Introduction to Business English 1A 2012 Lesson 8: Unit 4 Travel and Midterm Study Guide

Hello everyone,
I hope you had a nice week-end. Today we are going to talk about travel. I have travelled to 175 cities in 26 countries. Please click the link to see my travel map. I have many photos from my travels. Please click the link to see my travel photos.
OK, now click the link to go to today's lesson.
Next week we will have the mid-term exam.
Study hard!

Toyo Gakuen University Introduction to Business English 1A Lesson 8: Unit 4: Travel and Midterm Exam Study Guide

Hi everyone,
Today we are going to learn about travel. We are going to practice listening for information, making bookings, and checking arrangements. First, please take a look at the picture below. You can see some funny English signs while travelling everywhere in the world. The picture below was taken in Budapest, Hungary. There are three mistakes, one is a grammar mistake and the other two mistakes are vocabulary usage (単語の用法) mistakes. Can you find the mistakes?

"Out of Work" uploaded to Flickr by tm-tm on 20 September 2009

OK, now let's learn some vocabulary. Please click this link: TYG 応用英語 Travel English Vocabulary List.
Now let's do the tasks in the textbook. If you finish a task quickly, you can go on to the next task, or you can do some independent learning using the links below:

• More vocabulary flashcards and games on quizlet: Travel English E-J
• Speaking practice on English Central: Hotels: Checking in, and Hotels: Guest services.

Finally, the midterm exam is next class: 14th June. Please use the study guide below to help you prepare for the midterm exam.

Mid-term Exam Study Guide

The exam covers Units 1,2,3, and 4, pp. 6-40 (テストの範囲は ユニト1-4　です).  The exam will include listening, reading and writing.

• Do Unit 4 on the self-study CD ROM
• Do the iKnow, Dictation and Brain Speed lessons on smart.fm 
• Study the writing file on p.130

Good Luck!!!

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Special Guest Maho Takahashi from Peace boat.

peace-boat-in-nyc
Originally uploaded by dandeluca

Today we are going to have a special lecture by Maho Takahashi of Peace boat. Maho-san will tell us about Global English. This is the second time that Maho-san has visited Togaku. You can see pictures of last year's visit. Click the link: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/interest-based-english-travel-peace.html

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 12

The picture above is The Lord Nelson Brewery. The Lord Nelson Brewery is the oldest pub in Sydney, Australia. I went to the Lord Nelson in 2000. I really enjoyed it. Look at the map below.


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Here's a video about the Lord Nelson Brewery Pub.

Watch more Sydney videos at tripfilms.com

Today we are going to learn useful English that we can use in pubs. We are also going to learn about drinking laws in various countries. Finally we'll learn about small talk.
Click this link: Unit 12 - What would you like to drink?

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English 2009 Semester 2 - Lesson 7: Going to the Doctor

Today we are going to learn useful English for going to the doctor. Let's watch a funny video. Click the link: A Visit to the Doctor.

Look at the vocabulary below:

aftersun cream 日焼け後のケア用クリーム　
after meals 食後
aspirin アスピリン（鎮痛剤の一種）
avoid 避ける
cold (n) 風邪
cream クリーム
eat too much 食べすぎる
every ～ごとに
eye drops 目薬
fresh air 新鮮な空気
hay fever 花粉症
headache 頭痛
itchy かゆい
medicine 薬
painkiller 鎮痛剤
pharmacist 薬剤師
pharmacy 薬局
plenty of たくさんの～
problem 問題
rash 発疹
rough （波が）荒い
rub (v) こする
seasick 船酔い
see a doctor 医者に診せる
serious 重い
sick 吐き気がする
sore 痛い
spicy 香辛料のきいた、からい
stay out of ～を避ける
stomachache 腹痛
sunburn （炎症を起こすような）日焼け
tablet 錠剤
terrible ひどく（気分が）悪い
throat のど
toothache 歯痛
twice a day １日２回
What’s the matter? どうしましたか？
wrong 具合が悪い

What did you think of today's lesson. Please leave a comment.

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English 2009 Semester 2 - Lesson 7: Asking for directions

Today we are going to learn how to ask for directions.
Let's watch a video first.


Now let's learn some vocabulary.
Click this link: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/toyo-gakuen-university-interest-based_24.html

The midterm exam is next week. Please do some practice tests.
See you next week!

Toyo Gakuen University Interest-based English - Travel: Unit 4 review and extension

Today we are going to review Unit 4. In Unit 4 we learned useful English for making a hotel reservation. After we review Unit 4, we will visit a hotel reservation website. Click the link below.
Mr. Stout's Blog-For students and teachers: Toyo Gakuen University Interest-based English - Travel: Lesson 4

Now let's watch a cool video made by students in Slovenia! Click this link:
http://rostilj.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-makes-slovenia-unique.html

Please post a comment. Tell Sasa's students how much you liked their video.

