Quiz

This weeks class will be a quiz, so please try to answer these practice questions.

1.  Which country does the food, "English Muffin" come from?

• America
• England
• Scotland
• The Isle of Man

2.  Which English port did the Titanic try to sail to America from?

• Liverpool
• Portsmouth
• Belfast
• Southampton

3. What is princess Diana's youngest son's given name?

• Charles
• Harry
• William
• Windsor

4. Rice is the staple food of Japan and potatoes are the staple food of the UK, so what is the staple food of Italy?

• Lasagna
• Spaghetti
• Pasta
• Tomatoes

5. Which of the Kyoto wards below has John NOT lived in?

• Yamashina-ku
• Kita-ku
• Kameoka
• Shimogyo-ku

Now please choose a Japanese city (not Kyoto, Osaka or Tokyo) and write three questions about that city. For each question write one correct answer and three in-correct answers.

Question Pactice

To have good communication in English with an English native speaker it is important to ask questions.  But the questions should be clear, easy to understand and short. So in this week's class we are going to practice asking natural questions. Below is a list of questions. Choose three and change the red words to make a new question. In class please ask me these new questions.

1. Have you been to Tokyo?
2. Have you ever climbed Mt Everest?
3. Why did you come to Japan?
4. How do British people feel about Europe?
5. What do you think about global warming? 
6. How is the climate in the UK? 
7. Is playing baseball popular in England? 
8. For you, which is more important studying Japanese or teaching English? 
9. How is living in Kyoto different from living in Osaka? 
10. For most British people, what is their opinion of the British royal family?
11. For you, what is your opinion about Britain leaving the EU?

Kirin Beer

I think Kirin make a variety of great beers. I often drink Heartland, which is tasty and easy is drink.  In the Autumn I drank Kirin's akiagi, which is one of my favourite beers, but I have to wait to next Autumn to drink it again. But recently, I found two new beers made by Kirin. The first is GRAND KIRIN IPA, IPA is short for Indian Pale Ale. Many breweries around the world make IPAs, but they were developed in England around 1840 to be exported to India for British citizens living there. IPA is a very easy to drink beer with a hoppy taste. I think Kirin's version is fantastic, it is both full of flavor and refreshing. The next new Kirin beer for me is GRAND KIRIN JPL, Japan Pale Lager. This was a completely new beer for me and a wonderful surprise. This is a lager beer with a hoppy taste, a great combination and I highly recommend it. I think Kirin is both an innovative and leading Japanese brewery.

1. Variety = いろいろ
2. Brewery = 醸造所
3. Export ＝ 輸出
4. Hoppy ＝ ホップの味 （形容詞）
5. Innovative ＝ 革新的

Before class think of some questions to ask me about the article about Kirin beer above. Then think of a brand that you like. It can be any kind of brand, but you must like that brand, then prepare a two minute talk about that brand to give to the class.

Some brand ideas

• Clothes
• Bags
• Cameras
• Computers
• Foods
• Drinks
• Instruments