This week choose one of the themes below and prepare a three minute talk. You cannot use Kyoto as the theme of your talk.
Choose one of your favorite cities in Japan and describe it for us. Tell us about any famous places there. Compare it to Kyoto. Then tell us if you think it would be easy or difficult to live there and give your reasons.
Tell us about a prefecture you like in Japan. Give us your reasons for liking it. Where in Japan is it? What special features does the prefecture have? Would you recommend it for sightseeing? Why or why not?
Outside of Kyoto prefecture, where is a great place to see the Autumn leaves? Why is this place good? What special features does it have. What special Autumn food does it have? Compare Kyoto's Autumn with it's Autumn.
In this weeks class there is going to be a team competition. If your talk is over three minutes your team will get three points, if it is over two minutes your team will get two points, but if it is less than a minute your team will loose two points.
This weeks theme is healthy living, so prepare a short presentation for the class, choose from one of the titles below.
A good way to release stress.
My exercise routine.
A recipe for a nutritious autumn dish.
The secret to healthy living.
Also, read the essay below about stress and prepare some questions to ask in class.
Many people think stress is dangerous, but this is a dangerous way of thinking. Kelly McGonigal is a stress management expert. Recently I watched her TEDtalk. Recently there has been a lot of research about stress. If a person thinks that stress is dangerous, their chances of dying rise by thirty percent . If you have a lot of stress, but your thinking is that stress is not dangerous, your chances of death are the same as a person with no stress. If you believe stress is dangerous, during a stressful time your blood vessels contract, this is not healthy. But if you think that stressful times are exhilarating, your blood vessels dilate, this is a healthy situation. Above this, at that time the stress hormone oxytocin is released. This hormone has the nickname "the hugging hormone", so you become very sociable. During a stressful time, if you ask help from others, your stress will decrease. Therefore, when it comes to stress, our way of thinking is very important. たくさんの人はストレスはとても危ないと信じているが、その考え方は危ない。KELLY・MCGONIGALはストレスマネジメント専門家。最近彼女のTEDTALKのビデオを見た。最近たくさんのストレスの研究があった。もしストレスが危ないと考えているなら、死ぬ可能性は30%増加する。もしあなたのストレスが多いけど、考え方がストレスは危なくないと考えているなら、ストレスがない人とあなたの死ぬ可能性は同じ。もしストレスが危ないと思ったら、ストレスの時動脈が縮む。それは健康的じゃないが、もしストレスがある時興奮する事を考えたら、動脈は広がる。それは健康的な状況。その上、その時オキシトシンと言うストレスホルモンが解放される。そのホルモンのニックネームは抱擁ホルモンなので、社交的になる。ストレスが多い時、もし他の人に助けてと言ったら、ストレスが減少する。だから,ストレスの場合、考え方は大切な事だと思う。