Unit 1

(1)	Starting Point Checklist
(2)	Suggested Procedure & Key Language
(3)	Student Talk
(4)	Suggested Activities
(5)	Progress Checklist

(3) Student Talk

In the earliest stages students can be given a number of expressions that they need to use often in class. They can familiarise themselves with these expressions by learning songs which repeat these expressions many times. Here are two songs for learning classroom expressions.

To facilitate the singing of the songs, we have marked the beat below the words.

(to the tune of 'London Bridge is Falling Down')

トイレにいってもいいですか、いいですか、いいですか(to i re ni i tte mo i i de su ka i i de su ka i i de su ka)
トイレにいってもいいですか、(to i re ni i tte mo i i de su ka)	May I go to the toilet?
はい　いいですよ(ha i i i de su yo)	Yes, you may

おくれてすみません、すみません、すみません(o ku re te su mi ma se n su mi ma se n su mi ma se n)
おくれてすみません(o ku re te su mi ma se n)	I'm sorry I'm late
はい　いいですよ(ha i i i de su yo)	That's alright

うちにかえってもいいですか、いいですか、いいですか(u chi ni ka e tte mo i i de su ka i i de su ka i i de su ka)
おくれてすみません(o ku re te su mi ma se n)	May I go home?
いいえ　だめですよ(i i e da me de su yo)	No, you may not!

Now make up your own verse!

(to the tune of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic')

せんせい　ちょっとわかりません (se n se i cho tto wa ka ri ma se n wa ka ri ma se n wa ka ri ma se n) (repeat three times)	Miss/Sir, I don't understand
せんせい　えいごでなんですか(se n se i e i go de na n de su ka)	Miss/Sir, what is it in English?

せんせい　ぜんぜんわかりません (se n se i ze n ze n wa ka ri ma se n) (repeat three times)	Miss/Sir, I don't understand at all
せんせい　えいごでなんですか(se n se i e i go de na n de su ka)	Miss/Sir, what is it in English?

せんせい　えんぴつわすれました(se n se i e n pi tsu wa su re ma shi ta) (repeat three times)	Miss/Sir, I forgot my pencill
せんせい　えんぴつかしてください(se n se i e n pi tsu ka shi te ku da sa i)	Miss/Sir please, lend me a pencil

せんせい　しゅくだいわすれました(se n se i shu ku da i wa su re ma shi ta) (repeat three times)	Miss/Sir, I forgot my homeworkl
せんせい　あしたでもいいですか(se n se i a shi ta de mo i i de su ka)	Miss/Sir, is tomorrow alright?