Advanced Course_Logical English Intermediate Course 15

TUTORS NOTE

Make sure to move on to Part H for the last 3 minutes to provide feedback.

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, ________________. Can you name any famous scientists? What did s/he do?

PART A_5

________________________________. How about you?

PART A_6

________________________________. Let’s begin our lesson!

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

1. electricity
2. invisible
3. lightning
4. nature
5. thunderstorm
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 in short chunks. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART C_2

1. What is electricity?
2. The idea of electricity is hard to understand, because electricity has no shape.
3. Electricity can be visible or invisible, depending on the situation.
4. That is, you can see it sometimes, but cannot see it at other times.
5. Let’s take up an example of electricity that you can see.
6. When you comb your hair, some of your hair may stand straight up.
7. You may even hear a popping sound.
8. You are seeing and hearing signs of electricity.
9. Another example is lightning.
10. Lightning sometimes comes with thunder, but more often it
happens in the sky without making any noise.
11. Science explains that electricity is a flow of energy and it’s part of nature.
12. This understanding of electricity started with a clever experiment.
13. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin used a kite for an experiment one stormy night
in Philadelphia.
14. This is called Franklin’s kite-in-the-thunderstorm experiment.
15. Through this experiment, Franklin discovered that lightning is a type of electricity.
PART C_3

Now, let’s review some words and phrases from Part C_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions.)

PART C_4

PART C_5

Next, you will read aloud the whole passage below. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART C_6

What is electricity? The idea of electricity is hard to understand because electricity has no shape. Electricity can be visible or invisible, depending on the situation. That is, you can see it sometimes, but cannot see it at other times.

Let’s take up an example of electricity that you can see. When you comb your hair, some of your hair may stand straight up. You may even hear a popping sound. You are seeing and hearing signs of electricity. Another example is lightning. Lightning sometimes comes with thunder, but more often it happens in the sky without making any noise.

Science explains that electricity is a flow of energy and it’s part of nature. This understanding of electricity started with a clever experiment. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin used a kite for an experiment one stormy night in Philadelphia. This is called Franklin’s kite-in-the-thunderstorm experiment. Through this experiment, Franklin discovered that lightning is a type of electricity.

PART C_7

Now, let’s review some words and phrases from part C_6.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions.)

PART C_8

PART C_9

I will ask the following questions. Please answer based on the passage. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART C_10

1. Why is the idea of electricity hard to understand?
Answer:
2. What is an example of electricity that you can see?
Answer:
3. Who used a kite as an experiment in 1752?
Answer:
4. Through this experiment, what did the scientist discover?
Answer:

PART C_11

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_12

PART D_1

Please summarize the contents of this passage and tell it to your tutor. You may refer to your answer above and your textbook. I will check your sentences and grammar.
(Students may refer to a textbook they own when they have a hard time.)

PART D_2

PART D_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

PART D_4

PART E_1

I will ask the following questions, then you may ask me the same questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART E_2

1. What kind of things do you think require electricity?
Answer:
2. What do you think our life would be like without electricity?
Answer:
3. Do you think electricity is irreplaceable?
Answer:
4. Is there any harm in using electricity?
Answer:
PART E_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 E_4

PART F_1

Now, please answer the following question. I will check if your sentence is complete and if the grammar is correct.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART F_2

Can you share your personal experience of electricity?

PART F_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 F_4

PART G_1

Now, let’s try a challenging task. I will check if your sentence is complete and if the grammar is correct.
(Please send the sentences that need grammar corrections to your student.)

PART G_2

There are so many other things that we can do to help with the environment.
What are your ideas?

At home: We can
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

At school: We can
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In the society: We can
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

PART H_1

Now, let’s review today’s lesson. I will give you scores for each criterion and overall feedback, both verbally and through the chatbox.
(The student will take note of your feedback in his/her textbook. Score each criterion and provide feedback both verbally and through the chatbox. Use the criteria listed in Part H_2. If you don’t have enough time, send the scores and feedback to the student through the chatbox.)

PART H_2

Score: Please check the description of each score.
1. strongly disagree
2. disagree
3. undecided
4. agree
5. strongly agree
Criteria: Please give the score by looking back on today’s lesson.
1. The student was able to use appropriate phrases to express his/her ideas.
2. The student was able to correct the lapses he/she made.
3. The student was able to speak in a confident manner.
4. The student was able to express his/her ideas in a logical way.
5. The student was able to tell his/her thoughts to the tutor properly.
6. The student was able to speak in a consistent way.
7. The student was able to react to the tutor’s questions well.
8. The student didn’t continue the subtle pauses and silence he/she made.
9. The student was able to maintain a fluent and natural flow of speaking.
PART H_3

If you want to check the score again, please say the criteria number.
(Please make sure that your student took a note of the score you gave him/her.)