木曜日, 7月 18, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 125 on pages 688-689

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語SENTENCE STRUCTURES: 
  1. People often pray with their eyes closed,and they usually ask for something in their prayers.
  2. The name of a job that I think combines work and pleasure is software programming.
  3. The idiom go in one ear and out the other means be heard but then immediately forgotten.

VOCABULARY WORDS: 
  • PRAY
  • PRAYER
  • COMBINE
  • HEADS
  • TAILS
DICTATION 83: 

One side of a coin we call "heads",and the other side we call "tails".Totally by accident he knocked the glass containing the liquid off the table onto the floor.His lips raraly part to show his teeth,even when he smiles broadly.The poor bird could hardly fly,as one of its wings was badly damaged.Before the battle began,it was expected that many of the sailors would fail to do their duty, and that, consequently, the battle would be lost. 
corrected words:rarely-onto 
IDIOM 26: 
GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER: to be heard and then soon ignored or forgotten.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan book
レッスンで利用した教材のページ数pages 688-689

水曜日, 7月 17, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 125 on page 686 please start with this question ''In job interviews. are people sometimes judged more by the way they present themselves than by their abilities and experience?''.

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
VOCABULARY:

swear 
lazy 
idle 
play 
scene 
verse 
chorus 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

Yes, hot weather makes me feel lazy. 
I don't like sweating. 
When we're describing people we use the word idle. 
If you say "The workers were idle because the machines had broken down" you mean they were not doing anything because the machines had broken down. 
Yes, Shakespeare's plays are written mainly in verse 
We always remember certain scenes in a film better than we remember others because they are very emotional or full of action.
レッスンで利用した教材CALLAN NEW EDITION STAGE 8
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686-688

火曜日, 7月 16, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 125 on pages 685-686

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語VOCABULARY:
-present /'preznt/
-(noun + adjective)
-present /pri 'zent/
-(verb

GRAMMAR AND EXPLANATION:
Uses of the definite article: "the"
There are three other special uses of the definite article "the" that we should remember:
1.) We can sometimes use the word "the" to speak about things in general, but only when we are speaking about types of animals or types of things. For example, instead of saying "Tigers are dangerous animals", we can say "The tiger is a dangerous animal". This doesn't refer to one specific tiger. but to tigers in general. Instead of saying "Computers are very useful things", we can say "The computer is a very useful thing". This means computers in general.
2) We sometimes put the definite article "the" in front of a name, but only when it is the name of a river, sea, ocean or mountain chain. For example "the Thames". the Mediterranean", "the Atlantic", "the Alps" etc. We do not use "the" with the names of people and places. For example, we say "Queen Elizabeth lives in London".
3) Finally. we occasionally put the word "the" in front of the name of a country, but only if the name is plural in form. For example. "the Netherlands", "the United States of America" etc. With country names that are singular in form, we do not use "the". For example. we say "France" (not 'the France"). 

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-For my 3 days straight holidays, I went to my hometown with my wife.
-We watched the fireworks festival for 2 days.
-I didn't take any picture or video because it is difficult to take picture using iphone camera.
-We went back home yesterday.
-I brought my little white cat in my hometown and left the brown one at home.
-I have an automatic feeder for my cat.
-It's a kind of machine which I can set what time and how much cat food to produce.
-It is very useful for us.
-We put the definite article "the" in front of a name when it is the name of a river, sea, ocean or mountain chain.
-Some examples of mountain chains are the Andes, the Himalayas. the Alps etc.
-We put the word "the" in front of the name of a country only if the name is plural in form.
-The Netherlands, the United States of America etc.
-Yes, I think that the present state of the world is better than a hundred years ago.
-Because there are many war and battles before.
-No, not all the pupils were present for the last lesson.
-Yes, when a person retires from work after many years of employment in the same company, they are usually presented with a gift.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
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Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on page 683 please continue ''Revision Exercise 55'' and start with item # 17.) In normal spoken English, what do we say instead of "We need to contact the customer from whom she took the payment"?

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
Revision Exercise 55 (Lessons 114- 115) no.17-20 

GRAMMAR:

♦Uses of the definite article: "the" 

VOCABULARY:

♦Alps 
♦Andes 
♦Himalayas 
♦Netherlands 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

♦The most important use of the definite article the" is when we are referring to something specific that is known to both the speaker and the listener. 
♦ The Callan lesson is very long. 
♦We can sometimes use the word "the' to speak about things n general when we are speaking about types of animals or types of things 
♦The elephant ¡s the heaviest land animal on earth 
♦The mobile phone was invented about thirty years ago.
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684-685

3 uses of the definite article "the";
1. type general
2. name for example river, mountain chain, ocean
   not people's name, not place
3. country name in case the name is plural in form

