2025年12月20日土曜日

Online Lesson-Dec 20

7:30 SDG Blog Review [Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts]
Blog [SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources]
7:48 Kikutan Review Day 35 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up
Inside Reading Unit 8  Reading- 2  High School Society: Who Belongs Where?
7:55 Study the Text and Words/Expressions #1  [Intro] [Other Groups: Par#3, 4] #3,4] Read & Write Unit 7 Reading 2  Naturally Urban
8:30 Vocabulary  
Skim the text: Title, photos and captions, Subtitles
8:45 CD Listen-> B. Identify/p.158, C. Restate -> Read to Complete, D. Identify/p.159
9:00 Lesson Review   New year on Jan 7

2025年12月17日水曜日

SDG 13-Dec 17

[Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts] 
2024 was the warmest, and 2023 was the second-warmest year on record, with the worst carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Climate change is affecting every country, weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more extreme. Limiting global warming to 1.5ºC above the pre-industrial level would require rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
- From 1880 to 2012, the average global temperature increased by 0.85°C. For each 1 degree of temperature increase, grain yields decline by about 5%.
- Oceans have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and the sea level has risen. From 1901 to 2010, the global average sea level rose by 19 cm due to warming and ice melt.
Goal 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning
Goal 13.3: Improve education and raise awareness on climate change.

Online Lesson-Dec 17

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 
7:35 SDG Blog Review [Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns]
Blog [Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts]
7:52 Kikutan Review Day 34 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up
8:00 Overview-> Review Main Points Blog
8:05 Reading Comprehension: T/F, Mark the line # 
8:30 Review Blog If your city is planning to build a park, how much of the park’s available space should be given to nature? Write your response in six to eight sentences. Revise
8:50 Reading Skill/p.152 Identifying claims and support-> A. Identify/p.152
9:00 Lesson Review  

2025年12月13日土曜日

Writing-Dec 13

Nature makes people feel relaxed. However, allocating the limited available space in a city for nature, sports, and playgrounds poses a challenge. If your city is planning to build a park, how much of its available space should be allocated to nature? 
Write your response in six to eight sentences. 
(the majority/most/half/some of, percent of, one-third/two-thirds of)
I’d propose that more than half of the park be used for people to relax in nature. Since a park is a public space, the majority of the space should be dedicated to a space where everyone can enjoy spending their time in nature. Also, there is little green space in cities, even though nature gives people the chance to relax and refresh themselves. We need just enough space for people to walk, run, ride a bicycle, or sit down to enjoy their time in nature. In addition, there are already quite a few facilities for art, sports, and other activities in and around the city. Our new park should be a place where people can enjoy nature
(118 words)

Main Points-Dec 13

Read Par.1, 2, 3 to identify which group of students is mentioned in each paragraph.
Par.1Popular students- football players, cheer leaders, athletes, student government<= the sunny groups (L.31)
Par.2:  Other 11 groups
Par.3:  a few students who don’t belong to any clique

Read Par.4, and 5-6 to identify the main point of each paragraph.
Par.4: Chaparral High School
Par.5 and 6: What the school management (who run such schools) think.

Read Par.7, 8 to identify the main point of each paragraph.
Par.7:  
Par. 8:

SDG 12-Dec 13

[Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns] 
Worldwide consumption and production are driving forces of the global economy. It rides on the use of the natural environment and resources in a way that continues to have destructive impacts on the planet.
- Each year, an estimated one-third of all food produced is wasted due to poor transportation and harvesting practices.
- If people worldwide switched to energy-efficient light bulbs, the world would save US$120 billion annually.
- If the global population reaches 9.6 billion by 2050, more resources than we have on the planet will be required to sustain current lifestyles.
Goal 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
Goal 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses.
Goal 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.

