December 8, 2023

You must do a good preparation for your final speaking test topic: favorite story. In particular, you need to write a few sentences to describe the plot. Follow the example about Titanic. Be sure you can answer all the questions about your story and have a good conversation about it.

The speaking test will be held on January 19th, and a final grammar and listening test will be held during the test period in January, after the final class.

December 1, 2023

The second report is due today. If you are late, finish it quickly.

Prepare to talk about your favorite story. Write a page of notes that indicate the story elements (setting, plot, theme, conflict, etc.) that we studied in the example of the film Titanic. You can download this example about Titanic.

The speaking test will be held on January 19th, the last day of classes.

November 24, 2023

The second report is due on December 1st.

You can download the file about Tiger Woods that we studied on November 24th.

You can listen to the audio file about Tiger Woods.

November 17, 2023

You can check the answers for the on-demand assignment given on October 28th.

November 10, 2023

You can download the story about the injured hitchhiker. You can listen to the story here.

You can download the guide for a conversation about a memorable trip.

SATURDAY October 28, 2023, ON-DEMAND LESSON

Download this pdf file about conditional sentences. You have to study this grammar lesson then do the exercises (renshu 1, 2, 3 and 4). Print the answer sheet, write your answers on it, and bring that sheet to the next class on November 10th. You can copy the answers from your classmates, but if you do that you will understand nothing and you will fail the grammar quiz on November 10th. Study this well and be sure you can pass the quiz on November 10th.

The first report was due on October 27th. The next report is due on December 1st.

October 13, 2023

The next class is on October 27. The first report is due on October 27, so that is the assigned homework this week.

You can download the guide for the speaking test: Giving Long Answers and Giving Friendly Reactions to Answers.

We have to do an extra class on Saturday October 28. The lesson will be on-demand, but don't think of that as an easy holiday. You will have to study for ninety minutes to finish the on-demand lesson.

October 6, 2023

Review the story about the house next to a golf course.

Listen to the story here.

In the next lesson, you will have to write a summary of the story, so learn it well.

Use this file to prepare your questions for the speaking test.

September 29, 2023

You have to write two reports this semester, in the same way you wrote two reports in the first semester. The first one is due on October 27th.

You have to prepare a conversation about your high school days. The subtopics are clubs, subjects you studied, festivals, friends, trips, teachers, tests, after-school activities. You need to write two or three questions about each subtopic. Review the grammar of questions that we studied in the first semester.

How to write questions, how to use verbs in questions, with explanations in Japanese.

September 22, 2023

You can download the story about the lost earring. This document includes all the listening, reading and writing exercises. You can download the audio file also and listen to it again.

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