Potluck

23日は休みです。次のレッスンは30日です。

私の友達が外国人と英語を話したい日本人のために英会話バーを作りました。名前はPotluck。毎週三回開く。木土日の午後6時から8時まで。スナックと１ドリンクで1000円。もし興味があったら、行ってね。西洞院通高辻通の一本西の西東中筋道通下る。Google MapでPotluckを見つけてね。

Election

Last Wednesday the American people elected Mr Trump to be the next president of the United States of America. Please choose a beginning line from below and prepare a two minute talk for class.

1. Trump will be good for America because...
2. Trump will be bad for America because...
3. Trump being the American president is good for Japan because...
4. Trump being the American president is bad for Japan because...
5. I do not care about Trump, so I am going to talk about something else.

What a waste.

 

How Shinpukan used to be.

This year Kyoto's Shinpukan closed.  Above that, except for the facade, the building was demolished. I really liked Shinpukan, there were a variety of restaurants, especially I often went to the Indian restaurant. There were many events at Shinpukan and the atmosphere was always good. I heard that a hotel was going to be built there. In my opinion, for people living in Kyoto, Shinpukan is more important than a hotel. But yesterday, while I was strolling by Shinpukan, I saw a surprising thing. Shinpukan has become a car park. What a waste!  


今年、京都の新風館が閉まった。その上ファサード以外、そのビルを取り壊した。僕は新風館が大好きだった。いろいろないいレストランがあった。特にそのビルのインド料理の店によく行った。新風館ではたくさんのイベントがあった。いつもいい雰囲気があった。その場所で新しいホテルを作ると聞いた。僕の意見では、京都に住んでいる人のためにホテルより新風館の方が大切だった。でも昨日新風館の近くで散歩しながら、驚くべき物を見た。新風館は駐車場になった。本当にもったいない！

Before class think about something that you think was wasted and write about it. Be ready to talk about it and answer questions in class.

Famous for...

Please watch the video above, then choose one of the titles below and write a short essay between 120 and 150 words.


________________is famous for__________________________
________________is well known for_____________________
________________is notorious for_______________________

Notoriousの意味は悪名の高いです。

The Autumn

 

亀岡2015年

This morning I went to Kameoka . The Autumn has started, so many tree's leaves are changing color. They are not maple leaves, but still they are really beautiful. In both Britain and Japan, the Autumn is my favorite season, so I  have really become energetic. Usually in the Autumn I take a lot of photos, but this year I do not want to take any. I do not know the reason, but I think this year experience is more important than photography. In 1999 I first saw the maple leaves in Kyoto, there were amazingly beautiful. At that time Kyoto was very popular, but recently I think Kyoto has become too popular. There are a lot of new hotels and there are too many tourists, so when I have the time, I plan to run away from Kyoto. This year I plan to often go to beautiful quiet Kameoka.

今朝亀岡に行った。秋が始まったので、たくさんの木の葉っぱの色も変っている。もみじじゃないけど本当に綺麗だ。イギリスも日本も秋は私の一番好きな季節なので、本当に元気になった。たいてい秋の時，たくさん写真を撮るが、今年、写真を撮りたくない。理由が分からないけど、今年写真より経験の方が大切だと思う。1999年京都のもみじを初めて見た。非常に美しかった。その時京都は大人気だったが、最近人気過ぎになったと思う。たくさんの新しいホテルがある。観光者が多過ぎなので、時間があったら、京都を逃げるつもり。この秋よく綺麗で静かな亀岡に行くつもりだ。

Before class please write a small essay entitled "The Autumn". You can write anything about the Autumn. It should be between 120 and 150 words long. Please write carefully and make a copy for me to check. 

I am pretty good at...

Please watch the video and before class choose one of the titles below and prepare a two minute talk:

1. I am pretty good at...
2. I am not bad at...
3. To tell the truth, I am not so good at...

Have a go at...

Please watch the video above and the video below. Before class write three sentences:

I would like to try to__________
I would like to try____________ing...
I would like to have a go at_____ing...