Hello all Pharm Eng students,
My apologies to all of you for posting this late. Here's the lesson plan from our class last Tuesday (5/17):
1. Warmer - parts of the brain description matching
2. Unit 2
a. second half of article - group reading, note-taking and listening
b. group key word search & Q&A handout (shared among group members)
3. Homework
a. add Unit 2 words from handout to your word charts as you did with Unit 1
b. think of 3-5 of your own sentences using any 3-5 words from Unit 2
*REMINDER - short mid-term test on 5/31!
See you in class on Tuesday!
Welcome!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
KIFL Airline FA English Interview Fri 09:20-10:55 - more about resumes: action verbs
Hello all,
Here are some more notes about resumes to add to what I've shown you in class. I hope these will help you, and if you have anything to show me or have questions, please ask me in class next Friday.
I will write about some more notes on cover letters, emails and file attachment letters in a separate post.
For resumes, remember that most employers don't read resumes clearly, but still expect you to have correct formatting and spelling.
So the key to good resume writing is to write about your qualifications, skills and abilities in short lines with the kinds of words that carry the most information.
So you don't have to use pronouns about yourself, alone or as part of a group (like I, my or we) or ones that are used directly about another person (such as you).
But action verbs will be important. Look at the list of action verbs in the chart on the resume template I gave you in class. Some of them you might not know; look them up in your dictionaries. But here might be some very useful verbs for the kinds of resumes you have:
assist (手伝う) for example: Assisted ground staff personnel in their duties.
challenge (挑戦する): Challenged the TOEIC in December 2011. Improved score by 60 points.
*NOTE: If you don't have a high TOEIC score, but still improved your score greatly from the time you took it before, then it may be okay to say that you improved the score without writing it. But if you have improved your score and are over 650 or so, then write the score down! With scores or at least 650 or more - write them.
qualify (資格を取る): Qualified for Infini certification in December 2011.
undertake (企てる): Undertook internship with EasyJet from December 2011 to present.
**NOTE: even some common verbs can become important as action verbs.
participate (参加する): Participated in KIFL2010 conference in Tokyo.
teach: Taught cram school students in English, math and history at Kanda Juku.
There are many action verbs that you can use, but these might be the most useful for you.
I will post more as we go along. See you all in class Friday!
Here are some more notes about resumes to add to what I've shown you in class. I hope these will help you, and if you have anything to show me or have questions, please ask me in class next Friday.
I will write about some more notes on cover letters, emails and file attachment letters in a separate post.
For resumes, remember that most employers don't read resumes clearly, but still expect you to have correct formatting and spelling.
So the key to good resume writing is to write about your qualifications, skills and abilities in short lines with the kinds of words that carry the most information.
So you don't have to use pronouns about yourself, alone or as part of a group (like I, my or we) or ones that are used directly about another person (such as you).
But action verbs will be important. Look at the list of action verbs in the chart on the resume template I gave you in class. Some of them you might not know; look them up in your dictionaries. But here might be some very useful verbs for the kinds of resumes you have:
assist (手伝う) for example: Assisted ground staff personnel in their duties.
challenge (挑戦する): Challenged the TOEIC in December 2011. Improved score by 60 points.
*NOTE: If you don't have a high TOEIC score, but still improved your score greatly from the time you took it before, then it may be okay to say that you improved the score without writing it. But if you have improved your score and are over 650 or so, then write the score down! With scores or at least 650 or more - write them.
qualify (資格を取る): Qualified for Infini certification in December 2011.
undertake (企てる): Undertook internship with EasyJet from December 2011 to present.
**NOTE: even some common verbs can become important as action verbs.
participate (参加する): Participated in KIFL2010 conference in Tokyo.
teach: Taught cram school students in English, math and history at Kanda Juku.
There are many action verbs that you can use, but these might be the most useful for you.
I will post more as we go along. See you all in class Friday!
Monday, May 16, 2011
星薬科大学薬学英語 I 火曜日１時限・２時限・special Q&A post about me (Part 1)
Hello to all my Pharm Eng students,
I'm posting a special message here for you. So far, I have been very happy and glad to have you as my students. You've been trying hard in the classes and you've been making great effort. I'm proud of all of you! I hope I am doing as good a job being your teacher.
