tt3_unit9.pdf
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tt3_unit11.pdf
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Cat and Couple are Homeless

Ordering Activity

Here is an ordering activity using a similar Cat Adventure story to the one students will read in Chapter 13. You can choose to have the students cut the story into strips, or you can prepare it beforehand. When it is time to show the order of the story, open this file in class and page two of the document is a good size for showing on the OHP. This way you can easily highlight key words, phrases and ideas you might like to focus on.

Fashion Star

For this lesson, teachers could choose either of these ideas to prepare students for the following ‘Fashion’ topic.

One is stimulus for a conversation about Harajuku Fashion, to be taught any way you choose.

Harajuku Fashion

The next is a fun (I think so anyway) cloze exercise based on How to Dress Like a Ganguro Girl. The accompanying audio file can be found on CDs available from 2/10/2007 on the Level 2 shelf. Answers/ Transcript are at the end of the page.

How to Dress Like a Ganguro Girl

Hope these bring life to the topic for your class!

Level 2 Reading Chapter 11

This is a short warm up activity to get the students interested in the topic. There is a quick introduction of the key language and then some photos of four ads presented in unusual ways. The students have to guess what the ad is for.

All you have to do is go to this site in class and open the PDF file. The page will come up with the key language, the pictures and finally the answers.

This can be used with the supplentary activities 10~18 to give students a record of their scores and an opportunity to practice more outside class with the textbook CD.

Download the zip file below.

Totally True Supplementary Activities: Units 10~18

These are some short listening activities that can be used to introduce each unit or to provide extra practice. There are three types: gap-fill, correction, and re-ordering. There are also a variety of shorter, follow-up tasks, such as scrambled words, choose a summary, and complete the sentence.

There is also a Student Record Sheet. This can be used if you intend to use most or all of the supplementary activities. Students can keep a record of their score and are encouraged to try again at home using the CD in the textbook.

Thank you to Deborah for TT16 and 17

Download the zip file below.

Totally True Supplementary Activities: Units 10~18

Harry Potter pelmanism game. Students get into groups and then try to find pairs, matching the picture with the text. They could also get extra points for naming the people/characters.

PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 9 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 9 Extra Activity (Word file)

Students complete a questionnaire to estimate how long they will live.

N.B. This is meant to be a light-hearted activity but may not be to everyone’s taste… please decide for yourself if you would be happy to use it with your class. Also, please be aware that one question refers to Body Mass Index (BMI) which might make certain students feel embarrassed.

First the students interview a partner and fill out the questionnaire for him/her.
When everyone has finished the teacher reads out the points for each answer and students calculate the estimated life span of their partner.
One question refers to BMI which = (weight in kg) divided by (height in metres squared)

PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 8 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 8 Extra Activity (Word file)

An extra activity based on “dream part-time jobs”. Explanation on the worksheet.
You will need 15 or so copies of the free magazine “Town Work” which can usually be found in convenience stores and many other places around town (might be a few raised eyebrows as you help yourself to 15 copies but not to worry… it is free!).
If we’re lucky some kind person may have left some copies on the L2 Reading shelf.
PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 7 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 7 Extra Activity (Word file)

A “Survival Game” for Unit 6. Instructions on the worksheet.
PDF File:
L2 Reading Unit 6 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 6 Extra Activity (Word file)

A worksheet with some extra activities related to “trash” and throwing things away. The worksheet contains some Japanese but feel free to edit the Word file if an all English version is required.
PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 5 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 5 Extra Activity (Word File)

Students watch a clip from the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and complete the worksheet.
The DVD should be on the L2 Reading shelf.
(please make sure you know how to use the “time seek” function on the DVD player to be able to find the clip quickly)
PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 4 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 4 Extra Activity (Word File)

Students watch a clip from the movie Witness and complete the worksheet.
The DVD should be on the Level 2 Reading shelf.
(might be a good idea to make sure you know how to use the “time seek” function on the DVD player… I’ve learned this from bitter experience)
PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 3 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 3 Extra Activity (Word file)

This is an extra activity for Unit 2 in the text.
You will need some eye masks for this activity (from all those flights back home?!) or else have the students make some.
Students get together in groups. 1 member puts on an eye mask and the others choose a card for him/her, then give directions in English to complete the action on the card.
It seems a bit glib but actually a very good way to appreciate how someone with impaired vision copes with everyday life. Companies in Japan sometimes have employees do a similar activity to better improve their services for visually impaired customers.
PDF file:
L2 Reading Unit 2 Extra Activity (pdf)
Word file:
L2 Reading Unit 2 Extra Activity (Word file)

This is a game type activity for Unit 1 in the text.

L2 Reading Unit 1 Extra Activity

It’s also here as a Word file if you want to edit it.

L2 Reading Unit 1 Extra Activity (Word File)

*Level 2 Reading teachers are due to give a minimum of five quizzes this semester. Of course, there’s the usual publisher quizzes available, but Level 2 team has been making a few alternative quizzes. Here are some things about them:

1) About half of the questions involve a cloze passage. So, there is some reading for the students. The passage is pretty similar to the textbook texts, so hopefully students will reread the passages from the previous week.

2) Half of the questions are from previous units. To do well on the quizzes, students will have to continue reviewing the vocab from previous weeks.

3) The tests will fit very well with the final test (see another posting). That is, the questions mostly tap the same receptive understanding of vocabulary, so the two go well together.

Let me know if you have any questions, problems, or feedback!

Unit 1 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 2 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 3 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 4 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 5 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 6 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 7 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf
Unit 8 Vocab. Quiz with answers.pdf

An activity - spot the mistakes - to use at the start of class based on the main reading.

Start with a general question about the benefits/drawbacks of car journeys, followed by a specific question: How could car travel be improved?

Then, give out copies of the activity which has the following elements: pre-listening, listening, post-listening.

TT_1_Unit 3_Activity.pdf

Class sets of laminated picture cards matching Totally True, Exercise 5 are now available for Units 1, 2 and 3. Each set has 15 packs of 8 picture cards so teachers can choose to use them for pair work or, if there is demand, divide them up between classes on at the same time and use them in small groups.

How to Use the Cards

If you plan to generate your own materials to augment Totally True 1, you may find these documents useful. They relate to units 1 - 9.

Texts: The main reading passage from each unit. (Word .doc)

Vocabulary: Vocabulary list (Text .txt)

If you do create any materials, it would be great if you could upload them to OEKS, or give a copy to someone in the Level 1 coordination team.

This is a supplementary activity for the reading in Unit 8: “It’s not so bad to be middle-aged.” It is intended to help students process some target words in the unit deeply by finding substitutes for selected words in the article.

Passage Unit 8 Vocab&Reading activity.doc