other players of the game, and simply to have fun playing off the other players. This is not a win or lose game. 1. Divide the room into two equal groups of players. 2. Have one player from either team stand in front of the group of players, and one will do an easy-to-understand hand action or body movement. The movement will show an often-occurring action taking place in day-to-day life. For example, brushing teethwhile showing one's teeth, gripping an air toothbrush, and demonstrating the brushing action. 3. The player of the other team will ask the one doing the action, What are you doing? Upon being asked, the player making the action will respond by saying another action not related to the current action. For example, What are you doing? The one making the teeth-brushing action responds something to the effect of, I am driving a car. 4. The player who asked the question will then perform the action and the first person sits down. And the game continues in this fashion.
Midterm Class Evaluation

1. What two things do you like most about the English class? (1)__________________________________________________________________ (2)__________________________________________________________________ 2. What two things do you like least about the class? (1)__________________________________________________________________ (2)____________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you have suggestions to improve the class?____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Would you recommend this class to a friend or family member? _____Yes ____No If not, why not?______________________________________________________ 5. Have you ever brought a friend or family member to English class? _____Yes _____No

Nature
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Example Discussion Topics 1. What is your favorite part of nature? (Flowers, insects, animals, mountains, lakes, etc.) 2. Do you enjoy looking at the stars and the constellations? What is your favorite star? 3. Do you enjoy activities that involve being in nature, such as fishing or even hunting? 4. What is your favorite kind of tree? What is your favorite kind of flower? 5. Who do you think created all the beautiful things in nature? 6. What is the most relaxing way for you to enjoy nature? 7. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: Q The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is Q. Japanese students often confuse the letters Q and C. It is important that they learn to use Q correctly. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. QUESTION UNIQUE 2. QUENCH BOUTIQUE 3. QUICK ANTIQUE 127
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Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. animals beautiful fall island lake mountain nature ocean Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: What is your favorite season? B: I like (fall). A: Why do you like (fall)? B: Because (the mountains are very beautiful) season? A: I like all seasons, but I like (summer) best. B: Why? A: Because (I like to swim in the ocean). Discussion Topic: Nature When you stand among mountains, rivers, or forests, how do you feel? What do you think that feeling comes from? Do you think nature could be an accident? If not, where is it from?
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Game: Go Back Jump The object of the game is to say the right number in the counting circle when it is ones turn. 1. Have players sit in a circle and count to the rhythm of everyone snapping. 2. On every multiple of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, etc.), in place of that number, the player must say go or back or jump. 3. If he says go, then the counting continues as if the number had been said. If he says back, then the counting continues in the opposite direction. If he says jump, then the counting skips one person and continues counting in the same direction (1, 2, back, 4, etc.). 4. At every multiple of 10, the player must say pa-chunk, while making a flapping motion with her arms folded into chicken wings. At 20 he must say pa-chunk pa-chunk with two flapping motions, etc. 5. When a player messes up, he is out. 6. When there are only two people left playing, they must play the game with their thumbs, raising them each time they get to a number or word. The last person left wins. Practice rounds are recommended.

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4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. sell seek sealed see sought sigh and shy shell sheik shield she shot 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. sin sip mass plus gas shin ship mash plush gash
Phrases make sense When I speak Korean it does not make any sense. If I explain it using a picture, will it make sense? make it If we leave at 6:30, can we make it on time? The concert starts at 8:00 p.m. I do not know if I will be able to make it. Be sure to make it there at least 10 minutes before the play starts. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. animals aviary beautiful blossom bush desert domestic endangered exotic Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: What is your favorite animal? My favorite animal is a/an (hamster) . What about you? I like (horses). Why do you like (horses)? Because they're big and intelligent, and you can ride them! Why do you like (hamsters)? Because they're small and cute. I like small animals. extinct island jungle lake leaves mountain nature ocean peninsula plant river season to go on a walk to swim tropical wild wild life zoo
Reading Each season gives me a special and different feeling, but I like springtime a lot. In the spring all of the flowers blossom into beautiful colors. Cherry trees and magnolia trees have beautiful blossoms. Little green leaves begin to come out of the plants. The sun is usually shining and cool breezes blow. When I have some extra time, I like to go on walks. Some people think that because they live in the city, they cannot see nature very often. Even though they live in the city nature is all around them. They can still see birds, trees, flowers, plants, and animals. Our world has been created so wonderfully. We need to be thankful for the beauty around us. Look around you, you can find beauty in nature everywhere. You just need to look. How do you feel when springtime comes and everything comes alive? What do you think when you go on walks and enjoy all of the beauty of nature? Do you wonder who created all of this for us to enjoy? Listening One of my hobbies is to take pictures of wildlife. But since I cant afford to travel to exotic places, I often go to zoos to photograph animals. My favorite part of the zoo is the aviary. Aviaries often have tropical and endangered birds. I love to see the variety of colors and hear all the different bird calls. Aviaries usually have beautiful displays of plant life. They are full of trees with huge green leaves and bushes with brightly colored blossoms. I love taking pictures of everything, but sometimes I like to close my eyes and listen to the sounds of the birds. As I listen, I can forget I'm in a zoo and pretend I'm really in the wild. There is so much beauty in nature. I try my best to capture that beauty in my photographs. Q: When you want to see nature, where do you like to go? Have you ever been to a zoo, or a garden? What kinds of things did you see? How did you feel? Discussion Topic: Nature Do you feel different when you are in nature vs. being in a city? What is the difference? Why do you feel at peace when you are in nature?
Game: Go Back Jump The object of the game is to say the right number in the counting circle when it is ones turn. 1. Have players sit in a circle and count to the rhythm of everyone snapping. 2. On every multiple of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, etc.), in place of that number, the player must say go or back or jump. 3. If he says go, then the counting continues as if the number had been said. If he says back, then the counting continues in the opposite direction. If he says jump, then the counting skips one person and continues counting in the same direction (1, 2, back, 4, etc.). 4. At every multiple of 10, the player must say pa-chunk, while making a flapping motion with her arms folded into chicken wings. At 20 he must say pa-chunk pa-chunk with two flapping motions, etc. 5. When a player messes up, he is out. 6. When there are only two people left playing, they must play the game with their thumbs, raising them each time they get to a number or word. The last person left wins. Practice rounds are recommended.
Lesson 13Advanced Class Nature

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences.) 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: sigh and shy 1. sell 2. seek 3. sealed 4. see 5. sought shell sheik shield she shot 6. sin 7. sip 8. mass 9. plus 10. gas shin ship mash plush gash
Expressions & Idioms Knock on wood wanting to avoid bad luck related to something you just said Out of the clear blue skysomething unexpectedly happening Vocabulary smog New York is a beautiful city; however, the pollution of all the cars and factories produces unpleasant smog. Often, people get sick from breathing it. a getaway/retreat The most peaceful retreat is a cabin up in the mountains. artificial In desert climates, natural grass is often replaced by artificial grass since there is not enough water. rugged The best cars for rugged terrain are jeeps since they're so versatile. a tree-hugger Katie is always always nagging me to be more conservative with electricity and to recycle. She's such a tree-hugger. scenic I love the scenic views from mountain trails that stretch on for miles. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What kinds of pollution do we deal with in our world? Is pollution only in cities? What can we do at work or at home to help conserve nature? (window gardens, etc) 2. Compare Japan's climate to another country's climate. What natural features are specific to Japan? To America? In what ways do Japanese value nature? 3. Have you ever had a powerful experience admiring nature? Why do you think we feel that way? Where is your favorite nature retreat? Opinions Wherever you are in the world, people have to deal with pollution. Most places it goes by undetected; but especially in big cities, it can be very noticeable. So what can we do? Do you think one person can make a difference? There is a story of a man who lived close to an area that had just been deforested by logging. The whole place was dry and barren. He wanted to help, so one day he went out and planted lots of acorns. Then the next week he planted a few more. A little at a time they began to sprout and grow. As it grew people forgot that it used to be barren, and, in fact, other plants began to sprout up and even animals started returning. Suddenly it was a thriving forest, and the townsfolk dubbed it a natural reserve and held it as their prize
native forest. Yet it was all due in the beginning from one man planting acorns. If we help a little, nature can be very resilient. A missionary wrote: One time I went backpacking with some friends in the Grand Teton Mountains. As we hiked deeper and deeper into the woods, I found relaxation from the stress of the world. At one point we found a small cliff overlooking a beautiful valley full of green trees. As I quietly sat and admired the lush forest, the beauty of the earth was impressed upon my mind. I remembered again that this is all a beautiful gift from God. Writing Activity Is there a certain part of nature that you particularly enjoy? The trees? The ocean? The sun? The flowers? What's the most beautiful place you've ever been to? Discussion Topic: Nature Is there any need for humans to be in contact with nature? What advantages are there to it? Is there something special about watching plants and animals grow? Game: Go Back Jump The object of the game is to say the right number in the counting circle when it is ones turn. 1. Have players sit in a circle and count to the rhythm of everyone snapping. 2. On every multiple of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, etc.), in place of that number, the player must say go or back or jump. 3. If he says go, then the counting continues as if the number had been said. If he says back, then the counting continues in the opposite direction. If he says jump, then the counting skips one person and continues counting in the same direction (1, 2, back, 4, etc.). 4. At every multiple of 10, the player must say pa-chunk, while making a flapping motion with her arms folded into chicken wings. At 20 he must say pa-chunk pa-chunk with two flapping motions, etc. 5. When a player messes up, he is out. 6. When there are only two people left playing, they must play the game with their thumbs, raising them each time they get to a number or word. The last person left wins. Practice rounds are recommended.

Opposites

Describe the opposites that each picture represents
Dark and light
Full and empty
Fat and skinny
Stop and go (red/green)
Old and young
Tall and short
Sad and happy
Weak and strong
Example Conversation topics 1. What are other opposites besides these? How many opposites can you name? 2. Would you rather be fat or skinny? Tall or short? 3. Are you mostly sad or happy? What makes you sad? What makes you happy? 4. Do you get up early or late? How early? How late do you go to bed? 5. Do you run fast or slow? Do you drive fast or slow? Do you mostly like night or day? 6. Should opposites marry each other, or is it better to marry someone more like you? 7. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: S, SH The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are S and SH. We are doing them together because Japanese people often sound Ss as if they were SH, and it changes the meaning completely. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly.
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SHINE SHE SHIRTS SHAME SHARK BUSH CASH SPANISH FASHION WASHER
Vocabulary (What is the opposite?) These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. boy girl far near good bad happy sad high low hot cold inside outside left right Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: Is Meg inside? No, she is outside by the tall person. on off sick healthy soft hard strong weak tall short up down warm cool white black ()
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Is the tall person a boy? No, the tall person is a girl. Is she wearing a black shirt? No, she is wearing a white shirt. Oh, I see her! Thank you.
Discussion Topic: Opposition What is the hardest thing you have ever done? How did it feel when you accomplished it? Would you do it again? We are here in this life to grow; without challenges we cannot grow. Game: Spelling Relay Race The object of the game is to the first team to spell the word correctly. 1. Divide students into several teams depending on the size of the class. 2. Have teams sit in rows parallel to the board. 3. Say a word aloud and have the first team member write the first letter of the word on the board. He then runs back and relays the marker to the next member of the team, who in turn writes the next letter. 4. Continue relaying until the word is spelled. 5. A person may correct another teammate's error instead of writing the next letter in the word, but not both. 6. The first team player to finish spelling the word correctly wins a team point.

