Reading & Writing Strategies A

This course will offer students an opportunity to develop their English reading comprehension skills and basic process writing skills focusing on topics related to business, economics and information technology. It will require students to read and discuss various topics in the course textbooks. In addition, students will be required to write essays on related topics. A wide variety of reading and writing tasks will be presented to provide a stimulating learning, to develop practical skills that can be utilized in a work environment, and to build business and economics vocabulary.

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R&WS-A F05 (05/17)
  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Customs
    • Reading 1: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (Unit 02D)
      • Reading comprehension
        • Summary writing feedback
    • Writing 1
      • Writing skills
        • The introduction
      • Writing practice: How to prepare for a holiday celebration
  3. Announcements/Homework
    • Continue Really English.
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R&WS-A W05 (05/15)
  1. Announcements
    • Seating chart
    • Really English e-learning
    • グローバルラウンジ（1号館2階）オープニングイベント（5月27日16:00–17:45）
  2. Unit 2: Customs
    • Reading 1: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (Unit 02C)
      • Homework review
        • Vocabulary in context
        • Vocabulary building
        • Looking for main ideas
      • Reading comprehension
      • Summary writing
  3. Announcements/Homework
    • Start Really English and finish at least one lesson.
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R&WS-A F04 (05/10)
  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols
    • Reading 2: And the lucky number is… (Unit 01G)
      • Writing 2
        • Writing practice: Superstitions that bring good luck and superstitions that bring bad luck (continued)
  3. Unit 2: Customs
    • Reading 1: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (Unit 02A, Unit 02B)
      • Pre-reading
      • Reading
      • Vocabulary
      • Reading comprehension
  4. Announcements/Homework
    • Vocabulary in context A (p. 35) on the textbook.
    • Vocabulary in context B (p. 36) on the Unit 02B worksheet.
    • Vocabulary building (p. 36) on the textbook.
    • Looking for main ideas (p. 37) on the textbook.
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R&WS-A W04 (05/08)
  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols
    • Reading 2: And the lucky number is… (Unit 01G)
      • Homework review
        • Vocabulary building
      • Reading comprehension
        • Summary writing feedback
      • Writing 2
        • Writing skills
          • The parts of an essay
          • The thesis statement
        • Writing practice: Superstitions that bring good luck and superstitions that bring bad luck
  3. Announcements/Homework
    • No homework!
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R&WS-A F03 (04/26)
  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 1: Symbols
    • Reading 2: And the lucky number is… (Unit 01E, Unit 01F)
      • Pre-reading
      • Reading
      • Vocabulary
      • Reading comprehension
      • Summary writing
  3. Announcements/Homework
    • Vocabulary in context B (p. 20) on the Unit 01E worksheet.
    • Vocabulary building (p. 20) on the textbook.
    • Looking for main ideas (p. 21) on the textbook.
    • Scanning for details (p. 21) on the textbook.
    • Making inferences and drawing conclusions (p. 22) on the Unit 01E worksheet.
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