DAY1 Sharing a house with roommates — Tutor Sheet

Summary Practice · Day 01

Lesson flow — sharing a house with roommates

Tutor sheet · read top to bottom

20min · one-on-one

AimA first-year high school student at about A2 level, practising Eiken Grade 2 summary writing. They have already read the passage; today they read it aloud, then say a three-sentence summary.

Don’tExplain grammar · ask for Japanese · teach new words · read for them. If you talk more than the student, stop.

Keep in mindSpeak slowly and correct only what stops you understanding. · If the student goes quiet, point them to the phrase list on their sheet. No marking needed.

Reference · the passage the student has on screen155 words

¶1Set-up · 40w

When students go to college, some decide to live at home with their parents, and others decide to rent an apartment by themselves. There are other choices, too. These days, some of them choose to share a house with roommates.

¶2Good points · 55w

What are the reasons for this? Some students have a roommate who is good at math or science and can give them advice about homework. Other students have a roommate from abroad and can learn about a foreign language through everyday conversations. Because of this, they have been able to improve their foreign language skills.

¶3Bad points · 60w

On the other hand, some students have a roommate who stays up late at night and watches TV. This can be noisy and make it difficult for others to get enough sleep. Some students have a roommate who rarely helps with cleaning the house. As a result, they have to spend a lot of time cleaning the house by themselves.

The lesson · do these five in orderitalics = say it out loud

03-2

4 min

Warm-up

Ask the three warm-up questions on the student sheet. Full sentences, not one word — if an answer is short, ask one more of your own.

“Before we start — tell me one thing you did yesterday.”

01-1

3 min

Read aloud

The student reads the three paragraphs aloud, one at a time. Do not stop them mid-paragraph; after each one, give two words to say again.

“Read the first paragraph aloud. I will stop you only if I have to.”

02-1

6 min

Core

Paragraph Relay Summary

One sentence per paragraph, in order, using the frames below. Sentences 2 and 3 need TWO points each — if only one comes, ask for the second. Never give the answer; ask again in easier words.

“Paragraph 2 in one sentence, please. Use the frame on your sheet.”

S1This passage is about college students who ___.

S2Sharing a house has benefits, because ___ and ___.

S3However, some roommates ___ and ___.

GoodBoth points are in one sentence, and at least one key word is not from the passage.

Not yetThe sentence is copied from the passage. Ask for one word to be swapped, then accept it.

Ask moreWho is this passage about? · Can you give me the two good points again? · What is the biggest problem for the other students?

02-2

4 min

Paraphrase Gym

Read each phrase below one at a time; the student says it in shorter or more general words. Let them try before looking, and accept any reasonable answer.

“Same idea, different words. This time you cannot use the word I just read.”

math or science → school subjects

a roommate who is good at math or science → a knowledgeable roommate

can give them advice about homework → can help with homework

improve their foreign language skills → get better at languages

stays up late at night and watches TV → is noisy late at night

rarely helps with cleaning the house → does not do their share of housework

03-2

3 min

Discussion

Two or three opinion questions on the same theme, and give your own view too. Push for "Because ~" and "For example, ~".

“What do you think about this? Tell me why.”

HomeworkA 45–55 word summary tonight — the three sentences joined, submitted as a photo. Marked 1–4 on: coverage · length · own words · accuracy.