Opposites
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Jack Jake jot jeep gel jack and shack shack shake shot sheep shell 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. sludge badge gin jail jade slush bash shin shale shade
Phrases decide to I decided to go to the symphony tomorrow. Did you decide to come with us? I did not know about that book, so I decided to read it. If you decide on plans for tonight, let me know. try to I will really try to finish my homework before Thursday. That is a good question. I will try to think about it more. I am very busy, but I will try to make it there on time. I can try to eat it if you want me to.
Vocabulary (Name the Opposites) These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. always boy come cheap dark easy empty far gone Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: I'm looking for someone named Oscar. Is he inside here? No, he's outside by that short tree. Is he the one in the black shirt? No, Oscar is wearing a white shirt. Is he the one to the left of the table? Yes, that's him. Do you want me to ask him to come over? No, that's okay. I'll go over there. Thanks! good happy high hot inside left on safe shy sick skinny small soft strong tall up warm white
Reading My brother and I are polar opposites of each other in both physical traits and personality traits. I'm short and skinny. He's tall and strong. He likes sports. I like reading books. He's very outgoing and makes new friends easily. I'm shy and am content with just a few close friends. I like to plan activities in advance, but he likes to be spontaneous. Our hobbies, favorite foods, favorite movies, and interests are completely opposite. We used to fight a lot as children because we disagreed on everything. But as we've grown, we've learned to understand and respect one another. I've learned to speak up more and chase after the things I want. He has learned to plan better. Despite being so different, we have a very close relationship. I'm grateful for his good example to me. Q: Do you know someone who is completely opposite of you? Describe that person. Is it good to have opposite people? Why or why not? Discussion Topic: Opposition Do you think we need opposition in our life? Why? What would life be like if we were all the same? Could you be happy if you never knew sadness? Would you know sweet if you didnt know sour? Game: Spelling Relay Race The object of the game is to the first team to spell the word correctly. 1. Divide students into several teams depending on the size of the class. 2. Have teams sit in rows parallel to the board. 3. Say a word aloud and have the first team member write the first letter of the word on the board. He then runs back and relays the marker to the next member of the team, who in turn writes the next letter. 4. Continue relaying until the word is spelled. 5. A person may correct another teammate's error instead of writing the next letter in the word, but not both. 6. The first team player to finish spelling the word correctly wins a team point.
Lesson 14Advanced Class Opposites and Similarities

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences.) 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: advanced opposites 1. victory 2. deep 3. gradual 4. vertical 5. complex 6. inferior 7. optimistic defeat shallow sudden horizontal simple superior pessimistic 8. loiter 9. abstract 10. tentative hasten concrete permanent
Expressions & Idioms on the contrary This food is gross. On the contrary! I think it's great! to each his own Every individual likes different things and that's o.k. Vocabulary to compare Upon comparing our lifestyles I found we had a lot in common. to contrast It is beautiful at sunset to see the contrasting reds and yellows with the dark blues and violets of the night sky. to go with The blue denim goes with that red shirt. Looking good! opposition By overcoming opposition, we can grow and become stronger. identical-- Those two look so similar they could be identical twins! to backfire My great promotion at work backfired on me when I realized now I had to be in the office even longer.
Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What would it be like if everyone was the same? What advantages come from differences? In what ways are people the same? Is it important to see things from another person's opposite point of view? 2. Do you think opposites attract in relationships? Why do you agree or disagree? 3. How can opposition in our life help us grow stronger? How do we endure it? Opinions If everyone were the same, there would be no variety in the world, and life would be all-around uninteresting. Differences may be hard to deal with at times, but they are what give flavor and variety to our life.
Opposites attract is a common phrase meaning people who seem to be opposites to have nothing in common often are drawn to each other for some unexplainable reason. And, surprisingly, these people who seem so different are so happy together. The motto of a weightlifter may very well be No pain, no gain. For weightlifters to increase their strength, they must continually use more weight. It hurts and may be challenging; but if they did not use more weight, weightlifters might never obtain the strength they are working for. We are all aware that life is not easy. Have any of us taken a moment to consider why life is hard? If there were no opposition in life, no one would ever have a reason to better himself or herself. Everything would be easy. As we overcome hardships, we grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. Writing Activity Write about an experience in your life where opposition either taught you an important lesson or made you stronger. Discussion Topic: Opposition What was the hardest thing you have ever done? When have you grown the most in your life? Were they at the same time? Why do we grow through opposition? Could we grow without opposition? Why? What would life be like if we were all the same? Game: Spelling Relay Race The object of the game is to the first team to spell the word correctly. 1. Divide students into several teams depending on the size of the class. 2. Have teams sit in rows parallel to the board. 3. Say a word aloud and have the first team member write the first letter of the word on the board. He then runs back and relays the marker to the next member of the team, who in turn writes the next letter. 4. Continue relaying until the word is spelled. 5. A person may correct another teammate's error instead of writing the next letter in the word, but not both. 6. The first team player to finish spelling the word correctly wins a team point.

Time

This is a wall clock
This is an alarm clock
This is an hour glass This is a person waking up
A picture of nighttime
U.S. time zones
Worldwide time zones
North & South America
Example Discussion Topics 1. What time do you get up in the morning? What time do you usually go to bed? 2. How many time zones are there in the world? How many in the U.S.? How many in Japan? 3. What is the time difference between Japan and the U.S.? Does it depend on daylight savings time? 4. Why is there more daylight north of the equator in the summer? 5. Why does the sun come up so early in the morning in Japan? 6. How many hours in a day? Minutes in an hour? Seconds in a minutes? Days in a year? 7. What was the purpose of an hour glass? 8. Where is the international date line? Why is Japan time ahead of U.S. time? 9. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: T, TH The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are T and TH. TH is one of most difficult sounds for Japanese people to say. You will need to work hard with them for them to get the pronunciation correct. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 148
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
TEACHER TANK TREE TOP TEN TENT PRETTY PRINT FEET WENT
THEATER THANK THRILL THICK THIN TENTH HEALTHY BREATH TEETH WEALTH
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. afternoon clock day evening hour midnight minute month Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: It is time to get up! Really? What time is it? It is seven thirty. Hurry! School starts in an hour. Dont be late! How long does it take to get to school? It takes about (fifteen minutes) by train, but (thirty minutes) What time does the train leave? In about twenty minutes. Oh no! I need to hurry! morning night noon second to be late watch week year
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Discussion Topic: Time When does time go the fastest for you? When does time go the slowest for you? Share some of our happiest memories. Why are they happy? Game: Shiritori The object of the game is to think of a noun that starts with the last letter of the previously stated word. This is actually a Japanese game but very simple. 1. Have one person say a noun. 2. The next person takes the last letter of that word and says another noun starting with that letter (i.e. apple, elephant, truck, kite, etc).
Lesson 15Intermediate Class Time

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. joke 2. Jell-o 3. junk 4. jeep 5. jar jug and chug choke cello chunk cheap char 6. lunge 7. badge 8. large 9. bridges 10. ridge lunch batch lurch britches rich
Phrases How long does it take to ? A: B: A: B: It is time to It is time to go. It is time to eat. It is time to start. It is time to study. Get your homework out. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. --oclock A.M. about (time) always around (time) clock daily hour late Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: It is time to get up! You need to catch the train to Tokyo this morning. What time is it? midnight minute noon P.M. quarter to schedule seconds strange to be on time to be over to get up to recommend to sleep in to spend time to use time to wake up until watch How long does it take to get there by subway? It takes about 45 minutes. How long will it take to fix your computer? It should take a few hours.
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It is a quarter to seven. Hurry! The train leaves at a quarter past eight. Dont be late! Okay. Wheres the train schedule? Its over by the clock. Thanks. Ill call you this evening from Tokyo.
In high school, my daily schedule used to be really busy. Every day I got up at 7:00 AM and went to school. Each class was 45 minutes long. School was over at 3:00 in the afternoon. I came home and slept until 7:00 o'clock PM. After I woke up, I read books, played the piano, wrote in my journal, and did a little homework. Usually I would go to bed at around 3:00 in the morning. The next day I did the same thing. Day after day my body became very weak. It was difficult for me to focus when people were speaking to me. I was very tired and I always felt busy and rushed. It was difficult to find time to accomplish things or spend time with family and friends. I eventually realized that I needed to manage my time better. I learned to use my time wisely and to set aside time for important things. Q: How much time do you spend at work? with family? with friends? on hobbies? Do you go to bed early and get up early? Do you manage your time well? Do you have a life goal? How do you use your time to accomplish that goal? Discussion Topic: Time When does time go the fastest for you? When does time go the slowest for you? What are some of your clearest memories? How long ago are they? Share some of your happiest memories. Game: Shiritori The object of the game is to think of a noun that starts with the last letter of the previously stated word. This is actually a Japanese game but very simple. 1. Have one person say a noun. 2. The next person takes the last letter of that word and says another noun starting with that letter (i.e. apple, elephant, truck, kite, etc).
Lesson 15Advanced Class Time

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: jug and chug 1. joke 2. Jello 3. junk 4. jeep 5. jar choke cello chunk cheap char
6. lunge 7. badge 8. Madge 9. large 10. bridges
lunch batch match larch britches
Expressions & Idioms Time flies when you're having fun Enjoying yourself makes time go faster. Time is money Time is precious; use it well. Vocabulary to kill time Well, we have an extra hour; let's kill time and watch a show. the spur of the moment We decided to go the movie at the spur of the moment, but sadly the tickets were already sold out. to do something on the spot I do not understand how Greg is such a hilarious standup comedian. It is so hard to make up jokes on the spot! on the fly You'd better eat that sandwich on the fly; we've got to run. to be pressed for time Lately I'm so busy that I'm really pressed for time. for the time being During the last game, the star basketball player got injured. He is on the injured list for the time being. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Have you ever felt that time goes by faster than you think it is? Does it speed up as we age? How can we be in better control of our time? 2. What's the most important use of your time? If you were to prioritize everything you did yesterday, what would it look like? Do you have a mission statement for your life? Opinions My life seems to be flying by more quickly than I can handle. It seems like just yesterday I was living with my family and enjoying my childhood. Already I have moved out on my own, and I am beginning to think about starting my own family. Sometimes I look back and feel like the time has gone by so fast that I havent been able to accomplish anything. If you feel this way, a personal mission statement might be good. It helps to know what we want to get out of life. By deciding what the best way to use our time is, we're better able to take control and do things that will help us achieve those purposes. It might be good to make a list of all the things that you have to do and prioritize them. Prioritizing will help you evaluate what you value most in life. By
becoming aware of what is most important to you, you can ensure that your time is spent in the best way possible. When you are faced with a decision involving two possible uses of your time, look at the list and pick the one with the most importance. Time is a precious gift to us. Time was given to us so that we can better ourselves and help others. Our time on earth is limited, so we need to use this time wisely. Writing Activity Write a personal mission statement that will help you manage your time more effectively both in the present and the future. Discussion Topic: Time What is your earliest memory? What is your most clear memory from elementary school? How long ago does that feel? Why does time seem to always speed up? If you could pick one time of your life to go back to, when would it be? Why? Do you feel that this life is all there is? If there was an afterlife, what would you want it to be like? Game: Shiritori The object of the game is to think of a noun that starts with the last letter of the previously stated word. This is actually a Japanese game but very simple. 1. Have one person say a noun. 2. The next person takes the last letter of that word and says another noun starting with that letter (i.e. apple, elephant, truck, kite, etc).

