週1~5 - ECA (英語基礎表現) II (Super A): writing about places (Part 1)

Hello,

How are you? Today, let's look at how to write about places. 

Take a look at the picture above. What is your impression (感想) of this place? Think about it, then imagine a story about this place, and write a paragraph about it.

Do the same with these pictures as well. Imagine stories for each of these places, then write about them:

I hope these are interesting for you. 

See you next time!

Images: Top photo - "Arromanches" by Bulo78 - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arromanches.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Arromanches.jpg/Barn - "Pollock-barn" by Dmadeo - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pollock-barn.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Pollock-barn.jpg/Building - Picasso’s birthplace - By Dominik (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Pablo-Picasso-Birthplace.jpg/

Couple - Woodstock couple by Burk Uzzle/image reproduced from file courtesy of Laurence Miller Gallery/laurencemillergallery.com

All images from except Woodstock couple from Wikimedia Commons. All rights reserved. I do not own the rights to these images. All images uploaded for educational purposes only.

週1・2 - ECA (Speaking) I & II (All, J, D & A): 人物の描写

Hello,

How are you? Let's learn more about how to describe people (人物を描写).

Activity/homework
Look at these pictures. Write about the people in these pictures. The picture at the top of this post is an example (例えば) :

This person has short white hair. He's older. 

Now try to write some extra details about their clothes (洋服がさらに細かい描写): 

He's wearing a cowboy hat and a navy blue bandanna with a brown vest and striped shirt. 

So, your description (描写) can look like this: 

This person is older and has short white hair. He's wearing a cowboy hat and a navy blue bandanna with a brown vest and striped shirt. 

Try with these other pictures! Choose 4 of these pictures, and say or write descriptions for them in your notebooks.

1.

2. 

2. 
3. 

3. 

4. 

5.

6. 

7. 

Have fun!

Photo credits: 1. "Beautiful Young Woman" (courtesy of posterize) 2. "Preparing For Dinner" (courtesy of imagerymajestic) 3. "Smiling little girl 

Images: Top photo (old man) - "Older Man With Hat" (courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff)/1. "Preparing For Dinner" (courtesy of imagerymajestic)/2. "Seated African Child" (courtesy of africa)/3. "Beautiful Young Woman" (courtesy of posterize)/4. "Young Woman In Stylish Outfit" (courtesy of posterize)/5. "Genial Older Man" (courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff)/6. "Old African Man" (courtesy of africa)/7. "Asian Woman Smiling On The Bedroom Floor" (courtesy of Feelart)/All pictures from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

週1・2 - ECA (Speaking) I & II (All, J, D & A): 外語の挨拶

Hello,

How are you? Look at the different greetings (挨拶) from different languages below: 
How are you? Look at the different greetings (挨拶) from different languages below.

jó napot  xin chào  أهلاً (ahalan)
merhaba     guten tag   
merhaba  guten tag
 merhaba     guten tag

hyvää huomenta  dzien'dobry

hyvää huomenta            dzien' dobry

Activity/homework
Which countries or languages do you think these greetings come from? Take some guesses on which languages or countries they come from - and how you say them! 

Extra homework
On the Internet, find 1-2 greetings in some different languages and bring them to the next class. How do you say them? Teach the class about these greetings!

See you next week!

Images: Top photo (waving man) - "Smiling African man waving hands" (courtesy of stockimages)/Thai people greeting - unattributed photo from the Internet. All rights reserved to the owner(s). Uploaded strictly for non-commercial educational use.

おかえりなさい！

Hello!

How are you? Welcome back to Seigakuin for September!   

I have made a list of pages on this blog. You can find hints and tips about grammar (文法) and vocabulary (ヴォキャブラーリ) on these pages. You can check these pages at any time. These pages can help you with English. 

I have these pages: basic grammar (基本的な文法), advanced grammar (進んでいる文法), and 

vocabulary (ヴォキャブラーリ). I also have a page about writing (書き) . I will make more pages soon. 

I have also made a page on student work, like presentations and student writing. Please look at these pages!

I'm happy to work with you this semester. Let's have fun learning more in English!

See you next time! 

Image: "Schoolboy Carrying Piggyback Ride" (courtesy of stockimages)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

週12 ・13 - ECA (Speaking) I (C & A): 過程「話と行うこと」

Hello to my speaking All students,

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

How are you? Let's look at telling stories with action (話と行うことを言う) with pictures! 

Activity/homework
Look at these pictures. Make a story with these pictures (イメージに話を作り). (You can use the picture of the airplane at the top of this blogpost!) You can put them in any order you like (イメージの順番がなんでもいい). 

Rules (ルール) 
1. You can use seven (7) of these pictures - but you can use all of them if you want.
2. You have to tell your story (話すを言う) using words like then, next, after that, and finally in your story!

Try it!

Have fun!

Photo credits: Top photo - "Sunset Holiday" (courtesy of imagerymajestic)/Roofs - "Hiyama Tatsuno Hyogo Prefecture" (courtesy of 663highland)/ 

Photo credits: Sunset - "Beautiful Sunset" (courtesy of Photokanok)/Man in suit - "Handsome Young Businessman" (courtesy of imagerymajestic)/Poker chips - "Pocket Aces In The Hand" (courtesy of Grant Cochrane)/Young man - "Young Handsome Man" (courtesy of marin)/Wedding - "The Exit" (courtesy of Elwood W. McKay III)/Sports car - "Classic Porsche 959" (courtesy of M-Pics)/Woman - "Asian Model Woman" (courtesy of posterize)/Drink - "Singapore Sling" (courtesy of Antoine Henrich)/SUV - "Mercedes ML" (courtesy of M-Pics)/All photos from FreeDigitalPhotos.net 

特別ポスト- ECA (Speaking) I & II (C, W, A, & All): second speaking practice posters (Part 2)/スピーキング練習2ポスター(Part 2)

Hello all my speaking students! 

How are you? Here, I would like to show a Part 2 of your wonderful speaking practice posters about your hopes and dreams for the future.

Check these great posters out! 

Good job on these! I hope to keep putting more of your work up on these blog pages.

See you next time! おつかれさまでした！

特別ポスト- ECA (Speaking) I & II (C, W, A, & All): second speaking practice posters (Part 1)/スピーキング練習2ポスター(Part 1)

Hello to all my speaking students,

How are you? I would like to show some great 2nd speaking practice posters you all did on your hopes and dreams for your future. I'm very proud of your great work, and want to show off what you can do!

So here are some of your posters: 

Good job to all of you! Look for Part 2 of these posters! 

See you in the next post! 

週10・11 - ECA (Speaking) I (All): 道を教える

Hello to my All speaking students,

How are you? Let's talk about directions (方向)!    

Activity

Look at these pictures. They are the directions to Seigakuin from a train station, but the pictures are not in the right order (違う順番). With a group or a partner, can you put these pictures in the right order? 

When you are finished, can you talk about these directions? Here is some language you can use for the order (順番) of the directions: 

First...    go straight...    down this street...    turn right...    turn left...   

next to the...    between (the)...    across from (the)...    at (the corner)...    

on the left...    on the right...     

Try it! This is the first picture: 

A. #1

B. 

C. 

D. 

E. 

F. 

G. 

H. 

I. 

J. 

K. 

Homework/activity

Take 4-5 pictures of the way from your train station to your home - or draw a picture of the way from your train station to your home. Bring them to the next class and show your classmates. Talk about your directions from your station to your home.

Have fun!