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4区 Target Sentences
(Week One)

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This is the online lesson for Blair's Pharmacy class (32名) at Aichi Gakuin University on Fridays at the Kusumoto Campus.

1-minute Level Checks and Pattern Practice
English listening and background:
Narratives [1] Speeches [2]

Target Sentences and Review

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Welcome to Pharmacy English. My name is Jeff Blair. I will be your teacher, your navigator on the Internet, and your Engish coach. We will be USING a textbook and supplementary materials on my website. You will be SPEAKING and WRITING English on paper (size B5) and on Microsoft Teams. You will be USING your cellphones OR computers (laptops and tablets) on top of your desk (NOT under the desk), so please TAKE them out now.

Online Lessons
and Website

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((online lessons -- Pharmcacy lessons with green background
((website index -- teaching schedule and useful information
((bulletin board -- time and place (room numbers)

Language Patterns

In this class you will LEARN to (a) EXPLAIN medicines and (b) GIVE directions about USING them. You will have to PRODUCE full sentences, and the sentences will FOLLOW the same language patterns that people USE in daily conversations. Let's TAKE a look at some simple sentences and BREAK them DOWN into four parts(4区)in order to MAKE the patterns easier to UNDERSTAND, to PRACTICE, and to REMEMBER:

S 区 V 区 O/C 区 +A 区
A family of fourwent on a long trip
by car.
The two childrenwerebored. 
They played a simple game. 
Theysaidthe names of
things that ...
 
... theysaw___along the way.

Table 1. Sentences

READ them out loud(声を出す)and LISTEN to yourself. You will then be TRAINING three different parts of your brain: the reading part, the speaking part, and the listening part. Do you HAVE a visual image of each of those sentences in the visual part of your brain? WATCHING the video clip while REPEATING the sentence will HELP your brain MAKE a connection between the English words (in the speaking and listening parts of the brain) and the image (in the visual part of your brain). That is the only way to LEARN to SPEAK a language quickly, easily, and automatically.

Now I want you to TELL that story in your Groups USING a special 3-Minute Routine. You do NOT have to USE the exact words in the table above, but TRY to INCLUDE all the information. You might even WANT to MAKE some new sentenceces of your own.

((EXPLAIN the 3-Minute Routine))

((EXPLAIN the Groups of four students.

During the Group Work all students that are online should HAVE your microphones ON (so that you can SPEAK) AND your cameras ON (so that you can SEE each other).

会議 Chat
 
Group X2 Week 1
Leader: Hanako
Plan A: 3-Minute Routine
Level 3: Full sentences
 
((鈴)): A family of four // went // on a long trip // by car.
((高)): The two children // were // bored.
Now LET's GO to your channels on Teams to ENJOY some English practice in your discussion groups.

Your teacher will SEND online students from the (general) Class Meeting to your Group Channels. MAKE sure that you KNOW which group you are in, so that you do NOT JOIN the wrong group. There should be three or four students in your Group Meeting. You will WRITE your Group Report (see the example to the right) in the Chat Box(会議 Chat).

You NEED to CHOOSE a group leader for the day.

At the top of your report WRITE four messages:
(message #1) your group's name, "Week 1",
(message #2) the leader's name,
(message #3) Plan A: 3-Minute Routine, and
(message #4) Level 3: Full sentences.

THEN START WRITING your sentences about the video clip.
In the first minute a students SAYS one sentence, in the third minute they WRITE it (while everyone REPEATS). DIVIDE each phrase into 4区.

If you HAVE any questions about what you are supposed to be DOING, first DISCUSS it in your group, then ... if you are still in doubt, DO what you THINK is right, RAISE your hand and SHOW it to the teacher (the PDS Cycle, aka PDCA Cycle).

((EXPLAIN the 3-Minute Routine))

Next ... I want you to TELL me what the children SAW [1] [2] [3]. I want you to WRITE the noun phrases DOWN on a piece of paper (B5). I will TELL you what to WRITE at the top (the heading). We will DIVIDE the paper into four equal columns: 1区 2区 3区 and +a区. Be sure to PUT the noun(中心の名詞)into the third column(3区). When the video STOPS you will have only 1 minute to WRITE your answers.

1 区 2 区 3 区 +a 区
an eagle 
awhitecloud 
the sky 
a coupleof deer
somepurpleflowers 
somegreengrass 
abeautiful bluelake 
some rocks 
a rainbow 
somemore whiteclouds 
 
a cactus 
a ballof tumbleweed
somemorerocks 
asteamtrain 
anemptyroad 
awhite picketfence 
aredbarn 
anold fashionwindmill 
some cattle 
aredtractor 

Table 2. Noun phrases

Do you SEE the difference between these Noun Phrases and the full Sentences in the Table 1 above? Sentences HAVE verbs, simple noun phrases (those without clauses) do NOT. Sentences typically CONTAIN two or more noun phrases. Can you FIND some noun phrases in Table 1? WRITE them on your paper

(( Explain the Heading

At the top of the paper in large letters you should WRITE: Pharmacy, your Group's name 「X2」, then your student number, and finally your full name(名前が先に名字は後で).

If you are ANALYZING noun phrases, PUT the noun(中心の名詞)in the third column from the left(3 区 , yellow hightlight). If you are WRITING sentences, however, never DIVIDE the noun phrases. The entire phrase goes in the same slot(区). Always PUT the verb(動詞)in the second column from the left(V 区 , yellow highlight).

Pharmacy      X2      Number      Full Name
1 区 2 区 3 区 +a 区
Kobayshi'slittle yellow pills for depression
S 区 V 区 O/C 区 +A 区
She took three of the tabletswith a cup of water.

Target Sentences
and Your Homework

Now let's TALK about homework. Your examinations will be BASED on the material in the textbook (Medication Explained by Prof. Glenn D. Gagne). For next week, please READ Unit 1 and DO the exercises. In addition you should READ through one set of Target Sentences every day and WRITE them DOWN on a sheet of paper in four columns(4区). WRITE the verb cluster(助動詞と動詞)in red ink. REPEAT the phrases(声を出す)in each 区 (about 5 times) as you WRITE them. Then when you are FINISHED WRITING, ... PRACTICE SAYING the full sentence 2 or 3 times, without looking at what you have WRITTEN. TRY to SPEED the sentence UP (like the Bounce Patrol does with numbers).

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Last updated November 8, 2022
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