ECA (Speaking) I (All): 過去のファション、スタイル

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at fashion from the past (過去のファション、スタイル). 

Activity
Look at these fashions from the past. Which ones do you like? First, here are some hippies from the 1960s:

Now, here are a group of German women wearing popular fashions in the 1970s:

Next, here is a picture of three girls. It's from my generation in the 1980s, and they are wearing styles that were popular then.

Here is a young person from the 1990s, wearing fashions popular then:

Finally, here is some popular fashion from the past decade - the 2000s:

What do you think of these clothing and hair styles? 

Good luck - and see you next time!

Images: Top - "Tokyo, Japan - Nov 24: Crowd At Takeshita Street On No" (courtesy of Sira Anamwong) FreeDigital Photos.net/Hippies - "Woodstock redmond　hair" by Derek Redmond and Paul Campbell - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodstock_redmond_hair.JPG#/media/File:Woodstock_redmond_hair.JPG/Four women - "Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0902-114, Leipzig, Messe, neue Mode" by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-L0902-114 / Ulrich Häßler / CC-BY-SA 3.0. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 de via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L0902-114,_Leipzig,_Messe,_neue_Mode.jpg#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L0902-114,_Leipzig,_Messe,_neue_Mode.jpg/Three girls - by jeanne [Public domain]/Young man - "Jonathan Brandis Wiki" by Airwolfberlin - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_Brandis_Wiki.jpg#/media/File:Jonathan_Brandis_Wiki.jpg/Man on red carpet - "Jared Leto - 66ème Festival de Venise" by Nicolas Genin - originally posted to Flickr as 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra). Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jared_Leto_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise.jpg#/media/File:Jared_Leto_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise.jpg/All rights reserved to the authors of the original images. 

ECA (Speaking) I (C, W, & A): 思い出こと

Hello!

How are you? Let's look at the picture above. What do you think about or feel when you see this picture? (If you are not Japanese, what is your impression?) 

What are your memories from the past (過去)? What kind of food or drink, TV shows or games did you used to like, watch or do when you were a child? 

Let's talk about these! 

See you next time!

Image: Unattributed photograph from the Internet. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only.

ECA (Global Understanding): 先祖

Hello! 

How are you? Today let's look at the idea of your origins (先祖). What does this word - in English or Japanese - mean to you?

Let me share with you my origins.

How about your origins? Where do you come from, far back? 

See you!

Images: Mix of personal and copyrighted images. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for educational purposes only. 

このブログにようこそ！私について

Hello!

How are you? Welcome to my blog, The Daily Sekaijin! On it I will post videos, pictures and other things for you for our classes. You can write comments here too. We can have fun in these classes!
classes! 
ブログにようこそ！ブログが授業のためにヴィデオ、写真、画像やアップする。どちでも英語とか日本語コメントの書くができる。楽しいクラスしましょう！

Now - I will show you a little bit about myself. The picture above is my "hello" to all of you. The picture looks a little strange - but I like the image and the colors!

少し私に教えて。この写真は皆の挨拶。ちょっと変だけど、イメージといろは大好き！

Now here are some more pictures, with questions for all of you. Can you guess some answers? 

後でね！See you in class!

Images: Top and bottom photos - screenshots of Frank Zappa Hot Rats album cover. All rights reserved to The Zappa Family Trust. No copyright infringement intended. Original image altered and uploaded for entertainment and educational purposes only. 

2nd, 5th, 7th, and 8th photographs - screenshots of personal images. All rights reserved.
3rd photograph - "Autumn in Boise" by Lordchadwick79 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autumn_in_Boise.jpg#/media/File:Autumn_in_Boise.jpg
4th photograph – downtown Perth/6^th photograph -  Passport visa stamps/Dreamstime Stock Images
Blue background designs - Blue Bokek (courtesy of panuruangjan)/Pink background designs – Abstract Flowers (courtesy of rakratchada torsap)/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net