Reporting 12-Dec 26

Reporting Practice-12: Tense (Chapter 37/p.190)

話の内容が既に起きた過去や現在完了のものは過去完了を使って間接話法に書き換えなさい。

Fred said, “I’ve got a new mobile phone whose color is purple.”

  => Fred said he had got a new mobile phone whose color was purple.

(1) Fred said, “I’ve just seen a girl whose hair looked longer than my height.”

  => Fred said he had just seen a girl whose hair looked longer than his height.

(2) Tony asked Fred, “Was she with someone we know?”

  =>  Tony asked Fred if she was with someone they knew.

(3) Fred said, “She was with a boy I’ve never seen before.” 

  => Fred said she was with a boy he had never seen before. 

(4) He also said, “They were eating sushi when I saw them.”

  => He also said they were eating sushi when he saw them.

(5) Tony then said, “I’ll say hi and ask her name if I see her.” 

  => Tony then said he would say hi and ask her name if he saw her.

Writing-Dec 26

Write a descriptive paragraph about a trend/activity/place/subject/game/sport/event that is popular or interesting to you and explain why. 

Think of two reasons why it’s popular among people/students or interesting to you 

with keywords that clearly state the reasons. 

Then, think of examples or detailed explanations for each SS.

Write a TS, two SSs with D/example, and a CS that restates/reinforces/rephrases the TS. 

[Describe the Topic] 

Food trucks are a popular trend where I live. Today, many restaurants in Houston are selling their food on the street. They usually park their trucks in a big park or parking lot, and they cook the food in the trucks. 

[SS-1] They are popular because people have many choices. For example, you can try Vietnamese noodles, American hamburgers, or Mexican tacos all in one place.

[SS-2] Also, eating at food trucks is convenient. You order at the window, and in a few minutes, your delicious food is ready. You can enjoy it outside or bring it home.

[SS-3] Finally, they’re cheaper than restaurants because you do not have to pay a tip. 

[CS] I love food trucks, and I’m excited that they are becoming popular.

Eiken Report-Dec 26

Report the dialogue in three sentences in the past tense. 

The woman wanted to buy (a bottle of red) wine for her friend’s birthday. 

The man suggested/showed red wines from France. 

She asked him if there were / if he had cheaper ones.

Online Lesson-Dec 26

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review Blog 2022-2 CD-5 #2 -> Chat -> Repeat => Report

8:00 Vocabulary in Use CDC-30 C35-U1 #2/p.151=> Read aloud

8:10 Reading & Writing-2 Unit 1 Writing

Review Eiken Writing Blog Today, many buildings collect rainwater and then use it in various ways, such as giving water to plants. Do you think such buildings will become more common in the future?

Points: cost, emergency, technology=> Revise=> Read

8:20 Blog Write a descriptive paragraph about a trend/activity/place/subject/game/sport/event that is popular or interesting to you and explain why. 3+15+3 min

8:40 2Q Speaking 

9:00 Review Blog Reporting-11 -> Blog Reporting-12

Blog The People's Choice Award

9:15 Lesson Review  Jan 5=> Kikutan, IR-2

Reporting 11-Dec 22

Reporting Practice-11: Review

間接話法に書き換えましょう。

Ron said, “Where were you yesterday, Jennifer?”

   => Ron asked me where I had been the day before. (完了している)

(1) Danny said to me, “This is our house.” 

      => Danny told me that was their house. 

(2) I said to him, “How long have you lived in your house?” 

     => I asked him how long they had lived in their house. 

(3) He said to me, “We bought it last year when they moved to this town.”

     => He told me they bought it the year before when they moved to that town. 

(4) He also said, “It looks old but we’ve had no problem until now.”

     => He also said it looked old but they had had no problem until then.

(5) He then said to me, “I’ll have Ron help me paint this wall next weekend.”

     => He then told me he would have Ron help him paint that wall the next weekend.

Eiken Writing-Dec 22

筆記試験 85min=>2+15+3 min for Writing

Write your response in 80~100 words. <= 6~8 sentences (TS, 2 SSs, CS)

Points are some aspects that you might write the reasons from, 

but you can write from other aspects

Today, many buildings collect rainwater and then use it in various ways, such as giving water to plants. 

