Seminar 2 Preparation

＊ Pre-seminar Questionnaire

If you have not done so this year, please fill out the pre-seminar questionnaire.

＊ If you have not attended Seminar 1:

Please carefully read the following manual entries to get the most out of the seminar practice sessions.

• A Case for Actively Teaching Pronunciation

• Checking and Assigning Homework

• Error Correction

• Flashing Cards

• Important Points in Teaching English to Children

• The PLS Rank System

1. Teacher’s Manual

Activities covered:
The following activities will be covered at the seminar. The manual entry for each activity is linked for your reference; we recommend using the manual for review as there will be a review quiz before the next seminar.

• The 1-2-3 Game

• Adjective Games

  • Adjectives for Sentence-making

  • Supply the Adjective

• CC Cards

• Chameleon Cards

• Colored Word Cubes

• Daily Expressions Extra Vocabulary

• Elementary Openers

• Elementary Lies

• Enterquest

• Locactions

• Oxford Reading Tree

• The Pera-Pera Daruma

• The Phonic Chart 5 Attack Game

• The Phonic Chart 6 Game

• Phonic Othello

• Phonintensity

• Pro-Con Cards

• Question/Answer Follow-through Games

  • Hot Seat

  • Quick Queues

  • The U Game

• Trialogs

2. Training Videos

Please watch the following training videos. Please be aware that some of the videos are based on the old rank system, so any references to a particular rank number may be inaccurate, but other information is relevant.

• The PLS Listening Homework Sequence (about 40 minutes)

• The PLS Reading and Writing Homework Sequence (about 23 minutes)

• Correcting Pronunciation (about 23 minutes)

3. Homework Materials

To make the most of the homework check practice and follow-through games, please learn:

• Daily Expressions, Set B: at least cards 1-16, including extra vocabulary

• Pera-Pera Daruma 1: at least the th and a columns

• Question/Answer Set B: at least cards 1-16

• Trialogs: at least the pink set

While it is possible for teachers to learn these cards without listening to the full lessons and playing through the games on PLS Click, we recommend you do so as soon as possible to understand what your students are doing. However, if you are short on time before the seminar, looking over the picture cards with the reading cards should be suitable for English speakers to learn the cards quickly. If you are not familiar with the materials, you may be asked to sit out practice during these activities at the seminar to ensure effective practice for other attendees.

Please talk to your manager or senior teachers about access to these homework materials.

We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!