東京理科大学 A英3: Origins of cats & dogs・猫と犬の起源

Hello!

How are you? Today I have two short videos for you that I hope you find interesting - one is about the origins (起源) of cats, and the other is about the origins of dogs. 

Both videos show where these animals came from and how they became domesticated (馴れた).  

Activity/homework

Watch these short videos. Watch each one as many times as you want or need. The first is about where cats came from and how they spread around the world. The second is about dogs, and where they came from and how they also spread around the world. 

There are no set questions about the videos that you have to report to the class. Mainly, they are to give you some background as to where cats and dogs came from, how they both first came into contact with humans, and how humans first found them to be useful, and how they also found them to be good as pets. 

But - make notes about the videos, because if you do any writing about cats or dogs, the information you'll see in the videos may be very useful for you!

First video - about cats:

Second video - about dogs: 

Hope these were very interesting for you!

See you next time!

Image: Personal photograph. All rights reserved. 

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

ECA (Speaking) I (J): エスニシティー・正体

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look more at our global-glocal topic about ethnicity and identity (エスニシティー、正体).

Homework
Here are two videos on the topic of ethnicity and identity. Both videos are about the newest Miss World Japan for 2016, Priyanka Yoshikawa. You may have heard of her - she is half-Japanese and half-Bangladeshi, and she has had some very different reactions by Japanese people to her winning the Miss World Japan contest.

Here is the first video. It's short and in Japanese, and gives you an idea of who she is.

Here is the second one. It's longer, and it comes from an Internet-based website for a Japanese person who teaches Japanese to foreigners online. It starts off in English - but then goes into Japanese. The teacher interviews people on the street in Tokyo to get their reactions to her being Miss World Japan. 

Here are some questions for you to answer. Watch the video more than once if you have to. Please write your answers in your notebook. 

Here are the first set of questions.

1. The first woman interviewed:

What does she think of mixed people? 

How does she feel about Priyanka Yoshikawa representing Japan?

2. The second woman:

What does she think of Priyanka Yoshikawa being Miss World Japan?

3. The man and woman:

What does the man think of Priyanka Yoshikawa's character?

How does the woman feel about Priyanka Yoshikawa's looks?

4. The two female friends:

What does the first woman say about Priyanka Yoshikawa's ethnic background? 

How does the second woman feel about the judges' choice of Priyanka Yoshikawa?

5. The two male friends:

What does the first man say about her looks?

How does the second man feel about her representing Japan (日本の代表している) ? 

I hope this is interesting for you. 

Take care! 

Image: "Seamless pattern" (unattributed)/courtesy of iStock Photos - Getty Images. All rights reserved. 

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

ECA (Speaking) I (W): 東京に難民の雇用

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's start our special topic - about refugees (難民) in Tokyo.

The picture you see at the top is of a young refugee (難民) working in Afghanistan. Many countries have refugees. Japan has many refugees, especially from Africa and other parts of Asia.

This is a video about refugees (難民) in Tokyo and some jobs they do. Watch this video. What do you think of it? Make some notes. You can make notes in Japanese or English. When you are finished, answer these questions:

1. What kinds of daily needs (日用品) are there for refugees (難民) at the Refugee Support Association center (難民支援協会) in Shinjuku? 
2. What did Doi-san (土井さん) of Human Rights Watch (ヒュマンライッツウオッチ)  say about refugees and business chances? 
3. What is the name of the nail salon in the video? 
4. What country does Nang Sie Hom (ナン・シーホン) come from? 
5. What did the owner of the nail salon say about her nail artists? 
6. Where does the Refugee Support Fund (難民起業サポートファンド) get its money from? 
7. What kind of job does Melipp Senbu (マリップ・ センブ) have? 

We will make some presentations in groups about refugees in Japan. What problems do refugees have, and what can we do to help them? 

I hope this is interesting for you. Take care! 

Image: By NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan from Afghanistan (120410-N-3069F-025  Uploaded by russavia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/120410-N-3069F-025_%287109524151%29.jpg

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ECA (Speaking) I (J): 東京に難民の雇用

Hello to my Nichibun speaking students,

How are you? Today, let's start our special topic - about refugees (難民) in Tokyo.

The picture you see at the top is of a young refugee (難民) working in Afghanistan. Many countries have refugees. Japan has many refugees, especially from Africa and other parts of Asia.