Online Lesson-Dec 13

7:30 SDG Blog Review [Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities]
Blog [Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns]
7:48 Kikutan Review Day 32 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up
Inside Reading Unit 8  Reading-1 Judging Roommates 
7:53 Review #1 [~Roommate Research/L.52]
7:58 Reading- 2  High School Society: Who Belongs Where?
Before You Read 2.  Do you or did you use to belong to any social groups at your school?
Look up! What is a Case Study?  
Preview: Check the title, headings, image/captions
8:03 Blog Read Par.1, 2, 3 to identify which group of students is mentioned in each paragraph.
Read Par.4, and 5-6 to identify the main point of each paragraph.
Read Par.7, 8 to identify the main point of each paragraph.
8:30 Listen & Read-> C. Extend/p.154 Speak your response in three sentences.
8:40 Blog Nature makes people feel relaxed. However, allocating the limited available space in a city for nature, sports, and playgrounds poses a challenge. If your city is planning to build a park, how much of its available space should be allocated to nature? 
Write your response in six to eight sentences.

2025年12月10日水曜日

C. Apply-Dec 10

Write the main idea of the article in one sentence using some of the words from the box.
Nature influences people’s minds in positive ways.

SDG 11-Dec 10

[Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities]
While cities and *metropolitan areas drive economic growth, rapid urbanization poses challenges to people and the environment. It creates slums and puts pressure on infrastructures and services, such as waste, water supply, sanitation, roads, and transportation systems. Also, unplanned urbanization worsens pollution and public health.
   *metropolitan<- metropolis  a very large city 
    <- metro  relating to a large city/area: ~ area, ~ Tokyo
- About half of the global population lives in cities, and the number is expected to reach 70% by 2050.
- Most of the new urban populations are created in the developing world, especially in Asia and Africa.
- Cities account for over two-thirds of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Goal 11.1: Provide access for slum dwellers to affordable housing and services.
Goal 11.2: Provide safe, affordable, and sustainable public transport systems.
Goal 11.3: Plan and enhance sustainable urbanization in all countries.

Online Lesson-Dec 10

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A
7:35 SDG Blog Review [Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities]
Blog [Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities]
7:50 Kikutan Review Day 60-> Review 1: Day 31 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up
8:00 Review #1 [~Roommate Research]
=> 8:05 Words/Expression #2 [Prevention Beats Intervention-] 
Read aloud Par.6.   
8:35 CD Listen and Read=> Blog C. Apply/p.151 Write the main idea of the article in one sentence using some of the words from the box. 
-> B. Identify/p.151 => Breakout
8:50 Reading Skill: Identifying claims and support-> A. Identify/p.152 
9:00 Lesson Review 

2025年12月3日水曜日

SDG 10-Dec 3

[Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities] 
Inequalities need to be reduced between developed and developing countries. What also needs to be reduced is deepening inequalities among vulnerable populations, such as refugees, migrants, minorities, indigenous peoples, older persons, people with disabilities, and children.
- Children in the poorest 20% of the population are three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than in the richest countries.
- In developing countries, maternal mortality rates in rural areas are still up to three times higher than in urban areas.
- Many women live below 50% of the *median income.
*median income: the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, an income above that amount and below that amount. 収入の中央値 t he average income) 
   Median=> [1,3,4,6,7,8,9]    Average=>5.42 [1,3,4,6,7,8,9]
Goal 10.1: Achieve higher income growth for the bottom 40% of the population than the national average.
Goal 10.2: Promote social, economic, and political equality among all peoples.
Goal 10.3: Reduce inequalities by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices.

Online Lesson-Dec 3

7:30 SDG Blog Review [Goal 9: Industries, Innovation, and Infrastructure]
Blog [Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities]
7:48 Kikutan Read to review Day 59-> Day 60 Listen
Listen & Read aloud-> Check expressions-> Chants for word family-> Read aloud
8:05 Study Words/Expressions #1 [ ~ Roommate Research/L.52]
8:35 Vocabulary -> Read aloud the definitions 
8:40 Preview -> CD Listen 
=> Blog C. Apply/p.151 Write the main idea of the article in one sentence using some of the words from the box. 
8:50 Read-> B. Identify/p.151 

Next lesson on Dec.10