Directions

This is a compass
This is a map
These are direction signs
This arrow points upward
This arrow points to the right
This arrow to the left
This arrow points down
This arrow shows a 90% angle
Example Questions to ask 1. How can a compass help you find directions? How about a map? 2. Have you ever best lost? Describe the situation. 3. Describe how the word directions is used in going places and in cooking. 4. What are the four different directions one can goeast, west, north, south. 5. Where in Tokyo can you find the directions for subways and trainsInternet and in ekis? 6. Do maps always contain even the latest-built roads? 7. Does your car have a navigation system? How does it work? 8. Other questions or conversations you think are appropriate. Pronunciation: W, X The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are W and X. Japanese have a difficult time pronouncing Xs. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. WOOD XYLOPHONE 2. WORK SAXOPHONE 3. WATER X-RAY 4. WELL EXTREME
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WINK COWBOY WOW NOW HOW FEW
EXAMPLE BOX FOX FAX MAX AX
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. above across backward behind below between block corner east forward Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Hi! Where do you want to go? Please take me to the (Art Center). I am sorry. I do not know where it is. Thats okay. Go across the bridge and turn right at the post office. Oh, I remember. It is between the (hospital) and the (hotel). That is right. front go intersection north south stop stop/traffic light straight turn west
Discussion Topic: Directions Have you ever been lost before? How did you feel? Do you ever feel that way in your own life? What do you use to get back on track?
Game: Artist The object of the game is to be the team whose picture most closely replicates the picture drawn on the white board. 1. Divide the class into 2-3 teams (depending on size). 2. Draw a picture on the back of a white board. 3. Select one person from each team to come and look at the picture. That person then tries to explain, IN ENGLISH, what the picture looks like to the rest of the team (i.e., There's a sun in the upper-left hand corner). 4. Have another person from each team, the Artist, draw the picture on a piece of paper. Give a time limit. When the time is up, compare pictures to see which team was most correct.
Lesson 16Intermediate Class Directions

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. chair 2. chin 3. chuck 4. cheap 5. cheat chew and shoe share shin shuck sheep sheet 6. catch 7. match 8. crutch 9. porch 10. witch cash mash crush Porsche wish
Phrases How long (has he/she) / (have you) ? How long have you studied English? How long have you lived here? How long has he been waiting for us? How long has she known him? Have you ever ? A: B: A: B: Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. above across around behind below between block bored by myself clearly corner Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: Hi! Where do you want to go? Please take me to the (Modern Art Museum) . I'm sorry. I dont know where the (Modern Art Museum) is located. Thats okay. Go south across the bridge and turn right at the post office. Oh, I remember. It is east of (Central Park).
Have you ever eaten kimchi? Yes. I eat it every day. Have you ever been to Inchon? I have never been to Inchon.
destination dinosaurs down the street east finally focus front go intersection jungles north
purpose somewhere south stop straight to be lost to figure out to imagine to recognize turn west
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That is correct. Turn right at the corner and stop in front of the (bus stop). Thanks for your directions.
My mother told me to go to the store and buy a loaf of bread, a stick of butter, and a gallon of milk. I began to walk down the street. I have been to the store many times by myself. I went straight to the end of the block. Then I went right at the big intersection. The street was long, and as I walked I became bored. I began to think about jungles with tigers, elephants, and snakes. Then I imagined I was looking for dinosaurs. I jumped, skipped, and ran. Eventually, I stopped and looked around, and then realized I was lost. None of the roads were familiar. I walked around the block, across the street, and finally found the store. From this experience, I learned that it is important to always focus and remember which direction I am going in order to get to my destination. Q: Have you ever been lost before? How did you find your way again? Do you ever daydream? Have you ever missed out on something because you were daydreaming? Discussion Topic: Directions Have you ever used a map before? Are you good at using a map? Have you ever misread a map before? What happened? Game: Artist The object of the game is to be the team whose picture most closely replicates the picture drawn on the white board. 1. Divide the class into 2-3 teams (depending on size). 2. Draw a picture on the back of a white board. 3. Select one person from each team to come and look at the picture. That person then tries to explain, IN ENGLISH, what the picture looks like to the rest of the team (i.e., There's a sun in the upper-left hand corner). 4. Have another person from each team, the Artist, draw the picture on a piece of paper. Give a time limit. When the time is up, compare pictures to see which team was most correct.
Lesson 16Advanced Class Directions

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: chew and shoe 1. chair 2. chin 3. chuck 4. cheap 5. cheat share shin shuck sheep sheet 6. catch 7. match 8. crutch 9. porch 10. witch cash mash crush Porsche wish
Expressions & Idioms familiar with to know a lot about, be accustomed to over the Hill over 40, getting old Vocabulary to cut corners If you cut corners, it might be faster but a bit dangerous. to get sidetrackedI went in Bretts office to let him know about the new employee, but we got sidetracked and didn't even talk about it. sense of directionEven if we get lost, his sense of direction is so keen that we will have no problem getting back to safety. to maneuver It's a tight squeeze for parking; I might have to maneuver in. to trackTo help the company be more successful, we decided to track the sales of goods and then target more advertising on the customers. a detour There's construction going on. It looks like we have to take a detour. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Tell us in detail how to get to your favorite store from here. You can include bus routes, trains, by car, or just by walking. 2. Everyone wants to be happy. Is this what gives you direction in your life? What can we do to be happier? 3. What's your biggest daily distraction, or what gets you sidetracked easily? How do you maneuver around those? Opinions If you think that being happy means a life filled with fun times, few problems, and no disappointments, youre bound to feel unhappy most of the time. However, if you realize that being happy means concentrating on the blessings in your life and appreciating the things that you have, then you are heading in the right direction. One of our presidents of the Church gave three small things we can do to feel happier and feel like we have more direction in our life: First, keep a sense of humor. Laughter can make difficult circumstances bearable.
Second, you can serve others. Service takes your mind off of what is bothering you. And it is often a good reminder that no matter how bad things are for you, someone else may be worse off and still be able to have a positive outlook. Third, look for things to be grateful for. Spending time focusing on the blessings in your life will often help you put things that are not so good into the proper perspective. Writing Activity Write about an experience when you felt the deepest and most sincere happiness and direction in your life. Discussion Topic: Directions Have you ever misread a road sign on a highway? What happened? Do you ever feel that you are being led in all different directions in life? How do you know which way to go? What serves as your map in life? Game: Artist The object of the game is to be the team whose picture most closely replicates the picture drawn on the white board. 1. Divide the class into 2-3 teams (depending on size). 2. Draw a picture on the back of a white board. 3. Select one person from each team to come and look at the picture. That person then tries to explain, IN ENGLISH, what the picture looks like to the rest of the team (i.e., There's a sun in the upper-left hand corner). 4. Have another person from each team, the Artist, draw the picture on a piece of paper. Give a time limit. When the time is up, compare pictures to see which team was most correct.

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Globe of the world
Different time zones The World Cup tournament Internet: Has shrunk the world
Fastest way to see the world Another way to see the world Customs & Immigration Different people living in peace Example Discussion Topics 1. What are the time zone differences between Japan and the U.S.? Japan and Australia? 2. How many of the different continents have you visited? Where in the world would you like to travel? 3. Have you ever traveled by airplane? By ship? Where did you go? Tell us about it? 4. Why has the Internet made the world smaller? How is it possible to send/receive messages in seconds? 5. Why must we go through Customs and Immigration when traveling to another country? 6. Why are there so many immigration problems around the world? What is illegal immigration? 7. Why do you think there is so much conflict in the world? 8. What would it take for people to live in peace throughout the world? 9. Are you interested in the World Cup tournament? How did Japan do? Who won the last one? 10. Other questions and conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: RL, R The letters of the alphabet and sounds we will focus on this week are RL and R. Like D and TH, Rs are very difficult for the Japanese people to pronounce correctly. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. GIRL GEAR 2. CURL CAR 3. PEARL FAR 4. WORLD WORD 168
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CHARLES GARLIC BARLEY YEARLY NEARLY EARLY
MARS ERIC VERY MERRY HAIRY FAIRY
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. Africa airplane America Antarctica arctic Australia camera country Japan Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: Have you ever been to (Africa) ? No, I have not. How about you? Yes. Let me show you some pictures. That's great. I want to travel, too. Where do you want to go? I want to travel to (America). If you go, please bring me a souvenir. Korea Russia passport picture souvenir train travel vacation
Discussion Topic: Our World What was it like to visit a foreign country for the first time? Or just another city? Were the people different? How? Even though we have our differences, we are all children of God.
Game: Sentence Snake The object is to have students create an interesting, long sentence, one word at a time. 1. Form a circle. 2. Start a sentence with a word (i.e., I). 3. Have the next person add a word, and so on. 4. Try to get around the circle one or two times before the sentence ends. You might end up with a sentence like, I...am...a...very...cool...boy...but .my...dog...cannot...speak...English. 5. If you want, you can pick a basic theme first; for example, going to a movie, going shopping, watching TV, etc.
Lesson 17Intermediate Class Our World

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. fair 2. for 3. fink 4. frill 5. free fin and thin there Thor think thrill three 6. reef 7. roof 8. fought 9. oaf 10. first wreath Ruth thought oath thirst
Phrases Get a chance... When you get a chance, please read this book. It's very good! Did you get a chance to visit Grandma last week? If you get a chance, could you make a cake for the birthday party? Even though Even though she goes to an academy, she still doesnt learn all she can. Even though it is cold outside, lets go for a walk. Even though he is shy, he needs to learn to talk to people. Even though he is not handsome, I like him anyway. What is the difference between and ? What is the difference between this shirt and that shirt? What is the difference between Karate and Tae kwon do? When I fly, what is the difference between first class and coach? Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. Africa airplane Antarctica Asia Australia Camera completely compromise conflict country culture Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. Europe fascinating flag history North America opinion passport point of view reconcile revolution sightsee South America souvenir still to judge tolerate train travel understand unique unrest vacation
A: B: A: B: A: Reading
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I think Id like to go to Egypt and see the Pyramids of Giza. Really? Do you like Egypt? Yes. Recently, I've been learning about ancient Egyptian history. It's really fascinating. If you ever get a chance to go, bring me a souvenir, okay?
World history has shown that many wars begin when one group of people disagrees with another group of people. If the two parties cannot compromise, fights, wars, and revolutions occur. It's so important to find a way to understand the opinions and points of view of other people. If it were possible to find a middle ground, many conflicts would be avoided. This is true of countries and individuals. When people communicate well and work to understand each others points of view, their relationship can become much stronger. On the other hand, if two people fail to understand the thoughts and opinions of each other, it may be difficult. If all countries worked to improved communication and understanding, our world would be a more peaceful place. Q: Have you ever had an experience where a miscommunication led to an argument? How did you resolve it? How would you generally resolve an argument? Why do you think there are so many differences in the world today? What happens when we judge others and dont really understand why they do things the way they do? Discussion Topic: Our World Discuss the differences between two cultures (Japan, America, China, etc.), including anything from food, to manners, to dress and appearance. Why do you think we always recognized differences first? Now discuss what is universal to all people. We are all children of God. Game: Sentence Snake The object is to have students create an interesting, long sentence, one word at a time. 1. Form a circle. 2. Start a sentence with a word (i.e., I). 3. Have the next person add a word, and so on. 4. Try to get around the circle one or two times before the sentence ends. You might end up with a sentence like, I...am...a...very...cool...boy...but .my...dog...cannot...speak...English. 5. If you want, you can pick a basic theme first; for example, going to a movie, going shopping, watching TV, etc.
Lesson 17Advanced Class Our World

