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Publishing Schedule for Fourth Edition Conversations in Class

Book 1 is scheduled to be published in February 2024 and will be available for the 2024 Spring semester.

Book 2 is scheduled to be published at the end of July 2024 and will be available for the 2024 Fall semester. 4

A2 BOOK 1 Conversations in Class

A2 BOOK 2

Conversations

in Class

FOURTH EDITION

Stephen Richmond Bruno Vannieu with Jerry Talandis Jr

Price : 2300 yen + tax

However, the authors would like to fine-tune both textbooks before launching them officially, so the textbooks will not be officially advertised this year. This announcement is only for current users of CiC3 and participants of the JALT Internatio nal Conference workshop. If you happen to be interested in using CiC4 Book 1 from next April, please let us know. We will only print the number of copies necessary for the teachers who will have contacted us by January 20th. And if you want to continue using the current edition of Conversations in Class Third Edition (CiC3), you don’t need to worry; this textbook will remain available in 2024 and beyond. This is because as a one-year bilingual textbook, it is actually quite different from CiC4.

Conversations in Class, Fourth Edition Updates and changes to the format

We have three main changes in mind: 1. Removing Japanese translations from the textbook itself, and providing them on a password-protected dedicated website, so that teachers can choose whether to use them or not. We are in favor of using L1 in the A2-level speaking classroom in order to maximize efficient speaking practice and mini mize confusion, but we recognize that not all teachers feel the same way, and that some institutions actually forbid the use of Japanese in class. We want to give teachers the option of using Japanese or not. 2. Splitting the book into two volumes, each fit for one semester. It seems that nowadays most oral communication English courses are semester-based, and that sometimes there is even a requirement to use different textbooks, each with a separate ISBN, in each semester. 3. Further streamlining of our format. Small details make huge differences. The three first editions of CiC have seen us exploring different directions. The pre sent direction could be defined as: streamlining, simplifying, keeping only the core of what makes our format popular.

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Lesson Content: Points 1 and 2

Your Studies 5

Expression

The Expression section is designed to help students explore the content of the Toolbox. There are three ways to use this content: • Let students brainstorm sentences using the Tool box and Vocabulary boxes. • Dictate several sentences and have students write them down. • “Lego” translation: give sentences in Japanese

Point 1

What are you majoring in?

1. Toolbox

majoring in studying

are you

What

at this university

majoring in studying

business

I'm

subjects classes

now this semester

are you

taking

What

B Basic Accounting Career studies

I'm

taking

and

2. Expression

1 business 2 history 3 engineering 4 education 5 sociology 6 nursing 7 humanities

Write a few questions and answers about your habits.

(provided in the Teacher’s Manual), and have students translate them to English.

8 9

Pair Practice

3. Pair Practice

B 1 Basic Accounting 2 Japanese History 3 Advanced Mathematics 4 Career Studies 5 International Relations 6 Anatomy 7 Political Science 8 9

The Pair Practice activity is designed to have students spend a few active minutes learning to pass the “ball of conversation” back and forth. It is completely scaffolded, in the same way as people lear ning to play the piano would practice scales: students simply replace the underlined phrases with the phrases in Vocabulary Boxes A and B.

Practice with a classmate by reading the dialog below five times, switching roles each time. Replace the underlined phrases with the phrases in Vocabulary Boxes A and B.

Are you an English major?

No, I’m majoring in business.

Really? What subjects are you taking for that?

I'm taking classes like Basic Accounting.

Lesson 5 - Your Studies

QR Codes

Aims of this lesson: to explain what you are studying at university to talk about which classes you enjoy

I am a QR code

TRANSLATIONS

AUDIO

FOR TEACHERS

QR codes allow easy access for students and teachers to the resources on the textbook website. Students can access: • audio tracks (free access) • Japanese translations (if their teacher gave them the password to that password-protected part of the website). Teachers can access: • the digital version of the textbook , available in two formats (flipbook and slideshow), which makes it easy for teachers to project the content, either in the classroom or online • answers to exercises • extra resources

Step 2

What's your favorite subject?

1. Toolbox

at the moment this semester

subject class

What

your

favorite

in high school in elementary school

was

It's

definitely probably maybe

English Conversation

because

It was

Extra vocab

B 1 English Conversation

1 favorite 2 most difficult 3 easiest 4 most interesting 5 most boring 6 best 7

2 mathematics 3 World History 4 PE 5 Technology

Why?

The content is (was): • challenging • useful • difficult • dry Our teacher is (was): • strict • patient • funny There is (was) a lot of: • homework • reading There are (were) a lot of: • things to remember • tests

6 International Relations 7

2. Expression

Answer the following questions with your own information. Try to add reasons and opinions. Practice the questions and answers with your classmates.

