General English III – Semester I

Interesting Topics

BuildingsOnline Lifeand Real life

Psychology Good Manners and Behaviours

General English III – Semester I

• This course is designed to give you confidence in speaking English through studying different topics.

• Your progress depends on your own starting level from the previous 1st year classes and how hard you study.

• We will also have regular short tests: Short Speeches, Team talking, Vocabulary test, Dictations, A Big Speech

• You will study topics from around the world using your four skills of Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking

The Course Book

Structure for each LessonWe will try to use some of these plans for every lesson

The Structure of the Lesson

Explaining the lesson topic

New Vocabulary

Practicing Vocabulary in speech

Grammar structures in speech

Listening tasks

Team or pair discussions

Preview a lesson

Review a lesson

How and where from…..?

Textbook and teacher notes

Mostly the textbook

In class and for homework

Mostly in class but homework, too

In class and for homework

In class

For homework

For homework

M - MASON> General English III

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TCUE Page

Don’t Use Yahoo Japan Search

Google.co.jp

Bing.com

Yahoo.com

Q Skills Login

http://www.iqonlinepractice.com

Class Twitter

@SimonClasses

Course Assessment

1. Three Mini Speeches after every Unit: 3 tests x 5% =

15%

2. A Mid-term Paper Test: 1 test = 15%

4. Final Paper Test: 1 test = 15%

5. Common Speaking Test = 20%

6. Online Tests from Units 1,2,3 & 4 = 10 %

7. Attendance and Attitude = 25%

The Mini Speeches Tests 3 times - 15%

• These tests are designed to use some of the grammar and vocabulary into a speech that we have studied in each unit.

• The form of the speech can vary: Recitation, Discussion, Pair Presentations, Audience Presentations

• Try to memorize your speeches.

• The words and grammar will relate to the course book

• We will try to form word lists to help you in the lessons

Ok, let’s start. I want to talk about………

The Paper Tests – 2 times30%

These tests are from the textbook and relate to the

Grammar, Comprehension and Vocabulary of each Unit:

The Mid-term Tests will be Units 1 & 2 = 15%

The Final Paper Test will be Units 3 & 4 = 15%

The Online Tests = 10%We will have regular support for classroom work using online homework tests during the year.

We have to sign-up for this online.

You should use your TCUE email and password – but any password is ok!!

You should take a Screenshot or Smartphone photo of the final page details and email the photo to me.

If you don’t know how to send a photo, ask your friend or do it together in a PC room.

Plus +

Common Speech Test 20 %

One to One Interview

Speak with me for about 1 minute on a topic.

1:20 seconds to choose and prepare one topic from three choices

For example:

• Your Normal School Day

• Your Favorite Dish

• Something you are afraid of and the reason(s)

We will practice this test in many classes before hand

How will I grade this class?

Use of English

Attendance

Online Tests

Good

Ideas

Team working

3 Mini Speech

Tests

2 Paper Tests

Common Speaking

Test

Final Presentation

Test Confidence

in Speaking English

Attendance

Five absence is ok – but not good!!

Six Absences – Fail!!

Health Reason – talk to Kyomu

After Five Absence – Email from Me as a warning!!

Late Attendance

1-10 minutes after Bell = 1 Late

3 Lates = 1 absence

After 10 minutes = 1 absence but Class sit down is OK!!

General English III - TimetableIntroduction to General English III

Unit 1 –Buildings

Vocabulary, Reading, Discussion

Unit 1 –Buildings

Grammar, Listening, Discussion

Unit 1 – Buildings

Mini Speech

Unit 2 –Psychology

Vocabulary, Reading, Discussion

Unit 2 –Psychology

Grammar, Listening, Discussion

No Class

Unit 2 –Psychology

Mini Speech

Mid-Term Paper Test Unit 1

& 2Unit 3 –

Small Talk

Unit 3 –Small TalkVocabulary,

Reading, Discussion

Unit 3 –Small Talk

Grammar, Listening, Discussion

Mini Speech

Unit 4 -Reality

Common Speaking Test

Practice I

Unit 4 -Reality

Common Speaking Test

Practice II

CST 2nd Practice IIIUnit 4 –Games

Practicing the Final Speech on

‘Games’

Common Speaking Test

Unit 4 -Mini Speech

Speech Games Presentation

Final TestPaper Test Units 3 & 4

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