ECA (英語基礎表現) II (P): 観光

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at sightseeing (観光) places! 

Where would you like to go and what would you like to see? 

The picture above comes from my summer trip to Vietnam. I took it from my hotel room. I presented at a conference (研究会), then I went sightseeing after. The place I was in had a famous fort (砦), and I took some pictures. This place was so big! Here's a picture of one part of the fort, with me in it:

What sightseeing places would you like to go to in Japan, or other countries? 

Activity
Look at these pictures. Do you know what these places are? Do you know where are they? Take some guesses!

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5.

6. 

7.

Have fun!

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

Images: Top picture, #1, & 3 - personal photographs/2."New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich)/4. "Ancient Ruins In Delphi" (courtesy of thephotoholic)/5. "Angkor Wat Sunrise" (courtesy of J Frasse)/6. "Sydney Opera House At Night" (courtesy of Susie B)/7. Unattributed image from Taiwan  (downloaded directly from the internet)/Images #2, 4, 5, & 6 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/all rights reserved on personal photographs.

ECA (Speaking) II (A)/Travel English: 買い物: フリーマーケット

Hello,

How are you? I have a video for you. It's about two Japanese tourists in Frankfurt, Germany, at a flea market. 

Homework/activity
1. Watch the video. How many things can you see in the video? Can you name them? Write down in your notebooks all the things in the flea market you see.

2. Now which things at this flea market would you buy? Talk about these things!

Have fun! See you next time!

Image: "Shop" (courtesy of Dino De Luca)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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

ECA (Travel English): 観光

Hello!

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" 

Images: Top - Personal photograph/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 images FreeDigitalPhotos.net. All rights reserved on personal photograph.

ECA (Travel English): 食べ物と頼みこと

Hello!

How are you? Today we'll look at food, ordering, and tipping. 

Look at this video below. It's from an English class in the U.S. about ordering in a restaurant. Let's watch it! You can watch it more than once. 

Take notes on what is happening to answer these questions:

1. What kinds of things does the waitress say before she takes the customer's order?
2. What drink does the customer order?
3. Why does the waitress ask to see the customer's ID card?
4. What appetizer does the customer order?
5. What kind of steak does the customer order?
6. How does the customer want the steak cooked?
7. What kind of dressing does the customer want on her salad?
8. What kind of sauce does she want on her baked potato?

Activity
Now let's do a restaurant scenario with a waiter and customer! 

Homework
In the U.S., a restaurant tip is usually about 15% of the total bill. In your notebooks, work out what 15% of the total bill is for these restaurant bills:

例えば：$18.00 (x 0.15)

$27.50

$29.75

$44.87

$68.62

Write these tips in your notes and bring them to class next time.

Have fun!

Image: "Green Curry" (courtesy of tiverylucky)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. Uploaded strictly for classroom use. 

週8・9 - ECA (Speaking) II (All) - 買い物: フリーマーケット

Hello to my Speaking II All students,

Image "Shop" courtesy of Dino De Luca/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? I have a video for you. It's about two Japanese tourists in Frankfurt, Germany, at a flea market. 

Homework
1. Watch the video. How many things can you see in the video? Can you name them? Write down in your notebooks all the things in the flea market you see.

Uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. This is strictly for educational use.

2. Now which things at this flea market would you buy? Talk about these things!

Have fun! See you in class!

週10・11 - ECA (Survival English): 食べ物と頼みこと

Hello Survival English students,

 Image "Green Curry" courtesy of tiverylucky/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Today we'll look at food, ordering, and tipping. 

Homework #1
Look at this video below. It's from an English class in the U.S. about ordering in a restaurant. Let's watch it! You can watch it more than once. 

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. It is uploaded strictly for classroom use. 

Take notes on what is happening to answer these questions:

1. What kinds of things does the waitress say before she takes the customer's order?
2. What drink does the customer order?
3. Why does the waitress ask to see the customer's ID card?
4. What appetizer does the customer order?
5. What kind of steak does the customer order?
6. How does the customer want the steak cooked?
7. What kind of dressing does the customer want on her salad?
8. What kind of sauce does she want on her baked potato?

