GPR-Apr 30

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) (L73-L84) について日本語で説明しなさい。

（Ground Penetrating Radarとは）　地中の物体を探査する方法。地中にレーダー波を発信すると地中に吸収されるか、物体に反射して受信機が探知する。レーダー波の発信から受信までの微小な時間差をソフトが解析して地中の物体のイメージを再現する。(99語)

Online Lesson-Apr 30

7:30 2Q Speaking Blog 2級 Speaking Test

7:50 Kikutan Review Day 3-> Day 4 Listen-> 

Listen & Read aloud-> Check expressions-> Chants for word family-> Read aloud

8:05 Inside Reading Unit 1 Reading-2  Understanding Philly’s Basement

Review #1: Intro, Underground Mystery-> 8:10 #2 Mapping the Depth, OK Now What? 8

8:37 Read aloud Par.8=> Blog Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) (L73-L84) について日本語で説明しなさい。

8:48 Read & Write Unit 1 Reading 2  How do you decide?

Writing Skill: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph-> A. Writing Model/p.18 -> D. Discuss -> E. Evaluate

9:00 Lesson Review   No lesson on May 3

Present Simple & Continuous-Apr 26

Present Simple

- Things don’t change: My name is Ron.  The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

- Fact: I’m a high school student.  Canberra is the capital of Australia.

- Routine/Repeated Actions: I usually play tennis after school.  The train for Paris leaves at ten.

Present Continuous

- In Progress: I’m studying math now/at the moment.

- Around the Present: I’m preparing for the exams this week/these days.

- Changes: Exams are becoming harder nowadays/recently.  I’m getting sleepy. 

Speak about yourself in 2 sentences in the present simple and another sentence in the present continuous.

Civil War-Apr 26

The American Civil War began in 1861, after decades of tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights, and westward expansion. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused 11 southern states to become independent and form the Confederate States of America (the South) and opposed the Union (the North). The war lasted four years until the Confederate surrendered in 1865. 

It was the costliest and deadliest war ever fought on American soil, with some 620,000 of 2.4 million soldiers killed.

英検2級Reading&Writing-Apr 26

筆記試験85分－Writing 2題 (25分) => Reading 3題 (40分)

Reading

1 語彙・表現１題：17問 => 1問 20 秒=> 約6分  ☆ 排除法を活用 

2 文脈2題：3問、3問 => 6分、6分　☆ 前後の文脈、Keywordsで判断

3 読解3題：email/3 par 3問、Passage/4 par 5問=> 10分、12分　☆ 段落毎に1問 + 全体

Writing 

要約1題 (提示、例/案-1、例/案-2) => 45~55語（3~4 sentences）=> 約10分

英作文1題 80~100語 w/2 S=> 7~8 sentences (TS: 1~2, SS-1+D, SS-2+D, CS）=> 約15分 

Online Lesson-Apr 26

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 

7:35 2Q Reading, Writing Blog 

7:45 Kikutan Review Day 2-> Day 3 Listen

Inside Reading Unit 1 Reading-2  Understanding Philly’s Basement

Blog American Civil War 

8:38 Read & Write Unit 1 Writing

Grammar: Present Continuous -> A. Identify/p.22-> B. Apply

8:48 Blog Present Simple & Present Continuous

Speak about yourself in 2 sentences in the present simple and another sentence in the present continuous.

9:00  Lesson Review   No lesson on May 3

Starbucks-Apr 23

What do you think of Starbucks? Is it a good business?

Speak your response in three sentences.

#1 I often/sometimes/rarely/never go to Starbucks, and I think / but I don’t think … 

Write MIs-Apr 23

Read by section-> Identify the main idea and key information.

=> Write a summary of each section in one sentence.

1. Intro (Par. 1-2): 

   There are underground infrastructure problems in Philadelphia, an old city in the USA.

2. An Underground Mystery:  

   Because the records of such old underground infrastructures in Philadelphia weren’t kept well, it's hardly predictable what problems could occur and when. 

3. Mapping the Depth:

4. OK, Now What?

Online Lesson-Apr 23

7:30 Review 2Q Speaking Review Blog 4-14 These days, some YouTubers are becoming extremely popular and making a lot of money. Do you think more people will want to become YouTubers in the future?

7:40 Kikutan Review Day 1-> Day 2 Listen

Inside Reading Unit 1 Reading-2  Understanding Philly’s Basement

Read by section-> Identify the main idea and key information.

=> Blog Write a summary of each section in one sentence.

Read & Write Unit 1 Reading 2  How do you decide?

8:20 Blog Revise What group of people, experts, consumers/users, crowds, or friends influences your decision the most when you buy or use something? Write your response in six to seven sentences.

8:35 Vocabulary: combine, chain  ~ stores, a restaurant chain, atmosphere  

Watch Q -> B. Apply -> Listen Q

=> Blog What do you think of Starbucks? Is it a good business? => Speak your response in three sentences.

8:50 Vocabulary Skill: Word Families -> A. Identify-> B. Identify-> C. Apply

9:00 Lesson Review   No lesson on May 3rd

Writing-Apr 19

What group of people, experts, consumers/users, crowds, or friends influences your decision the most when you buy something? Write your response in six to seven sentences.

TS: My friends are the most influential people when I choose what to buy.  SS-1: First, we spend a lot of time together and talk about many things. <= SD: They know me/my tastes/what I like better than anyone else.  SS-2: Also, we share the same taste in many things, like clothing, music, and videos. <= SD: For example, when my friends like a TikTok video, I always enjoy watching it, too. CS: My friends can tell me what suits me the best, and I usually rely on their recommendations when I buy something. 

Philadelphia-Apr 19

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with an estimated population of 1.6 million and more than 6 million in the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area, as of 2023. 

In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the *American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787. 

*American Revolution/Revolutionary War (1775–1783), or the War of Independence, was an armed conflict between Great Britain and 13 of its North American colonies, which declared independence as the USA on July 4, 1776.

Eiken Speaking-Apr 19

Popular YouTubers are seen as more influential, relatable, and authentic than sponsored content. YouTubers can earn revenue from Google’s advertising program. They can also generate income through affiliate links, merchandising, and 3rd party memberships. 

These days, some YouTubers are becoming extremely popular and making a lot of money. 

Do you think more people will want to become YouTubers in the future?

be/become popular/famous, become a celebrity/get celebrity status, 

feel proud of/sense of achievement, earn money