25 Read-So-Well_Selected Essays Lesson 3

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 is your favorite musician?

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. drive
2. realistic
3. remote
4. renewed
5. financially
6. unpleasant
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

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 C_2

I’m an actor. To me, acting is a way of life. I have never been obsessed with the strong drive to become a star. Possibly it’s because I came into it very late in life. I was thirty-two years old when I became a professional actor. I was a little more realistic about life. The chances of becoming a star were quite remote. I’ve conditioned myself not to want it, because the odds against it are too great.

Since I came to Tokyo, I’ve never been out of work. I got a contract with a production company when I started my career as an actor. It has been renewed on a regular basis. They’ve had me put in different roles. I went from one thing to another. When I finished a play, there would be a movie. In between there would be TV dramas and commercials. Financially, I’m not concerned. But people who do the hiring can be very rude at times. They have plenty of actors and actresses waiting for work. They’ve had me doing unpleasant jobs, which have made me feel like I’ve had enough. But I always do every job with a smile on my face because I’m an actor. I’m proud of being an actor.

PART C_3

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions.)

PART C_4

PART D_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 D_2

1. I’m an actor. To me, acting is a way of life. I have never been obsessed with the strong drive to become a star. Possibly it’s because I came into it very late in life. I was thirty-two years old when I became a professional actor. I was a little more realistic about life. The chances of becoming a star were quite remote. I’ve conditioned myself not to want it, because the odds against it are too great.
2. Since I came to Tokyo, I’ve never been out of work. I got a contract with a production company when I started my career as an actor. It has been renewed on a regular basis. They’ve had me put in different roles. I went from one thing to another. When I finished a play, there would be a movie. In between there would be TV dramas and commercials. Financially, I’m not concerned.
3. But people who do the hiring can be very rude at times. They have plenty of actors and actresses waiting for work. They’ve had me doing unpleasant jobs, which have made me feel like I’ve had enough. But I always do every job with a smile on my face because I’m an actor. I’m proud of being an actor.
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 D_5

Now, please express your opinion about the story.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART D_6

1. What did you think about the story?
Answer:
2. What is the main point of the story?
Answer:
3. What is your favorite part?
Answer:
4. What is your favorite expression in the story?
Answer:

PART D_7

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 D_8

PART D_9

I recommend you to review the story and what you did in the lesson after this class.