▮ Number of Lessons: 70 lessons (please attend as many as you need)
☑ You will be able to easily answer common questions about Japan asked by foreigners. ☑ In the latter part of the course, you can efficiently learn middle school English grammar (Basic Grammar). ☑ Your conversational English skills will significantly improve through abundant reading aloud training and instant English composition exercises. ☑ Improve your speaking test scores in exams like TOEIC and EIKEN G-3 to 2.
▮ Lesson Activities
1. Respond with your own thoughts to questions about Japan (Topic Question).
2. Use key vocabulary and expressions from sample answers to create instant English compositions.
3. Answer questions about the sample answers.
4. Learn middle school English grammar by theme.
5. Use the learned middle school English grammar and sample answers to create instant English compositions.
▮ Try Answering the Question Yourself Think about what monjayaki is, including its ingredients, how it is prepared, and where it is commonly eaten.
▮ Sample Answer
“Monjayaki is a popular Japanese dish similar to okonomiyaki but with a runnier consistency. It is made with finely chopped ingredients mixed into a liquid batter and cooked on a hot griddle. Ingredients often include seafood, vegetables, and meat. It’s a specialty of the Tokyo area, particularly in the Tsukishima district, where you can find many restaurants serving this savory pancake. Diners usually cook the monjayaki themselves at the table, using tiny spatulas to eat it directly from the griddle.”
▮ Words to Learn and Their Meanings about Sample Answer
Ingredients (材料): The foods that are used to make a dish.
Batter (生地): A mixture of flour, liquid, and other ingredients that is used for cooking.
Griddle (鉄板): A flat surface or pan on which food is cooked.
Savory (風味の良い): Having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet.
Spatula (へら): A small tool with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread, or lift material.
▮ Answer the Instructor’s 3 Questions Based on the Sample Answer
What is monjayaki?
How is monjayaki different from okonomiyaki?
Where is monjayaki commonly found?
▮ Mastering Middle School English Grammar
next to, between, under, etc.
Next to / between / in front of/ in back of
Alice is next to Bob. or Alice is beside Bob. Bob is between Alice and Carla. Don is in front of Bob. Eric is in back of Bob.
also Alice is on the left. Carla is on the right. Bob is in the middle (of the group).
Across from I in front of
Anne is sitting in front of Bruce. Anne is sitting across from Chris. Chris is sitting across from Anne
By (= next to)
Who is that man standing by the window? Our house is by the ocean. (= next to the ocean) If you feel cold, why don’t you sit by the fire?
Under
The cat is under the table. The girl is standing under a tree. I’m wearing a jacket under my coat.
Above and below
The pictures are above the shelves.
The shelves are below the pictures.
3 Example Sentences Based on the Sample Answer and Grammar Practice:
The monjayaki batter is poured onto the griddle, which is in the middle of the table.
You can find a wide variety of ingredients for your monjayaki next to the griddle.
People enjoy cooking monjayaki on the griddle that sits under the smoke extractor to keep the air clean.
Make Sentences Based on the Above Example Sentences Yourself:
