Speak your wish-Mar 29

Situation: I can't ... / I'm (not) a/(adj) ...

=> I wish I could do ... /were a ... / were (adj)  ... 

=> If I could/were ~, I would ...

Reporting-Mar 29

話の内容が既に終え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 gotten a new mobile phone that has five cameras.”

   => Fred said he had gotten a new mobile phone that had/has five cameras.

(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.

Eiken Speaking-Mar 29

Some people say that people should do more to protect historical monuments, 

such as ancient ruins, castles, temples, and buildings. 

What do you think about that?

Examples: ancient pyramids in Egypt, Angkor Wat, the Great Wall of China, 

the atomic bomb hall in Hiroshima

valuable assets, be of historical significance, replace-unreplaceable, heritage

Online Lesson-Mar 29

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 

7:35 2Q Speaking Blog 3-12 Some people say that people should do more to protect historical monuments, such as ancient ruins, castles, temples, and buildings. What do you think about that?

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review Blog-> #7 -> Repeat => STT Repeat

7:53 Vocabulary in Use CDC-87 C37-U2 #2/p.196 Read aloud

8:00 Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-2  Bionic People  

Study words/phrases [Intro], [Jesse] 8:10

Study words/phrases [Claudia] 8:30

8:40 Reporting G&C-3/p.124  Blog Review #11

8:45 Blog Reporting Practice-12: Tense (Chapter 37/p.190)

話の内容が既に終え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ましょう。

8:52 1-min Speech: I wish ~ were/could … If ~ were/could ~, ~ would/might …

9:00  Lesson Review    Apr. 2=> Inside Reading Book 2, Reading & Writing Book 2

Reporting-Mar 26

間接話法に書き換えなさい。

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.

Ex-3.2C-Mar 26

1. Catharine asked Ron what he was doing. 

2. Ron said he was reading … 

3. Catherine asked Ron how long he had been reading it. 

4. He also said he had started reading it the Sunday before. 

5. Catherine asked Ron how long he thought it would take to finish reading it. 

6. Ron thought it would take another day or two. 

7. Catherine asked him how he had found the book. 

8. Ron said Jennifer had recommended it.

Jesse's bionic arm-Mar 26

Jesseのバイオニックアームがどのようなもので、どのように機能するのかを日本語3文以内で説明せよ。

Jesseのバイオニックアームは、脳が指示したような動きをする人工腕である。

彼の胸に移植された(reattached) 元々左腕の動きを制御していた神経が発達して(grow into)、彼が左腕を動作させようとして胸の筋肉を緊張させる(tenses)と 微弱な電気信号を発生して電極に検知される。

その電気信号が人工左腕に内蔵されたコンピューターを起動して(activates)、脳が指示した通りに(voluntary)人工腕が動く。

Eiken Dictation-Mar 26

carpets stay in one family

a carpet has been found

it was put into ground

where it was made

Online Lesson-Mar 26

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A

7:35 Review 2Q Speaking Review Blog 4-12 These days, many people use streaming or download services to enjoy music or videos. Do you think people will stop buying CDs or DVDs in the future? 

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review #21 -> Repeat => Blog Dictation  

7:55 Vocabulary in Use CDC-86 C37-U2 #1/p.196 Read aloud 

Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-2  Bionic People

8:00 Read Jesse’s Story -> Read aloud Par.4 (L27-37)

=> Blog Jesseのバイオニックアームがどのようなものでどのように機能するのかを日本語3文で以内で説明しなさい。

8:15 Read Claudia’s Story-> Read aloud Par.9 (L70-) and Review Par.4 (L27-37)

Blog What approach does Dr. Kuiken reject? What approach does he support? Write each in one sentence.

8:30 Reporting Blog Review #10

間接話法の使い方 G&C-3/p.124-> Ex-3.1-> Ex-3.2a-> 2b-> Blog 2c

8:50 Blog Reporting Practice-11

9:00 Lesson Review   Textbooks

Reporting-Mar 22

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や理由は過去完了を使って間接話法に書き換えなさい。

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 games”

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

(3) I said to him, “I’ve been playing games since this morning.”

  => I told him I had been playing games since that 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 Speaking-Mar 22

These days, many people use streaming or download services to enjoy music or videos. 

Do you think people will stop buying CDs or DVDs in the future?

Streaming delivers content in real time, allowing immediate playback without storing it, while downloading saves the content to your device for later offline viewing. 

streaming music, download music/music download, 

music videos, subscription/subscribe, 

YouTube, TikTok, social network service (SNS), 

listen to music/watch videos on the smartphone

enjoy listening to music wherever, whenever/anytime, headphones/earphones

Online Lesson-Mar 22

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 

7:35 2Q Speaking Blog 4-12 These days, many people use streaming or download services to enjoy music or videos. Do you think people will stop buying CDs or DVDs in the future?
7:43 Eiken-2Q Review Blog-> #21 -> Repeat => STT Repeat

7:52 Vocabulary in Use CDC-86 C37-U2 #1/p.196 Read aloud
8:00 Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-1  Read to review Words/expressions [L27 ~]
8:05 Reading-2  Bionic People
Before you read-3: artificial limbs Dic an arm or leg of a person or animal, or an animal’s wing
Dic bionic [baɪˈɑː.nɪk] using artificial materials and methods to produce activity/movement: ~ arm/leg
Skim: The title, photos and captions, and subheadings=> Predict the content of the journal article
-> Read Intro Par: Some 40 years ago-> Jesse’s Story-> Claudia’s Story-> Last Par: Today
8:10 Reading Comprehension T/F, Mark the line #, Correct false statements => 8:20 Breakout 8:25
8:33 過去完了の使い方 G&C-2/p.123-> Ex-2.1
8:48 Reporting Blog Review #9

8:52 Blog Reporting Practice-10: Past Perfect #2 (Chapter 35/p.153)

9:00  Lesson Review-Test Results, Textbooks

Reporting-Mar 15

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よ。

When I left home for school this morning, I realized I hadn't brushed my teeth.

When I got home from school, I couldn't get in the house because I hadn't taken the key with me.

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

  => Ron asked Mom if 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.

Eiken Report-Mar 15

Report the dialogue in two sentences. 

The man asked Laura if she would/could go bowling with him/them on Sunday afternoon.

She said she had been taking horseback riding lessons (with her cousin) on Sunday afternoons. 

Online Lesson-Mar 15

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A

7:35 Review 2Q Speaking Review Blog 3-11 Some people say that people won’t have to work as long as they do now when robots, AI, and other information technologies (IT) advance. 

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review #6 -> Repeat =>Blog Report the dialogue in the past tense in two sentences.

7:50 Vocabulary in Use CDC-74 C37-U1 #2/p.187 Read aloud 

Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-1  Giving Nature a Hand

7:55 Read to review Words/expressions [L1~26]-> Words/expressions [L27 ~] 

8:27 Read aloud Par.7: L45~54

8:30 Vocabulary Activity C -> 8:37 Breakout-> 8:40 Read aloud

8:45 Reporting Blog Review #7, 8

8:52 Blog Reporting Practice-9: Past Perfect #1 (Chapter 34/137)

9:00 Lesson Review　Test Scores;   No Lesson on Mar 19  S&T Schedule=> Textbooks

Reporting-Mar 12#2

if/what/how/whereなどの疑問詞を使って間接疑問文の文にしましょう。

 <= Grammar & Communication-1, 2, 3/P.112, 114, 115

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.

Reporting-Mar 12#1

以下の英語を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 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 not to make so much noise.

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

   =>  The passengers were asked 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.

Eiken Speaking-Mar 12

Some people say that people won’t have to work as long as they do now when robots, AI, and other information technologies (IT) advance. What do you think about that?

I think we’ll still have to work as long as we do now, even if AI and IT advance. 

We’ll be expected to do more work or take on other tasks if AI and robots do the tasks we do now. 

There will be more things humans can do with the help of technologies such as medicine, space exploration, and science.

Online Lesson-Mar 12

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 

7:35 2Q Speaking Blog 3-11 Some people say that people won’t have to work as long as they do now when robots, AI, and other information technologies (IT) advance. What do you think about that?

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review run-ran-> #6 Chat Why doesn’t Laura go bowling?-> Repeat => STT

7:55 Vocabulary in Use CDC-74 C37-U1 #2/p.187 Read aloud

Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-1  Giving Nature a Hand 

8:00 Words/expressions [L1~26] 8:12

8:25 Read aloud Par.2

8:28 Reading Skill: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion -> Apply A. 

8:32 Speak a fact and your opinion about it/them

8:42 Reporting Blog Review #5, Blog #6

8:45 Blog Practice-7: tell/ask #2 (Chapter 32/p.104)

以下の英語を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。

8:53 Blog Practice-8: ask if (Grammar & Communication-1, 2, 3/P.112, 114, 115)

if/what/how/whereなどの疑問詞を使って間接疑問文の文にしましょう。

9:00  Lesson Review   No Lesson on Mar 19 

Reporting-Mar 8#2

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

2“  ” の中がお願いなら「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よ。

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. 

3. Last night, Fred said to me, “Please show me your homework.” 

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

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

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

Reporting-Mar 8#1

以下の文を人に伝える文に書き直しなさい。(3)(4)(5) は、例にならって、“ ”の中の動詞を過去形に。 
また、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.”    

   => ~ says she has finished her exams. 
(2) It also says, “The exams were harder than last year.”      

   => It also says the exams were harder than the last year. 
(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 … 

Write MIs-Mar 8

1. Read [Intro] [Early ways] [Improving Vision]

   => Write the main idea of each section in one sentence.

Humans have been developing devices to improve physical abilities like visual and hearing impairments.

Eyeglasses have been used since early times to improve vision, but nowadays,

new options/methods are also available, such as contact lenses, corneal implants, and laser surgeries.

2. Read [Improve Hearing], [Replacing Teeth]

   => Write the methods used in the old days and nowadays for each section in one sentence.

There hadn’t been any effective hearing devices until the 20th century when battery-powered hearing devices and surgical solutions became available to enhance hearing ability.

From early times, teeth replacement for damaged or lost teeth had been practiced (with materials such as ivory, animal teeth, or rubber), but today, dental implantation has become common to replace teeth permanently. 

Eiken Dictation-Mar 8

Michael 

Luckily,

Online Lesson-Mar 8

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A
7:35 Review 2Q Speaking Review Blog 4-11 These days, many international athletes play for teams in other countries. Do you think the number of these athletes will increase in the future?
7:45 Eiken-2Q Review #20 -> Repeat =>Blog Dictation 

7:53 Vocabulary in Use CDC-73 C37-U1 #1/p.187 Read aloud 
8:00 Inside Reading Unit 10  Reading-1  Giving Nature a Hand
Blog Read [Intro] [Early ways] [Improving Vision]=> Write the main idea in one sentence for each section.
8:15 Read [Improve Hearing], [Replacing Teeth]=> Write the methods used in the old days and nowadays in one sentence for each section.
8:35 Reporting Blog Review #3, Blog #4

8:40 Blog Practice-5: Past #3 (Chapter 30/p.71)

8:50 Blog Reporting Practice-6: tell/ask #1 (Chapter 31/p.88)

9:00 Lesson Review   Blog Show & Tell Schedule

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Reporting-Mar 5#2

例にならって、“  ”の中の動詞を過去形にし、下線部を変化させて、人に伝える文に書き直しましょう。

“　”の中の文の時制を現在から過去にするときには、

today → that day,  tonight → that night,  tomorrow → the next day  

Cindy said, “I’m going to read a new book this evening.”

   => Cindy said she was going to read a new book that evening.

(1) Fred said, “I’m going to play the drums this afternoon.” 

   =>   ~ he was going ~ that afternoon. 

(2) His parents said to him, “You have to finish your homework today.” 

   => said to him he had to finish his homework that day.

(3) He said, “I’ll do my homework tonight.” 

   =>  ~ he would do his homework that night. 

(4) His parents said, “You can play the drums tomorrow.”

   => ~ he could play the drums the next day. 

(5) He said, “I don’t have to hand in my homework tomorrow.” 

   => ~ he didn’t have ~ his homework the next day. 

Reporting-Mar 5 #1

例にならって、“　”の中の動詞を過去形にし、下線部を変化させて、人に伝える文に書き直しましょう。

“　”の中の文の時制を現在から過去にするときには this は that に、here は there にします。

Ron said, “George likes me the best”.  => Ron said George liked him the best.

(1) Julie thought, “I am too busy to do all my homework.”   

    => Julie thought she was too ~ all her homework. 

(2) She said, “I don’t have enough time to watch my favorite movies.”  

    => She said she didn’t have ~ to watch her … 

(3) a) Fred said, “I want to buy this yellow T-shirt.”  