土曜日, 7月 13, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on page 683

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語SENTENCE STRUCTURES: 
  1. People often mention the weather, food etc. when they're telling you about a holiday they've just been on.
  2. If a friend buys me a drink in a bar, I just buy them a drink the next time.
  3. If I stayed at a hotel on holiday, I'd choose "half board.
  4. No, I don't know when my local football team play their next game.
  5. Yes, I keep an account of all the money I spend.
  6. If two people differ greatly in their opinions on a particular subject, they sometimes have an argument.
  7. Yes, l've had private English lessons.
  8. No, when I was a child. I didn't always like what I was given for my birthday.
  9. Some people prefer to use the relative pronoun "whom" instead of "who" with formal English, when the relative pronoun is not the subject of the verb that follows.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan book
レッスンで利用した教材のページ数page 683

金曜日, 7月 12, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on page 683 in ''Revision Exercise 55'', item # 1-7

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語IDIOM 25:
*kill two birds with one stone= do two things at the same time and, therefore, save time and energy.
FOR EXAMPLE:
1. When we go to the station to buy the tickets, let's ask about the train times for our next trip. By doing that, we can kill two birds with one stone.
2. I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the station.
3. If I can find the book I need for school at the library when I go there to return your books, I'll be killing two birds with one stone.

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-Me together with my wife, we will got to my hometown tomorrow to watch fireworks festival.
-Maybe, we will leave home after lunch.
-The idiom "kill two birds with one stone" means to do two things at the same time and, therefore, save time and energy.
-I killed two birds with one stone and took a bath and washed my clothes.
-The difference between a dish and a plate is that a plate ¡s flat, whereas a dish is deeper. We usually eat food from a plate, whereas we serve food from a dish.
-I'm for the police carrying arms when they're walking around the streets on duty.
-When members of the general public see a criminal seize a woman's handbag in the street, some run after the criminal or shout for help, but most people just stand and look too surprised to do anything.
-The difference between "wage" and "salary" is that we generally use the word "wage" for a non professional job, or a job in which a person earns a fixed amount of money for each hour they work, whereas we generally use "salary" for a professional job, or a job in which a person earns a fixed amount of money each year.
-The kind of people who don't earn a steady wage or salary are actors, artists, writers etc.
-We generally form the plural of a noun ending in "f" or "fe" by changing the "f" or "fe" to "ves".
-Deer prefer to live in woods.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
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English Conversation,Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on page 682 "conscious"

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
VOCABULARY:

conscious 
unconscious 
self-conscious 
patient 
injection 
gathering 
split 
axe 
equally 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

When a person is in danger, do you think it's better for them to be conscious of the danger. 
We use an axe to split wood 
lf my trousers split, I would you repair them. 
When I eat in a restaurant with a group of friends I think we should split the bill.
レッスンで利用した教材CALLAN NEW EDITION STAGE 8
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682-683

木曜日, 7月 11, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on page 681 please start with ''PRAISE''.

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
VOCABULARY:

praise 
loan 
furthermore 
moreover 
toe 
personally 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

Yes, it's important for to praise children when they do things well. 
No, ¡t ¡isn't easy to get a loan from a bank 
I have ten toes. 
No, don't know any famous people personally. 
Yes, sensitive people sometimes take criticism too personally.
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"The goods arrived two weeks late. Furthermore, they were damaged".
"My boss praised me for my work yesterday. Moreover, he said he was going to pay me more money".

水曜日, 7月 10, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 124 on pages 678-681

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語VOCABULARY:
-humour
-dress
-master 
-masterpiece
-so 
-so that 
-so as to 
-and so on
-so many 
-so far 
-so far as l know 

GRAMMAR AND EXPLANATION:
"So" - and its many uses
*There are many expressions in English that contain the word "so". Here are some examples:
1.) "They were very cheap, (and) so I bought two of them".
Here, the word "so" means "therefore" or "consequently".
2.) "You should read it again, so that you can remember it well".
Here, the expression "so that" means "in order that".
3.) "Come early, so as to get a good seat".
Here, the expression "so as to" means "in order to".
4.) "Everybody was at the party - Sam, Louise, Richard and so on".
Here, the expression "and so on" means "etc".
*Here are some more uses of "so":
5.) "I never realized there were so many people living in that house".
Here, the expression "so many" means "such a large number of".
(For uncountable nouns, we use "so much", meaning "such a large quantity of".)
6.) "I have not made any mistakes so far". 
Here. the expression "so far" means "till now".
7.) "So far as I know, they left yesterday".
Here, the expression "so far as I know" means "as regards my knowledge of the situation". 

