1 | (*NOTE: THIS SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE, AND MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES & STUDENTS ABILITIES/NEEDS.) INTRODUCING YOURSELF IN A PARTY SITUATION; PAIR PRACTICE; SONG 'CLOZE' LISTENING EXERCISE. |
2 | REINFORCEMENT OF INTRODUCTIONS, VIA USE OF FICTITIOUS IDENTITIES. LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLAINING ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS. |
3 | SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE; USING THE FUTURE TENSE: DISCUSSING GOLDEN WEEK PLANS. |
4 | REVIEW & PRACTICE: THE FUTURE TENSE. "HOW WAS ...?": EXPLAINING HOW AN EVENT WAS. PAIR PRACTICE. |
5 | SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. "HOW WAS ...?" vs. "HOW ARE YOU?": EXTROVERTED WAYS OF ANSWERING THESE SOCIAL QUESTIONS. |
6 | DISCUSSING HOBBIES; PAIR PRACTICE. LISTENING EXERCISE. |
7 | REVIEW OF HOBBIES. "WHAT KIND OF ... DO YOU LIKE?": DISCUSSING KINDS OF MUSIC, BOOKS, MOVIES, FOOD, etc. PAIR PRACTICE. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
8 | REVIEW & PRACTICE OF KINDS: MAGAZINES, MUSIC, etc. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. "HOW OFTEN DO YOU ...?": DISCUSSING FREQUENCY OF YOUR ACTIVITIES. PAIR PRACTICE. |
9 | REVIEW & PRACTICE OF "HOW OFTEN DO YOU...?" LISTENING EXERCISE. RE-WRITING EXERCISES. |
10 | DISCUSSING & EXPLAINING YOUR OPINIONS. PAIRWORK. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
11 | "WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO ...?": DISCUSSING & EXPLAINING WHAT YOU USUALLY DO IN VARIOUS SCENARIOS. PAIR PRACTICE. LISTENING EXERCISE. |
12 | REVIEW FOR END-OF-SEMESTER ASSESSMENTS. MORE PRACTICE WITH "WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO...?" |
13 | ASSESSMENTS (ORAL/SPOKEN EXAM); DISCUSSING PLANS FOR THE SUMMER BREAK. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
14 | FALL CLASSES BEGIN-WELCOME BACK! DISCUSSION OF YOUR SUMMER BREAK: "HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER BREAK?" PAIR PRACTICE. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
15 | "TAG QUESTIONS": PRACTICE WITH MAKING SUITABLE ANSWERS TO VARIOUS "TAG" QUESTIONS. LISTENING EXERCISE. |
16 | REVIEW: SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. "HAVE YOU EVER ...?": TALKING ABOUT PRIOR EXPERIENCES. |
17 | FINDING OUT ABOUT THE HISTORY & CUSTOMS OF HALLOWE'EN. HALLOWE'EN VIDEO. REVIEW: "HAVE YOU EVER...?" PAIR PRACTICE.LISTENING EXERCISE. |
18 | DISCUSSING FUTURE PLANS, re: HALLOWE'EN: USE OF "WILL" & PRESENT VERB; & "WOULD" WITH PAST VERB. HALLOWE'EN VIDEO. |
19 | LISTENING EXERCISE. RE-WRITING EXERCISES. REVIEW AND PRACTICE OF "WILL" & "WOULD". |
20 | USING "COULD" CORRECTLY: FOUR DIFFERENT USAGES. PAIR PRACTICE. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
21 | RE-WRITING EXERCISES. REVIEW & FURTHER PRACTICE WITH "COULD". |
22 | WAYS OF POLITE ASKING; WAYS TO REPLY TO POLITE REQUESTS. PAIR PRACTICE. SONG-LISTENING EXERCISE. |
23 | STREET AND/OR SUBWAY DIRECTIONS: PAIR PRACTICE FOR TRAVEL ABROAD. ASSESSMENT. PRESENTATIONS. |
24 | REVIEW & PRACTICE: ASKING FOR & GIVING DIRECTIONS. CHRISTMAS SONG EXERCISE. |
25 | CHRISTMAS SONG EXERCISE. DISCUSSING CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS. |
26 | "HOW WAS YOUR CHRISTMAS/ O-SHO-GATSU?": EXPLAINING THEIR WINTER BREAKS. RE-WRITING EXERCISES. |
27 | REVIEW & PRACTICE FOR FINAL EXAMINATION. |
28 | FINAL EXAMINATION: SPEAKING/ORAL TEST. |