Summary: Today, we focused on discussing your first Cambridge English Write & Improve essay in pairs with individual support from the teacher:

Writing Academic English at Saitama University: The reasons you are taking this Academic Essay Writing (AEW1) course

Please use these question prompts to help you with a 200-250-word essay.​
What kind of academic essay writing have you done so far in English?
What is puzzling for you about academic essay writing (i.e., what questions do you have about academic writing)? 
Which writing concepts/skills do you most want to develop this semester? Why? How? Please explain in detail, giving clear reasons. 

You can still review the guidance of Write & Improve and revise the essay repeatedly as often as you like to get a higher score by the end of the first quarter.

Finally, we discussed the homework below.

Homework is due at 1 p.m., one day before Session_03:

1. Please take 2 to 3 detailed pages of notes on: Click to access ielts-guide-for-test-takers.pdf (<– click this link), and include your notes, keywords, diagrams, drawings, and charts in your own words as much as you can. 

New Instructions: Then, take a picture or screenshot, and insert the photo into the Class 02 IELTS section of your online document that your teacher provided.

Other students get to see your work and share it. Just doing the work will give you credit for the homework. Document attached also below. Here are two samples of IELTS note-taking:

Cambridge University Press & Assessment. (2025). Open up your world of opportunity: Your guide to IELTS.       

IELTS-Presentation_Vye_AEW1a-Class-02Download

 Click to access ielts-guide-for-test-takers.pdf