Focus on Pronunciation / Summer 2006

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Class activities and homework are posted here immediately after each class!

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

June 26

Class:

 

Homework:

June 27

Class:

Homework:

 

June 29

Class: Final exam

  • 9:00 Yoko, Yutaro, Miho
  • 9:35 Noriko, Yayoi, Toshiki
  • 10:10 Ken, Wei, Junko, Kaori
  • 10:45 Keisuke, Wakana, Shinya

Homework: None!

June 30

Class:

May 29

No class
This is a national holiday, "Memorial Day"

Homework:

  • Review warm-up 1, warm-up 2, and warm-up 3.
  • Review Units 2 and 3
  • Unit 4
  • Read and study pages 17 and 18
  • CD track 4: Listen, repeat and do exercises 1 and 2A and B

 

 

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May 30.

Class:

  • Quiz
  • Unit 4; begin Unit 5
  • 10:45 Computer lab: show website

Homework:

 

June 1

Class:

  • Quiz
  • Review: return and go over Tuesday's quiz
  • Finish Unit 4

Homework: None! (Go to bed early)

June 2

Class:

Homework:

  • Review warm-up 1, warm-up 2, warm-up 3, and warm-up 4.
  • On the bottom of today's warm-up: look up the pronunciation of the words that are listed
  • Review Units 2, 3, and 4 (listen, repeat, study)
  • Unit 5: review and study everything; listen to exercises 2 and 3A. Do exercise 3A (write "S" or "D")

 

 

June 5

Class:

  • Warm-up
  • Quiz
  • Unit 6: pages 25, 26, and 27

Homework:

  • Unit 6:
    • Study and practice pages 25, 26 and 27
    • CD: Exercises 1, 2A and 2B
  • Review all five warm-ups
  • Review Units 2, 3, 4, and 5 (listen, repeat, study)

 

June 6

Class:

  • Warm-up
  • Finish Unit 6
  • Begin Unit 26 (page 126)

Homework:

  • Study and practice page 126
  • Review Units 2-6
  • Review all warm-ups

June 8

Class:

  • Quiz
  • Warm-up
  • Review: page 22 (3)
  • Unit 26: pages 126 and 127

Homework:

  • Review everything!
  • Page 128, B. (at the top of the page)
  • Page 128, 3: Dialogues

June 9

Class:

Homework:

  • Review everything
  • Unit 27:
    • P. 132, Prac. 1 on the CD: listen and repeat
    • P. 132: Prac. 3 on the CD: Do parts A and C

June 12

Class:

  • Quiz
  • Warm-up
  • Finish Unit 27
  • Start Unit 28

Homework: Unit 27 (CD 2, track 10)

  • P. 132, Ex. 1: listen and repeat again
  • P. 132, Ex. 3, listen and repeat again
  • P. 133, Ex. 4A-B, write the words
  • P. 133, Ex. 5A: translate the words to Japanese and practice them
  • P. 133, Ex. 5B: list four or five characteristics each of the professions should have

 

June 13

Class:

  • Quiz: p. 133-4&5
  • Warm-up: p. 133-5B
  • Begin Unit 30

Homework:

  • Review: Unit 6, p. 26, Ex. 1: listen and repeat three times (CD 1, track 6)
  • Review: Unit 27, p. 132, Ex. 3: listen and repeat three times (CD 2, track 10)
  • In Unit 30, study and practice pages 148, 149 and 150; say each sentence three times

 

June 15.

Class:

  • Oral quiz
  • Warm-up
  • Units 30 and 31: pages 150, 154, and 155

Homework:

  • Read, study and understand pages 154 and the top of 155 (the gray box)
  • (CD 2 track 13) Page 155, Ex. 1A and B: listen and repeat several times
  • (CD 2 track 13) Page 156, Ex. 3A and B

June 16

Class:

  • Quiz
  • Write your own warm-ups
  • Unit 32, p. 156

Homework:

  • Sentences you want to practice
  • Unit 33
    • Study p. 163
    • (CD 2 track 15) Listen, repeat, write: exercises 1, 2 and 3

 

 

June 19

Class:

  • Warm-up: p. 166-Ex.6
  • Review the vowel diagram on page 2
  • Review the front cover of the text: IPA
  • Unit 33: pages 163-164

Homework:

  • Review everything for the final June 29
  • Practice (1) the vowel diagram on page 2 and (2) the front cover of the book (IPA)
  • Study AGAIN page 163 and listen/repeat again page 164, ex. 1, 2 and 3
  • Check the skills you have on page 166-167, Ex. 7

 

June 20

Class:

Homework:

  • Study for the final
  • Learn and practice the inside cover of the text

 

 

June 22

Class:

Homework:

  • Study for the final
  • CD Track 14 (Unit 15) Listen and repeat at least three times: Exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4A

 

June 23

Class:

 

Homework:

  • Study for the final
  • Unit 16 CD (track 15): listen and repeat

 

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