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: fin and thin 1. fair 2. for 3. fink 4. free 5. free there Thor think thrill three 6. reef 7. roof 8. fought 9. half 10. first wreath Ruth thought hath thirst
Expressions & Idioms Rome wasnt built in a day Not everything works out just perfectly right at first. You get what you pay for High price means high quality; low price, low quality. Vocabulary to reminisce It is nice to take a moment to reminisce about all the great times I had when I was younger. setback In life, there are bound to be setbacks that keep us from our dreams. nowadays Nowadays people don't even greet each other on the street. to be superficial Making money only for personal benefit is quite superficial. Our goals should be focused more on others and on how to help them. from here on out I want to really be a nice person from here on out. where in the world is Honey, where in the world is my watch? Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. How has your neighborhood changed over the last several years? How do you think it will change from here on out? What do you want more of in your community? 2. This world may be big, but sometimes does it feel small? When? 3. Tell us about about a country or place you'd like to visit more than any other you have been to already. What do you think is so interesting or different about that place? Opinions The best thing to have in our neighborhood or community is a sense of unity and belonging. If we can show love and acceptance to our neighbors and friends, they'll know this place is somewhere they want to be. This is important in our families too-- as our families represent something like our own little world. The world is a very big place. But especially in today's world with technology and communication better than ever, it can feel small when we can talk to someone far away, or when we meet someone that we met at a completely different place before. As we learn about other countries and other cultures, we can really understand not only how we're different but also how we are the same. We can feel a unity with all humankind. We are all children of God, so no one is better than another.
Writing Activity If you could create your very own country, or very own world, what kinds of rules would you enforce? What would people's lives be like? Would there be cities and countryside? Kings or Presidents? Discussion Topic: Our World What are some of the first differences we notice about other countries or people? Do you think noticing others' differences changes how we think about them? What if we tried to find our similarities? How would the relationships between countries change? Would it? If we realize we are all children of God we can overcome our differences. Game: Sentence Snake The object is to have students create an interesting, long sentence, one word at a time. 1. Form a circle. 2. Start a sentence with a word (i.e., I). 3. Have the next person add a word, and so on. 4. Try to get around the circle one or two times before the sentence ends. You might end up with a sentence like, I...am...a...very...cool...boy...but .my...dog...cannot...speak...English. 5. If you want, you can pick a basic theme first; for example, going to a movie, going shopping, watching TV, etc.

Holidays

Describe each of the pictures. What holiday do they represent?
Halloween pumpkins
A Christmas tree
Valentine heart
Independence Day fireworks
Thanksgiving turkey
Japanese New Year feast
Golden Week flags
O Bon dancers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Who has more holidaysJapan or the United States? What is your favorite holiday? Why? What is the longest holiday in Japan? In the U.S.? What is your least favorite holiday? Why? What do you usually do on holidays? Do you often travel to other locations? Where? In the U.S. there is only one Valentines Day. In Japan there are two. Describe them. Why isnt Christmas as big a holiday in Japan as it is in America? Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why does Japan hang flags on many different holidays? Other questions and conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: CH The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is CH. This is also a difficult sound for the Japanese people to make, and we use it several different ways as shown in the words below. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 178
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CHERRY CHOOSE CHAT CHEESE CHANCE BENCH MARCH SANDWICH
CHEMICAL CHOIR ECHO SCHOOL CHLORINE ACHE STOMACH BACH
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. Arbor Day birthday candy celebrate Christmas decoration Easter Halloween Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: When is your birthday? My birthday is on (November 18th). Will you have a party? Yes, I will have candy and decorations and ice cream. Wow, that will be fun. May I come? Sure! Bring a friend. How do you celebrate (Christmas) ? (My family gets together and opens presents on Christmas morning). That's great! What do you do? (My family has a big dinner). That sounds like fun!
ice cream Independence Day party present Thanksgiving Day turkey Valentines Day pumpkin pie
Discussion Topic: Holidays What is your favorite holiday? Why? Do you have any traditions for that holiday? We can strengthen our families by creating our own traditions. Game: It's Lame to Claim the Same Name (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is learn English names. 1. Write English names on cards and mix them up in a bowl. 2. Draw a name and pronounce it properly for the students. 3. Have the girls be on one team, the boys on the other. 4. Read a name, and have the teams claim it if it belongs to their gender. 5. The students will make mistakes, and sometimes both teams will try to claim the same name. Let them Rock, Paper, Scissors when they disagree. 6. After all the names are called, correct their choices. One point is awarded to every correctly claimed name, but the teams lose a point for stealing the other team's name. The team with the highest score wins!
Lesson 18Intermediate Class Holidays

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. pig 2. pour 3. pat 4. plop 5. par pig and fig fig four fat flop far 6. lap 7. warp 8. wipe 9. leap 10. whip laugh wharf wife leaf whiff
Phrases Let me Let me help you carry those chairs. Let me blow out the candles! Let me drive today. I want to practice. Let me clean the desk, and you can vacuum the floor. Be sure to Be sure to take out the trash today. Be sure to give this note to your mother. Be sure to review your homework tonight. Be sure to call me when you find out when the concert starts. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. celebrate decorate dish Easter family tradition festive feast Halloween Happy (New Year, etc.) Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: I'm so glad we get a holiday soon! I need a break! What are you doing for (Golden Week) ? I'm going to (visit my family). How about you? I'm going to (travel with my friends to Kyoto) . Independence Day invitation meaning Merry Christmas opportunity ornament party party favors pot luck present reason secret recipe simple smells Thanksgiving Day to hang Valentines Day
A: B: Reading
Sounds like fun. Be sure to tell me all about your you get back. Okay. You, too!
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Christmas is a very important holiday in my family. All of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents gather together for a big Christmas feast. Everyone brings a special dish to share. Aunt Sandy's shrimp and artichoke dip is everyone's favorite. She says it's a secret recipe, so she won't tell anyone how to make it. We all put the presents under the Christmas tree. The younger kids decorate the bottom half of the tree, and the adults hang ornaments on the top half. After we finish eating, it's our family tradition to take turns reading aloud a Christmas story. My younger siblings love Christmas because they always get a mountain of presents. I used to love Christmas for the same reason, but as I've gotten older, I've grown to love Christmas as a time for family to be together. Some people in my family live very far away, and our only opportunity to see each other is on Christmas. Q: What is your favorite holiday and why? What family traditions do you have? Do you do anything special for your family during the holidays? Discussion Topic: Holidays What holiday do you look forward to most? Why? Do you have any unique family traditions for that holiday? Which one is your favorite? Through spending time with our families we become happier and create stronger bonds. Game: It's Lame to Claim the Same Name (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is learn English names. 1. Write English names on cards and mix them up in a bowl. 2. Draw a name and pronounce it properly for the students. 3. Have the girls be on one team, the boys on the other. 4. Read a name, and have the teams claim it if it belongs to their gender. 5. The students will make mistakes, and sometimes both teams will try to claim the same name. Let them Rock, Paper, Scissors when they disagree. 6. After all the names are called, correct their choices. One point is awarded to every correctly claimed name, but the teams lose a point for stealing the other team's name. The team with the highest score wins!
Lesson 18Advanced Class Holidays

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: pig and fig 1. pig 2. pour 3. pat 4. plop 5. par fig four fat flop far 6. lap 7. warp 8. wipe 9. leap 10. whip laugh wharf wife leaf whiff
Expressions & Idioms dig in to begin with a lot of energy, to start doing something enthusiastically till the break of dawn all night until morning Vocabulary to splurge The New Year is not a time to worry about money. It is a time to splurge and buy new clothing! to be festive The Santa Claus tie you are wearing is very festive. It is perfect for the Christmas season. an excursion I really hope my boss gives me time off work this Christmas. I have a fun excursion to Canada planned with my family. to throw a party we decided to throw a surprise party for Lily's graduation. to be a Scrooge Mr. Rice always seems quite miserable around the holidays. He never does anything nice for his employees. He is such a Scrooge. a birthday bash I'm planning a great birthday bash this year, it's my big 16! Conversation prompts (choose one or more): 1. What traditions do you have for special holidays such as Lunar New Year, Thanksgiving, O-Shogatsu? What new traditions do you want to do with your family? 2. Why do you think people create holidays? Which holiday is your favorite? Why? What do you do during your favorite holiday? 3. Among your familys traditions, have any had a strong effect on your life? Opinions Holidays are celebrations of a certain objective. For instance, the 4th of July celebrates the independence of the American nation, while the 1st of July celebrates the birth of Canada, and so on. Many people have traditions or family events planned regularly during holidays. The traditions of a family may act like glue to bind the family together. We talk of deep-rooted family traditionstraditions that have descended from generation to generation, shaping and molding a familys actions and beliefs. Holiday traditions can impact the feelings of unity in a family. There may also be other benefits from holiday traditions.
Writing Activity Make up a holiday of your own and write an imaginary short historical background about it. Discussion Topic: Holidays Do you feel like holidays have a unifying effect? Have you ever experienced that? How do holidays bring a nation or a family together? What kind of traditions could you make to unify your family? Through these kinds of traditions, we can build stronger bonds and lasting memories. Game: It's Lame to Claim the Same Name (*Be sure to look ahead to next week's game!) The object of the game is learn English names. 1. Write English names on cards and mix them up in a bowl. 2. Draw a name and pronounce it properly for the students. 3. Have the girls be on one team, the boys on the other. 4. Read a name, and have the teams claim it if it belongs to their gender. 5. The students will make mistakes, and sometimes both teams will try to claim the same name. Let them Rock, Paper, Scissors when they disagree. 6. After all the names are called, correct their choices. One point is awarded to every correctly claimed name, but the teams lose a point for stealing the other team's name. The team with the highest score wins!

