The University of Tsukuba IE Engineering C1 - Week 9

Baker Street Tube, London

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to finish our fan fiction projects and review for the final exam. Your final exam is next Thursday, 15 November. Please click the link to download your study guide. Now let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four Vocabulary.

Next, I have error coded your fan fiction stories. Please click the link to download the Writing Errors Codes document. Use the Writing Error Codes document to help you edit and rewrite your story. Your final draught is due next Thursday.



Please send your final draught to me by e-mail and also please print a copy and bring it to class next week.


See you next week!

The University of Tsukuba Presentation I - Week 9: Final Presentation Part 2

Hi everybody,
Today we are going to finish preparing for our final presentations and do some practice too. First, let's watch one of the best presentations ever - Steve Job's introduction of the MacBook Air, one of the greatest inventions ever!

OK, keep practicing. See you next week.

The University of Tsukuba CE Science and Maths C1 - Week 9

Bison skull pile

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to talk about endangered species. Some species become extinct naturally. For example, dinosaurs became extinct because of a natural disaster. However, some species become extinct because of human behaviour. Look at the picture on the left. Hundreds of Bison were killed in order to make this pile of skulls. The Bison nearly became extinct because of hunting in the 19th century.
Click the link to see a video showing endangered species.



Now let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: CE Science and Math C1 Vocabulary.

Honshu Wolf

Look at the picture on the left. The Honshu wolf is extinct now. The Hokkaido wolf is extinct now too.
What do you think of buying products made from endangered species, for example: shamisen picks (撥) and Japanese seals (はんこ) made of ivory? Please post a comment.





Don't forget, your final test is next week. Study hard!

The University of Tsukuba IE Phys. Ed B3 Week 9

Sports People by Emerson Utracik

Hello everyone,

Today we are going to finish working on our projects and do some review for the final test.

First let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: IE-PhysEd B3 Vocabulary.

Now, look at the picture. Can you guess which sports these people play?

Finally, click the link to download your second semester final exam study guide.

Your final exam will be next Monday. 

Good luck, and study hard!

The University of Tsukuba CE Humanities A Week 9

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to talk about Gender and Culture. Look at the image on the left. This image represents Yin-Yang (陰陽). By understanding this symbol, we can understand part of the Taoist idea of gender.  The white part, Yin, is considered feminine. The black part, Yang, is considered masculine. According to wikipedia, "They fit together as two parts of a whole. The male principle was equated with the sun: active, bright, and shining; the female principle corresponds to the moon: passive, shaded, and reflective. Male toughness was balanced by female gentleness, male action and initiative by female endurance and need for completion, and male leadership by female supportiveness." 

Now let's pause in order to study some vocabulary. Please click the link: CE - Humanities A Vocabulary.

These ideas about gender are similar to ideas about gender in other cultures too. A culture's ideas about gender are also reflected in that culture's language. Can you think of ways Japanese is different for men and women? Please post a comment. 

The University of Tsukuba IE Engineering C1 - Week 8

Hello everyone,

Today we are going to review The Sign of Four, study some vocabulary and study some grammar.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four Vocabulary.



Now look at the image. It's a timeline of The Sign of Four. In your note book, complete the timeline. After that, do the grammar exercises on 77-83 in your textbook.
See you next week!