15 Speak-So-Well_Presentation Lesson 2

PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

PART A_2

My name is ________________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________________. Nice to meet you.
PART A_4

Nice to meet you too, ________________. Who’s your favorite TV personality?

PART A_5

________________________________. How about you?
PART A_6

________________________________. Let’s begin our lesson!

PART B_1

We will read aloud the sentences below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART B_2

1.
Concerning vocabulary in a second language, adults are generally better than young children.
2.
With respect to social welfare, Japan is far behind other advanced countries.
3.
As I said earlier, children are not necessarily good language learners.
4.
In this presentation, I’ll define “justice” this way.
5.
“Justice” is a difficult term to define. I’ll tentatively define it this way.
6.
In addition, we have to cut down on the budget and we must also reduce the size of the
project.
7.
The new manager is intelligent and hardworking, and, moreover, he is very charming.
8.
The population of this country is gradually declining.
PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words from part B_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART C_1

Now, you will make 3 sentences by using the phrases you learned.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART C_2

phrase: with respect to
.
phrase: I’ll define A this way
.
phrase: In addition
.
PART C_3

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART C_4

PART D_1

We will read aloud the passage below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART D_2

People wonder if there is such an entity as personality inside us. I think we watch a person’s behaviors and describe the person as in “She is optimistic about everything” and “He is a rather pessimistic person. He dwells on negative events.” Well, anyway, let’s get back to the track. It will take some time to get back to normalcy. We don’t know how long it will be.”

PART D_3

Now, let’s review some words from part D_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part D_2.)

PART D_4

PART E_1

We will read aloud the presentation below. I will check clearness of voice, speed of speaking and degree of confidence.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART E_2

A curvilinear relationship refers to a type of relationship between two variables where as one variable (example: anxiety) increases, so does the other variable (example: motivation), but only up to a certain point, after which, as one variable continues to increase, the other starts to decrease.

PART E_3

Thank you for your presentation. Now, I will give you feedback.
(Please review your student’s presentaion by checking clearness of voice, speed of speaking and degree of confidence. After that, ask your student to read aloud the presentaion again.)

PART E_4

PART F_1

Let’s do a free talk.
(Please do a free talk if you have time left.)

PART F_2