ECA (Speaking) I & II (J, D, & A): 場所・イベント

Hello! 

Image "Fun At Party" courtesy of ponsuwan/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's talk about places (場所) and events (イベント)! 

The holidays are coming soon. What kinds of places or events would you like to go and see? The picture at the top of this post is of a Japanese street festival in Atami, in Shizuoka.

Look at these places and events. Which ones do you like? Which ones are interesting? Which ones do you like better? Which one do you like the best? Which one is the most interesting? Talk about these places and events! 

例えば：
A: Which place looks better to go to - a tropical island or the Great Wall of China? 
B: Hmm...a tropical island. I want to go there.
A: A tropical island? How come? 
B: Because it looks so relaxing. How about you? 
A: Well, I think the Great Wall of China is more interesting to go to.
B: ...

1.

a tropical island 

  the Great Wall of China

2.

   a fireworks display

a live concert

3.

 an open-air market

the Sydney Opera House

4.

Times Square in New York

A roller coaster at an amusement park

Have fun!

Images: Top - "Street festival in Atami" (personal image)/1. "Cloud Reflection At Dusk" (courtesy of samuiblue) and "Great Wall Of China" (courtesy of cescassawin)/2. "Fireworks" (courtesy of noppasinw) and "On The Stage" (courtesy of George Stojkovic)/3. "Shop" (courtesy of Dino De Luca) and "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/4. "New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich) and roller coaster image (no attribution - from Apple Microsoft Word Clip Art gallery)/All attributed pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/personal image - all rights reserved  

ECA (Speaking) II (All): 日本に難民の必要

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about our opinions about refugees (難民) and what they need for immigration (移住).

Refugees have many problems, and many things they need. Watch this video. It's mostly in Japanese, but with some English, with Japanese subtitles  (日本語の字幕).

Watch the video as many times as you need to. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebook about the different parts of the video (you can make notes in English or Japanese):

日本のメッセージ
1. What did the first woman say about coming to Australia as a refugee?
2. What did the second woman say about communication between the government (政府) and refugees?

シンポジウムから待たヒント
What did Ishii-san say about the two women's refugee stories?

日本にできること
What did Moriya-sensei from Hokkaido Educational University (北海道教育大学) say about the needs of refugees?

長野県松本市の取り組み
What did Takizawa-sensei from Toyo Eiwa Women's University graduate school (東洋英和女学院大学大学院) say about help for refugees in Matsumoto city in Nagano (長野県松本市)?

求められる視点
What did Daniel Alkhal (ダニエル・  アルカル ) from the UNHCR (国連難民高等弁務官事務所) say about the three different steps of support refugees need?

Make these notes in your notebook. You can make these notes in Japanese or English.

We will talk more about refugees in Japan - for example, what they need in our towns and cities, and your opinions on how we can make them feel they can be a part of Japanese society.

I hope this is interesting for you.

Take care!

Image: "Evstafiev Travnik refugees" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evstafiev-travnik-refugees.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Evstafiev-travnik-refugees.jpg

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded for classroom use only. All rights reserved to the owner(s).

ECA (英語基礎表現) I (Super A): 日本に難民の必要

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about our opinions about refugees (難民) and what they need for immigration (移住).

Refugees have many problems, and many things they need. Click on this link to watch a video about the needs of refugees to come to Japan. The video is in both English (with Japanese subtitles - 日本語の字幕) and Japanese.

Watch the video as many times as you need to. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebook about the different parts of the video (you can make notes in English or Japanese):

日本のメッセージ
1. What did the first woman say about coming to Australia as a refugee?
2. What did the second woman say about communication between the government (政府) and refugees?

シンポジウムから待たヒント
What did Ishii-san say about the two women's refugee stories?

日本にできること
What did Moriya-sensei from Hokkaido Educational University (北海道教育大学) say about the needs of refugees?

長野県松本市の取り組み
What did Takizawa-sensei from Toyo Eiwa Women's University graduate school (東洋英和女学院大学大学院) say about help for refugees in Matsumoto city in Nagano?

求められる視点
What did Daniel Alkhal (ダニエル・  アルカル ) from the UNHCR (国連難民高等弁務官事務所) say about the three different steps of support refugees need?

Make these notes in your notebook. You can make these notes in Japanese or English.

We will write a short paper about refugees in Japan - for example, what they need in our towns and cities, and your opinions on how we can make them feel they can be a part of Japanese society. There will be other ideas and things you can also write about with refugees as a topic - I'll support you on what you can do.