But I've done a bad job learning and remembering your names. I'm sorry! I've been going through your pre-teaching surveys trying to remember your names and faces. So, to help me try to start learning your names, I'll answer the questions many of you asked me on the surveys here. To start...
YUKARI YAKAWA (2nd period) - you asked me the meaning of my name. While I talked about this in our first class, I'll repeat it here:
Lee (is an English name) - it means a natural place in a forest where there are no trees, but a flat area with grass that's a comfortable place for animals or travelers to rest.
Arnold (English & German) - comes from the base meaning of "eagle" (in German, Adler), "flight" and "sky," so it means something like "to fly like an eagle."
SUMIRE KOBAYASHI (1st period) & SAORI MOCHIZUKI (2nd period) - you both asked about what I did over the spring holiday.
Well, over the spring holiday, nothing much. I was very nervous as the holiday was finishing because I was starting at Hoshi and was hoping to make a good impression! And over Golden Week, my wife had to work, so I stayed home and cleaned our house, and organized my desk, files, and teaching materials. It was kind of boring, but it also felt good afterwards to have a clean house and organized things! (How about the both of you? What did you do over GW?)
CHISATO SAKAIDA (1st period) & MARIE MORI, HITOMI NISHINO & HIRONORI HIRAOKA (2nd period) - you asked questions about sports I have played, or like.
Chisato, Marie & Hironori - sports I've played and liked: of course, I'm from the U.S. As a child, however, I grew up in Australia, and I loved Australian rules football (オジボール). But I also like baseball sometimes, and the Winter Olympics, especially ice hockey. (Hironori - you say you like basketball. Do you have a favorite NBA or bj-league team?)
Hitomi - you're the manager of the Hoshi kendo club, and you asked me if I have played kendo.
Well, no I haven't. But it looks very interesting. I have a friend at the Tokyo Yakkadaigaku, an American who is a 5-dan in kendo (本当に!).
NANASE SHITARA (1st period) - you asked me where I was during the March 11th earthquake.
My wife was home, but I was on my way to a dental appointment. I was on the Yurakucho line, but I didn't make it to the clinic. I had to walk home to Nerima, and it took me almost four hours. (How about you? Were you and your mum hurt or was anything damaged in your house?)
NORIKO KAMIKAWA (2nd period) - you asked me how old I was, and you guessed I was 42.
Well, thank you! But I'm 49.
RINA KYOGOKU, SHUHEI ARAI, YUKI SAKANISHI & ARISA SUZUKI (1st period) & DAISUKE TAKAYAMA (2nd period) - you all asked about my favorite foods, and if I prefer Japanese or American.
Well, I love Japanese dishes! My favorite is unagi. I also really like nikujaga, koroke, tempura and sukiyaki, plus good sushi and sashimi. (How about all of you? What are your favorite dishes?).
Daisuke - you asked a unique question about ramen shops in Kashiwa, in Chiba. You remembered that I used to live there.
Well, I haven't been to any of the places you said. Sorry! But I think you know ramen well, and know the difference between good ramen and bad!
This is Part 1. More Q&A in a Part 2 post will follow soon. Thank you!
I'm posting a special message here for you. So far, I have been very happy and glad to have you as my students. You've been trying hard in the classes and you've been making great effort. I'm proud of all of you! I hope I am doing as good a job being your teacher.
But I've done a bad job learning and remembering your names. I'm sorry! I've been going through your pre-teaching surveys trying to remember your names and faces. So, to help me try to start learning your names, I'll answer the questions many of you asked me on the surveys here. To start...
YUKARI YAKAWA (2nd period) - you asked me the meaning of my name. While I talked about this in our first class, I'll repeat it here:
Lee (is an English name) - it means a natural place in a forest where there are no trees, but a flat area with grass that's a comfortable place for animals or travelers to rest.
Arnold (English & German) - comes from the base meaning of "eagle" (in German, Adler), "flight" and "sky," so it means something like "to fly like an eagle."
SUMIRE KOBAYASHI (1st period) & SAORI MOCHIZUKI (2nd period) - you both asked about what I did over the spring holiday.
Well, over the spring holiday, nothing much. I was very nervous as the holiday was finishing because I was starting at Hoshi and was hoping to make a good impression! And over Golden Week, my wife had to work, so I stayed home and cleaned our house, and organized my desk, files, and teaching materials. It was kind of boring, but it also felt good afterwards to have a clean house and organized things! (How about the both of you? What did you do over GW?)
