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TO THE TEACHER
The main idea behind this book is to get
the individual student actively involved
in the speaking and listening aspects of
daily conversation, especially practical
conversations dealing with his everyday life
here in Japan. Perhaps the most important
feature of this text is that a lot of the
drills and exercises are done with the students
working with parents, thus the title “You
and Your Partner.” The students are expected
to help each other and the degree to which
they do this will determine how much English
they will learn. The basic format of the
text is as follows:
The
first ten lessons (with the exceptions
of lessons
5 and 10, which are review lessons)
have
the same organization. Each lesson is
divided
into three parts.
Part Ⅰconsists of three dialogs each of which is preceded by
two (occasionally three) pattern drills.
Part Ⅱ is a short story followed by a variety of questions arranged
by types, starting with the easiest “Yes-No” questions and ending
with the more difficult “Ask me”ones. There is also a short written
exercise.
PartⅢ is a “You and Your Partner”section which attempts to
give the students a chance to use the contents of the lesson
in a “semi-natural” free conversation situation.
The following technique for the use of this book is recommended but by
no means exclusive, i.e. you can leave certain steps out or add your own.
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