I hope this is interesting for you.

Take care!

Image: "Mae La refugee camp" by Mikhail Esteves from Bangalore, India - Mae La Refugee Camp. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mae_La_refugee_camp.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Mae_La_refugee_camp.jpg

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded for classroom use only. All rights reserved to the owner(s).

週13 ・14 - ECA (Speaking) II (A): 将来の予定

Hello,

How are you? University will soon be finished for the year! So what are your plans for the spring - or your near future (将来)? For example - are you going back to your hometown? another country, such as Cambodia, to see Angkor Wat?  

Activity
Look at these other pictures. Are you going to do any of these things? If not, what would you like to do? 

Are you going (or would you like) to take a trip to another country - such as Cambodia to see Angkor Wat? 

you going to (or would you like to) go back to your home

… or go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 
Go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 

… or go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Or maybe New York? 

Or maybe New York? 
Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 
Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 

Are you going (or would you like) to study abroad (in another country)? Are you going (or would 

...or work a part-time job? 

...work a part-time job? 

Talk about these with a partner or group! What are you going to do - or - what would you like to do?

Have fun!
Have fun!

Images: Top (Cherry blossoms) - "Sakura" (courtesy of coward_lion)/Angkor Wat - "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse)/Temple - "Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan" (courtesy of Worakit Sirijinda)/Hollywood sign - "Hollywood Sign" (courtesy of portal)/Statue of Liberty - "Statue of Liberty Face" (courtesy of portal)Sydney Opera House - "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/People - "Group of Young Students" (courtesy of photostock)/Pizza - "Pizza" (courtesy of federico stevanin)/All photos from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

週12・13 ・14 - ECA (Speaking) II (All): 将来の予定

Hello,

How are you? University will soon be finished for the year! So what are your plans for the holidays - our Christmas and New Year's break, or spring - or your near future (将来)? For example - look at the picture on top. Are you going to another country, such as Cambodia, to see Angkor Wat?  

Activity
What are your plans for the Christmas and New Year's or spring holidays - or your near future? 

Look at these other pictures. Are you going to do any of these things? If not, what would you like to do? 

Are you going (or would you like) to go back to your hometown?  

you going to (or would you like to) go back to your hometow
...go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 
Go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 

...go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Or maybe New York? 

Or maybe New York? 
Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 
Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 

Are you going (or would you like) to study abroad (in another country)? Are you going (or would 

...or work a part-time job? 

...work a part-time job? 

Talk about these with a partner or group! What are you going to do - or - what would you like to do?

Have fun!
Have fun!

Images: Top (Angkor Wat) - "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse)/Cherry blossoms - "Sakura" (courtesy of coward_lion)/ Temple - "Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan" (courtesy of Worakit Sirijinda)/Sign - "Hollywood Sign" (courtesy of portal)/Statue of Liberty - "Statue of Liberty Face" (courtesy of portal)Sydney Opera House - "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/People - "Group of Young Students" (courtesy of photostock)/Pizza - "Pizza" (courtesy of federico stevanin)/All photos from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

特別ポスト「欧米」: 日本に難民の必要

Hello to my Obei students,

How are you? Today let's start our special topic - about refugees (難民) and what they need for immigration (移住).

Refugees have many problems, and many things they need. Click on this link to watch a video about the needs of refugees to come to Japan. The video is in both English (with Japanese subtitles - 日本語の字幕) and Japanese.

Watch the video as many times as you need to. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebook about the different parts of the video (you can make notes in English or Japanese):

日本のメッセージ
1. What did the first woman say about coming to Australia as a refugee?
2. What did the second woman say about communication between the government (政府) and refugees?

シンポジウムから待たヒント
What did Ishii-san say about the two women's refugee stories?

日本にできること
What did Moriya-sensei from Hokkaido Educational University (北海道教育大学) say about the needs of refugees?

長野県松本市の取り組み
What did Takizawa-sensei from Toyo Eiwa Women's University graduate school (東洋英和女学院大学大学院) say about help for refugees in Matsumoto city in Nagano?

求められる視点
What did Daniel Alkhal (ダニエル・  アルカル ) from the UNHCR (国連難民高等弁務官事務所) say about the three different steps of support refugees need?

Make these notes in your notebook. You can make these notes in Japanese or English.

For Speaking II (A):
We will then start making presentations about refugees - for example, what they need in our towns and cities, and how we can make them feel they can be a part of Japanese society.