CHISATO SAKAIDA (1st period) & MARIE MORI, HITOMI NISHINO & HIRONORI HIRAOKA (2nd period) - you asked questions about sports I have played, or like.
Chisato, Marie & Hironori - sports I've played and liked: of course, I'm from the U.S. As a child, however, I grew up in Australia, and I loved Australian rules football (オジボール). But I also like baseball sometimes, and the Winter Olympics, especially ice hockey. (Hironori - you say you like basketball. Do you have a favorite NBA or bj-league team?)
Hitomi - you're the manager of the Hoshi kendo club, and you asked me if I have played kendo.
Well, no I haven't. But it looks very interesting. I have a friend at the Tokyo Yakkadaigaku, an American who is a 5-dan in kendo (本当に!).
NANASE SHITARA (1st period) - you asked me where I was during the March 11th earthquake.
My wife was home, but I was on my way to a dental appointment. I was on the Yurakucho line, but I didn't make it to the clinic. I had to walk home to Nerima, and it took me almost four hours. (How about you? Were you and your mum hurt or was anything damaged in your house?)
NORIKO KAMIKAWA (2nd period) - you asked me how old I was, and you guessed I was 42.
Well, thank you! But I'm 49.
RINA KYOGOKU, SHUHEI ARAI, YUKI SAKANISHI & ARISA SUZUKI (1st period) & DAISUKE TAKAYAMA (2nd period) - you all asked about my favorite foods, and if I prefer Japanese or American.
Well, I love Japanese dishes! My favorite is unagi. I also really like nikujaga, koroke, tempura and sukiyaki, plus good sushi and sashimi. (How about all of you? What are your favorite dishes?).
Daisuke - you asked a unique question about ramen shops in Kashiwa, in Chiba. You remembered that I used to live there.
Well, I haven't been to any of the places you said. Sorry! But I think you know ramen well, and know the difference between good ramen and bad!
This is Part 1. More Q&A in a Part 2 post will follow soon. Thank you!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
KIFL English for Hospitality Industry 1 class Tues 13:40-15:15 & Fri 11:05-12:40 - more subject-verb agreement patterns
Hello all!
Here is my blog post for you about some more subject-verb agreement patterns. I hope these sentences will help you with your subject-verb agreements. See you in class next time!
1) BASIC REVIEW WITH EXAMPLES
I sing songs
You
We
They
He sings songs
She
It
I work hard
You
We
They
He works hard
She
It
2) REVIEW WITH TWO OF THE SAME PATTERNS
I work hard, and you work hard too.
We always work hard, and they usually work hard too.
He works hard, and she works hard too.
3) NEW: MIXING PATTERNS
Now when you know the patterns, you can mix different subject-verb agreement forms
in the same sentence:
They work hard, but he never works hard.
You do what you want, but she never does what she wants.
4) PATTERNS WITH NAMES OF PEOPLE, THINGS AND PLACES
The same patterns still follow with names of people, things and places
Ryoichi plays sports. (Ryoichi is a man, so = he)
Michelle comes to school early. (Michelle is a woman, so = she)
Now, the pattern changes back for two or more people or things, and for two or more groups or types of people or things:
Tomoyo and Rena leave KIFL at the same time. (Tomoyo and Rena = they)
Chisato's friends and Ryoichi's friends like the same kind of music. (Chisato's friends = one group of people = they; Ryoichi's friends = another group of people = they)
Cats and dogs fight sometimes. (Cats = one group of animals = they; dogs = another group of animals = they)
The patterns follow in the same way for places and areas too:
Shinjuku gets dangerous in some parts at night. (Shinjuku = it)
Kyoto looks like a nice place to visit in spring. (Kyoto = it)
The Amazon and Nile rivers run deep into many countries in their parts of the world. (Amazon and Nile rivers = they)
Many of the Yamanote line stations have interesting buildings around them. (Many of the Yamanote line stations = they)
The old parts of Nerima-ku take a long time to walk around in, but one part in
Arakawa-ku takes even longer to walk around in. (The old parts of Nerima-ku = they; one part in Arakawa-ku = it)
Here is my blog post for you about some more subject-verb agreement patterns. I hope these sentences will help you with your subject-verb agreements. See you in class next time!
