ECA (Travel English): ニューメキシコ州・サンタフェの料理、場所

Hello!

How are you? Do you know the name of the place on this map of the U.S.? 

It's New Mexico. New Mexico is not part of Mexico - it is a state (州) in the U.S. On this map, New Mexico is in red.

Today, in our new textbook unit, we're going to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It's one of the most important and interesting places in New Mexico. 

Today, we'll first look at food! Santa Fe has a strong Mexican influence (メキシコ系影響). This means that Mexican food is a big part of the local culture of Santa Fe. Here are some dishes that are common and popular:

This is a breakfast dish called huevos rancheros (rancher's eggs). This is a big breakfast!

Now look at this one. It's called carne asada:

Doesn't it look great? Now check this one out. They're tacos. 

Now for sweets, look at this. It's called a sopaipilla: 

Let's do a tour! Here are some pictures of scenes around Santa Fe. If you don't know about Santa Fe, what's your impression (感想) of it?

What ideas do you get about Santa Fe, like the food, or the places in it? Let's hear your ideas and talk about them with your classmates. 

Take care!

Images: Top: Screenshot of "New Mexico in United States" adapted from photograph by TUBS - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg#/media/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg/Huevos rancheros dish - "Ela huevos rancheros" by ​English Wikipedia user Elchavobeer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ela_huevos_rancheros.jpg#/media/File:Ela_huevos_rancheros.jpg/Carne asada dish - "Carne asada". Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carne_asada.jpg#/media/File:Carne_asada.jpg/Tacos - "001 Tacos de carnitas, carne asada y al pastor" by Larry Miller - Flickr: Tinos Tacos, Roseburg, Ore.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:001_Tacos_de_carnitas,_carne_asada_y_al_pastor.jpg#/media/File:001_Tacos_de_carnitas,_carne_asada_y_al_pastor.jpg/"Sopaipilla" by Miia Hebert - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sopaipilla.jpg#/media/File:Sopaipilla.jpg/Santa Fe downtown overview - "Santa Fe NM". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_NM.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_NM.jpg/Building - "Santa Fe adobe" by karol m from arizona, USA - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg/Church - "SantaFeNM StFrancis" by Carptrash at the English language Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg#/media/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg

ECA (Travel English): ニューメキシコ州・サンタフェ

Hello!

How are you? I hope you had a good Golden Week!

Today, in our new textbook unit, we're going to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the U.S. This is where New Mexico is in the U.S.:

New Mexico is not part of Mexico - it is a state (州) in the U.S. One of the most important and interesting places in New Mexico is Santa Fe. What do you know about Santa Fe?

Here are some pictures of scenes around Santa Fe. If you don't know about Santa Fe, what's your impression (感想) of it?

What ideas do you get about Santa Fe, like the weather, or food, or people? Let's hear your ideas and talk about them with your classmates. 

Take care!

Images: Top: "Southwestern Chillis and Skull" by Andrew Dunn - 投稿者自身による作品. Licensed under CC 表示-継承 2.0 via ウィキメディア・コモンズ - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southwestern_Chillis_and_Skull.jpg#/media/File:Southwestern_Chillis_and_Skull.jpg/Map – screenshot of "New Mexico in United States" by TUBS - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg#/media/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg/Santa Fe downtown overview - "Santa Fe NM". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_NM.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_NM.jpg/Building - "Santa Fe adobe" by karol m from arizona, USA - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg/Shops - "Santa Fe shops" by karol m from arizona, USA - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_shops.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_shops.jpg/Church - "SantaFeNM StFrancis" by Carptrash at the English language Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg#/media/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg

KIFL Global Studies - 12/5 second round final presentations

Hello to all my Senka students,

おつかれさまでした！Hope you're able to relax more as the semester is coming to a close.
おつかれさまでした！Hope you're able to relax more as the semester is coming to a close.
The picture above is some of my notes. Overall, I was impressed with what I saw and I could feel the work you put into your presentations. Good job!

So all I have here are some shots of your fine work, and will show them as they are. I want to show anyone who sees this blog what you are capable of, and what you can take with you after leaving KIFL. I genuinely hope you can leave with skills that you can take with you in your careers. It is my wish for each one of you and my hope as well that you will find success with these presentation skills in particular.

だって！This is a tribute to each one of you and your hard work. See you next week!

KIFL Global Studies - 11/28 first round final presentations

Hello to all my Senka students,

How are you? I'd like to show here a few shots of some of your Power Point slides from the first round of presentations today (11/28). Above is the title slide of Reika's excellent presentation on social networking for business. Here's another one of her slides:

Here are some more, such as Niko's great discussion of alternative ways for volunteerism:

Check out Yusuke's great presentation on differing methods of power generation. One slide from his talk:

And another: 

I will show more next week (12/5) in the next round of presentations. (Matsuken - my apologies - let me show some of yours next week!)

See you then!

KIFL Global Studies - final presentation preparation for 12/5 presenters

Hello to all my Senka students,

Image "Woman in Kitchen With Laptop" courtesy of ambro/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? I have some links and other things for those of you who are presenting on 12/5. Do not rely completely on these - they're resources that you should supplement with research of your own. But I hope these can help you.

Daisuke - here's a Japan Times editorial piece about the dangers of raising the consumption tax. Check this out as well - it's an analysis of the Diet vote to raise the consumption tax. Somewhat in-depth, but is a good analysis of the political value of the decision by the government. 

Saori - check this blogpost about the numbers of Japanese living abroad and a comparison with Westerners living in Japan, and possible reasons why. A little dated, but good nonetheless. Also take a look at this - another blogpost about the challenges Japanese face when relocating abroad. Also a little old, but still relevant.

Miki - this article is a few years old, but has a list of Japan’s main trading partners. Here's also an easy-to-ready article about why nations trade with each other. Also check this out - it's a PDF with charts about future sea trade routes and partnerships.

Yoshi - take a look at this article from the Japan Times about the secrecy around the execution of those on death row in Japan. Also take a look at this, from the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center on the political response to the recent review of the death penalty in Japan. This is their website. 

Eisuke - here is a speech at Hiroshima University about the present situation and future possibilities of education in Japan. And go to this American blogpost about the relationship in Japan between education and democracy for the future.

I have tested all these links from here and they worked at the time I wrote this blogpost!

Good luck on these, and again I hope they help you.

See you next week!