For 英語基礎表現 II (Super A): 
We will write a short paper about refugees in Japan - for example, also what they need in our towns and cities, and how we can make them feel they can be a part of Japanese society. There will be other ideas and things you can also write about with refugees as a topic - I'll support you on what you can do.

I hope this is interesting for you. Take care!

Image: "Mae La refugee camp" by Mikhail Esteves from Bangalore, India - Mae La Refugee Camp. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mae_La_refugee_camp.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Mae_La_refugee_camp.jpg

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the owner(s).

特別ポスト - ECA (英語基礎表現) I (Super A): Describing animals/動物を描写している

Hello to all my Super A students,

Image "Australian Sunset" courtesy of mapichai/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's learn how to describe animals (動物を描写する)! 

Below is a video about an animal that may be extinct (絶滅種) now. A few members were still found alive in the 1930s in Tasmania, the island off the southeastern coast of Australia. It was called the thylacine, but sometimes it was also called the Tasmanian tiger.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. 

It is uploaded strictly for educational purposes.

It was not a tiger at all - it looked like a dog. But it was also not a dog - it was a marsupial (有袋動物), related to the kangaroo. Like kangaroos, it carried its babies in pouches under its stomach. The last known thylacine died in 1936, and this video shows a short film clip of it.

There are some people who believe that it may still be alive now, and in Tasmania, there are people who have reported seeing some thylacines in the wild - but scientists have no proof.

Activity/homework
Find an example of a unique or interesting-looking animal - any kind is okay - in Japan or another country. Find 1-2 pictures of it - and write a paragraph with 4-5 sentences about it. Here's what to write about:

Name of animal
Where it lives 
Diet (what kind of food it eats)
How big or small it is, and what color(s) it is
Relationship to humans (is it dangerous to people? Can it be a pet?)
Any other unique points about it (the kind of place it lives in, relationships with other animals, etc.)

Have fun, and see you next time!

週1・2・3 - ECA (英語基礎表現) I (Super A): Places & travel experiences/場所・位置・旅の経験

Hello to my Super A students, 

How are you? Let's write about places (場所) and travel experiences (旅の経験)! 

Activity
What kinds of places or events have you been to? Look at these places. Which ones are like places your have been to? If you have not been to these places, which ones are the most interesting to you? Which one do you like the best? 

Talk about these places, then write about them! 

a tropical island 

  the Great Wall of China

a Greek temple

 

Angkor Wat

 an open-air market

the Sydney Opera House

Times Square in New York

a Japanese street festival 

Have fun!

Photo credits: Top photo: Gate: "Gate, Hakone" (personal image)/Tropical island: "Cloud Reflection At Dusk" (courtesy of samuiblue)/Great Wall: "Great Wall Of China" (courtesy of cescassawin)/Greek temple: "Ancient Ruins In Delphi" (courtesy of thephotoholic)/Angkor Wat: "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse)/Open air market: "Shop" (courtesy of Dino De Luca)/Sydney Opera House: "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/Times Square: "New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich)/Japanese street festival: "Street Festival, Hakone" (personal image) /All attributed pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

週14 - ECA (Speaking) I & II (D, J, & A): 将来の予定

Hello all my speaking students,

Image "Angkor Wat Sunrise" courtesy of J Frasse/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? University is almost finished for the year! So what are your plans for the spring - or your near future (将来)? For example - look at the picture on top. Are you going to a warm place like Okinawa or Thailand? 

Activity
What are your plans for this spring holiday - or near future? 

Look at these other pictures. Are you going to do any of these things? If not, what would you like to do? 

Are you going (or would you like) to go back to your hometown?  

Are you going to (or would you like to) go back to your hometown? 
...go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 
Go sightseeing in another part of Japan? 

...go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Go to the U.S - maybe California? 

Maybe New York? 
Or maybe New York? 

Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 
Or maybe Australia - for example, Sydney? 

Are you going (or would you like) to study abroad (in another country)? Are you going (or would 

...or work a part-time job? 

...work a part-time job? 

Talk about these with a partner or group! What are you going to do - or - what would you like to do?

Have fun!
Have fun!

Photo credits: Cherry blossoms - "Sakura" (courtesy of coward_lion)/ Temple - "Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan" (courtesy of Worakit Sirijinda)/Sign - "Hollywood Sign" (courtesy of porbital)/Statue - "Statue of Liberty Face" (courtesy of porbital)/Sydney - "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/People - "Group of Young Students" (courtesy of photostock)/Pizza - "Pizza" (courtesy of federico stevanin)/All photos from FreeDigitalPhotos.net