1) BASIC REVIEW WITH EXAMPLES
I sing songs
You
We
They
He sings songs
She
It
I work hard
You
We
They
He works hard
She
It
2) REVIEW WITH TWO OF THE SAME PATTERNS
I work hard, and you work hard too.
We always work hard, and they usually work hard too.
He works hard, and she works hard too.
3) NEW: MIXING PATTERNS
Now when you know the patterns, you can mix different subject-verb agreement forms
in the same sentence:
They work hard, but he never works hard.
You do what you want, but she never does what she wants.
4) PATTERNS WITH NAMES OF PEOPLE, THINGS AND PLACES
The same patterns still follow with names of people, things and places
Ryoichi plays sports. (Ryoichi is a man, so = he)
Michelle comes to school early. (Michelle is a woman, so = she)
Now, the pattern changes back for two or more people or things, and for two or more groups or types of people or things:
Tomoyo and Rena leave KIFL at the same time. (Tomoyo and Rena = they)
Chisato's friends and Ryoichi's friends like the same kind of music. (Chisato's friends = one group of people = they; Ryoichi's friends = another group of people = they)
Cats and dogs fight sometimes. (Cats = one group of animals = they; dogs = another group of animals = they)
The patterns follow in the same way for places and areas too:
Shinjuku gets dangerous in some parts at night. (Shinjuku = it)
Kyoto looks like a nice place to visit in spring. (Kyoto = it)
The Amazon and Nile rivers run deep into many countries in their parts of the world. (Amazon and Nile rivers = they)
Many of the Yamanote line stations have interesting buildings around them. (Many of the Yamanote line stations = they)
The old parts of Nerima-ku take a long time to walk around in, but one part in
Arakawa-ku takes even longer to walk around in. (The old parts of Nerima-ku = they; one part in Arakawa-ku = it)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
星薬科大学薬学英語 I 火曜日１時限・２時限・Unit 1 vocab Q&A review board game questions and answers
Hello again,
As promised - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS TO UNIT 1 VOCAB Q&A REVIEW BOARD GAME:
Q: What do you call a reaction to something you are allergic to, like a drug or pollen?
A: Anaphylaxy (-or- anaphylactic shock)
Q: What's a research protocol?
A: An ethical statement and description of a research project, including information about the funding, sponsorship, institutional affiliations, and levels of risk involved in the project.
Q: What is the duty of a physician in a medical research project?
A: To safeguard the health of human and/or animal subjects.
Q: What does it mean to be under "coercion?"
A: It means to do something when you are forced to, under great pressure.
Q: What does 優先 mean in English?
A: Precedence.
Q: What do you call a living thing that lives in or on another living thing, causing damage to it?
A: A parasite.
Q: What's a research population?
A: A group of people chosen as subjects for a research project.
Q: How do you spell テトラサイクリン in English?
A: T-E-T-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E (tetracycline).
Q: What do you call the persons who are having drugs tested on them in a research experiment?
A: Subjects.
Q: What is "intervention" in Japanese, and can you explain it in English?
A: Intervention is 冶療, and it means a test agent (like a new medication) that is used in a certain research population group to test the effects of the agent on the subjects, to see if it works.
Hope you can use these to help with your review for the tests in this class. See you next Tuesday!
As promised - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS TO UNIT 1 VOCAB Q&A REVIEW BOARD GAME:
Q: What do you call a reaction to something you are allergic to, like a drug or pollen?
A: Anaphylaxy (-or- anaphylactic shock)
Q: What's a research protocol?
A: An ethical statement and description of a research project, including information about the funding, sponsorship, institutional affiliations, and levels of risk involved in the project.
Q: What is the duty of a physician in a medical research project?
A: To safeguard the health of human and/or animal subjects.
Q: What does it mean to be under "coercion?"
A: It means to do something when you are forced to, under great pressure.
Q: What does 優先 mean in English?
A: Precedence.
Q: What do you call a living thing that lives in or on another living thing, causing damage to it?
A: A parasite.
Q: What's a research population?
A: A group of people chosen as subjects for a research project.
Q: How do you spell テトラサイクリン in English?
A: T-E-T-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E (tetracycline).
Q: What do you call the persons who are having drugs tested on them in a research experiment?
A: Subjects.
