Writing English A ・Links for grammar and other writing tips & hints

Hello! 

How are you? Here is a special post for all my writing students about grammar and other writing tips and hints.

I have a lot of blog pages on these kinds of notes. You can access these on the side menu of this blog on your computer. On your Smartphones, you can access these notes at the bottom of the display of this blog.

But - I thought putting these links to those pages on this post would be better. So here are the links from those pages for you about things that can help your writing.

Click on the links you want or need to check out.

1. How to use a, an, the; many, much, & a lot of: Click on this link here. 

2. How to use verbs (動詞) with passive forms (受動態) & present perfect tense (現在完了): 
Click on this link here. 

3. How to group sentences & connect words in sentences (書き、作文： 文書布置、接続語): 
Click on this link here. 

4. How to use examples & illustrations (書き、作文： 例え・実例): Click on this link here. 

5. How to write conclusions (書き、作文： まとめ、終わりのこと): Click on this link here. 

I recommend you to check these links out. They come from my blog, and I wrote almost all of the notes myself. Check these out as many times as you want or need. They can really help you in your writing!

Good luck! I hope these links, and the notes in them, will help you with any difficulties you might still have with your writing. 

See you next week! 

Image: "Process Word" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Freshman English Reading A: Healthy eating・健全な食べ物

Hello!

How are you? Let's look at some pictures of dishes from different countries. Are you hungry yet? You might be after this activity!

Activity
Let's look at these next dishes - and decide which ones are the healthiest!    

1. 

How many kilocalories (kcals) do you think this plate of pasta has? 

2.

How many kcals do you think this plate of bratwurst (German sausages) has? 

3. 

How many kcals does this Thai chicken curry have? 

4. 

 

How about all this sushi? How many kcals do you think it has? 

Write some guesses about their kilocalorie count on Manaba. 

See you next time!

Images: Top - Personal photograph. All rights reserved/1."Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/2. "Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/3. "Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa)/4. "Mixed Sushi" (courtesy of rakratchada torsap)/Images #1-4 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

Freshman English Reading A: Healthy eating・健全な食べ物

Hello!

How are you? Let's look at some pictures of dishes from different countries. 

Take a look at the picture above - a Korean meal. Are you hungry yet? 

Activity
Let's look at these next dishes - and decide which ones are the healthiest!    

1. 

How many kilocalories (kcals) do you think this plate of pasta has? 

2.

How many kcals do you think this plate of bratwurst (German sausages) has? 

3. 

How many kcals does this Thai chicken curry have? 

4. 

 

How about all this sushi? How many kcals do you think it has? 

Talk about these and make some guesses about their kilocalorie count. Then I'll tell you what the kcal counts are! Talk about them like this: 

例えば：

A: I think Thai chicken curry is healthy. 

B: Really? I think sushi is healthier (= more healthy). ☞ (I think sushi is healthier than Thai chicken curry.)

Try this talk with different kinds of foods! 

Here are the board notes for our class today (5/8):

See you next time!

Images: Top - by LWY at flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwy/2193418329/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3403056/"Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/"Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/"Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa)/"Mixed Sushi" (courtesy of rakratchada torsap)/Images #1-4 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

Reading English 1A: Healthy eating・健全な食べ物

Hello!

How are you? Let's look at some pictures of dishes from different countries. 

Activity
Let's look at these next dishes - and decide which ones are the healthiest.    

1. 

How many kilocalories (kcals) do you think this plate of pasta has? 

2.

How many kcals do you think this plate of bratwurst (German sausages) has? 

3. 

How many kcals does this Thai chicken curry have? 

4. 

 

How about all this sushi? How many kcals do you think it has? 

Talk about these and make some guesses about their kilocalorie count. Then I'll tell you what the kcal counts are! Talk about them like this: 

例えば：

A: I think Thai chicken curry is healthy. 

B: Really? I think sushi is healthier (= more healthy). ☞ (I think sushi is healthier than Thai chicken curry.)

Try this talk with different kinds of foods! 

See you next time!

Images: Top - "Food Selection" (courtesy of arztsamui) /"Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/"Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/"Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa)/"Mixed Sushi" (courtesy of rakratchada torsap)/All images from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

特別ポスト：Writing English 1&2A ・Links for grammar and other writing tips & hints

Hello! 

How are you? Here is a special post for all my writing students about grammar and other writing tips and hints.

I have a lot of blog pages on these kinds of notes. You can access these on the side menu of this blog on your computer. On your Smartphones, you can access these notes at the bottom of the display of this blog.

But - I thought putting these links to those pages on this post would be better. So here are the links from those pages for you about things that can help your writing.

Click on the links you want or need to check out.

1. How to use a, an, the; many, much, & a lot of: Click on this link here. 

2. How to use verbs (動詞) with passive forms (受動態) & present perfect tense (現在完了): 
Click on this link here. 

3. How to group sentences & connect words in sentences (書き、作文： 文書布置、接続語): 
Click on this link here. 

4. How to use examples & illustrations (書き、作文： 例え・実例): Click on this link here. 

5. How to write conclusions (書き、作文： まとめ、終わりのこと): Click on this link here. 

I recommend you to check these links out. They come from my blog, and I wrote almost all of the notes myself. Check these out as many times as you want or need. They can really help you in your writing!

Good luck! I hope these links, and the notes in them, will help you with any difficulties you might still have with your writing. 

See you next week! 

Image: "Process Word" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

and, butの使うこと/how to use "and" and "but"

Hello!

How are you? Today let's do an activity on how to use "and" and "but." Here are some sentences:

例えば：He will fly to Hokkaido tomorrow afternoon. His bags are packed and ready.

例えば：He will fly to Hokkaido tomorrow afternoon, and his bags are packed and ready.

例え     I really want to go to Hawaii this summer with my friends. I have no money.

例え     I really want to go to Hawaii this summer with my friends, but I have no money.

Now - work with a partner or a group. Use "and" and "but" in the following sentences:

1. I went on a date. I had a great time. 

2. I try to do my math homework. I fall asleep every time.

3. He enjoyed his piece of chocolate cake. He felt sick later.

4. She likes surfing in summer. She goes to the Shonan area whenever she can.

5. Sarina doesn’t like math. So does Chiho. They both enjoy listening to music.

6. Yuko is taking a writing class. Mina is one of her classmates. They used to sit together. They don’t right now.

7. He was tired and went to bed early. She stayed up. When they got up the next morning at the same time, he was refreshed. She was still sleepy.

8. Marco reads books. Yu reads books too. Marco is interested in reading about history and politics. Yu prefers science fiction.

Have fun! 

Image: Personal photograph. All rights reserved.