I am interested in interesting things.

ビデオを見てください

One mistake that Japanese people make a lot is confusing interesting and interested. For next class I would like everyone to prepare two, two minute talks, their titles are...

I am interested in____________

______________is/are interesting.

Please watch my two below and try to find some new vocabulary and idioms in them.

お茶

Please watch the video and answer the questions?

1. What is the most popular drink in the world?
2. Why do you think it is so popular?
3. Which country is an exception?
4. From the video, do you think I am a typical English person? Why or why not?
5. When I came to Japan, how did my drinking habits change?
6. Which drink do I recommend?

Before class prepare a two minute talk about a popular Japanese product, that you think could be popular in other countries.

Every Picture tells a Story

Before class look at the pictures below of my hometown. Think of some questions connected to the pictures. Bring a photo of something to class and prepare a two minute explanation of it. Then choose a two minute talk from last lesson, practice and next lesson give the talk for everyone.

レッスンの前に下の私の故郷の写真を見てください。その写真に関係がある質問を準備してください。レッスンに一枚写真を持って来てください。写真の二分の説明を準備してください。そして前のレッスンのTwo Minute Talkの中で一つ選んで、練習をして、レッスンでみんなに教えてください。

Two minute talk

私の意見では、会話がない、toeicのような試験はあまり価値がありません。IELTSと英検の方がいいです。その二つの試験の中で、Two minute talkがあります。それは素晴らしいと思います。試験管はトッピクを選びます。受験者は二分ぐらいそのトッピクを話さなければなりません。下に八つトッピクがあります。レッスンの前に三つ選んでください。三つtwo minute talkを練習をしてください。

1. If I were an animal, I'd be... 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　もし私が動物だったら…
2. If there was not advertising, junk food would not be popular. 　　もし広告がなかったら、ジャンクフードは人気がありません。
3. Color affects mood. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　色は気分に影響します。
4. Poverty is just a state of mind .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　貧乏は考え方だけです。
5. Being young is over-rated. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　若いのは過大評価されすぎです。
6. Art is important for life. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　美実は人生に大切な物です。
7. Peace is possible. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　平和は可能です。
8. Wisdom comes from experience.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　賢明さは経験から来ます。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

What would you miss? 夏休みの宿題

夏休みの宿題です

I have been eating Japanese food for seventeen years, therefore if I left Japan, I would miss many Japanese dishes. Of course I would miss sushi. I often go to revolving sushi, it is cheap and delicious. I love yakitori. You can eat it at British Japanese restaurants, but there are no yakitori restaurants. The atmosphere of a yakitori restaurant is wonderful. Hiroshima style okonomiyaki is also a tasty and reasonable Japanese dish.. Okonomiyaki restaurants also have a good and special atmosphere. If I left Japan, absolutely I would miss sushi, yakitori and okonomiyaki.

17年間日本料理を食べているので、もし日本を出たら、たくさんの日本料理が恋しくなります。もちろんお寿司が恋しくなるだろう。よく回転寿司に行きます。安くて美味しです。焼鳥も大好きです。イギリスの日本料理の店で焼鳥がありますが、焼鳥屋がありません。焼鳥屋の雰囲気は素晴らしいです。広島風お好み焼きも美味しくて安い料理です。お好み焼き屋も良くて特別な雰囲気があります。もし日本を出たら、絶対お寿司、焼鳥とお好み焼きが恋しくなります。

Imagine you were going to leave Japan, what things would you miss?

1. What food would you miss?
2. What place would you miss?
3. What restaurant, cafe or shop would you miss?
4. Who would you miss?
5. What wouldn't you miss?

新しいブログ

17日は休みですが、もし英語を練習したかったら、私の新しいブログを見てください。ブログの名前は「イギリス人の京都生活」です。

イギリス人の京都生活

Then and Now

Stratford Road, Birmingham 1967

I have not been home to Birmingham for about ten years, but I have a lot of fond memories of the city. Recently I came across these pictures of the Stratford road in Birmingham. The road is very familiar for me, countless times I have ridden the number 24 bus, driven and ridden motorbikes along this road.  In these pictures there are a lot of changes, but just as many things have not changed.

1. Before class think of some questions to ask me about these pictures.
2. Think of a place in Kyoto that you liked, but has disappeared,  Prepare to tell the class about it.
3. Think of a place in Kyoto that you like, that has a long history. Prepare to tell the class about it.
4. Prepare to tell the class about a new place you like in Kyoto.

Stratford Road, Birmingham 2012

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