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Monday, September 29, 2014

週1・2 - ECA (Speaking) I & II (All, J, D & A): 人物の描写

Hello,


How are you? Let's learn more about how to describe people (人物を描写).

Activity/homework

Look at these pictures. Write about the people in these pictures. The picture at the top of this post is an example (例えば:

This person has short white hair. He's older. 


Now try to write some extra details about their clothes (洋服がさらに細かい描写): 


He's wearing a cowboy hat and a navy blue bandanna with a brown vest and striped shirt. 


So, your description (描写) can look like this: 


This person is older and has short white hair. He's wearing a cowboy hat and a navy blue bandanna with a brown vest and striped shirt. 

Try with these other picturesChoose 4 of these pictures, and say or write descriptions for them in your notebooks.


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Have fun!
Photo credits: 1. "Beautiful Young Woman" (courtesy of posterize) 2. "Preparing For Dinner" (courtesy of imagerymajestic) 3. "Smiling little girl 
Images: Top photo (old man) - "Older Man With Hat" (courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff)/1. "Preparing For Dinner" (courtesy of imagerymajestic)/2. "Seated African Child" (courtesy of africa)/3. "Beautiful Young Woman" (courtesy of posterize)/4. "Young Woman In Stylish Outfit" (courtesy of posterize)/5. "Genial Older Man" (courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff)/6. "Old African Man" (courtesy of africa)/7. "Asian Woman Smiling On The Bedroom Floor" (courtesy of Feelart)/All pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

週1・2 - ECA (Speaking) I & II (All, J, D & A): 外語の挨拶

Hello,



How are you? Look at the different greetings (挨拶) from different languages below: 
How are you? Look at the different greetings (挨拶) from different languages below.
jó napot  xin chào  أهلاً (ahalan)
merhaba     guten tag   
merhaba  guten tag
 merhaba     guten tag
hyvää huomenta  dzien'dobry
hyvää huomenta            dzien' dobry
Activity/homework
Which countries or languages do you think these greetings come from? Take some guesses on which languages or countries they come from - and how you say them! 

Extra homework

On the Internet, find 1-2 greetings in some different languages and bring them to the next class. How do you say them? Teach the class about these greetings!



See you next week!


Images: Top photo (waving man) - "Smiling African man waving hands" (courtesy of stockimages)/Thai people greeting - unattributed photo from the Internet. All rights reserved to the owner(s). Uploaded strictly for non-commercial educational use.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

おかえりなさい!

Hello!



How are you? Welcome back to Seigakuin for September!   

I have made a list of pages on this blog. You can find hints and tips about grammar (文法) and vocabulary (ヴォキャブラーリ) on these pages. You can check these pages at any time. These pages can help you with English. 

vocabulary (ヴォキャブラーリ). I also have a page about writing (書き) . I will make more pages soon. 

I have also made a page on student work, like presentations and student writing. Please look at these pages!

I'm happy to work with you this semester. Let's have fun learning more in English!

See you next time! 

Image: "Schoolboy Carrying Piggyback Ride" (courtesy of stockimages)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net