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name: english-lesson-prep description: Prepare for English conversation lessons by creating a dated markdown file with greeting examples in English and Japanese. Use when the user asks to prepare for a lesson, set up for English conversation, or create lesson notes before their English class.

English Lesson Prep

Automatically create a daily lesson file with greeting examples and note-taking space for English conversation lessons.

Workflow

When preparing for an English lesson:

1. Create a new markdown file named with today's date: YYYY-MM-DD.md
2. Add the file header with today's date
3. Include a "Greetings / Opening" section with 3-5 greeting examples
4. Each greeting should include:
   • English text
   • Japanese translation in parentheses on the next line
5. Add a "10-Year Diary" section with a link to that day's diary page
6. Add a "Review from Last Lesson" section with content from the most recent lesson file
7. Add a "Notes" section at the end for lesson notes

10-Year Diary Link

Generate a link to the user's 10-year diary for that date:

• URL format: https://web.10nikki.com/diary/{month}/{day}
• Use the numeric month (1-12) and day (1-31) without leading zeros
• Example: For January 7th, use https://web.10nikki.com/diary/1/7
• Include an emoji icon (📖) and helpful text in Japanese suggesting to review past events

Finding Previous Lesson Content

1. Look for the most recent dated markdown file (YYYY-MM-DD.md format)
2. Read the file to extract lesson notes, topics discussed, and vocabulary
3. Summarize key points in the Review section:
   • Topics discussed (話したトピック)
   • New vocabulary or expressions learned (学んだ単語・表現)

Greeting Examples

Use natural, conversational greetings appropriate for the context. Include variety:

Standard greetings

• Hi! How have you been? (やあ！元気にしてましたか？)
• It's been a while! How are things going? (久しぶりですね！調子はどうですか？)
• Good to see you again! What's new? (また会えて嬉しいです！何か新しいことはありますか？)

Holiday/seasonal greetings (if applicable)

• Happy New Year! How did you spend the holidays? (明けましておめでとうございます！休暇はどう過ごしましたか？)
• Did you have a good weekend? (良い週末を過ごせましたか？)

Follow-up greetings

• It's been a few weeks since we last talked. (最後に話してから数週間経ちましたね。)
• How was your week? (今週はどうでしたか？)

Template Format

Copy# English Conversation - YYYY-MM-DD

## Greetings / Opening

[3-5 greeting examples with Japanese translations]

## 10-Year Diary (10年日記)

📖 [今日の10年日記を見る](https://web.10nikki.com/diary/{month}/{day})

過去の同じ日の出来事を振り返って、話題にしてみましょう。

## Review from Last Lesson (前回の復習)

**Topics discussed:**
- [Topic from previous lesson]
- [Another topic]

**Vocabulary/Expressions:**
- "[expression]" - [Japanese translation]
- "[another expression]" - [Japanese translation]

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## Notes

Best Practices

• Match greetings to current events (holidays, seasons, time since last lesson)
• Keep translations natural and conversational
• Always include the 10-year diary link with the correct date format (no leading zeros)
• Always check for and include previous lesson content in the Review section
• If no previous lesson file exists, omit the Review section
• Extract meaningful topics and vocabulary from previous lessons, not just random words
• Leave the Notes section empty for the user to fill during the lesson
• Save the file in the current working directory