Shibaura Institute of Technology 英語総合1B Global Issues - Chapter 7: Love and Marriage Part 2

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to continue talking about love and marriage. Look at the picture. This is a photo I took at a Tahitian Wedding ceremony in Bora Bora. You can read about Tahitian wedding ceremonies here: http://www.tahitianwedding.com/en/ I went to Tahiti with my wife. It was our second honeymoon. We celebrated our tenth anniversary in Tahiti. You can see more pictures of this Tahitian wedding ceremony and other pictures from my Tahitian holiday here:http://mrstoutsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Tahiti

Now let's study some vocabulary. Please click the Vocabulary Flashcards tab above. Then scroll down and find the link to our SIT 英語総合 Vocabulary Flashcards. Click the link and sign into Quizlet. After that, scan the next reading and add unknown words to our flashcard set.

Chinese bride before the wedding

Today, we are going to learn how modern technology has changed love and marriage in China. You can learn more about Chinese pre-wedding customs here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pre-wedding_customs


Finally, you can download your second assignment here: http://www.box.com/s/uvkqlms69b60cdx1ygf5
Please submit your assignment by e-mail by next Monday night at 6:00.
Enjoy

応用英吾1-2B Short Story Project Part 2

Good morning everyone!

Today we are going to continue working on our Short Story Project. First let's study some vocabulary.

Now let's read another story written by a Togaku student. After you read the story, write 2 questions about the story with your partner.

Next, draw a picture of a scene from this story.

 Takaaki's Story

One morning, Kazuo Yokota got up and ate breakfast, and then he went out for a walk with his dog Oto-san. Yokota’s favourite pastime was going for a walk with his dog. They went to a nearby park, the vegetable store, and the local shopping area. Along the way, Yokota dropped in to the doughnuts store. Actually his favourite food was doughnuts, and he was worried about gaining weight because he eats doughnuts too much, but he loved doughnuts, so he bought a lot of doughnuts and started to eat. His dog Oto-san waited for his master until he finished eating the doughnuts. An hour later “Oto-san” said,

 “Hey Yokota, lets continue our walk”

Yokota ignored him, so he got angry and left. When Yokota finished eating a lot of doughnuts, he noticed that his dog was gone and he thought maybe Oto-san might have got angry and left the store because he was eating a lot of doughnuts for long time.

Yokota searched around the doughnut store, the local shopping area, the vegetable store, and the nearby park and his home. Yokota asked the people at the stores and members of his family if they knew where Oto-san was, but Yokota couldn’t find his dog, Yokota was weak and tired and sat on the bench in the park, and then his cell-phone rang and he answered it. It was Ellie who was his friend She said,

“Oto-san  is at our police station. I think you should come here now because he is angry.”

Yokota ran to the police station and found Oto-san. Yokota got chewed out by Oto-san for 3 hours. After that they went home.

 Now please look at the corrections and rewrite your stories. Your second draft is due next Thursday.

Enjoy!

Shibaura Institute of Technology 英語総合1B Global Issues - Chapter 7: Love and Marriage

Hello everyone!
Today we start a new topic - Love and Marriage. To begin, let's make a list of words we know related to love and marriage.

 As the song says, "Love and Marriage" go together like a horse and carriage. "Love" and "marriage" and "horse" and "carriage" are collocations. (コロケーション、語と語のつながり、語の配列、連語（法）、連語構成語) Can you think of any more collocations related to the topic of love and marriage? With your partner, please make a list.

Now, please click the tab above called "Vocabulary Flashcards". Scroll down and then click the link called SIT 英語総合1B Vocabulary Flashcards. Please add any words on page 122 in your textbook that you don't know to our vocabulary flashcards. After that, please study the flashcards for 5 minutes. 

Our first reading is about a marriage tradition in Botswana. Please look at the map below. Where is Botswana? The titles of our first reading is Brides for Sale. What do you think you will learn from the reading? Finally, please leave a comment. Do you think that marriage must include love? See you next week!

応用英語I-2B Reading - Chapter 6 Review and Introduction to the Short Story Writing Project

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to review Chapter 6 and then take the last quiz. After that we are going to start a small project about Death on U Street. You are going to write a short story about what happens to your favourite character after the events in Death on U Street. I will send your stories to Adam Gray and Marcos Benevides. They will choose the 3 best stories and I will publish those stories on this blog!

First let's learn some new words. Click this link: Death on U Street Vocabulary.

Next, let's read a story written by a Togaku student. Please click the link: Michinori's Story.

Now, please download the worksheet below. Follow the steps and write your story.
Enjoy!

Shibaura Institute of Technology 英語総合１B Global Issues - Unit 4 Reading 3

Hello everyone, Today we are going to read about the largest garbage dump in the Middle East. You can see a picture of Hiriya below. Hiriya is in Isreal.

Downloaded from wikipedia

First let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: 英語総合iB Vocabulary.

You can read more about Hiriya here: Garbage to Green: 10 landfills turned into nature preserves, and here: Trashy Travel: Isreal's new recycling park.

There is a park in Toronto that was once a garbage dump. It's called Centennial Park. You can see a picture of the ski hill in Centennial Park below. 

Uploaded to Flickr by Boblink

So, how do Japanese deal with garbage? According to the New York Times, over 80% of garbage in Japan is incinerated. Click here to see an interesting story about garbage in Japan by the New York Times: Trash in Japan - 44 types of garbage. 

What do you think of the way Japan deals with garbage? What do you think about sorting garbage? Please leave a comment below.

基礎英吾1B Writing Lesson 6: Movie Review Voicethread project

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great week-end. Today we are going to learn about a great internet tool called Voicethread. We are going to look at a Voicethread presentation and then we are going to make our own Voicethread presentation using our movie reviews.
First, let's study some vocabulary. Please sign into Quizlet and study CIC Unit 6 Travel Vocabulary

Now let's go to our shared blog - Connected Classrooms. Please look to see if there are any new comments and posts. Please post three comments.

Now look at the slide below. We are going to start a Voicethread project. Please look at the questions and answer one. You can see a Voicethread made by Togaku students here: Music Genres.

Now log in to Voicethread and make a slide for your movie review. Please get your pictures from wikipedia.
Enjoy!

Introduction to Business English 1B Fall 2011 My Company Presentation Lesson 2

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Today we will continue learning about presentation skills. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: Introduction to Business English B Vocabulary.
Now let's review last week's lesson. Last week we learned about posture and gesture. Look at the picture below. What does the gesture mean? