Hi Maki, Keiko and Shiba. Thank you Erina for the pictures and the messages. We will think about you every Thursday night. It was great to have everyone here tonight.
Tonight in class we talked about "Have To" things. Usually every year your boss gives you a challenge, something that has to be done by a deadline. Maki has to send out a survey to improve her service delivery for children. Keiko must also translate a survey for her foreign students about the changes in student housing. Shiba has to attend a coworkers wedding party. Everyone received two articles, please come prepared next week to select one of the articles and have a discussion.
Hello Shiori and Koko, Yukina, thanks for letting Joy know you'd be absent. Good luck with your tests. Shiori and Koki, you worked very well together. You had a good conversation about your future University plans, where you want to go, what your major will be and the all important question-who will pay for your tuition.We started Unit 4 tonight, Everyday Life. looking at what people do everyday and where they are. Then you listened to different people talk about a typical morning in their house. Shiori makes breakfast for her family and talks to her sister in the morning. Koki is quiet and his mother makes breakfast for the family. Koki, keep practicing "th" and "br" sounds, brother, breakfast, thank you. See you next week, good luck with your tests.
Hello Rika, Hiromi, Yumiko and Junko1, nice to see you again Junko2, welcome Saki, Hiroko and Haruka. We had a big class tonight and everyone worked very well with a partner, using lots of "w" and yes/no Q/A. You talked about Michael, Li-Min and Lisa from Language in Action on page 26. I challenged you to use four sentences to describe their day. Good job, did you like the stickers? See you next week.
Hello Fumiko, Tomoe, Mika and Yoshie. We looked at those students who have perfect attendance. You can try the Pop Music class if you need to makeup a class. Don't forget, Joy gives out token gifts for perfect attendance.
Today in class we finished the Listening Activity on page 23 and completed Practical English-Checking In, Calling the Receptionist, Social English and Useful Phrases. We'll start Unit 3 next week. Homework is page 26, a good review for you. Oh, don't forget there's special events coming up, David's goodbye party, Mexican Night and English Seminar. I think it's wonderful that some students want to visit another class, for a challenge. See you there or see you next Wednesday morning.
Hello Yoko, Yumiko, Takayuki and welcome Yumiko.
Tonight in class we looked at those students who have perfect attendance. You can always take a Pop Music class as a substitution class because Joy gives out perfect attendance gifts.
There are many events coming up at Joy-David's goodbye Party, Mexican Night and the English Seminar. Sign up soon. Practical English was our topic for class tonight. Page 24 looked at checking in, calling the receptionist, social english and useful phrases. They were good listening activities. Homework is on page 26, a review check. Next week we'll start Unit 3, see you then.
Hello everyone, perfect attendance tonight, way to go! There will be many students getting a perfect attendance award at midterm. You can always take a substitution class, there's a Pop Music Class to try. Tonight in class you worked from the Unit 1-3 Review. Everyone got one sticker for a good answer, some students received more. If this review was challenging, then try doing 10 minutes of homework each night and you'll improve next term. Don't forget there are many events coming up at Joy, come out and celebrate David's promotion or try Mexican Night. Don't forget the English Seminar at the end of October. Next week we'll start Unit 4, see you then.
Hello Naoko, Sayuri, Maiko and welcome Yoshie.
Good introductions ladies but Yoshie knew two class members already. It's a small world.
Sayuri, we hope you get your house cleaned tomorrow. Today in class we looked at the simple past and the past continuous from page 23. Your homework is to identify and circle the two verbs from the Perspectives stories on page 22. We were not able to complete the past perfect this morning because we had spent so much time in our what's new. I tried to rush the lesson, sorry I hope I didn't confuse everyone. We'll start there next week, see you then.
Hello Hiromi and Miyoko, Kazuko, I'll see you in my evening class on Wednesday, Rika and Satoshi, we missed you.
Today in class we looked at recipes for Japanese pickles and we tasted Miyoko's delicious pickles, thank you very much for the jars of pickles. We also talked about the coral reef and bad lands of Alberta. You had so many questions that we hardly got to the text today. From page 27, we looked at Q/A from your homework-What's your mother like?, Where's your husband now? and How old is your mother?. Hiromi said that her husband is a Mr. Fixit. Miyoko said that her husband was at work.
That was a very interesting class, see you next week. Hiromi, thanks for the potatoes and herbs.
Hello Maki and good bye Erina.
Tonight we summarized your plans for your big international working holiday. You're doing well, you seem organized. You're almost packed, one box to be shipped is almost ready, and the important thing is done-you have a year supply of facial skin products! But better still, your trip to Vancouver Island is planned, sounds like a bus tour is a good way to go. So enjoy yourself, you can work, you can study, enjoy the year. Thanks for the bead ring, it's a nice remembrance.
Maki, see you next week, come back Keiko, come back Shiba, we need your input.
Hello Shiori, Yukina, Koki, welcome Michiyo, Ikuyo and Aimi. Tonight in class you completed the Unit1-3 Review, pages 31, 32. Can you complete the conversations? was easy except for your, you're, this and these. Unscramble the questions and practicing with a partner gave you time remember the sequence. You were able to answer these questions with ease, well done. How many words do you remember? was difficult for some people, so try reviewing Unit 2. Do you know these questions? from page 32 was a group activity but some students need to use more expression in their voice. I think they were tired. Next week we'll begin Unit 4 , Everyday Life, page 33. I gave you a challenge to study and do 10 minutes of homework every night. Good luck, see you next week.