1. What subjects are you taking this semester?

2. What’s your favorite class at the moment? Why?

I’m (not) good at : • writing • languages • drawing • sports

3. What was your most difficult subject in high school? Why?

Lesson 5 - Your Studies

Lesson Activities: Interview and Conversation

Interview

1. Variations

Variations

Step 1: In the green boxes, write another version of each question (open or closed). Step 2: Partner A asks Partner B the questions in the red boxes. Partner B gives their own original responses. Step 3: Partner B then asks Partner A the questions in the green boxes . Partner A gives their own original responses.

This activity is for students to practice the open and closed versions of the questions studied in the lesson. Using a variety of question forms in a conversation makes it sound more natural and interesting.

Open

Closed

Are you majoring in science?

What are you majoring in?

Which PE classes are you taking?

Is English your favorite subject?

What was your most boring subject in high school?

What’s your most difficult subject this semester?

It’s definitely Classical Japanese. There’s a lot of reading to do, and two long exams.

Sounds tough!

2. Interview

Interview

1. Fill in the blanks in questions 3 and 4 with adjectives. 2. Interview three classmates and make notes of their answers.

Students move around the classroom interviewing a few classmates and taking notes of their answers. This is a particu larly dynamic moment of the class.

2. Are you taking any other language classes?

3. What’s your …………………… class this semester? most difficult? History of the Edo Period –› a lot to memorize

4. What was your ………………….. subject in junior high school? favorite? Music, because played piano / it was easy

1. What’s your major?

Example Name: Miki

Yes, French and Korean

Public Policy

Partner 1 Name:

Partner 2 Name:

Partner 3 Name:

Lesson 5 - Your Studies

Sounding Natural

Conversation

Writing a dialog with a class mate is a very popular activity for A2-level students, as it is both creative and collabo rative. Having to perform it provides an added incentive. Students can perform their dialog to classmates, the teacher, or the entire class, according to the size and time constraints of the class. Sounding Natural Notes refer students to the Golden Rules and the Conversation Strategies outlined at the end of the textbook. Incorporating such cultural advice into their speaking practice will help students sound more friendly when having a conversation in English. Dialog

1. Listening

5-01

Listen to the dialog, and fill in the gaps.

Sounding Natural Showing interest

Teresa:

What classes are you taking at the (1) ? I’m taking a few (2) subjects, like Chinese and Japanese, and also linguistics Sounds interesting Are you (3) in linguistics? Really? Do you (4) Japanese language classes? Yeah, I’ve just started It’s really (5) , but the reading and writing is pretty challenging I know exactly what you mean (6) in there! I haven’t decided yet, but yeah, probably I see I’m majoring in Asian Studies

When your partner has given their answer, it’s good to show interest in what they said with a short comment An easy way to do this is by saying positive things like, “(That) sounds interesting / fun / nice” or show sympathy with comments like “(That) sounds tough / difficult”

Emi:

Teresa:

Emi:

Teresa:

Emi:

Teresa:

Emi:

2. Dialog

Step 1: Write your own dialog with a classmate. Step 2: Perform it in front of your teacher, another pair, or the whole class.

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Lesson 5 - Your Studies

PREVIEW Summary Sheet

Your Studies 5

Summary Sheets for Review and Preview

Before the lesson : PREVIEW

Here are the key vocabulary points for next week’s lesson. Your teacher will tell you which ones to learn. Memorize them in advance, and the lesson will be easier for you.

I am a QR code

Before the next lesson , students can be asked to learn the vocabulary contained in the PREVIEW Summary Sheet. If they do that, time spent dril ling vocabulary can be saved and speaking activities will run more smoothly. They can also be asked to re view the key model sentences contained in the REVIEW Sum mary Sheet after the lesson has been done in class . If they do that, there will be a cumulative effect on their lear ning and their conversations will become richer and richer as the semester progresses.

AUDIO

TRANSLATIONS

5-02

1. definitely ................................................................. 2. probably .................................................................. 3. maybe .....................................................................

5-03

4. to study ~ ................................................................ 5. to major in ~ ........................................................... 6. to take a class / to take a subject ...........................

5-04

your ~ subject

What’s your favorite subject at the moment?

7. favorite .................................................................... 8. most difficult ........................................................... 9. easiest ..................................................................... 10. most interesting ..................................................... 11. most boring ............................................................ 12. best .........................................................................

It’s definitely World History. The teacher is strict but the content is very interesting.

5-05

The content is (was) ~

13. challenging .............................................................. 14. useful ...................................................................... 15. difficult .................................................................... 16. dry ...........................................................................