Q: What is "intervention" in Japanese, and can you explain it in English?
A: Intervention is 冶療, and it means a test agent (like a new medication) that is used in a certain research population group to test the effects of the agent on the subjects, to see if it works.
Hope you can use these to help with your review for the tests in this class. See you next Tuesday!
星薬科大学薬学英語 I 火曜日１時限・２時限・Unit 1とUnit 2のスタート
Hello Tuesday morning PharmEng students,
Here's our lesson plan from today (5/10):
1.Warmup - Unit 1 vocab Q&A review board game
2.Unit 2 - Growing Alzheimer's Drugs in Rice
a. What patients do with medicine or medications:
*Patients can take medicine
drink (a) medication
inject
inhale
b. Reading first half of Unit 2
*Group reading,listening & note-taking
3.Homework - blog check
read whole of Unit 2 at home
In my next post right after this one, I will show you the questions and answers to the Unit 1 vocab Q&A review.
Here's our lesson plan from today (5/10):
1.Warmup - Unit 1 vocab Q&A review board game
2.Unit 2 - Growing Alzheimer's Drugs in Rice
a. What patients do with medicine or medications:
*Patients can take medicine
drink (a) medication
inject
inhale
b. Reading first half of Unit 2
*Group reading,listening & note-taking
3.Homework - blog check
read whole of Unit 2 at home
In my next post right after this one, I will show you the questions and answers to the Unit 1 vocab Q&A review.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
小島恵子先生の200CDブラク・ミュージックのビデオ：オシビサ「ウエルカム・ホーム」
小島先生、
こんばんは！先々週のレッスンに、1970年代のアフリカ系バンドはオシビサについて、YouTubeのビデオが見えなかった。
週末に見つかり、いろいろなオシビサのビデオを見た。ピータ・バラカンのオシビサの話は正しい！いくつか曲を聴き、「幸福感」のことが響く。アップし、下の印象的な曲がウエルカム・ホームを選んだ。
どうですか？水曜日のレッスンに反応がよろしくおねがいいたします。
こんばんは！先々週のレッスンに、1970年代のアフリカ系バンドはオシビサについて、YouTubeのビデオが見えなかった。
週末に見つかり、いろいろなオシビサのビデオを見た。ピータ・バラカンのオシビサの話は正しい！いくつか曲を聴き、「幸福感」のことが響く。アップし、下の印象的な曲がウエルカム・ホームを選んだ。
どうですか？水曜日のレッスンに反応がよろしくおねがいいたします。
Saturday, May 7, 2011
KIFL Airline FA English Interview Fri 09:20-10:55
Hello to all my new Friday FA Interview students,
While I still don't know all your names yet, I hope to learn them very soon. (Chihiro - very happy to meet you for the first time!)
Here's our lesson plan and assignment for Friday, May 6th:
1) Collecting more pre-teaching surveys and ID pictures
2) Today's lesson - applying for a job
a) job posting handouts
b) group work - job application example scrambled emails - arrange email sentences in a
sample job application email the correct to get a feel for best formatting and content of
a job application
* in groups, write what each group believes is the correct order of the sentences
* teacher check of correct order of sentences and content
3) Homework (for 5/13)- take the content of job postings and adapt it to the formatting of the job application example, then write and send mail to me at
washizoraATgmaildotcom
* Any unfinished preteaching surveys - please finish, and bring a
picture yourself for next week (5/13)
Please share this lesson plan with the others who were not in class today.
Take care!
Lee
While I still don't know all your names yet, I hope to learn them very soon. (Chihiro - very happy to meet you for the first time!)
Here's our lesson plan and assignment for Friday, May 6th:
1) Collecting more pre-teaching surveys and ID pictures
2) Today's lesson - applying for a job
a) job posting handouts
b) group work - job application example scrambled emails - arrange email sentences in a
sample job application email the correct to get a feel for best formatting and content of
a job application
* in groups, write what each group believes is the correct order of the sentences
* teacher check of correct order of sentences and content
3) Homework (for 5/13)- take the content of job postings and adapt it to the formatting of the job application example, then write and send mail to me at
washizoraATgmaildotcom
* Any unfinished preteaching surveys - please finish, and bring a
picture yourself for next week (5/13)
Please share this lesson plan with the others who were not in class today.
Take care!
Lee
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