英語表現演習e (金 5限): Describing & characterizing people & places ・人物、場所の描写、性格

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at how to describe and characterize people and places!

Activity/homework
Look at the following pictures of people and places. How would you describe them? Are they old? New? Crowded? 

How would you characterize them? For example, is a person or people young and happy? Is a neighborhood old but safe? Can you build on your descriptions and characterizations as well? For example:

These two young women are classmates, and look very happy with each other. They are good friends and do many things together. 

Try these with a partner - then write down what your description and characterization is! 

Have fun with this! 

NEW! Here are the board notes for the class for 4/19:

See you next time!

Images: Top, two young women, woman on boat, and house - personal photographs/Sunset - "Beautiful Sunset" (courtesy of Photokanok) FreeDigitalImages.net/Beach - "Arromanches" by Bulo78 - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0, via Wikimedia Commons/People - (from Flickr) Holi Festival of Colors 2013 - by Steven Gerner, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29394145
All rights reserved on personal photographs. 

英語表現演習1 (金 3・4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 from the Joushinetsu Kougen, in the area bordering Niigata, Gunma, and Nagano prefectures. But did you know that it is a national park? It's the Joushinetsu Kougen National Park. Have you ever been there? If you have been there, then you have been to a national park.

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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Discussion circles
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!)

Have fun! 

NEW! Here are the board notes for the class for 4/19: 

See you next time! 

Images: Top - by Jun Takeuchi, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17343117/1. 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

英語表現演習3 (金 2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 tires above. How would you describe their material? First, they are made of rubber (ゴム「護謨」). You could say that the rubber in these tires are hard and strong, but also flexible. 

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 rubber in these tires are hard and strong, but also flexible. Its qualities make it durable and robust. Rubber is ideal for all kinds of industrial use, and in everything from household goods to industrial production.

Activity

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

Plastics

Steel

Wood

Glass

Have fun with these! 

NEW! Here are the board notes from the class for 4/19 about materials types: 

See you next time!

Images: Top - 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/Plastic products - by ImGz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3781690/Steel tubes - by Cjp24 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28837085/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

Welcome to the class! このクラスにようこそ！

Hello!

How are you? Welcome to this class! Here's a little self-introduction about myself, and about how I view my classes. 

First, a little about myself.

See you then!

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