Conversation(Beginner Chapter 3)|日常会話(初級3章)
Lesson11: Environment and Natural Disasters 環境と自然災害

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal.
In this material, you will learn how to talk about the environment and natural disasters in an English conversation.

PART A_1

Let’s read the dialogue. I will be Sam and you will be Alice. After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

PART A_2

Are your things ready? Our parents asked me to check on you before we leave.
I’m almost finished. I just feel sad because there is another storm coming into our area.

I feel sad too, but don’t worry. We are going to stay at our grandmother’s house where we will be safe from the storm.
Thank you, Sam. I pray that our neighbors will be safe, too. I heard in the news that this storm is stronger than the first one.

I hope so, too. Let’s go. Our parents are waiting, and so is our grandmother.
Sure. I will just get my flashlight and wear my boots.

PART B_1

Let’s talk. Please answer my questions. You may ask me questions, too.

PART B_2

1. Name three most common natural disasters in your country.
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2. Have you ever planted a tree?
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3. In your opinion, what is the most common environment problem in the world?
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4. How do we save electricity?
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5. Name a few things that can be recycled or used again.
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6. Does your country help in saving and cleaning the environment?
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7. In your opinion, which country is the cleanest?
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8. Do you watch or read news about the environment and natural disasters?
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9. What do you feel after you read or watch news about natural disasters (Example: Storms, earthquakes, etc.)?
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10. Name a few things that we must have during a natural disaster.
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REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)
Grammar
文法
Pronunciation 発音 Vocabulary
単語
Comprehension
理解
GOOD 文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる 習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる

FAIR
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある

POOR
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる 発音の練習が必要である 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい
TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good: Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair: Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor: Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good: Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair: Mispronounced a few words.
Poor: Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good: Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair: Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor: Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good: Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair: Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor: Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.