In the next class, we will do a restaurant scenario with a waiter and customer! 

Homework #2
In the U.S., a restaurant tip is usually about 15% of the total bill. In your notebooks, work out what 15% of the total bill is for these restaurant bills:

例えば：$18.00 (x 0.15)

$27.50

$29.75

$44.87

$68.62

Write these tips in your notes and bring them to class next time.

Have fun!

週7・8 - ECA (英語基礎表現) II (Super A): 比較対照

Hello to all my students, 

Image "Sydney Opera House At Night" courtesy of Susie B/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Today, let's look at comparison and contrast (比較対照) between different places. 

Look at these pictures. Which kind of place would you like to live in? 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

5.

6. 

Where would you like to live? Which place would you not like to live in? 

Have fun!

Image credits: 1. "Beautiful Sunset" (courtesy of Photokanok) 2. "New York Times" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich) 3. "Cotton Field" (courtesy of scottchan) 4. "Old Timber Barn" (courtesy of Poulsen Photo) 5. "Colorful Palace of Pena Landscape View in Sintra, Portugal (courtesy of artur84) 6. "Traditional Village" (courtesy of Witthaya Phonsawat)/All images from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

週5 - ECA (Survival English): 海外のホテル

Hello Survival English students,

Image "Hotel Room" courtesy of Evgeni Diner/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's talk about hotels! 

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? 

Activity
Talk about all these different hotels and places! Which ones would you like to stay in? Which one(s) do you recommend to your classmates? 

Homework
Find 2-3 pictures of a hotel in another part of Japan or in another country. Bring the pictures to the next class and show them. Talk about why you would like to stay at this hotel. Find out how much a room costs per night, what kinds of things there are at this hotel (swimming pool(s), restaurants, gym and so on), and what sightseeing (観光)   spots there are in the area of the 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 

Other photo credits: 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

週12 - ECA (Survival English) - 海外のホテル

Hello Survival English students,

Image "Hotel Room" courtesy of Evgeni Diner/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's talk about hotels! 

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? Talk about all these different hotels and places! 

Homework
Find 2-3 pictures of a hotel in another part of Japan or in another country. Bring the pictures to the next class and show them. Talk about why you would like to stay at this hotel. Find out how much a room costs per night, what kinds of things there are at this hotel (swimming pool(s), restaurants, gym and so on), and what sightseeing (観光)   spots there are in the area of the 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 

Photo credits: 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

週11 - ECA (Survival English) - 観光

Hello Survival English 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

週8・9 - ECA (Survival English) - 食べ物と頼みこと

Hello Survival English students,

 Image "Food Selection" courtesy of courtesy of arztsamui/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Today we'll look at food, ordering, and tipping. 

Homework #1
Look at this video below. It's from an English class in the U.S. about ordering in a restaurant. Let's watch it! You can watch it more than once. 

This video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. It is uploaded strictly for classroom use. 

Take notes on what is happening to answer these questions:

1. What kinds of things does the waitress say before she takes the customer's order?
2. What drink does the customer order?
3. Why does the waitress ask to see the customer's ID card?
4. What appetizer does the customer order?
5. What kind of steak does the customer order?
6. How does the customer want the steak cooked?
7. What kind of dressing does the customer want on her salad?
8. What kind of sauce does she want on her baked potato?

In the next class, we will do a restaurant scenario with a waiter and customer! 

Homework #2
In the U.S., a restaurant tip is usually about 15% of the total bill. In your notebooks, work out what 15% of the total bill is for these restaurant bills:

例えば：$18.00 (x 0.15)

$27.50

$29.75

$44.87

$68.62

Write these tips in your notes and bring them to class next time.

Have fun!

週7・特別ポスト - writing about places

Hello to all my students,

Image "Ancient Ruins In Delphi" courtesy of thephotoholic/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

This is a special post about writing. Today, I will show you some things on writing about places. 

Look at the picture above. What feelings do you get about the place in the picture? What adjectives (形容詞) do you think of when you see this place? 

Homework
Here is a homework activity for you. Look at these pictures. Choose one and write a paragraph of 4-5 sentences about it. 

See you next time!