Seminar 3 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.

• Aniverb and Anoccuverb Bingo

• Ango-Eigo

• Ask-Me-Knots

• Beyond Daily Expressions

• The Class Info Game

• Comparative Logic

• Cue Cards for Question/Answer, Set B

• Family Cards

• If.. / If..say / May We Sit Down?

• Intermediate Lies

• Intro-bits

• Journal Writing

• Kanji English

• Ormandy's Opposites

• Paired Interview Cards (PICs)

• Prepositions of Time and Place

• Question/Answer Follow-through Games

  • The 20-Second Ask/Answer Game

• Quick Response Questions (QRQs)

• Shopaholics

• Sounds of English

• Speak 'n Sit

• Time-Telling and Clock Cards

• True Stories (*see note at the bottom of this page on revised editions)

• The UFO Game

• Verb Attack

• What Do You Say? (please read How to play and at least Sheet 1)

• Words Words Words

2. Training Videos

Please watch any training videos you have not yet viewed. The training videos can be found here.

3. Homework Materials

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

• Kanji English: at least the red set

• Ormandy's Opposites, Side A: at least cards 1-4 (eight sentences).

• As we will practice review games for Daily Expressions and Question/Answer, please ensure that you are confident with both sets of each

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!

*The textbook titles used in the True Stories manual entry refer to the previous edition. The publisher has retitled the series (more info), however the content is mostly the same and there are no changes to the procedure described in the manual.