This is a video about refugees (難民) in Tokyo and some jobs they do. Watch this video. What do you think of it? Make some notes. You can make notes in Japanese or English. When you are finished, answer these questions:

1. What kinds of daily needs (日用品) are there for refugees (難民) at the Refugee Support Association center (難民支援協会) in Shinjuku? 
2. What did Doi-san (土井さん) of Human Rights Watch (ヒュマンライッツウオッチ)  say about refugees and business chances? 
3. What is the name of the nail salon in the video? 
4. What country does Nang Sie Hom (ナン・シーホン) come from? 
5. What did the owner of the nail salon say about her nail artists? 
6. Where does the Refugee Support Fund (難民起業サポートファンド) get its money from? 
7. What kind of job does Melipp Senbu (マリップ・ センブ) have? 

We will make some presentations in groups about refugees in Japan. What problems do refugees have, and what can we do to help them? 

I hope this is interesting for you. Take care! 

Image: By NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan from Afghanistan (120410-N-3069F-025  Uploaded by russavia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/120410-N-3069F-025_%287109524151%29.jpg

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ECA (英語基礎表現) II (Super A): hotels

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about, and write some notes, on hotels! 

Warmup/activity
What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? Let's look at some pictures of different hotels.

1. This is the first one - the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

1. 

What do you think of this hotel? 

2. This one is very different - an English village house made into a country hotel: 

2.

What do you think of it? 

3. How about this one - a motel on the beach:

3. 

What do you think of this place? 

4. What about this one? It's a tropical resort in Thailand:

4. 

Would you like to stay here? 

Now - think about all these different hotels and places. Which one would you like to stay in? Write two (2) sentences about the hotel you like. Give some reasons using because. 

例えば：
I want to stay in hotel #2 because it is very quiet, and looks comfortable and peaceful. I think I can get good rest in this hotel. 

Have fun!
Photo credits: 1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" courtesy of posterize/2. "Typical English Village House" courtesy of Stuart Miles/3. "Motel 

Images: Top - "Hotel Room" (courtesy of Evgeni Diner)/1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" (courtesy of posterize)/2. "Typical English Village House" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/3. "Motel on the Beach" (courtesy of Aleksandr Kutsayev)/4. Image "Tropical Resort in Thailand" (courtesy of nuchylee)/All images from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

ECA (Travel English): 外国語の挨拶

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 - "Smiling African man waving hands" (courtesy of stockimages)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net/Thai wai (greeting) - unattributed image from the Internet. Downloaded strictly for classroom purposes. All rights reserved to the copyright owner(s). 

ECA (Travel English): 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 - "Smiling African man waving hands" (courtesy of stockimages)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net/Thai wai (greeting) - unattributed image from the Internet. All rights reserved to the copyright owner(s). Uploaded for educational purposes only.

特別ポスト「日文」: 東京に難民の雇用

Hello to my Nichibun students,

How are you? Today, let's start our special topic - about refugees (難民) in Tokyo.

The picture you see at the top is of a young refugee (難民) working in Afghanistan. Many countries have refugees. Japan has many refugees, especially from Africa and other parts of Asia.

This is a video about refugees (難民) in Tokyo and some jobs they do. Watch this video. What do you think of it? Make some notes. You can make notes in Japanese or English. When you are finished, answer these questions:

1. What kinds of daily needs (日用品) are there for refugees (難民) at the Refugee Support Association center (難民支援協会) in Shinjuku? 
2. What did Doi-san (土井さん) of Human Rights Watch (ヒュマンライッツウオッチ)  say about refugees and business chances? 
3. What is the name of the nail salon in the video? 
4. What country does Nang Sie Hom (ナン・シーホン) come from? 
5. What did the owner of the nail salon say about her nail artists? 
6. Where does the Refugee Support Fund (難民起業サポートファンド) get its money from? 
7. What kind of job does Melipp Senbu (マリップ・ センブ) have? 

We will make some presentations in groups about refugees in Japan. What problems do refugees have, and what can we do to help them? 

I hope this is interesting for you. Take care! 

Image: By NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan from Afghanistan (120410-N-3069F-025  Uploaded by russavia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/120410-N-3069F-025_%287109524151%29.jpg

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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.

週1・2 - ECA (Survival English) - 外語の挨拶

Hello Survival English students,

 

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!

Image copyright: All rights reserved. I do not own the rights to this image. Uploaded strictly for non-commercial educational use.