レアジョブ英会話 オフィシャル教材

Conversation Material for Beginner

Conversation Material
SCHOOL
for Beginner #3

Sections in red are for the tutor’s reference only.

This material aims to boost the confidence of beginner students by providing basic words and expressions and
giving them the feel of an actual conversation through sample dialogues and Q&A.

Exercise 1: Picture Conversation

A. Read the dialogue below.

What’s our next

Math, I think.
class?

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B. Describe the picture above. (1-2 minutes)

 Tutor may ask one or two follow-up questions to encourage the student to talk
more.

Exercise 2: Say It! (3 minutes)

Read the following words and sample sentences below.

 Ask the student to repeat after you. Read the vocabulary word first, and then the
sentence.

A. Vocabulary

Vocabulary Sample Sentence

school I went to school with Cara.
university After high school, I went to university.
student I’m a law student.
teacher Mr. Evans was my English teacher.
graduate What year did you graduate?

B. Useful Expression

What school did you go to?

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Exercise 3: Role-Play (3 minutes)

Read the dialogues below. Some vocabulary words from the previous exercise are
highlighted for your reference.

 Correct the student’s mispronunciations no more than two times.

A.

Tutor What do you do?

Student I’m a science teacher.

B.

Student How do you know Jimmy?

Tutor We went to the same school.

C.

Student What year did you graduate from high school?

Tutor I graduated in 2009. You?

Student Same as you.

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Exercise 4: Answer It! (15 minutes)

Answer the questions from your tutor. Feel free to also ask your own questions.

 This is where the bulk of the lesson should be spent. Tutor is encouraged to ask
simple follow-up questions based on student’s answer. Both open-ended and
yes/no questions can be found under each category.

Schools in Japan

School life
1. Is English taught in Japanese schools?
2. Are there entrance exams in Japanese
1. Did you enjoy going to school?
schools?
2. Did you wear a school uniform?
3. What month does school start in Japan?
3. What was your favorite subject?
4. What time do classes start and end in
4. Do you have a favorite teacher?
Japan?
5. What was your school mascot?
5. At what age do children start school in
Japan?

School activities Alternative schools

1. Were you in the school band? 1. Given the chance, would you like to

2. Were you a student leader in school? study at an international school?

3. What school clubs did you join? 2. Are there a lot of online schools in

4. Did you join your school’s Sports Day? Japan?

3. What is a juku?
5. Why should students join school clubs?
4. Are you familiar with homeschooling?
5. What classes can you take outside
school?

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