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English 2nd Semester Lesson 4

Vacancy, originally uploaded by EricMagnuson.

Today we are going to review changing money. Then we are going to learn how to make a hotel reservation.

Click here to review last week's lesson: Travel English Unit 3

Now let's review some vocabulary. Click here: TYG 応用英語 English Vocabulary List

Now click here to start today's lesson: Unit 4

Finally, please leave a comment. Have you stayed in a hotel before? What things does a good hotel have?

Toyo Gakuen University Interest-based English: Fall 2009 Travel Lesson 3

Today's lesson is about changing money.
First, let's watch a funny video.



Now click here to go to our lesson: Travel Lesson 3

Now please log in to smart.fm. Add new words to our vocabulary list.
Click here:TYG 応用英語英語 English Vocabulary List
After the lesson please leave a comment.

Toyo Gakuen University Interest-based English: Fall 2009 Travel Lesson 2

Tokyo, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs.

Today we are going to continue learning useful English to use at immigration and customs.
Let's review. Please click this link: Lesson 2
Follow the directions (指示に従う). Do the tasks.
After you finish, please return to this post and write a comment.

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English 2nd Semester Lesson 1

Welcome to Travel English. Today we will learn about the course.
Let's watch some videos. These videos show images from my trips to the Philippines, Tahiti, Bangladesh and Canada.




Now, let's look at the interesting links below.
Passport Online
旅に出よう！（出国＆街を歩く）
Travel Vocabulary I

Where do you want to travel. Please leave a comment.

Toyo Gakuen University Open Campus Lesson Summer 2009: English for travel purposes

Welcome to Toyo Gakuen University!
In today's lesson you will learn some useful English for travelling.
First, let's do a survey. Survey in Japanese is アンケート. Please click the link: http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/81E3C44DFC8771D0/

I love travelling. Please look at my travel map.

1. Bora Bora, French Polynesia
2. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
3. Udaipur, India
4. Galway, Ireland
5. Barcelona, Spain
6. Dublin, Ireland
7. London, UK
8. Melbourne, Australia
9. Hilo, HI, USA
10. Tokyo, Japan

• View my profile
• Create your own travel map or travel blog
• Travel Info at TripAdvisor

Today we are going to learn how to speak to an immigration officer.

First, Let's learn some useful vocabulary. Click this link: Travel English.

Let's play some games with the new vocabulary. Click this link: TYG Travel English.

Now let's practice speaking to an immigration officer. Click this link: Passport On-line Activities.

Did you enjoy this lesson? Please write a comment.

Food in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi cuisine is delicious. I love Bangladeshi food. Bangladeshi food is similar to Indian food. Many Bangladeshi dishes include curry. I love curry. You can read more about Bangladeshi cuisine. Click this link to read about Bangladeshi cuisine in English.Click here to read about Bangladeshi cuisine in Japanese.

Below is a picture of tiffin boxes. Tiffin means lunch. Tiffin boxes are delivered every day to Bangladeshi business men and school children. Bangladshis like hot meals.



You can see a picture of a typical restaurant in Dhaka below. My new friend Mithu brought us to this restaurant. We went to this restaurant for lunch during our tour of Dhaka. We ate curried chicken, curried mutton, stir-fried vegetables, and plain rice. Mitsu paid the bill on behalf of BELTA. We were very grateful to BELTA for this delicious lunch.



Our first dinner in Dhaka was also provided to us by BELTA. We had take-out from a restaurant in Dhaka called Boomers' Cafe. Boomers' Cafe is very popular with university students in Dhaka. You can see pictures of our meal below.





We ate delicious food at the BELTA/AIUB/THT Seminars too. For snacks we had samozas. Samozas are one of my favourite snacks. You can see a picture of some samozas below.





Here's a picture of the lunch we had during the seminars. It's like a Bangladeshi bento.



BELTA also treated us to a lovely meal at the Casablanca Restaurant in Dhaka. The meal was buffet style. You can see a picture of the buffet and some of the food we ate in the pictures below.






We went out to the country side. We went to American International University Bangladesh's resort. The resort is beautiful. We had a delicious lunch there. All the food we ate came from the resort. Many fruits and vegetables are grown at the resort, and some animals are raised for food too, including chickens and sheep. You can see some pictures of our lunch at the resort below.

 

 

We ate a delicious fruit called Jackfruit. Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh. You can see a picture of a Jackfruit tree below.

