| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Introductions | The teacher will introduce himself. He will also explain how the textbooks will be used. In addition, the students will be instructed as to how the rules of the class should be followed. |
| 第2回 | Making questions and answers | A total of 31 questions and answers will gradually be learned over a ten-class period. An explanation of how this can be done will be given. |
| 第3回 | *Lesson 1 Greetings and Introductions
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 11 Movement of Robots | *Alan brings his college friend, Kenji, to his sister's dormitory. (Read pp. 2&3)
**Humanoids, Geminoid TMF, HAL and other types of companions (Read pp. 52&53) |
| 第4回 | *Lesson 1 Greetings and Introductions
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 12 Piracy
| *Mr. Tanaka has wanted to meet Mr. Baldwin for a long time. (Read pp. 4&5)
**Illegally recording movies in a theater and buying counterfeit goods
(Read pp. 57&58) |
| 第5回 | *Lesson 1 Greetings and Introductions
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 13 Hair Today-Gone
| *Two women are gardening in their backyard. (Read pp. 6&7)
**The topics of facial hair and types of hair styles
(Read pp. 62&63) |
| 第6回 | *Lesson 2 Making Appointments
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 14 Credit Cards
| *A student is calling from his room. He's asking for a date.
(Read pp. 12&13)
**The pros and cons of having a credit card
(Read pp. 67&68) |
| 第7回 | *Lesson 2 Making Appointments
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 15 To Be or Not to Be-Fat
| *A businessman is making an appointment from a public phone.
(Read pp. 14&15)
**The merits and demerits of being overweight
(Read pp. 72&73) |
| 第8回 | *Lesson 2 Making Appointments and Reservations
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 16 Boys Will Be Boys
| *A housewife calls from home to make an appointment at a beauty shop.
(Read pp. 16&17)
**The topic of young men turning to cosmetics in order to be more attractive
(Read pp. 77&78) |
| 第9回 | *Lesson 2 Making Appointments
Scene 4 A) Dialog
**Unit 17 Puff the Magic | *A businessman makes a reservation at a restaurant by telephoning from his office.
(Read pp. 18&19)
**Smoking and dangers of tobacco use are pointed
out
(Read pp. 82&83) |
| 第10回 | *Lesson 3 Requesting Favors
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 18 The Weaker Sex | *A businessman wants to rent a car.
(Read pp. 24&25)
**Comparing women's status in both Japan and America
(Read pp. 87&88) |
| 第11回 | *Lesson 3 Requesting Favors
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 19 Who Cut the Cheese? | *A student borrows a book from a library.
(Read pp. 26&27)
**The greenhouse gas emitters and their effect on global warming
(Read pp. 92&93) |
| 第12回 | *Lesson 3 Requesting Favors
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 20 Cheers | *A businessman is opening an account at a bank.
(Read pp. 28&29)
**Surveys on the use of alcohol
(Read pp. 97&98) |
| 第13回 | *Lesson 3 Requesting Favors
Scene 4 A) Dialog
**Unit 21 Talk to the Animals
| *A housewife sends a small package at the post office.
(Read pp. 30&31)
**Some interesting stories pertaining to animals in the news
(Read pp. 102&103) |
| 第14回 | 理解度の確認 | The points of Lesson 1 to 3 and Unit 11 to 21 will be summarized. |
| 第15回 | 中間のまとめ | Group discussion on current topics. |
| 第16回 | *Lesson 4 Looking for Things
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 22 Hey, Good Lookin' | *A tourist is looking for directions in L.A.
(Read pp. 36&37)
**Comparing a woman who was labeled as too good looking and one who was deemed ugly by their boss
(Read pp. 107&108) |
| 第17回 | *Lesson 4 Looking for Things
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 1 What's So Funny? | *A student is looking for a rooming house.
(Read pp. 38&39)
**jokes, puns, riddles, tongue twisters, quizzes and puzzles (Read pp. 2&3) |
| 第18回 | *Lesson 4 Looking for Things
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 2 Eureka-I Have Found It! | *A housewife is at a job placement center.
(Read pp. 40&41)
**Inventors and their discoveries (Read pp. 7&8) |
| 第19回 | *Lesson 4 Looking for Things
Scene 4 A) Dialog
**Unit 3 The Super-Rich
| *A businessman is looking for a full-time position at a company.
(Read pp. 42&43)
**What the super-rich people can afford to buy? (Read pp. 12&13) |
| 第20回 | *Lesson 5 Food and Drink
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 4 Will You Be My Robot? | *Two housewives sit at one of the tables in an elegant restaurant.
(Read pp. 48&49)
**The functions of various types of robots (Read pp. 17&18) |
| 第21回 | *Lesson 5 Food and Drink
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 5 Brainpower | *A student walks up to the counter of a fast food restaurant.
(Read pp. 50&51)
**How we can improve upon making people smarter (Read pp. 22&23) |
| 第22回 | *Lesson 5 Food and Drink
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 6 What's Romantic Love got to do with It?
| *At the bar of a hotel
(Read pp. 52&53)
**The importance of romance in a love relationship (Read pp. 27&28) |
| 第23回 | *Lesson 6 Shopping
Scene 1 A) Dialog
**Unit 7 Feeling
| *A businessman is buying a suit at a clothing store.
(Read pp. 58&59)
**How both physical and emotional feelings affect our behavior (Read pp. 32&33) |
| 第24回 | *Lesson 6 Shopping
Scene 2 A) Dialog
**Unit 8 Bad Guys
| *A housewife is shopping at a supermarket with her daughter.
(Read pp. 60&61)
**How some terrorists go about achieving their goals (Read pp. 37&38)
|
| 第25回 | *Lesson 6 Shopping
Scene 3 A) Dialog
**Unit 9 A Star is Born
| *A student is at a bookstore.
(Read pp. 62&63)
**The subjects of stars in the sky, the sun and the use of solar power (Read pp. 42&43) |
| 第26回 | Movie: Part One | We will watch half of the movie and then the students will write a summary of what they've seen. |
| 第27回 | Movie: Part Two | Again, the students will watch the second half of the movie and write a summary. |
| 第28回 | Final Exam | On this class day the students will be given a 90 second speaking test on the movie they watched. (If a student/students were absent on this day, they will be given the following class time to take the speaking test.) |
| 第29回 | 理解度の確認 | After everyone has taken the test, the teacher will show each student their final points and letter grade. They should know their score by the end of their last meeting. If there are questions about their grade, the last class meeting is when they should be asked. |
| 第30回 | まとめ | Group discussion on current topics. |
