Monday, December 15, 2014

January in Eigo IV

Jan. 13 - Topic: Not My Type
Activities
1) do survey for 英会話 SUPLI
2) check HW from Dec. 16
3) do Not My Type Reading Quiz
4) do text activities from Taboos and Issues unit
5) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Reading: Two Letters to Dear Betty
2) Section II of Discussion Practice Worksheet - Not My Type



Jan. 20 - Topic: Not My Type, continued
Activities
1) check HW
2) complete discussion of Part II: Two Letters to Dear Betty
3) rate the hygiene problems - use Not My Type Discussion Worksheet II
4)) do academic discussion with assigned Qs, model roles
  • leaders use rating sheets for participation rates
Homework
1) Reading: Younger Plastic Surgery Patients (from Are You Happy with Your Body?)
2) questions 1-4 below the reading

Jan. 27 - Topic: Body Self-Image

Activities
1) check HW
2) do Disney Princesses and Their Waistlines discussion
3) do Body Self-Image Presentation with note taking
4) do pair discussions
Homework
1) none assigned - end of term

Monday, December 8, 2014

December in Eigo IV

Dec. 2 - Unit 21 Women in College

Activities
1) do Unit 21 Quiz (create document)
2) do Video Discussion 2 - Interview with a Japanese Student
3) introduce Lying as discussion topic
  • do first discussion exercises in Taboos and Issues text unit
  • note rate of lie detection in 1st pair activity
  • add useful collocations to vocabulary activity (if time allows)
6) hand out, discuss and assign HW
Homework
1) complete answers to video discussion of Interview with a Japanese Student


Dec. 9 - Topic: Lying
Activities
1) collect HW: Video Discussion 2 Worksheet
2) do Reading Quiz: Why do we lie?
  • review reading, put new vocabulary on board
  • read and discuss quiz questions, check understanding
  • review reading to confirm corrected answers
3) do discussion activity at top of 2nd page of Telling Lies handout
Homework
1) complete questions 4 and 5 on Reading Quiz: Why do we lie?
2) do reading and questions on 1st page of Telling Lies handout


Dec. 16 - Topic: Lying
Activities
2) check HW in text, reading and questions on 1st page of Telling Lies handout
3) do Presentation: How to detect lies
4) model group discussion on topic
5) preview next topic: Not my type
  • hand out reading and Telling Lies handout
  • assign HW
Homework
1) read Not My Type
2) write answers to Lying: Group Discussion Questions