Here are some pictures of a Jackfruit that was opened up. It has a mild taste. It is delicious. Jackfruit is used for many kinds of food in Bangladesh. The seeds are roasted. The skin is given to sheep. The sheep love the Jackfruit skin.





We also had some delicious Bangladeshi sweets and some yoghurt.



The last night I was in Bangladesh I went for dinner at the home of Dr. Faheem Hasan Shahed. We had a wonderful home cooked meal. It was delicious.



What do you think? Have you ever tried Bangladshi cuisine? Please leave a comment.

Dhaka City Scenes

 

Dhaka is one of the most interesting cities that I have ever visited. Dhaka has so many sights, sounds, and smells. Dhaka is always on the move. Sometimes it seems rather chaotic (てんやわんやの). Dhaka is very crowded. There are many traffic jams in Dhaka. It often takes a very long time to go just a short distance. 

One of Dhaka's nicknames is the City of Rickshaws. You can see a picture of some cycle rickshaws below. According to Wikipedia, about 400,000 rickshaws run in Dhaka every day.

The green taxi in the photo below is known as a "CNG" in Dhaka. "CNG" stands for compressed natural gas. CNGs are more environmentally friendly than vehicles using gasoline. I took a ride in a CNG. They are very small. I'm too big for CNGs. It wsn't comfortable, but it was a good experience.

There are many kinds of vehicles on the streets of Dhaka. As well as rickshaws and CNGs, there are cars, trucks, wooden carts, and so on. Sometimes these vehicles are people powered, like cycle rickshaws, and wooden carts.

Another important mode of transportation in Dhaka is the boat. There are many boats on the Buriganga River.

 

Next time, I'll write about the food in Bangladesh.

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Semester 1 2009 Final Exam Study Guide

 

Flickr image by stuartpilbrow uploaded 12 June 2009

Today is the last class. The next time we meet will be the final exam. The final exam is on the tenth of July. The final exam covers units 2,3,4,5,7,9,12,14,15,16, and 20. Please click here to practice the final exam: Passport Online tests.

Good luck!

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 16: Can I send this airmail?

Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, originally uploaded by Eustaquio Santimano.

Today we are going to learn English we can use at the post office.

First, let's watch a funny British video about a post office.

Click here for some useful vocabulary: http://thejapanesepage.com/vocabulary/post_office

Click here to learn how to address an envelope: http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/parsley/Curriculum/Postal/Envelope.html

Ok, now click this link: http://www.oup-passportonline.jp/activities.html
Now, let's do a practice test. Click this link: http://www.oup-passportonline.jp/site/test/pp_jp.html

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 15: How would you like to pay?

Today's topic is shopping! This picture is a picture of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Please click the link: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Edmonton_Mall
Read the Simple English wikipedia article and answer the questions below.

1. When was the West Edmonton Mall built?
2. The West Edmonton Mall is the________ largest mall in the world (a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) 3rd (d) 4th
   
3. How many stores and services are in the West Edmonton Mall?
4. How many people shop there?
5. What are the attractions?

OK, now click here: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/toyo-gakuen-university-travel-english.html

Next, click here to see a clothing and shoes size converter: http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing_shoes_mens.htm
What's your shoe size in the U.S., U.K. Europe, Australia?
What are your clothing sizes in U.S., U.K. Europe, Australia?

OK, now write a comment. If you could go to the West Edmonton Mall what shops would you like to visit, and what attractions would you like to visit?

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 14: Could you tell me when we're there please?

Today we are going to learn about using public transportation. Little by little, technology is making it easier to use public transportation. In many countries, including Japan, Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, the stops are announced in English and other languages. Here's video of written and audio announcements on Toronto's street cars.

OK, let's start the lesson now. Click here: http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/toyo-gakuen-university-interest-based_21.html

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Unit 12 - What would you like to drink?

Steamwhistle Beer, originally uploaded by mick62.

Today we are going to learn useful English for talking in pubs and at parties.
First, let's review last lesson. Click this link: Passport Online Activities.

Now let's do a webquest. Do a Google search. What is the legal drinking age is these countries: The U.K., The United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Cambodia.

Now let's learn about "small talk". Small talk is very important at the pub or at a party.

Let's watch a video.

Now let's review by doing a practice test, and reviewing vocabulary.
Thanks for a great lesson!

Toyo Gakuen University Travel English Mid-term Exam

 

http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=test&sourceid=Mozilla-search#

Today is the midterm exam. Click this link: Passport Online Tests.
Choose units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Do the test. When you are finished print your result. Give the first page to me. If you finish early, do an iKnow vocabulary lesson on Smart.fm.
After the test we will start our next unit. Click this link: Unit 9 - Are you ready to order?
Good Luck!