Advanced course_Logical English Intermediate course 9

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, ________________. What is your favorite technological tool?
e.g. gadgets, applications, electric appliances

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. despite
2. leisure
3. destroy
4. pandemic
5. escape
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. Today, we live in the age of information and technology.
2. We use the Internet, email, and cell phones every day.
3. Thanks to all these tools, you may think, life today is easier and more comfortable than before.
4. Studies suggest, however, that despite this technological advance, we have less leisure time than before.
5. Actually, we are working longer hours using these tools with fewer holidays.
6. Besides, we feel a lot more stress than before, since these tools are destroying the idea of privacy.
7. Recently, the coronavirus pandemic has forced people to stay home and away from their offices.
8. As a result, the ideas of home and work are getting closer to each other.
9. Using Zoom for online meetings may be convenient, but some people feel stress about this change.
10. They say they cannot escape working and enjoy free time at home.
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

Today, we live in the age of information and technology. We use the Internet, email, and cell phones every day.

Thanks to all these tools, you may think, life today is easier and more comfortable than before. Studies suggest, however, that despite this technological advance, we have less leisure time than before. Actually, we are working longer hours using these tools with fewer holidays. Besides, we feel a lot more stress than before, since these tools are destroying the idea of privacy.

Recently, the coronavirus pandemic has forced people to stay home and away from their offices. As a result, the ideas of home and work are getting closer to each other. Using Zoom for online meetings may be convenient, but some people feel stress about this change. They say they cannot escape working and enjoy free time at home.

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. According to the passage, what do studies suggest?
Answer:
2. Why do we feel more stress than before?
Answer:
3. How have technological advances and the coronavirus pandemic changed our work style?
Answer:
4. Why do people feel stress working from home?
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. How did you feel when you knew you would study at home for a while?
Answer:
2. Did your feelings change after you started to study at home?
Answer:
3. What is the biggest difference between studying at home and studying at school?
Answer:
4. Which learning style do you like better?
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 studying at home? You may use the answers above as a reference.

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

Will AI be smarter than human beings?
Let’s describe the areas where AI is smarter and where humans are smarter.

・areas where AI is smarter
1)_____________________
2)_____________________
3)_____________________

・areas where humans are smarter
1)_____________________
2)_____________________
3)_____________________

PART H_1

Now, let’s review today’s lesson. I will give you my score for each criterion and my overall feedback.
(Student will take a note of your feedback on his/her textbook. If you don’t have enough time, please send only the score 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.)