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-I don't have enough time to eat my dinner so I just ate some snacks like a biscuits
-I will eat something after the lesson. 
-Yes, I think a sense of humour is one of the most important parts of a person's character. 
-Yes, people wear formal dress when they go to a wedding. 
-When discussing painting, by the Old Masters we mean panters such as Rembrandt, Michelangelo etc. 
-Yes, I can name you one of Shakespeare's masterpieces - Hamlet (Macbeth, Othello, King Lear etc.) 
-I think it'd take me about 5 years to master another foreign language. 
-I had no money for the bus, so I had to walk home. 
-I'll show you where the key is kept so that you don't have to ask me next time. 
-We wore very light clothes so as not to suffer from the heat. 
-I went to the supermarket and bought some milk, cheese, bread and so on. 
-I never knew he had so much money. 
-I haven't had an accident in my car so far. 
-So far as I know, the problem has been solved. 
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
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Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 123 on page 676 please start with ''Idiom 24: pull yourself together''.

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
Idiom 24 
pull yourself together = gain control of yourself and your emotions after a difficult experience 

Dictation 82 

I shou!d really do the work now;/ otherwise, I'll have twice as much/ to do later on./ l've seen that film/ on several occasions,/ but never on the big screen./ Whatever else happens during the day,/ I always keep to a set time/ for getting up,/ eating and going to bed,/ and so I always feel heatthy./ In a civilized society,/ people show respect to others./ lt is said/ that one should always practise/ what one preaches. 
Misspelled Word:
civilized 

VOCABULARY:


benefit 
sake 
give up
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火曜日, 7月 09, 2013

English Conversation & Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 123 on page 674 please start with ''ALL OVER''.

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
VOCABULARY:

all over 
fascinated 
scene 
murderer 
evidence 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

No, I don't think people are basically the same all over the world 
No, a court can't someone guilty of a crime if there is no evidence 
The letters "i.e." are the abbreviation of "id est" are the abbreviation of "id est", which is Latin for "that is".
レッスンで利用した教材CALLAN NEW EDITION STAGE 8
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674-675

月曜日, 7月 08, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 123 on pages 673-674

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語VOCABULARY:
-note
-letter
-armour
-spread

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-It's very hot and humid today.
-Today's temperature here in my room is 29 degrees Celsius.
-I had my haircut yesterday.
-I went to hospital yesterday to donate blood.
-I used to donate blood every once or twice a year.
-My blood type is O+ and I'm a universal blood donor.
-Yesterday, the doctor was having a hard time to look for my blood nerve.
-I think I stayed there for more than 30 minutes.
-There are few people went there to donate their blood too.
-The banknotes of my country depend on the figures or amount of it.
-For example: 1000 yen is blue, 5000 yen is brown and 10,000 yen is green.
-Yes, women can normally sing higher notes than men can.
-Yes, each key on a piano keyboard play a different note.
-The difference between a note and a letter is that a note is normally shorter than a letter and less formal.
-Soldiers wore to protect themselves in battle.
-We can prevent a fire from spreading by making everything around it wet.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
レッスンで利用した教材のページ数673-674

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122&123 pages 671-673

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語SENTENCE STRUCTURES: 
  1. If I rang somebody up when they were at work but they weren't available immediately I'd leave a message.
  2. Science can provide us with artificial arms, legs, teeth, hair etc.
  3. The idiom "pull someone's leg" means "joke with someone, by making them believe something that is not true".
  4. By the "rush hour" in a large city, we mean the time when everyone rushes to work or home from work.
  5. When we use a noun for the first time ¡n a conversation,we use the article "a" or "the" .
  6. If we then refer to the same thing or person again,we normally use "a" or "the".
  7. We use the definite article "the" when we use a noun for the first time,only when the speaker and the listener both know who or what is being talked about.
  8. Yes,weusethe indefinite article when we talk about people's jobs.
  9. No, I wouldn't like to be a teacher.
  10. Yes, I know someone who works as a waiter.
  11. No, I don't note down all the new English words you hear.
  12. Yes,I take notes in a notebook during the lesson.
  13. No, I don't note anything different about this room from last lesson.

VOCABULARY WORDS: 
  • NOTE
  • NOTE DOWN
  • TAKE NOTES
  • NOTEBOOK
  • BANKNOTE
  • KEY
  • KEYBOARD 
GRAMMAR: 

*The indefinite article a" (or anfl) is used when we use a noun for the first time. If we then refer to the same thing or person again, we normally use the definite article "the". For example. "Yesterday, I received a letter and an email. I haven't read the letter yet, but I have read the email". 
*We sometimes use the definite article "the" when we use a noun for the first time, but only when the speaker and the listener both know who or what is being talked about. For example. "Ah. Doctor Jones. Good morning. The woman who phoned yesterday has arrived for her appointment." Here, it is clear which woman we are talking about - the woman who phoned yesterday.
*Another use of the indefinite article 'a" is when we talk about people's jobs. For example, we say "She wants to become a doctor", or "He works asa waiter".
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日曜日, 7月 07, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122 on pages 670-671

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語VOCABULARY:
-bind - bound - bound
-interfering 

IDIOM 23:
*hit the nail right on the head = say something that identifies a problem or situation exactly, or say something that is exactly right.
FOR EXAMPLE:
1. He hit the nail right on the head when he pointed out that the problem had been caused by the managers, not the workers.
2. He hit the nail right on the head, and then we could see the problem perfectly. 

