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

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

週12・13リーポスト- ECA (Survival English) II & (英語基礎表現) II (Super A): 観光

Hello to all my students,

Image "Take Off At Sunset" courtesy of Time Beach/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Happy New Year! How are you in our new year 2014? 

This is a repost of a post I made before our holiday - but I got too sick to come to the university for us to do this. 

So let's try this post again on sightseeing (観光). Where would you like to go and what would you like to see? 

Activity
Look at these pictures. What are these places and what countries are they in? Take some guesses!

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

Homework

Find 1-3 pictures of a place you would like to go to and bring it to the next class. Talk about the place you would like to go to and why you want to go there. 

Have fun!

Photo credits: A. "Business Meeting" (courtesy of Ambro) B. "Adorable Couple Watching TV" (courtesy of imagerymajestic) C. "Woman Asleep" 

Photo credits: 1. "Vintage Eiffel Tower" (courtesy of chrisroll) 2. "Machu Picchu" (courtesy of Arvind Balaraman) 3. "New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich) 4. "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse) 5. "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B) 6. "Great Wall Of China" (courtesy of cescassawin) 7. "Ancient Ruins In Delphi" (courtesy of thephotoholic)/All pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

週12・13 - ECA (英語基礎表現) II (Super A) & (Survival English) II: 観光

Hello students,

Image "Travel The World, Concept" courtesy of potowizard/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's look at sightseeing (観光). Where would you like to go and what would you like to see? 

Activity
Look at these pictures. What are these places and what countries are they in? Take some guesses!

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

Homework

Find 1-3 pictures of a place you would like to go to and bring it to the next class. Talk about the place you would like to go to and why you want to go there. 

Have fun!

Photo credits: A. "Business Meeting" (courtesy of Ambro) B. "Adorable Couple Watching TV" (courtesy of imagerymajestic) C. "Woman Asleep" 

Photo credits: 1. "Vintage Eiffel Tower" (courtesy of chrisroll) 2. "Machu Picchu" (courtesy of Arvind Balaraman) 3. "New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich) 4. "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse) 5. "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B) 6. "Great Wall Of China" (courtesy of cescassawin) 7. "Ancient Ruins In Delphi" (courtesy of thephotoholic)/All pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net