Do you think such buildings will become more common in the future?

   Points: cost, emergency, technology

Present Simple & Continuous-Dec 22

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. 

Online Lesson-Dec 22

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review Blog 2022-2 CD-20 #16 Repeat => Dictation

8:05 Vocabulary in Use CDC-29 C35-U1 #1/p.151=> Read aloud

8:10 Reading & Writing-2 Unit 1 Grammar: Present Continuous -> A. Identify/p.22-> B. Apply

Blog Present Simple

Writing Skill: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph 

-> A. Writing Model/p.18-> B. Identify/p.19-> C. Identify

8:30 Review Blog Today, some customers ask delivery companies to put packages by their doors instead of receiving them directly. Do you think this kind of service will become more common in the future? => Revise=> Read

8:40 2Q(85m=>2+15+3 m) Write your response in 80~100 words.

9:05 Review Blog Reporting-10 -> Blog Reporting-11

9:15 Lesson Review  Jan 5=> Kikutan, IR-2 

Reporting 10-Dec 19

Reporting Practice-10: Past Perfect #2 (Chapter 35/p.153)

話の内容が過去において既に済んでいることや理由は過去完了を使って間接話法に書き換えましょう。

Ron said to Mom, “Has Dad gone to work?” 

   => Ron asked Mom if Dad/his dad had gone to work.

Fred said, “I couldn’t do my homework because I left the textbook in school?”

   => Fred said he couldn’t do his homework because he had left the textbook in school

(1) Dad said to me, “Have you eaten breakfast?”

   => Dad asked me if I had eaten breakfast. 

(2) He said to me, “How long have you been playing the game”

   => He asked me how long I had been playing the game.

(3) I said to him, “I’ve been doing it since this morning.

   =>  I told him I had been doing it since this morning.

(4) Julie’s dad said to her, “This is what you’ve wanted for your birthday.”

   => Julie’s dad told her that was what she had wanted for her birthday.

(5) Julie said to him, “I’ve wanted to have a new smartphone for a long time”

   => Julie told him she had wanted to have a new smartphone for a long time.

Eiken Writing-Dec 19

2Q(85m=>2+15+3 m) Writing 

Write your response in 80~100 words. <= 6~8 sentences (TS, 2 SSs, CS)

Points are some aspects that you might write the reasons from, 

but you can write from other aspects.

Today, some customers ask delivery companies to put packages by their doors instead of receiving them directly. Do you think this kind of service will become more common in the future?

Points: convenience, damage, security

Starbucks Biz-Dec 19

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

Speak your response in three sentences. <= NOT about if you like it or not

Transcript-Dec 19

Starbucks is the biggest coffee company in the world. There are more than 20,000 stores in around 65 different countries. People all over the world recognize the Starbucks name. 

   <= 33,000 in 80 countries in 2021

So, how did Starbucks get so big? Starbucks was started by three friends in Seattle, Washington, in the northwest of the United States.

The first store opened on Western Avenue in 1971. By 1986 there were six Starbucks stores in Seattle. 

In 1987 a former worker named Howard Schultz bought the company.

Schultz wanted to combine Italian café culture with Starbucks’s excellent coffee beans and friendly service. The idea was an instant success and the chain quickly grew. In 1990 there were 84 stores, by 2000 there were 3,501 stores, and by 2010 there were 16,858.

But some people are unhappy about the way that Starbucks has grown. They say that because Starbucks is so big, it is unfair to smaller coffee shops. Even Howard Schultz said that it might be a problem. He wanted the feeling of the company to stay the same, even as it got bigger. After all, the company’s culture is an important part of its success.

Starbucks doesn’t just sell coffee; they try to offer customers a complete experience. They want people to enjoy each store’s welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious coffee. Because of all these things, today Starbucks is one of the biggest companies in the world.

Write a summary of Starbucks in your own words as far as possible in three sentences. 

Starbucks was created by three friends in Seattle in 1971 and was bought by a former employee Howard Schultz in 1987. 

Since then, the coffee shop chain grew rapidly and became the world’s largest coffee company with over 20,000 stores in 65 countries.

The concept of the coffee chain is a combination of Italian café culture and good coffee with friendly service. 