Colors and Shapes

Egg shape & basic colors
Round
Rectangle
Triangle
Hexagon
Square
Pentagon
Fat & heavy shapes
Heart shaped
Star shaped
Example Conversation Topics 1. What are the three basic colors? Can all other colors be made from these three colors? What colors? 2. What are the colors in a rainbow? How are rainbows formed? 3. What is your favorite shape? What is the famous building in the U.S. named after a shape? 4. What shape are stop signs? Are all stop signs around the world the same shape? 5. Why do we refer to peoples appearance as being of certain shapes? Name some? 6. Do stars in heaven have a star-shape like the one above? 7. What is the difference between a square and a rectangle? 8. Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: A The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is A. It should be an easy letter and sound for the Japanese people to make. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. CAT SKATE 2. SAT SALE 3. HAPPY HATE 4. SPAM FAMOUS 5. LAMB CAME 6. DAD DATE 188
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Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. black blue brown circle dark gray green light orange Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: Wow! Look at that rainbow! That is beautiful! There are so many colors in one place. Yes, there are. Red, orange, yellow. . . . Whats your favorite color? I like (green). So do I. But I also like yellow a lot. Do you see those yellow stars? Yes. The stars look so small in the black sky. The moon looks like a big white circle in the sky. pink purple red square triangle rectangle white yellow
Discussion Topic: Home Describe the most beautiful place you have ever been. What kind of colors were there? What kind of place was it? Why was it beautiful?
Game: Show and Tell The object of this activity is to have students use English to tell about something they have brought in to show the class. 1. You may wish to announce this activity one week ahead. 2. Have everyone bring something interesting to show and tell about for a few minutes. Allow time for a few questions. If students forget to bring something, have them draw it on the board or a piece of paper and describe it to the class.
Lesson 19Intermediate Class Colors and Shapes

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. par 2. peach 3. pack 4. pen 5. pole pig and big bar beach back Ben bowl 6. lap 7. ape 8. simple 9. cap 10. tap lab Abe symbol cab tab
Phrases not good at Sorry, I am not good at following directions. I am not good at fixing computers. He is not very good at speaking Korean. She is not very good at math. I guess I guess he just forgot to close the door. I guess they do not understand how important it is. A: Why is she so sad? B: I guess she had an argument with her dad this morning. ...look(s) like... That dog's face looks like a pig. She looks like a nice person. You look like a penguin in that suit. You look like a model. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. --shaped black blue bright brown circle colorful dark (color) diamond dull figure eight gray Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be
green heart imagine light (color) long moon orange oval pentagon pink purple rectangle
red shadows sparkle sphere spikes square star triangle white yellow
person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: How was yesterday's wedding reception? It was beautiful. Too bad you couldn't come. I wish I could have gone, but I had to work. What was it like? It was a lot of fun. The dance floor looked like a big heart, and there were sphere-shaped lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Did you see the cake? What did it look like? The cake was white and it had pink and yellow roses on it. It was delicious too!
Reading I had two favorite toys as a kid, a doll and a race car. When I played with my sisters, we would play dolls. My favorite doll had long black hair and a white, oval face. She wore a light brown dress with a red and blue belt. We liked to dress up the dolls in colorful outfits. But when I played with my little brothers, we would always play cars. They had a small collection of race cars and a race track shaped like a figure eight. My race car was a sparkly purple color with orange lightning bolts on the sides. My youngest brother's favorite car was green and had spikes coming out of the wheels. We would race our cars around the track and see whose was the fastest. We only played with the cool-looking cars, the ones with the fun colors and patterns on them. Those were always our favorite. We used the dull-looking cars when crashing into things. Now that I think about it, all of my favorite toys had interesting colors on them. Q: What was your favorite toy as a child? What did it look like? Why was it your favorite? Why is color and shape important? What if the world had no color? What would that be like? Discussion Topic: Home Describe the most beautiful place you have ever been. What kinds of colors were there? What kind of place was it? Why was it beautiful? Game: Show and Tell The object of this activity is to have students use English to tell about something they have brought in to show the class. 1. You may wish to announce this activity one week ahead. 2. Have everyone bring something interesting to show and tell about for a few minutes. Allow time for a few questions. If students forget to bring something, have them draw it on the board or a piece of paper and describe it to the class.
Lesson 19Advanced Class Colors and Interior Design

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use d ifferent words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: pig and big 1. par 2. peach 3. pack 4. pen 5. pole bar beach back Ben bowl 6. lap 7. ape 8. simple 9. cap 10. tap lab Abe symbol cab tab
Expressions & Idioms The grass is greener on the other side You think there is something better elsewhere. Green with jealousy to be very envious of what someone has Vocabulary to feel blue Watching the news is so depressing it just makes me blue. eyesore We are going to have to change the color of the walls in the kitchen. Right now they are an eyesore. atmosphere I love this living room. It has such a relaxing, loving atmosphere. to be cluttered The Gardners have 8 children in their family. Their house is not very big, and everything is on the floor. It is very cluttered over there. to be cozy In winter it's so nice to be snuggled in a cozy blanket by the fire. to be old-fashioned That brick house is really old-fashioned. You dont see too many houses with that style anymore. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. How are the building designs of Tokyo compared to other places in the world? 2. How do you like to decorate your house? Simply? Classic? Retro? Modern? 3. How is architecture important to religions? Do you feel anything special inside religiously decorated buildings? How do you feel at this building? Opinions Architecture and interior design can have a great influence on the feelings and emotions of people. For example, in Tokyo there are many modern buildings with intricate structure and a spaceship style. Japanese usually live in apartments. Some live in one- or two-story houses. What are the differences between apartments and houses in Japan? Decoration makes a house into a home. It's how you can put your own touch and personality into the space you live in. If you leave it blank, rooms have a very new or not-yet-lived-in feel to them. Architecture and design are important to religions also. Buildings are so important because they represent a physical space of the things we believe exist beyond what we can see.
What about churches? What do churches usually look like? Writing Activity Write a description of your dream house, its location, what it would contain, etc. Discussion Topic: Home Use writing activity. Would you want to live in your dream house if it was only you, and no one else could come in? Who would you want to come? Why? Our family relationships are eternal. Game: Show and Tell The object of this activity is to have students use English to tell about something they have brought in to show the class. 1. You may wish to announce this activity one week ahead. 2. Have everyone bring something interesting to show and tell about for a few minutes. Allow time for a few questions. If students forget to bring something, have them draw it on the board or a piece of paper and describe it to the class.

Hobbies

Taking pictures
Painting/Art
Cooking
Reading
Knitting
Work Gardening is it your hobby? Example Questions to Ask
Music/Guitar
Sports/Soccer
Fishing
1. What are your hobbies? Are they expensive or cheap? How much time do you spend? 2. What do we call people whose work is their hobby? (workaholics) Do you know any? 3. Do you play a musical instrument? If so, which one? Tell us about it. 4. Do you like to play or watch sports? What is your favorite spectator sport? Playing sport? 5. Do your hobbies involve being inside or outside? 6. Are there certain hobbies that are strictly for girls or boys, or can everyone do all hobbies? 7. Have you ever been fishing? Was it fun? Would you go again? Where did you go? 8. Is it important to involve your children in hobbies? Should adults have hobbies? 9. Other questions or conversations that you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation:
The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is E. In English the E sound can either be long or short and often depends on the letters around it. Japanese often mistake and pronounce it with the short sound (as it is pronounced in Japanese). The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. BED BEE 2. FEBRUARY CHEESE 3. HELLO DEEP 4. JELLYFISH GREEN
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MEET DREAM SEA TEACHER EAT LEAD
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. comic books computer games dancing eating least favorite listening to music playing soccer playing sports surfing Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: What are your hobbies? I like (playing the violin) and (dancing). What about you? My favorite thing to do is (listen to music). What is your least favorite thing to do? I do not like (reading books) very much. Really? I did not know that.
playing the violin reading books singing songs sleeping watching TV favorite
Discussion Topic: Hobbies Name one hobby you have. How do you share that with other people? If there was no one to share your talents with, would it still be fun? Game: Alphabet Game The object of the game is to be the team who makes it to its ending letter first. 1. Write the alphabet up on the board and form two equal teams. 2. One team starts from the beginning of the alphabet, and the other team starts from the end. 3. The first person says a word that starts with the first letter, and then the next person says a word that starts with the next letter, etc. (apple, box, cat, or zebra, yak, xylophone). 4. When the teams get to the same letter, have them do rock, paper, scissors; whoever loses starts from the beginning again. 5. Team who makes it to the end (or beginning) of the alphabet first wins.
Lesson 20Intermediate Class Hobbies

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. berry 2. bail 3. bet 4. boat 5. best berry and very very veil vet vote vest 6. dub 7. jibe 8. habit 9. cabs 10. lib dove jive have it calves live
Phrases get for ? Could you get that pen for me? Are you going to the store? Will you get a drink for me? I need to go get some medicine for my mother. You do not know what to do for his birthday? Just get a card for him. I dont know why I dont know why I failed the test. I studied so hard. I dont know why my mom is always mad at me. I dont know why nobody came to English class today. I dont know why the weather got so cold all of a sudden.
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. collect stamps comfortable do homework example favorite least favorite listen to music obvious Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: What are some of your hobbies? I like (playing sports) and (dancing) . And you? My favorite thing to do is (Reading to music) . What is your least favorite thing to do?
play an instrument play on the computer play sports play the piano read books stick figures talent talk on the phone
to be patient to be talented to draw to love unconditionally to realize to sing watch movies wonderful
A: B: Reading
I do not like (reading books) Really? I did not know that.
very much.
As a child I did not think that I was very talented. All of my friends could play a musical instrument, draw pictures, or were really good at sports. Some of them collected stamps or read books as a hobby. I never really liked sports, and I did not like to play the piano. I am not very good at drawing pictures either. I can only draw stick figures. I used to be jealous of my friends and their talents. Now I realize that everyone spends their time in different ways. Some of the most important gifts and talents are those which are not usually seen. My mother had a gift of being patient with her children. She had a gift of being able to love unconditionally. My father was a wonderful teacher, and taught everyone he knew through example and words. I think I have a talent for Reading. People feel comfortable talking to me about their problems, and I like to listen to them and help them. Even though my talent isnt obvious to other people, I believe it is just as important as any other. Q: What are your talents? Do you think people notice your talents? How do you show or use your talents? Does everyone have a talent? Discussion Topic: Hobbies What were your hobbies when you were young? How about now? How have they changed? If you could develop one talent, what would it be? By sharing our talents with others they grow and we help others. Game: Alphabet Game The object of the game is to be the team who makes it to its ending letter first. 1. Write the alphabet up on the board and form two equal teams. 2. One team starts from the beginning of the alphabet, and the other team starts from the end. 3. The first person says a word that starts with the first letter, and then the next person says a word that starts with the next letter, etc. (apple, box, cat, or zebra, yak, xylophone). 4. When the teams get to the same letter, have them do rock, paper, scissors; whoever loses starts from the beginning again. 5. Team who makes it to the end (or beginning) of the alphabet first wins.
Lesson 20Advanced Class Hobbies

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences.) 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: berry and very 1. berry 2. back 3. bender 4. boat 5. best very vac vendor vote vest 6. dub 7. gib 8. habit 9. cabs dove give have it calve
Expressions & Idioms If at first you dont succeed, try, try again dont give up; keep trying Right up my alley something you do a lot or are good at. Vocabulary an amateur Greg just started playing baseball for fun. He is a real amateur. bookworm She is reading all the time! I swear shes a bookworm! hand-eye-coordination To play golf well, you must have good hand-eyecoordination. It is difficult to hit the ball where you want it to go. reflex Lewis is a good fighter. With fast reflexes he can dodge any punch. diehard Jon has been playing on the computer for 24 hours straight. Man, is he is a diehard gamer! to brush up on It's been a while, so I have to brush up on my piano skills. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. Are there people without talents? How do you develop a talent? What does it take to learn a new talent? What are some of your talents? 2. What are some less noticeable talents people might have? Do you have any of these hidden talents? 3. How can your hobbies or talents benefit you as well as others? Have you ever done any service before using your talent? Opinions Not all talents require an audience. It is great when someone can play music or act or do well in school. But to limit talents just to public performance is unfair. Many are blessed with more personal abilities, such as being a good listener or helping others to feel comfortable. Talents do not just come in athletics, music, or art, but your personality is also a talent. It is a talent you can work on and improve. For example, people that smile and are just plain friendly have a talent of spreading happiness. Is a good personality a talent? We all have many hobbies and talents. Through using our talents for the benefit of others, we can improve ourselves.
Writing Activity Write about an experience you have had serving someone else before. It can be simple, like washing dishes for your mother, or more complicated, like helping a neighbor move in. Discussion Topic: Hobbies What are some of the most valued talents in the world today? What are some of the most undervalued talents in the world today? What do the former do for the world today? How about the latter. The undervalued talents of today are probably the most difficult to develop but do more good for other people. How can we develop talents that help those around us? Game: Alphabet Game The object of the game is to be the team who makes it to its ending letter first. 1. Write the alphabet up on the board and form two equal teams. 2. One team starts from the beginning of the alphabet, and the other team starts from the end. 3. The first person says a word that starts with the first letter, and then the next person says a word that starts with the next letter, etc. (apple, box, cat, or zebra, yak, xylophone). 4. When the teams get to the same letter, have them do rock, paper, scissors; whoever loses starts from the beginning again. 5. Team who makes it to the end (or beginning) of the alphabet first wins.