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-I watched a concert today.
-There are about 40 people in the cinema theater to watch the concert.
-The concert finished at 6:00 am.
-After the concert, we went back home and slept.
-I enjoyed the concert very much, it was wonderful.
-I will play with my cats tonight.
-Basically, the meaning of the verb "to bind" is "to tie".
-The three forms of "bind" are "bind, bound, bound".
-The idiom "hit the nail right on the head" means say something that identifies a problem or situation exactly, or say something that is exactly right.
-He hit the nail right on the head, when he solved the software issue. 

DICTATION 81:
When we are given the bill in a restaurant, the service charge is often included, but it depends on the individual restaurant. He always takes two toothbrushes with him when he goes on a long journey, as he ¡s afraid he might lose one. Some people shouted "Congratulations!" and then everybody raised a glass and said "Cheers!' There's one thing I hate and that is people interfering with my plans for the weekend.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
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Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122 on page 671 in ''Revision Exercise 54'' and start with item # 1. ''When children play together, do they often pretend to be adults?''

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
Revision Exercise 54 (Lessons 112 - 113)


SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

Yes, when children play together, they often pretend to be adults. 
Yes, if you write the address on an envelope but leave out the postcode, the letter will still arrive, but it may take longer. 
Yes, many years ago, humans had to hunt animals for food. 
We use a pair of scissors for cuffing. 
The idiom "let yourself go" means "relax and enjoy yourself". 
レッスンで利用した教材CALLAN NEW EDITION STAGE 8
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Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122 on page 671 in ''Revision Exercise 54'' and start with item # 1. ''When children play together, do they often pretend to be adults?''

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
Revision Exercise 54 (Lessons 112 - 113)


SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

•Yes, when children play together, they often pretend to be adults. 
•Yes, if you write the address on an envelope but leave out the postcode, the letter will still arrive, but it may take longer. 
•Yes, many years ago, humans had to hunt animals for food. 
•We use a pair of scissors for cuffing. 
•The idiom "let yourself go" means "relax and enjoy yourself". 
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金曜日, 7月 05, 2013

Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122 on pages 669-670

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語VOCABULARY:
-sensible 
-reasonable
-shopping centre
-balance 
-add up 

GRAMMAR AND EXPLANATION:
When we are thinking about a person's behaviour. the opposite of the word "stupid" is "sensible'. A sensible person behaves in a practical and reasonable manner. For example, it is sensible to look both ways before crossing a road, whereas it is stupid to cross a road without looking both ways. lt is sensible to save money for the future rather than spend all your money immediately. 

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
-I've just got home.
-I'm sweating now because I go home by walking.
-I ate dinner in a company's restaurant.
-I will watch a concert early in the morning tomorrow.
-The concert will start at 4:00 am.
-My favorite female group will have a concert in England and it will be play live in cinema theater in Japan at the same time.
-The name of my favorite female group is ''Perfume''.
-Perfume composed of 3 women and they are very popular in Japan.
-Yes, it's important for teachers to be sensitive to their pupils' feelings.
-If we say that somebody is very sensitive to criticism we mean that they are easily hurt or offended by criticism.
-When we're speaking about a person's behaviour, the opposite of the word "stupid" is "sensible'.
-Yes, I'm sensible with money.
-No, it isn't sensible to run across the road without looking.
-Because we could be hit by a car.
-No, there isn't a big shopping centre in my town.
-You're balancing your pen on your finger.
-If I add up figures in an accounts book and find they don't balance, I must add them up again.
-If we had £100 between us, and I took £75 and gave the balance to you, I'd get £25.
レッスンで利用した教材Callan New Edition Stage 8
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Callan New Edition Stage 8 Lesson 122 on page 667 please start with the word ''BASKET''

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語
VOCABULARY:

basket 
trolley 
nut 
regarding 
material 
duvet 
cotton 
leather 
convenience 
convenient 
inconvenience 
sensitive 
offend 
criticism 
thermometer 

SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

When I do shopping I normally use a basket 
lt's a great convenience to have a kitchen near to a dining room because there's less distance to carry the food 
Yes, it's important to have every modern convenience ¡n my home. 
No, it wouldn't be convenient for me to go to work at 4:am. 
The two basic meanings of the word 'sensitive" are "able to notice small changes" and easily hurt or offended.
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