    => Fred said he wanted to buy that yellow T-shirt.

b) I said, “The color looks terrible on you.” 

    =>  I said the color looked terrible on him.  

c) I also said, “The prices are too expensive here.” 

    => I also said the prices were too expensive there.

Eiken Speaking-Mar 5

These days, many international athletes play for teams in other countries. 

Do you think the number of these athletes will increase in the future?

Speak your response in three sentences.

I (don’t) think we’ll have / there will be more / the number of such ~ will …  

earn money, financial incentive, 

an opportunity to play, in a competitive team/league, with competitive players, 

a sense of pride, have pride in, be proud of 

If athletes play in a more competitive team or league, they can become better players. 

Also, as more people watch such games, they have the chance to become more popular and earn more money.

Online Lesson-Mar 5

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A 

7:35 2Q Speaking Blog 4-11 These days, many international athletes play for teams in other countries. Do you think the number of these athletes will increase in the future?

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review Blog> Repeat => STT Repeat

7:55 Vocabulary in Use CDC-73 C37-U1 #1/p.187 Read aloud=> Blog Write

Inside Reading U-9 Exploring the Deep Ocean Read to Review [Alvin’s Amazing Discovery~ ]

8:10 Unit 10  Reading-1  Giving Nature a Hand 

Skim: Check the title, photos, and subtitles-> Read the Intro and the first sentence of the other par.

Chat Write the main idea. 

8:18 Reading Comprehension: Underline/Mark the keywords to look for. Refer to the subheadings.

8:38 Read aloud Par.1 

8:40 Reporting Review Blog Practice-1-> 8:43 Blog Practice-3: Past #1 (Chapter 28/p.41)

例にならって、“　　”の中の動詞を過去形にし、下線部を変化させて、人に伝える文に書き直しましょう。

“　　”の中の文の時制を現在から過去にするときには this は that に、here は there にします。

8:52 Blog Practice-4: Past #2 (Chapter 29/p.55)

例にならって、“  ”の中の動詞を過去形にし、下線部を変化させて、人に伝える文に書き直しましょう。

“　”の中の文の時制を現在から過去にするときには、

today → that day,  tonight → that night,  tomorrow → the next day となります。 

9:00  Lesson Review    Blog Show & Tell Schedule

Reporting #1-Mar 1

Practice-1: Person #1 (Chapter 26/p.13)

Write in indirect speech.

Ron says, “George likes me the best”. =>  Ron says George likes him the best.

(1) Fred always says to me, “Your mom is very kind.”

  Fred always says ...

(2) My mom thinks, “Fred is always nice to me.”

  My mom thinks ...

(3) My mom says to me, “You need to clean your room more often.”

  My mom says ...

(4) Fred says, “I’m trying to study as hard as I can.”

  Fred ...

(5) I think, “Everyone is trying much harder than you are.”

  I think ...

1. ~ my mom is … 　　2. ~ to her. 　　3. ~ says I need to clean my room …

4. Fred says he is ~ he can.     5. I think everyone ~ than he is.

Eiken Report-Mar 1

Report the dialogue in the past tense in three sentences.

The woman asked John if he was going/coming to Lucy’s party that weekend. 

He said he couldn’t because he had to work Saturday/that night. 

He also said he would go to the next party (she invites me to).

Online Lesson-Mar 1

7:30 Show & Tell => Q&A

7:35 Review 2Q Speaking Review Blog 3-10 Some people say that online games have a bad influence on young children. What do you think about that?

7:45 Eiken-2Q Review #5 -> Repeat => Blog Report the dialogue in the past tense in three sentences.

7:55 Vocabulary in Use CDC-62 C36-U2 #2/p.179  Read aloud => Read aloud

8:00 Inside Reading Unit 9 Reading-2  Exploring the Deep Ocean

Read to Review  [Par. 1~4]-> 8:05 Study Words/Expressions [Alvin’s Amazing Discovery~ ]-> 8:15 

8:30 Read aloud [Avin’s Amazing Discovery] [Strange Sea Creatures]

8:35 Review Blog What are you afraid of? What is your fear? => Revise=> Read aloud

8:50 Blog Reporting Practice-1: Person #1 (Chapter 26/p.13)

8:55 Blog Reporting Practice-2: Person #2 (Chapter 27/p.27)

9:00 Lesson Review