Clothes
Describe these pieces of clothing
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1. A pair of pants 2. A hat
3. A winter coat
4. A dress
5. A glove
6. A hat
7. A glove
8. A scarf
9. A shirt
10. A tennis shoe
11. A boot
12.A snow hat
13. A sock
14. A tie
Example Discussion Topics 1. Which of these pieces of clothing do we wear when it is cold? 2. Which of these are girls clothing? Which are boys clothing? 3. Which hat is the baseball hat? 4. Which glove would you wear when it is snowing or cold? 5. Do you usually wear a hat? Why or why not? 6. Which of these pieces of clothing would you wear to church? 7. Do you like to wear tennis shoes? Why? 8. When would you wear boots? 9. Why do Japanese take their shoes off when they enter a house? 10. Do you wear a tie to work? Why? 11. Other questions or conversations that you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: I The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is I. We are doing I again because it is very difficult for the Japanese to know when it is a long or short sound. The Japanese people almost always make it sound like a long E because that is how it is pronounced in Japanese. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. BIG BIKE 2. GIVE FINE 3. HIM HIGH 4. IT I.Q. 208
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KING MILK PINK RINSE SING WINK
LION MICROPHONE NINE PINEAPPLE RIGHT DIAMOND
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. belt coat dress earring glasses gloves hat necklace Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: Did you iron your shirt? Yes, but I cannot find my (watch). Did you look in your room? Oh wait, I found it! It was in (my pocket). Good. Do not forget your (bag). I will not. It is right by my (shoes). pants shirt shoes shorts socks suit tie watch
Discussion Topic: Appearance Do you try to show who you are by what you wear? Do you judge others by what they wear? Do you ever feel judged by what you wear? How do you feel? What kind of person do you want to be?
Game: Going to the Moon The object of the game is to try to guess the category of the words selected to bring to the moon. 1. Have class sit in a circle. 2. Have one person stand in the middle of the circle and state a category (food, clothing, etc.) saying, I'm going to the moon, and I will take a sandwich (if the category were food). 3. Continue around the circle, having each student naming something in that category by saying, Im going to the moon, and I will take a . . . 4. The person in the middle tells the students in the circle whether they can come or not, based on whether their item matches a standard set by that person. For example, if his standard was only items that begin with s then sandwich would be okay, but apple would not. 5. Whoever guesses the standard wins, and becomes the person in the middle.
Lesson 21Intermediate Class Clothes

4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mis-pronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. gave 2. good 3. Gary 4. gold 5. girl gave and cave cave could carry cold curl 6. aghast 7. bug 8. bag 9. lag 10. piggy a cast buck back lack picky
Phrases notenough That picture is not good enough to use in our advertisement. Some cars are not big enough for tall people. The gloves you bought for me are not big enough. I did not do well enough to pass the test. should You should brush your teeth every day. You should use your chopsticks like this. It is getting late. I should leave soon. I should clean the house this afternoon. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. bag bell-bottom pants belt blue jeans button-up shirt casual coat denim dress earring fluorescent glasses gloves Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have the students read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: (Jenny), did you iron your shirt? Yes, but mom, I cant find my watch. Did you look in your room?
iron necklace pants pocket ring sandal shirt shoes short shorts socks style suit
t-shirt thick thin tie tie-dye tights to be popular to sew to take in to wear top hat uniform watch
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Oh wait, I found it! It was in my pants pocket. Oh, good. Here's your lunch. Should I put it in your bag? Yes, please. It's by my shoes.
Everyone likes to wear their own style of clothing. About 120 years ago in the United States, it was very popular to wear a tall black top hat and a suit. Later people began to wear casual button-up shirts, and women began wearing pants instead of dresses. In the 1950s the T-shirt became very popular, and younger people started to wear blue-jeans in order to match the movie stars. In the 1960s many people had long hair and they wore tie-dye T-shirts and bell-bottom pants. In the 1980s people wore leg-warmers, tights, and ankle bands that were fluorescent colors. Even though clothes change with culture and time, the different kinds of clothes that we wear give other people different impressions. The clothes we wear can communicate a lot about our personality and values. Q: What kind of changes in clothing have you seen in your lifetime? Have you always worn the same kinds of clothes throughout your life? What do your clothing choices say about your personality? Discussion Topic: Appearance Are your clothes for fashion or for practicality? What kinds of messages can we send through what we wear? Have you ever felt judged by what you wore? How did you feel? We can be more considerate in judging others just by their appearance. Game: Going to the Moon The object of the game is to try to guess the category of the words selected to bring to the moon. 1. Have class sit in a circle. 2. Have one person stand in the middle of the circle and state a category (food, clothing, etc.) saying, I'm going to the moon, and I will take a sandwich (if the category were food). 3. Continue around the circle, having each student naming something in that category by saying, Im going to the moon, and I will take a . . . 4. The person in the middle tells the students in the circle whether they can come or not, based on whether their item matches a standard set by that person. For example, if his standard was only items that begin with s then sandwich would be okay, but apple would not. 5. Whoever guesses the standard wins, and becomes the person in the middle.
Lesson 21Advanced Class Clothes and Fashion

Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: gave and cave 1. gave 2. good 3. Gary 4. gold 5. girl cave could carry cold curl 6. aghast 7. bigger 8. bag 9. great 10. piggy a cast bicker back crate picky
Expressions & Idioms stand out in a crowd be different from others, be very unique a trend a change over time; used to describe clothes, weather, economy, etc. Vocabulary to be outdated Melvin wears 70s style clothing. His style is outdated. to be second-hand New clothing was too expensive, so Brad bought secondhand clothing from a store since it was more affordable. to be handmade For my birthday, Mom made me a handmade sweater. She is very good a knitting. conservative Conservative colors while traveling help to avoid attention. a fad Lately, khakis are the new fad. Nearly everyone is wearing them. to be clean cut Kyle is always well shaven and has nice hair. As a businessman it is a requirement to be clean cut in the office. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What purpose do uniforms serve? What do you think about wearing uniforms to school? Are there benefits? Are there drawbacks? 2. How does clothing define who you are? For instance, how do grown men dress? How about housewives? Teenagers? What is the latest trend in fashion? 3. What styles were common to your parents generation? If you could choose any style you wanted to come back in style today, what would you choose? Opinions Many people wear uniforms: postal employees, military personnel, World Cup soccer teams, etc. In Japan, junior high and high school students are required to wear uniforms. When did Japan schools start requiring uniforms? Some schools in America have begun to require school uniforms, and many others have considered the use of uniforms. Some people argue against school uniforms because they feel that uniforms prevent people from expressing their identity. These people claim that the way we dress is a part of who we are.
Trends in fashion are sometimes symbols of eras. For example, in America, bell bottoms and platform shoes are commonly associated with the 70s. As parents describe the style of their youth, their children find it funny to think that such styles were in fashion. Whatever the fad or style, I always feel good when I am dressed modestly and conservatively. Writing Activity Do you think it is right to judge a persons character by what kind of clothes they wear and their outward appearance? Why or why not? Discussion Topic: Appearance Are your clothes for fashion or for practicality? Do you think people try to protect their true selves by showing something different to the world? What kinds of messages can we send through what we wear? Have you ever felt judged by what you wore? How did you feel? We can be more considerate in judging others just by their appearance. Game: Going to the Moon The object of the game is to try to guess the category of the words selected to bring to the moon. 1. Have class sit in a circle. 2. Have one person stand in the middle of the circle and state a category (food, clothing, etc.) saying, I'm going to the moon, and I will take a sandwich (if the category were food). 3. Continue around the circle, having each student naming something in that category by saying, Im going to the moon, and I will take a . . . 4. The person in the middle tells the students in the circle whether they can come or not, based on whether their item matches a standard set by that person. For example, if his standard was only items that begin with s then sandwich would be okay, but apple would not. 5. Whoever guesses the standard wins, and becomes the person in the middle.

School

A school bus
School girls in uniforms
Studying on a computer
Playing school sports
Symbol of a university
Two girls graduating
A young girl doing homework
Majorette in a band
Example Questions to Ask 1. Have you ever ridden a school bus to school? Which school and for how many years? 2. Why do school children wear uniforms in Japan? Why not in America or other countries? 3. Why do schools have sports programs for their students? Did you participate in sports? 4. In what ways are colleges different in Japan and America? Which are easier to be admitted to? 5. Should grade schools assign homework? Did you do a lot of homework? 6. What extracurricular activities did you participate in? Do you play an instrument? 7. Why do Japanese students go to school at night after going to their regular school in the day? 8. What are some differences between the way teaching is done in Japan and America? 9. Other questions and conversations you feel are appropriate. Pronunciation: O The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is O. O s always have the long sound in Japanese but not in English. You will need to distinguish when O s are pronounced as O or an ah sound. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 218
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BOMB CONCERT MCDONALDS FOX HOT JOB NOT POPCORN ROBOT TON
BONUS COMB DONUTS GOLD HOME KOALA NO PHONE BONE SO
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. absent art class early grade history homework interesting Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students Opinions the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: School is (hard) this year. What subjects are you taking? Math, history, music, and art. What's your favorite subject? (Music) is my favorite. What's the hardest subject? My hardest subject is (math) .
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Discussion Topic: Teachers Who is the teacher you remember best? Why do you remember him or her? What kind of impact did they have on you? Game: Deep But Not Profound The object of the game is to discover how two words are related. 1. You can play this game until everyone gets the trick. 2. One by one, say two related words, where one meets a certain condition but the other doesn't. (i.e., ball, but not bat; wool, but not lamb; cool, but not cold). See if everyone can find out the condition. (In this case, the related words must have a double letter in the word.)
Lesson 22Intermediate Class School