Eiken Repeat-Dec 19

Vivian

Online Lesson-Dec 9

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review Blog 2022-2 CD-20 #16-> Repeat => STT Repeat

7:55 Vocabulary in Use CDC-29 C35-U1 #1/p.151 Read aloud-> Read aloud

8:05 Reading & Writing-2 Unit 1

Watch Q, Read the Transcript to check the understanding and study words/expressions.

=> Blog Write a summary of Starbucks in your own words as far as possible in three sentences.

8:20 Blog What do you think of Starbucks? Is it a good business?  <= NOT about if you like it or not

=> Speak your response in three sentences=> STT

8:30 Vocabulary Skill: Word Families -> A. Identify-> B. Identify-> C. Apply

8:40 2Q(85m=>2+15+3 m) Writing Write your response in 80~100 words. 

9:05 Review Blog Reporting-8, 9 -> Blog Reporting-10

9:15 Lesson Review  

Reporting 9-Dec 15

Reporting Practice-9: Past Perfect #1 (Chapter 34/137)
例にならって、話の内容が過去において既に済んでいることは過去完了を使って間接話法に書き換えましょう。
Ron said to Mom, “Has Dad gone to work?” 

   => Ron asked Mom if Dad/his dad had gone to work.
1. Julie asked Maria, “Have you done the homework?”

   => Julie asked Maria if she had done her homework. 
2. Maria said to Julie, “No, I haven’t done it yet.” 

   =>  Maria told Julie she hadn’t done it yet. 
3. She also said, “I haven’t done the homework because I have been busy helping my mom since yesterday”

   => She also said/told (that) she hadn’t done the homework because she had been busy helping her mom since the day before. 
4. Julie said to Maria, “I didn’t do my homework either because I left the textbook in school. 

   => Julie told Maria she didn’t do it either because she had left the textbook in school.

Reporting 8-Dec 15

Reporting Practice-8: ask if (Chapter 33/p.120)  Grammar & Communication-1, 2, 3/P.112, 114, 115

例にならって、間接疑問文の文にしましょう。

The old man asked me, “Do you know the way to the post office?”

     => The old man asked me if I knew the way to the post office.

(1) The immigration officer asked me, “Do you have a visa?"

     => The immigration officer asked me if I had a visa.

(2) She asked me, “What is the purpose of your trip?”

     => She asked me what the purpose of my trip was.

(3) She asked me, “How long are you staying?”

     => She asked me how long I was staying.

(4) She asked me, “Where are you staying?”

     => She asked me where I was staying. 

(5) She asked me, “How much money do you have?”

     => She asked me how much money I had.

Eiken Report-Dec 15

Report the dialogue in three sentences in the past tense. 

(Cherry Avenue)

The woman asked the man if Cherry Avenue was near there. 

He told her (that) it was/is far away. 

He checked the map she had and told her it was wrong.

Online Lesson-Dec 15

7:45 Speak in 3 Blog Review => Speak

7:50 Eiken-2Q Review Blog 2022-2 CD-4 #1 Repeat => Report

8:00 Vocabulary in Use CDC-23 C34-U2 #2/p.143 => Read aloud

8:05 Inside Reading Unit 7  Reading-2  Franchising

Read to review #1-> 8:10 Study Words/Expressions #2 [Advantages of owning a franchise/L.44] 

8:35 Reading & Writing-2 Unit 1 Reading 2  How do you decide?

Blog What group of people, experts, consumers/users, crows, or friends influences your decision the most when you buy or use something? Write your response in 5-6 sentences=> Revise=> Read

8:45 Video  Starbucks  Vocabulary: combine, chain  ~ stores, a restaurant chain, atmosphere 

Watch Q -> B. Apply -> Read aloud

=> What do you think of Starbucks? Do you like it? Why? Speak your response in 3 sentences.

8:55 Review Blog Reporting-7 

-> Blog Reporting-8-

> 9:10 Blog Reporting-9

Reporting 7-Dec 12

Reporting Practice-7: tell/ask #2 (Chapter 32/p.104) 

例にならって受動態を使って、下線部の人が主語になる文に書き直しましょう。

They said to me, “Please don’t touch the wall”. 

    => I was told not to touch the wall.

(1) The captain said to the passengers, “Fasten your seatbelts.

