ECA (Speaking) I (C, W, & A): シドニーのフリーマーケット

Hello! 

How are you? Today let's take a look at a flea market at Bondi Beach in Sydney. This is a short video taken by a Japanese person on a homestay in Australia. Is this like a flea market in Japan (or your country)?

Look at the video. Turn the sound off. How many things can you see and write down the words for in the time of the video?

Have fun! 

Image: By AngMoKio - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15066912/Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. All rights reserved. 

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10・11 - ECA (Speaking) I (C & A) - できること・経験

Hello to my Jido and Obei speaking students,

Image "Chess" courtesy of artemisphoto/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? Let's look at some abilities (できること) and experiences (経験) of people! 

Homework
Watch these three (3) videos. 

1. From Taiwan, here's a family with a very special power. Watch it and see what it is! 

2. Here is a boy who has trouble communicating with people - but he can already play the piano! He's playing a song that has been very popular. Do you know what it is?  

    

3. Here is a Japanese student talking about her fun experience as a homestay student in Dublin, Ireland. She talks about her experience in Japanese - listen to her talk. What does she say about her experience? Take some notes. What do you think of it? Would you like to have her experience? 
videos. They have been uploaded strictly for class.

What abilities, skills or experience do you have? Do you know anyone who has any special abilities, skills or experience? Talk about what you know how to do or have done - or what your friends or family know how to do or have done! 

Have fun!

Video credits - all videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to these videos. They have been uploaded strictly for classroom use.

All videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to these videos. They are strictly for educational use.