Video — Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter — The Piano Guys

Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter
(The Piano Guys)

Because of the snow, I wanted to share this with you.

Enjoy the video again.

Lesson 9 — Test Tactic for Parts of Speech

RF
We began with Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This week's topic was Making Money. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet

We spent time in class studying on Quizlet. Continue to improve your vocabulary by using Quizlet on your smartphone and your computer.

Handouts Unit 6

We tried the Test Tactic activities on page 48 & 49. 

Self study

We had time to study in our self-study books.

Homework

Do Key vocabulary task 1 on page 50 and Language building 2 tasks 1 & 3 on page 51.


In addition, I recommend the following:

• Quizlet
• Self-study book

Please remember to bring your self-study book every week!

Video — The Mission / How Great Thou Art - The Piano Guys (Wonder of The World 2 of 7)

The Mission / How Great Thou Art 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the second in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). They also visit Iguazu Falls near the border of Argentina. 

The music is a mashup (mix) of two tunes. One is called Gabriel's Oboe. It is the most famous music from the soundtrack of the movie The Mission. The setting of the movie is at Iguazu Falls. It is a wonderful movie and I strongly recommend it. It has a beautiful theme about love (not romantic). I cry every time I see it. The other music is a Christian hymn called How Great Thou Art.

Enjoy the video again.


 

You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 8 — Parts of Speech

RF
We began with Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This week's topic was Stocks. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet

We spent time in class studying on Quizlet. Continue to improve your vocabulary by using Quizlet on your smartphone and your computer.

Handouts Unit 6

We tried the Key vocabulary activities on page 46 and studies parts of speech in the Language building 1 activity on page 47. 

Self study

We had time to study in our self-study books.

Homework

There is no specific homework for next week. However, I recommend the following:

• Quizlet
• Self-study book

Please remember to bring your self-study book every week!


Note: You can see explanations for pp. 41-42 from the link below. I will try to have explanations for the mini-test from last week up soon.

Pages 41-42 Explanations

Video — Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends (The Piano Guys – Wonders of the World Series)

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the first in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Great Wall of China. Enjoy the video again.






You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 7 — Mini-Test

RF
We began with Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This week's topic was Currency. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet

We spent time in class studying on Quizlet. Continue to improve your vocabulary by using Quizlet on your smartphone and your computer.

Handouts Unit 5

We tried the Grammar practice activity on page 44 and took the Mini-test on page 45. 

How did you do with using the 2-pass method on the mini-test?

Homework

There is no specific homework for next week. However, I recommend the following:

• Quizlet
• Self-study book

Please remember to bring your self-study book every week!

Video — The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series!

In America, the Major League Baseball World Series finished last Wednesday. The two teams were the American League champion Cleveland Indians and the National League champion Chicago Cubs. Both teams have gone a LONG time without winning the World Series. The Indians last won in 1948, 68 years ago! But, Chicago has waited even longer! They last one in 1908, ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT YEARS AGO! In 1908, there were no passenger airplanes and most families could not buy a car. One team would end their losing streak.

The series went a full seven games. Here is the video of the exciting finish!





In the victory parade in Chicago on Friday, FIVE MILLION PEOPLE went and celebrated. It is the 7th largest crowd in history.

Video — What Makes You Beautiful (The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

What Makes You Beautiful (The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

I wonder how much practice they must have done to make this video. Enjoy it again!

Lesson 6 — 2-Pass Method

RF
We began with Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This week's topic was Marketing. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Handouts Unit 5

We tried the Test Tactic activity 2-pass method on p. 41 and did the language building 2 tasks on page 43. See the homework section below for instructions on submitting your answers for task 2 on p. 43.

Quizlet

We spent time in class studying on Quizlet. Continue to improve your vocabulary by using Quizlet on your smartphone and your computer.

Homework

Key vocabulary
Do the matching activity on p. 42.

Language building 2, Task 2
Use Google Docs to send me your answers for Task 2 on page 40 in the handout.

1. Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
2. Sign in using your Rikkyo email address.
3. Start a new document.
4. Give it the title of your full name + TR + p 43 (Taro Suzuki's TR p.43)
5. Click on the Share button.
6. Type in my Rikkyo email address (danielbeck).
7. Click Share.
8. Due 11/10 23:59