For 26 December 2012

Bring back today's work (instructions).

For 21 December 2012

Please try page 71.

For 17 December 2012

Read page 67 and then answer numbers 1-5 on page 67.

For 7 December 2012

Please answer page 59, questions 1-5.

For 30 November 2012

Try part C on page 48. If you did not finish part B-2, please finish that as well.

For 12 November 2012

Please do page 39, part C. You can answer in English, Japanese, or both.

For 12 November 2012

Try page 35, please.

Test 1

Test 1 was on 26 October 2012. If you missed the test, please contact me to arrange a time to take it.

For 22 October 2012

Read the paragraph on page 25 (starting with "The branch of science..." and ending with "...the appreciation of beauty.").

Think about this question: Why did the writer choose that photograph for this page?

For 15 October 2012

Page 17-18, part C.

A better question for the instructions is "Why did the writer write the paragraph?"

For 12 October 2012

Antihomework: Do not read page 15.

For 5 October 2012

Answer the questions on page 8, part C ("Comprehension Check"). Answer questions 1 and 5 in English of Japanese. Answer question 2 in English only.

For 1 October 2012

1. Make sure that you have a copy of Unit 2 in the textbook.
2. Do not read page 7.

For 28 September 2012

Please get the textbook.

for 20 July 2012

Unit 18, page 95, part 1A:
Read the correct answers to questions 1, 2, and 3 and underline the hints that show the correct answers in the "Tapescript."

For 13 July 2012

Page 94, part D.
That is, think of a job, a place, and an activity and write a TOEIC-style conversation (4 lines) about that situation.

e.g.
(donut shop/customer/buying donuts)

A: Can I get a dozen glazed and a medium coffee, please?
B: Sure. Milk and sugar.
A: Black, and I'd like a plastic bag, please.
B: That'll be twelve-fifty.

For 6 July 2012

Try to remember one short conversation (especially the words) that you have this week. Also, please note the place where you had the conversation (home, work, school, etc.).

For 2 July 2012

Try page 89, part B: Choose which kind of question (How long, When, Where is/are, or Directions) and choose the correct answer.

For 29 June 2012

Anti-homework:

Do not read page 88.

For 25 June 2012

Write 2 correct, TOEIC-style sentences each for pictures 1 and 2 at the top of page 85 ("Tactic Practice, Part B").

For 11 June 2012

Page 54, "Tactic Practice": Underline the key words in the questions and the answers, please.

For 4 June 2012

Page 49, "2 Test Tactic": Please write one more correct, TOEIC-style answer for questions 1, 2, 3, and 4.

For 28 May 2012

Pages 46-47, Tactic Practice, part 3: Please write one good TOEIC-style sentence for each photograph.

For 21 May 2012

Page 45, part A: Write 4 sentences for each photograph at the top of the page. Use the verbs in the textbook.

日食は気を付けて。

For 11 May 2012

Page 21, "Tactic practice," questions 1-3 and 4-6. Think of the context and write your idea of the context: what kind of announcement is it?

For 30 April 2012

Page 17, part 3 (i.e., top of page): Underline the key words in the questions and answers and think about the context of the conversations. Questions 1-3 are about one conversation; questions 4-6 are about a different conversation.

For 23 April 2012

Write 3 original TOEIC-style "question-response" questions (like on page 13).
Please write your questions on a seperate paper because you will give them to another student on Monday.

For 20 April 2012

Do exercise 1 at the top of page 13: find two responses that fit each question.

For 16 April 2012

Write 1 good TOEIC-style question for each photograph on page 10.

Word parts list

You can download or view the word parts we will study in the class here: Word Parts.

For 13 April 2011

Get the textbook.