Intermediate ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples). 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the teacher, you make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. the students your sentence. Tell
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. zoo 2. zinc 3. zeal 4. zap 5. zing zoo sue sink seal sap sing sue 6. zip 7. raise 8. maze 9. faze 10. lies sip race mace face lice
Phrases I would ratherthan I would rather eat noodles than rice. I would rather go to Everland than Lotte World. I would rather play than study. I would rather read the history book than the math book. Would you ratheror? Would you rather clean your bedroom or clean the kitchen? Would you rather drive a car or take the bus? Would you rather eat spaghetti or oyakodon? Would you rather listen to music or watch a movie? Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. absent algebra art boring cafeteria class/period club cram detention drama early Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: Hi mom! Im home. Welcome home! How was school today? It was okay. We had a really hard math test today. How did you do? I don't know yet. I'll find out on Friday.
foreign language geometry grade history homework in general interesting language late math music
PE religion report card scholarship science study study group subject tardy teacher test
B: A:
I hope you did well. Do you have any homework tonight? Yes, I have a little bit of history homework, and I need to read two chapters for English class.
Reading Yesterday I arrived at school 15 minutes late, so my teacher marked me tardy. My first period is math and we are studying algebra and geometry. I think math is boring, so I always fall asleep. My second period is history. We are studying a book about ancient South American culture and religion, and on Wednesday we will take a test. I enjoy history because it is interesting, and the things I learn are easy to remember. My third period is art, and I like that class a lot, too. The time in that class always goes by quickly because it is so fun. Even though I was late, it was a good day. In general, I like school. My teachers are nice, and I like to learn new things. In a couple weeks my report card comes out. I'm a little nervous because I know it's important to have good grades. If I do well enough in school, I might get a scholarship for college. Q: How do you feel about learning? Are there some things that you like learning about more than others? What is one of the most important things you have leaned in your life? Discussion Topic: Teachers Describe the best teacher. How did he or she teach? How do they answer your questions? Did you ever have a teacher like that? Do you remember his name? Did they teach you more than just a subject at school? Game: Deep But Not Profound The object of the game is to discover how two words are related. 1. You can play this game until everyone gets the trick. 2. One by one, say two related words, where one meets a certain condition but the other doesn't. (i.e., ball, but not bat; wool, but not lamb; cool, but not cold). See if everyone can find out the condition. (In this case, the related words must have a double letter in the word.)
Lesson 22Advanced Class School

Advanced ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences) . 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: zoo and sue 1. zoo 2. zinc 3. zeal 4. zap 5. zing sue sink seal sap sing 6. zip 7. raise 8. maze 9. faze 10. lies sip race mace face lice
Expressions & Idioms All set ready to go/do; prepared. Are you all set to be a senior? Burning the midnight oil stay up late or try to do too much Vocabulary to procrastinate I often procrastinate work and end up rushing to get it done. to be bright Megan is great at math. She always does so well on tests. I wish I was as bright as she is. to be skilled My father has been painting since he was a little boy. He has practiced for many years now, so he is skilled with the paintbrush. to be competent I have seen some of the beautiful houses Bob built. Believe me, he is a competent worker. to botch I asked Tim to remove only the weeds from the garden, but he botched the job and took all the flowers out, too. (to 'flunk' is related to school) to be scholarly Jason is going to receive his Doctorate from school this upcoming summer. He is a scholarly student who is sure to succeed in life. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What is different and the same in the American and Japanese school systems? 2. How do feel about people cheating in school? What are the advantages and disadvantages to cheating? 3. Tell us about your favorite school memory. Did you have a favorite class? Subject? Opinions It is wrong to cheat. But so many kids at school do cheat that many honest students are afraid theyll be beat out for scholarships. What if you are having a difficult time with the subject you are studying? Where can you turn? Go to your teacher and ask for assistance. Ask your parents to help you if they can, or have a friend explain your homework to you, or sign up for a tutor. A grade earned by cheating is hollow. Cheaters do not know the information, so they cannot continue their studies in that subject until they go back and learn the
material. In other words, if you copy answers instead of learning how to figure math problems or understand history or complete a science experiment, then you cannot go on. You will be continually frustrated learning new material since you never mastered the old. In the end, cheating hurts the cheater worst of all. If you work hard and study, you will be more successful than anyone who cheats. You will be blessed because of your honesty and integrity. We should always strive to do what is right in all circumstances, even if nobody is watching us. Writing Activity Who is your favorite teacher? Write a brief paragraph describing your favorite teacher and why you like their class so much. Discussion Topic: Teachers Who were some of the greatest leaders in the history of the world? What made them great? What did they teach? How did they teach it? Why do people still remember them? Do you remember any of your teachers? What were they like? Game: Deep But Not Profound The object of the game is to discover how two words are related. 1. You can play this game until everyone gets the trick. 2. One by one, say two related words, where one meets a certain condition but the other doesn't. (i.e., ball, but not bat; wool, but not lamb; cool, but not cold). See if everyone can find out the condition. (In this case, the related words must have a double letter in the word.)
Lesson 23English Conversation Goals & Dreams

Describe the following types of goals and dreams
Goal to hit the bulls-eye
Soccer goal
Defend against goals
Goal to graduate
Goal to rocket in business
Goal to climb to the top
Dream to get rich
Dream to go on vacation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is the difference between a goal and a dream (action steps)? What are your goals? What do you like to dream about? Are your goals short term or long term? Do you have any eternal goals? What do you think most peoples goals are focused on? Money? Family? Do you have any family goals? How can we best accomplish our goals? Other questions and conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: U The letter of the alphabet we will focus on this week is U. U is like the other vowels in English in that they have more than one sound. This is not the case in Japanese, and so the Japanese people often mispronounce words containing a U. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. MUST MUSIC 2. SUN STUDENT 3. CUT CUTE 4. DUCK FUTURE 5. US USE 228
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SUDDENLY PUNCH FUNNY PUZZLE UNDER
JUNE SURE CUCUMBER PURE CUBE
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. artist cook doctor dream famous fireman grow up job Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be (a doctor). Do you have any other dreams? I want to marry and have a good family. How about you? My dream is to be (a movie star). Why? Because I want to be rich and famous! lawyer marry movie star nurse pianist policeman rich scientist
Discussion Topic: Dreams What was your greatest dream as a child? What is your greatest dream now? How are they different? How do you accomplish your dreams?
Game: Picture Flip The object of the game is to try to draw the original picture based on the description given. 1. Have everyone sit in a circle with pen and pencil. 2. Have students first draw a small picture at the top of the page. 3. Have students pass their paper to the person next to them, who will write a description of the image drawn just below it. 4. After the students write a description of the picture given to them, have them fold the paper so their description can be seen and read, but the picture is not shown. 5. Pass the picture to the next person who then tries to redraw the picture by reading the description. 6. Continue this process until students run out of paper, and see how the picture changed. 7. Students can try to guess who drew which picture or vote on whose was closest to the original.
Lesson 23Intermediate Class Goals and Dreams

Intermediate ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the teacher, you make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. the students your sentence. Tell
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. water 2. while 3. winter 4. well 5. wonder weather 6. wag 7. warm 8. wish 9. will 10. whimper
Phrases What did you do with? What did you do with that pencil I gave you yesterday? What did you do with my keys? What did you do with those papers I gave you? What did you do with my backpack? as soon as As soon as you pass Olympic Park, turn left. As soon as you get back from shopping, you should clean your room. We can leave as soon as I finish eating. I will cook dinner as soon as I get home. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. adult artist athlete childhood close friend cook develop discouraged discover doctor dream Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be an (eye doctor) . Do you have any other goals or dreams? I would like to graduate from college, marry, and have a good family.
famous fireman future graduate grow up job lawyer long time marry movie star motivation
nurse painting pilot policeman responsible rich rock star secret secretary teacher wisdom
A: B: A: Reading
My dream is to be a (movie star). Why? Because I want to be rich and famous!
When I was young, I wanted to become a famous artist, but my father told me in order to get married, I needed to become something different. Many other people told me the same thing, so I stopped painting for a long time. I got married and started a family, but I did not continue painting. Then one day I went to visit a close friend. As we talked, I told her about my childhood dream to become an artist. I told her how I became discouraged because so many people told me to do something different. She looked at me and said, Dont listen to them. You can still become an artist. It's not too late. It will take just as much time. In a few years, you can either be someone who knows how to paint, or someone who doesnt. You can choose. Thanks to her wisdom I decided to learn how to paint, even though I think Im older. Now Im a m other with a small family, and I know how to paint! I learned that life is an adventure! Having new experiences, discovering and developing your talents, making new friends, and realizing that you can bless the lives of others make life worth living. Q: What do you still want to accomplish in your life? What goals and dreams do you have? Discussion Topic: Dreams What was your greatest dream as a child? What is your greatest dream now? Do you feel like something made you change? How do you accomplish your dreams now? Game: Picture Flip The object of the game is to try to draw the original picture based on the description given. 1. Have everyone sit in a circle with pen and pencil. 2. Have students first draw a small picture at the top of the page. 3. Have students pass their paper to the person next to them, who will write a description of the image drawn just below it. 4. After the students write a description of the picture given to them, have them fold the paper so their description can be seen and read, but the picture is not shown. 5. Pass the picture to the next person who then tries to redraw the picture by reading the description. 6. Continue this process until students run out of paper, and see how the picture changed. 7. Students can try to guess who drew which picture or vote on whose was closest to the original.
Lesson 23Advanced Class Goals and Dreams

Advanced ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: more homonyms (pronounced the same, but different meanings) in w! 1. wait 2. wear 3. war 4. waste 5. weak weight ware wore waist week 6. weighed 7. wood 8. wrote 9. wrest 10. wrung wade would rote rest rung
Expressions & Idioms Kill two birds with one stone accomplish two goals with one action You reap what you sow being rewarded according to your effort Vocabulary to start with a bang to start strong and put a lot of effort in at the beginning figment of your imagination No, Billy, there are no monsters under your bed. It is just a figment of your imagination. to daydream Steve never pays attention in class. He's always daydreaming. to brainstorm When the office has a project to do, the workers all get together to brainstorm so they can figure out the steps to take. a nightmare Last night's date was a nightmare! Everything went wrong. best-case scenario In the best-case scenario we can go way far with this idea. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. How did you choose the career you have now? Is it something you always dreamed you would be doing? What affect does your career have on your lifestyle? 2. Have you ever had a job that you hated? Why did you not like it? What can you learn from a job you dislike? 3. What were some goals and dreams that you had as a child? Were they very realistic? Have they changed as you've gotten older? What's your dream now? Opinions Do not assume you like or dislike something before you get involved with it in a little more depth. You may like the idea of having a certain job, but try to think about the daily activities it involves. Will there be something you really enjoy doing every day? Then try it out! Give things a chance. You may discover some interests or talents you did not even know you had. You can learn a lot about what you do not want to do from a job you hate. And you can observe people doing jobs you might be interested in. Ask to visit the office or shop of someone who works in the field you are considering. If you do not become a pest, most people are willing to give you advice on classes to take and things to do to prepare for a career in their field.
I would suggest you sit down and analyze all your likes and interests. Then associate all possible careers with each listing. Explore many fields of employment by setting up visits to the offices. The best advice I can give is to pray for peace to your mind and help for your problem. We all want to be happy in life. Our personal success depends on our personal desire. Writing Activity Write about your dream. Nothing is too far-fetched or silly. If you cannot think of a dream, write about a plan you will follow to obtain a dream. Discussion Topic: Dreams What kind of job did you want to do when you were a kid? Why did you want to do that? What kind of job did you want to do when you grew up? Why? Why did your desires change? Do you think we focus too much on money now? Kids rarely think about what kind of income they will have. Our money will not go with us when we die. Only eternal things continue past the grave. Game: Picture Flip The object of the game is to try to draw the original picture based on the description given. 1. Have everyone sit in a circle with pen and pencil. 2. Have students first draw a small picture at the top of the page. 3. Have students pass their paper to the person next to them, who will write a description of the image drawn just below it. 4. After the students write a description of the picture given to them, have them fold the paper so their description can be seen and read, but the picture is not shown. 5. Pass the picture to the next person who then tries to redraw the picture by reading the description. 6. Continue this process until students run out of paper, and see how the picture changed. 7. Students can try to guess who drew which picture or vote on whose was closest to the original.
Lesson 24English Conversation Travel

Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
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Traveling by airplane
Going to a ski resort
Going to the ocean
Seeing sites a tower
Traveling by car
Going on a cruise
Going on vacation
Vacationing in the mountains

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What is your favorite way to travel? By car? By plane? By boat? By train? Where would you most like to go on a vacation? Why? What is the most exciting vacation you have ever taken? Do you like going to the ocean or the mountains for vacation? Do you enjoy sightseeing vacations, or would you rather do activities on vacations? How many of the different continents have you traveled to? Which ones? Whom do you like to vacation with? Other questions or conversations you feel are appropriate.
Pronunciation: A, U The letters of the alphabet we will focus on this week are A and U. We are doing them together because, while they only have one sound in Japanese, there are multiple ways to pronounce them in English. The purpose of this exercise is to teach how to pronounce words correctly. 1. CAT CUT 2. BAD BUD 3. CAP CUP 4. LACK LUCK 238
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
GASH BADGE MATCH HAM RAN LAMP
GUSH BUDGE MUCH HUM RUN LUMP
Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. airplane airport car car pool commute highway hotel Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: Where are you going on vacation? My family is going to (Kyoto). Are you going by airplane? We want to, but it is too expensive. We're going by car. How long does it take? Around (6 hours) . Wow. Make sure you dont fall asleep. I will be careful. See you next week. itinerary luggage reservation rest stop stoplight taxi vacation
Discussion Topic: Travel What is your favorite place to visit? Why do you like to go there? How do you feel when you go home? God wants us to come home.
Game: Boggle The object of the game is to find the most words in the grid. 1. Divide into teams of 4-5 people each (depending on size of class). 2. Have students call out random letters as you write them in a 7 X 7 grid on the board. Fill in the boxes with the letters they chose. 3. Give students a few minutes to find words in the grid. Unlike in a crossword puzzle, they can make a word with letters not in a straight row, but with all connecting blocks (up, down, left, right, diagonal--as long as they are touching). But they cannot use the same letter twice in the same word.
Lesson 24Intermediate Class Travel

Intermediate ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the teacher, you make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. the students your sentence. Tell
4. Ask each of your students to make up a simple sentence using one of the pictures. Then have the students tell their sentences. As they do, talk about how you might say the sentence in English. Write the words they use that are mispronounced on the white board and go over them with the class. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: 1. may 2. bay 3. lake 4. laid 5. wade hay my buy like lied wide high 6. fail 7. mail 8. tame 9. main 10. tape file mile time mine type
Phrases There are times when There are times when I want to just jump up and down. There are times when I go to bed at two in the morning. There are times when I forget to go to work. In case that In case that it rains later, I'll bring my umbrella. In case that you get up late, youll have to skip breakfast. In case that I don't have time to eat, I'll eat a big meal beforehand. Vocabulary These are vocabulary words that are related to the topic we are focusing on this week. Write the words on the board and go over them with the students, making sure their pronunciation is correct. arrival carry on comfortable currency exchange departure exchange rate first-class flat tire foreign Conversation The best way to teach this conversation is to write it on the whiteboard before class starts. Then have two students come up and have one be person A and the other be person B. Have them read the conversation and talk about the pronunciation. Have different students role play the conversation in front of the class. A: B: How did your business trip go? It went very well. The airport was a little busy. There was a huge line at the security check, and the guards were checking everyone's luggage. It took a long time. Was the flight okay? The company paid for first-class seats, so I was very comfortable. That sounds nice. Last time you had to take a red-eye, right?
gate (airport) incorporate itinerary layover license luggage/baggage one way platform ticket red eye
reservation reserved seating round trip security check tourist transportation visa
A: B: A:
B:
Yes, I did. And I had a 24-hour layover on the way home.
Reading Thanks to modern transportation, traveling to various places has become much easier. One hundred years ago, it took days just to travel to another town. Now, we can go almost anywhere in the world within 24 hours. Cars have become faster. Boats and ships have become larger and swifter. The invention of the airplane has made long distance travel more comfortable. We have the opportunity to visit other countries, other cultures, and learn about other people. As a result, many cultures have become mixed, incorporating ideas and ways of thinking into their own culture. We also have the unique opportunity to see the differences and similarities between other cultures and our own. Q: Do you feel like you learn a lot when you travel? What kinds of things do you learn? Do you think our world would benefit from having well-traveled people in it? Why? Discussion Topic: Travel Do you like to travel? Why or why not? Do you feel like you learn when you travel? What do you learn? We are placed where we are so that we can learn from those around us. Game: Boggle The object of the game is to find the most words in the grid. 1. Divide into teams of 4-5 people each (depending on size of class). 2. Have students call out random letters as you write them in a 7 X 7 grid on the board. Fill in the boxes with the letters they chose. 3. Give students a few minutes to find words in the grid. Unlike in a crossword puzzle, they can make a word with letters not in a straight row, but with all connecting blocks (up, down, left, right, diagonal--as long as they are touching). But they cannot use the same letter twice in the same word.
Lesson 24Advanced Class Travel

Advanced ClassPicture-based Conversation Go to the introductory lesson for this topic. Make a copy of the page of pictures labeled picture 1, picture 2, etc., and hand a copy out to each student. Use the following suggestions related to the pictures to engage in conversation with your students. 1. Go around the room and have each student describe one of the pictures. After each student describes a picture, ask the other students if that is how they would describe it. Then, you describe it the way we would using correct English. (See the beginning lessons for examples.) 2. Use the questions below the pictures in the introductory lesson to engage in conversation. The same questions are relevant for basic, intermediate and advanced classes. Its just that the discussion becomes more advanced in higher-level classes. 3. As the instructor, you pick one of the pictures. Tell the students a brief story about the picture (three or four sentences). 4. Now have each student choose a picture and tell a brief story about the picture. As they tell the story, write the words they mispronounce on the whiteboard. Discuss each students story and tell them how you might use different words. Then go over the words youve written on the whiteboard with the class, teaching them the correct pronunciation. 5. If time permits, go around the room and have the students ask a question about each picture. Then you, using correct English, answer their question. Pronunciation: think and sink 1. think 2. thought 3. thimble 4. thaw 5. thigh sink sought symbol saw sigh 6. thumb 7. thin 8. fourth 9. path 10. worth some sin force pass worse
Expressions & Idioms

All-expense-paid trip a free trip to somewhere with all costs covered When in Rome, do as the Romans do following the customs of native people Vocabulary red eye I took the red eye here. I'm jet-lagged and haven't slept for a full day. itinerary Gary and his friends are planning a trip. I heard it was going to be such a long trip they hired a travel agent to plan their itinerary. room and board The price includes room and board accommodations. travel voucher They had to bump me back since the flight was overbooked, so I got a travel voucher for the next day. delay Because of some technical difficulties, there was a two-hour delay. pit stop I'm getting tired. I'm going to need a pit stop here pretty soon. Conversation prompts (choose one or more of the following): 1. What are the pro's and con's of globalization? Do you think there are benefits to having one large world culture? 2. What would happen if the individual cultures of different countries were lost? What are some things from your country you hope are never lost? Are there things you feel are already being lost? What is being preserved and how? 3. Have you ever traveled abroad? What did you learn by leaving your country? Opinions With the increased availability of worldwide travel, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People and nations are becoming more and more mixed through the introduction and integration of other cultures. Many welcome this change, but some fear that the heritage of nations will be lost as they are mixed together. The good thing about globalization is that through the mixing of different people and cultures, we can bridge the gap between our differences. We are able to understand each other better and resolve conflicts more quickly and easily. Nothing would bring understanding to the world more quickly than this.
On the other hand, I think that the cultures of certain people and nations are invaluable. There are thousands of years of history that were spent in developing the unique cultures there; and if that were to be lost, then we would lose a very precious part of our worlds history. However, cultures were not and will not always be the same. They are constantly changing and growing. We should preserve the cultures that we do have, but shouldnt restrict the growth of our world culture. Writing Activity Write about the kind of transportation you think we will have in ten years. How about fifty? What will it look like? How will it work? Discussion Topic: Travel What are some of the most amazing travel locations in the world today? Why are they popular? What can we learn from seeing these amazing sites? They are probably either man's creations or God's creations. The things we admire most in this world are not accidents. Game: Boggle The object of the game is to find the most words in the grid. 1. Divide into teams of 4-5 people each (depending on size of class). 2. Have students call out random letters as you write them in a 7 X 7 grid on the board. Fill in the boxes with the letters they chose. 3. Give students a few minutes to find words in the grid. Unlike in a crossword puzzle, they can make a word with letters not in a straight row, but with all connecting blocks (up, down, left, right, diagonal--as long as they are touching). But they cannot use the same letter twice in the same word.
Final Class Evaluation

1. What two things did you like most about the English class? (1)_____________________________________________________________ (2)_____________________________________________________________ 2. What two things did you like least about the class? (1)_____________________________________________________________ (2)_____________________________________________________________ Do you have suggestions to improve the class? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Would you recommend this class to a friend or family member? _____Yes ____No If not, why not? _______________________________________________________________ Have you ever brought a friend or family member to English class? _____Yes _____No
Level Check for New Students

In conducting a level check, ask the new student the following questions: a. Why do you want to study English? b. Have you ever been to America? Brazil? Australia? (Wherever you are from). If so, please tell me about your experience? c. Tell me a little about you. Where do you work? What is your occupation? Tell me about your family? d. Where have you studied English before? Listen to the answer to each question. In your mind, rate the following aspects of his (her) answer and total the points: Conversation 6 pts. Good 3 pts. Average 0 pts. Poor 4 pts. Good 2 pts. Average 0 pts. Poor 2 pts. Good 1 pt. Average 0 pts. Poor
Pronunciation:
Phrases
Generally, you can classify the students according to the following scores: 0 4 points: Beginning Class 5 8 points: Intermediate Class 9 12 points: Advanced Class Remember, this scoring system is a ball park system, and you can always override these scores. However, a person who cant speak English very well can be quite disruptive in an intermediate or advanced class. Be considerate of all your students by placing the new student in the appropriate class. After two or three class periods, you can always change the class this person attends.

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Lesson 1English Conversation

Describe each of theseWhat do they represent?

Instructions for Using the Pictures

Describe each of theseWhat do they represent?

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6. bread 7. lens 8. test 9. debt 10. tent

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Lesson 1 Advanced Class Getting Acquainted

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Instructions for Using the Pictures

Describe these emotionswhat mood do they represent?

This person is angry.

This person is happy.

This person is sad. This person is in a bad mood

This person is stumped. This person is frustrated.

This person is proud.

This person is worried.

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embarrassed emotional excited feel foolish frustrated Conversation

mad nervous patience

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6. keen 7. peek 8. weak 9. seen 10. sheep

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Lesson 3English Conversation

Drinking out of a bowl

Putting feet on a desk

Eating with your mouth open Sucking noodles from a plate

Sticking your tongue out

Talking on the phone too loudly

Putting elbows on the table

Eating on the street

Describe whether each picture represents good or bad manners

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Lesson 3Intermediate Class

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Lesson 3Advanced Class Good Manners

6. kept 7. end 8. ten 9. set 10. pest

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Lesson 4English Conversation

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Instructions for Using the Pictures

Families and family activitieswhat is each family doing?

Eating together as a family

This family is moving