東京理科大学 A英1: Interesting sports・面白いスポーツ

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at some interesting sports in some different countries. 

Activity/homework 
Watch these videos, and answer these questions in your notebooks. 

First - here's a video of a popular sport in Ireland called hurling. What do you think of it? It's a very fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sport is hurling like? 

Now answer this question: What skills do you think you need for hurling? 

Next - here's a sport some of you may have heard of from Thailand - muay thai. What do you think of it? It's also fast - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is muay thai like? 

Now answer this question: What skills do you think you need for muay thai?

Finally - this is a sport I watched as a child in Australia - Australian rules football. What do you think of it? It's another fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sports is Australian football like? 

Now answer this question: What skills do you think you need for Australian football? 

Have fun! See you next time!

Image: By Flickerd - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63288605
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ECA (英語基礎表現) II (P): 地図・地理の描写

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at maps (地図) and geography (地理) - and how to describe (描写して) and match some points about countries. The map above is of Mongolia. 

Activity

On a separate sheet, you have some descriptions (描写) about countries. Mongolia has already been done for you - it's the first picture.

Now look at the maps of different countries below. Can you match the right countries with the right descriptions? 

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland

Costa Rica

Nepal

Have fun! 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Images: Top - from www.journal.forces.gc.ca/Ireland map - from www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/Saudi Arabia map - from Zawaj.com/Switzerland map - from Maps of World/Costa Rica map - from World Atlas/Nepal map - from University of Texas Libraries/All rights reserved to respective copyright holders. No copyright infringement intended. Uploaded for educational purposes only.

ECA (英語基礎表現) II (P): 面白いスポーツ

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at some different sports in different countries. 

First - here's a video of a popular sport in Ireland called hurling. What do you think of it? It's a very fast sport - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is hurling like?

Next - here's a sport some of you may have heard of from Thailand - muay thai. What do you think of it? It's also fast - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is muay thai like? 

Finally - this is a sport I watched as a child in Australia - Australian rules football. What do you think of it? It's another fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sports is Australian football like?

Activity/homework 
Watch these videos, and answer these questions in your notebooks:

1. What equipment and skills do you think you need for hurling?
2. What equipment and skills do you think you need for muay thai?
3. What equipment and skills do you think you need for Australian rules football?

Have fun!

Image: By Hmlarson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26330634/from Wikimedia Commons.

Videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the videos. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s).

ECA (Speaking) I (All): 面白いスポーツ

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at some different sports in different countries. 

First - here's a video of a popular sport in Ireland called hurling. What do you think of it? It's a very fast sport - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is hurling like?

Next - here's a sport some of you may have heard of from Thailand - muay thai. What do you think of it? It's also fast - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is muay thai like? 

Finally - this is a sport I watched as a child in Australia - Australian rules football. What do you think of it? It's another fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sports is Australian football like?

Activity 

Get together in a group or with a partner. One person choose one (1) video and watch it - then describe (描写して) to your groups' members or partner what is happening in it, how the sport is played, and so on. 

Then when you're finished - the group members or partner watch(es) the same video and check if the person's description (描写) is right! Give points to the person for the best description. 

Have fun!

Image: By Hmlarson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26330634/from Wikimedia Commons.

Videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the videos. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s).