     => The passengers were told (by the captain) to fasten their seatbelts. 

(2) He said to them, “Remain seated until the seatbelt sign is turned off.”

     => They were told to remain seated until the seatbelt sign was turned off.

(3) The flight attendant said to some passengers, “Please don’t make so much noise.”

     => Some passengers were asked (by the flight attendant) not to make so much noise.

(4) The flight attendants said to the passengers, “Please fill in the customs form before arrival.”

    => The passengers were asked (by the flight attendants) to fill in the customs form before arrival.

(5) The captain said to the passengers, “Don’t leave your seats until the plane stops.” 

     => The passengers were told (by the captain) not to leave their seats until the plane stopped.

Writing-Dec 12

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 5-6 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 a lot 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 or use something. 

(83 words)

Speak in 3-Dec 12

Some people say that it is strange for males to wear pink clothes. 

What do you think about that? 

Speak your response in three sentences.

l. I think it is strange/odd, ok/acceptable for ~ to … I don’t think it’s unusual/strange, 

2. Pink is a color/matches/goes well with/can be … Pink is gender-neutral like any other … 

  Pink (clothes) look good with/on/when … 

  Many men/boys … 

  No color is … Men and women/We can/have … 

3. Also/If/For example/Nowadays, We/It is …

Online Lesson-Dec 12

7:45 Speak in 3 Eiken 2Q-3 #8 Some people say that it is strange for males to wear pink clothes. What do you think about that? Speak your response in three sentences.

7:55 Eiken-2Q Review Blog 2022-2 CD-4 #1-> Chat What is the woman’s problem?

Repeat=> STT Repeat

8:00 Vocabulary in Use CDC-23 C34-U2 #2/p.143 Read aloud-> Read aloud

8:10 Inside Reading Unit 7  Reading-2  Franchising

Study Words/Expressions #1 [Intro, Franchise Defined]

=> Read aloud Par.3

Review Reading Skill: Reading Numerical Tables

8:35 Reading & Writing-2 Unit 1 Marketing Reading 2  How do you decide?

CD-3 Read -> [P.14] Write the four groups of people who give social proof, E. Apply, F. Identity

8:45 Critical Thinking Strategy/p.13: in order of importance, a linear order, signal words.

=> Blog 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 5-6 sentences

9:00 Review Blog Reporting-5.7 -> Blog Reporting-7 -> Blog Reporting-8

Lesson Review 

Reporting 6-Dec 8

Reporting Practice-6: tell/ask #1 (Chapter 31/p.88)

1. “　” の中が伝える文なら「say to＋人」を「tell＋人＋to ＋動詞の原形」に

2. “  ” の中がお願いであれば「say to＋人」を「ask＋人＋to ＋動詞の原形」にして人に伝える文に書き換えなさい

(1) 1. Fred’s parents always say to him, “Clean your room.”

      => Fred’s parents always tell him to clean his room. 

　2. He always says to them, “Could you give me more pocket money?”　

     => He always asks them to give him more pocket money. 

(2) 1. Fred said to me last night, “Please show me your homework. 

     => Fred asked me the night before to show him my homework.

　2. I said to him, “Do as much as you can tonight.” 

     => I told him to do as much as he could that night.

Reporting 5-Dec 8

Reporting Practice-5: Past #3 (Chapter 30/p.71)

以下の文を、人に伝える文に書き直しましょう。(3)(4)(5) は、例にならって“ ”の中の動詞を過去形にしましょう。

last year → the year before,  this → that,  next → the next,  will → would となります。

Cindy said, “I will finish reading the new book this evening.”

=> Cindy said she would finish reading the new book that evening.

(1) Yuki’s email says, “I’ve finished my exams.”

     Yuki’s email says she has finished her exams. 

(2) It also says, “The exams were harder than last year.”

     It also says the ~ than the last year. 3. Sally told me (that) she was going ~ that summer. 4. I told her (that) my family was ~ the next year. 5. She told me (that) she would leave …

(3) Sally said to me, “I’m going to New York this summer.

     Sally told me (that) she was going ~ that summer.

(4) I said to her, “My family is planning to go there next year.”

      I told her (that) my family was ~ the next year.

(5) She said to me, “I will leave in two weeks.”

     She told me (that) she would leave …