英語表現演習4 (金 1限): Bases of common materials・一般な物質の素

Hello! 

How are you? Today here are some pictures that each show a basis of some common material (物質). 

Let's look at one example - glass. Look at the beautiful stained glass in the picture at the top. Before anything, what would be one thing you need to make glass? 

You first need silica sand, which you can see below: 

You would also need limestone, which you can also see here:

These are examples of two (2) things you would need to make glass.

Activity/homework
So let's try this! Look at these pictures below. Can you guess which bases you need to form some common materials? Can you match the right materials to the right bases? In addition, can you think of some other possible bases on your own that you might need to make these common materials? 

Here are the materials:

plastic     paper     steel     rubber       

Here are the bases: 

oil       latex     iron     

  water     carbon     pulp         

Let's start!

Have fun!

NEW! Here are the board notes for our class on 9/27:

See you next time!

Images: Top - Stained glass in cathedral - by Uoaei1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72325121/Silica sand pit - by Helen Wilkinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13936300/Lime quarry - by Thomas Bjørkan - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15447464/Iron chunks - by Alchemist-hp (talk) (www.pse-mendelejew.de) - Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10115787/Pulp mill - by Florida Memory - A worker mixing the pulp at the Florida Pulp and Paper Company mill: Cantonment, Florida, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6084190/Water - by Sander van der Wel from Netherlands - Waterdrops, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28145942/Oil - screenshot of image from https://www.brecorder.com/2019/05/24/498877/india-has-ended-iranian-oil-imports/Carbon chunk - cropped shot of image by Commons:Robert Lavinsky - File:Diamond-and-graphite-with-scale.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39385953/Latex - by PRA - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9038298/Board notes - personal photographs. All rights reserved.

英語表現演習4 (土 2限): Beginning understanding genetics・遺伝学の初めて理解

Hello!

How are you? Today, to go with our first reading, here is a short and funny, but informative animated video, about genetics (遺伝学). 

Before we start, here are the board notes for our first class from last week on 9/21:

As you can see, we didn't have enough time to get to the blogpost activity. So let's do this! 

Activity/homework
While you may understand the basic building blocks of genetics, the video uploaded here may show it in a simple yet effective way. 

Watch this video and take some notes. What might be the most important points the video makes? 

Now imagine that you have to explain about genetics to someone who doesn't know much about it. Based on this video, how would you explain it? What kinds of things would you say? 

You can use easy English for this - in fact, the easier, the better! 

NEW! Here are the board notes for our class on 9/28:

I hope you enjoy this! See you next week! 

Images: Screenshot of illustration by Tocharianne (PNG version), WhiteTimberwolf (SVG version) - PNG version, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26965863/Board notes - personal photographs. All rights reserved.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video or the content within. All rights reserve to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only.

英語表現演習e (金 5限): Transportation・交通

Hello! 

How are you? Today we'll look at different types of transportation (交通) in different places.

Look at the picture at the top. It's of a Nagasaki tram at the end of the 19th and beginning of the early 20th century. Have you ever been to Nagasaki? If so, perhaps you have ridden on one of their trams, like the one below:

Activity/homework
Let's look at these different types of transportation in some different places. Talk about them. If you have never been to any of these places, which would you like to try? 

If you have - talk about what kind of transportation you took. If you have traveled to another country that is not in one of these pictures, what kind of transportation did you use? 

Tuk-tuk, rural Laos

Jeepney, Lezgapi City, the Philippines

Double-decker bus, London

Train in central India

Horse-drawn carriage, Quebec, Canada

Hope you find this interesting. 

Here are the board notes for our first class on 9/20 (Once again - my apologies on the wrong dates on the new syllabus!):

NEW! Here are the board notes for our class on 9/27:

See you next time!

Images: Top - by Unknown - 長崎電気軌道『五十年史』、1967年4月。, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60595561/Nagasaki tram - by Houjyou-Minori - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57349994/Tuk-tuk - by Basile Morin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64495547/Jeepney - by By Lawrence Ruiz - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47310547/Double-decker bus - by Oxyman - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5021431/Indian train – screenshot of image from https://steemit.com/writing/@sachingaur88/india-travel-tips-trains-and-buses/Quebec horse-drawn carriage - by Jeangagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55970498/Board notes - personal photographs. All rights reserved.

英語表現演習2 (金 2・3限): National parks ・ 国際・国立公園

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at national parks (国際・国立公園) in different countries. 

The picture above is in Japan - the famous Nikko Toushou-guu, which some of you may have been to. But did you know that it is within a national park? It's in Nikko National Park, which is in the area of four prefectures - Tochigi, Gunma, Fukushima, and Niigata. 

Have you ever been there? If you have been to Nikko Toushou-guu, then you have been to a national park in Japan.

Activity

Do you know where these places are? These are pictures from national parks in different countries. Can you guess which countries they are in? 

Talk about these places with your classmates! What are some things you think you could see or do in these places? 

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4.

5.

Here is what we covered in our first class for 9/20:

1. Syllabus & guidelines
2. Making class ID cards (introduction)
3. Textbook check/National parks blogpost
*guessing countries of national parks pictures

Discussion circles (for 9/27)
In the discussion circles, go through these questions with your group members about the CD listening. 

Leader questions

For the summarizer:

Are you ready to summarize the reading/CD talk? (Can you give us your summary of the reading/CD talk?) 

For the details master:

1. What is the purpose of national parks?

2. Where are they created? 

3. Which country created the first national park? 

    * When was it created? 

4. Which country created the first national park service? 

    * When was it created? 

(Leaders: Think of 1-2 more questions of your own to ask the details master!)

For the vocabulary master:

What does conservation mean? 

What does IUCN stand for? 

What is a hot spring? 

What is a population? 

(Leaders: Think of 1-2 more words from the listening or textbook to ask the vocabulary master!)

Here are the board notes for our class on 9/27:

Have fun! See you next time! 

Images: Top - by Biliana Nikolova-Lefterova - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36150609 1. By Ji-Elle - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31072619/2. By Yakuzakorat - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40268098/3. By Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz Mariordo - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3723082/ 4. By Jaganjac - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7586211/5. By Ansgar Walk - photo taken by Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1109409/Board notes - personal photographs. All rights reserved.

英語表現演習4 (金 1限): Describing materials・材質の描写

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at how to describe materials (材質を描写して). 

Take a look at the steel tubes above. How would you describe their material? You could say that they are hard and strong, as well as heavy. 

You could also add more to your description - you could say they are durable and robust - this means they can be used for a long time, and they're tough. 

Finally, you could also think of some examples of how the material is used. 

So maybe you could say - The steel in these tubes are hard and strong, as well as durable and robust. It's ideal for all kinds of industrial use, and in everything from construction work to ship building. 

Activity

Look at the pictures of these things below. How would you describe the materials? What uses are they good for? 

Plastics

Rubber

Wood

Glass

Have fun with these! 

NEW! Here is what we covered in our first class for 9/20:

1. Syllabus & guidelines
2. Pre-teaching survey 
* Classmates' Q&A
3. Textbook check/Describing materials blogpost
*describing selected materials with partners

Remember to have your surveys ready to hand in next week (9/27) plus textbooks in hand ready to work on in class.

See you then!

Images: Top - by Cjp24 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28837085/Plastic products - by ImGz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3781690/Tires - by TUBS - Picture taken by myself using a Canon Powershot S500, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5399070/Wooden floor - by Lars Lentz - Photo by Lars Lentz, source. Cropped version (compliant with CC-BY-SA) by 5ko, CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14392/Glass jar - by Zaereth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56076853