5-06

5-08

Our teacher is (was) ~

There are (were) a lot of ~

17. strict ........................................................................ 18. patient ..................................................................... 19. funny .......................................................................

23. things to remember ............................................... 24. tests .........................................................................

5-09

I’m (not) good at ~

5-07

There is (was) a lot of ~

25. writing ..................................................................... 26. languages ................................................................ 27. drawing ................................................................... 28. sports ......................................................................

20. homework ............................................................... 21. reading .................................................................... 22. variety .....................................................................

Lesson 5 - Your Studies

REVIEW Summary Sheet

Your Studies 5

Quick Tests

After the lesson : REVIEW

To motivate students to memorize key vocabulary in advance and review key sentence patterns, teachers can give a quick written test at the beginning of each class. For example, after finishing Lesson 2, the teacher can an nounce, “Next week, you’ll be tested on the review of today’s lesson, and on the preview of Lesson 3”. The fact that the essential contents are gathered in one page makes it easy for stu dents to preview and review content. The fact that there is a limited number of items to learn or review makes it a good deal for students, who can see the benefit of spen ding a few minutes outside of class in order to easily gain a few points. This perspective is consistent with the Immediate Method’s view that regular, in-class tests can be useful tools to motivate students and direct their lear ning, provided they are valid, reliable and practical.

Now, let’s review the core points of the lesson. Try to use them when you speak, and little by little your conversations will become longer, richer and more natural.

I am a QR code

AUDIO

TRANSLATIONS

5-10

Point 1: Toolbox

1. What are you majoring in? ............................................................................................................................................. 2. What are you studying at this university? ...................................................................................................................... 3. I’m majoring in business. ............................................................................................................................................... 4. I’m studying business. .................................................................................................................................................... 5. What subjects are you taking ? ...................................................................................................................................... 6. What subjects are you taking now? ............................................................................................................................... 7. What classes are you taking this semester? .................................................................................................................. 8. I’m taking Basic Accounting and Career Studies. ..........................................................................................................

5-11

Point 2: Toolbox

9. What is your favorite subject at the moment? ..............................................................................................................

10. What is your favorite class this semester? .................................................................................................................... 11. It’s definitely English Conversation. ............................................................................................................................... 12. It’s probably English Conversation. ................................................................................................................................ 13. What was your favorite subject in high school? ............................................................................................................ 14. What was your favorite subject in elementary school? ................................................................................................ 15. It was maybe English Conversation. ..............................................................................................................................

I'm majoring in business.

Great! What subjects are you taking for that?

I'm taking classes like Basic Accounting and Financial Analysis.

Lesson 5 - Your Studies

Table of contents

2 BOOK 1: first semester

4 BOOK 2: second semester

A2 BOOK 1 Conversations in Class

A2 BOOK 2

Conversations

in Class

FOURTH EDITION

Stephen Richmond Bruno Vannieu with Jerry Talandis Jr

Origins

Holidays

Where are you from / do you live? Do you know where Sakata is?

What did you do during the holidays? How was it?

Your lifestyle

Travels

Do you live near here? Do you cook for yourself?

Have you ever been abroad? How was it?

Routines

Entertainment

What time do you usually get up? How long does it take you to get to campus?

What kind of movies are you into? Who is your favorite artist?

Habits

Movies and Books

How often do you eat out? Do you ever fall asleep on the train?

Have you seen any good movies recently? What did you think of it?

Your Studies

Skills

What are you majoring in? What ’ s your favorite subject at the moment?

Are you any good at languages? What do you find most difficult about studying English?

Clubs

Meals

Are you in any clubs? Why did you join that club?

What did you have for breakfast today? Do you prefer Japanese food or Western food for breakfast?

Part-time Jobs

Family and pets

Do you have / Have you ever had a part-time job? Would you like to have one?

Do you have a large family? Which member of your family are you most similar to?

Futur Jobs What ’ s most important for you in a job? What field would you like to work in?

Your Hometown What ’ s your hometown famous for? What ’ s the best season to visit?

Money

City vs. Country

What do you spend your money on? How much do you spend on clothes in a month?

What do you like about your hometown? Would you prefer to live in the city or the country in the future?

10 Going out

10 Events

What ’ s your favorite time of the year? How do Japanese people spend New Year ’ s?

What do you like to do when you go out? What ’ s your favorite store to buy clothes?

11 Hobbies

11 Family

Do you play any sports / instruments? How long have you been playing the piano?

Would you like to get married someday? What do you think is a good age to get married?

12 Days off

12 Future Plans

What do you think you ’ ll be doing in ten years? What ’ s your dream house?

What have you been up to recently? Do you have any plans for this weekend?

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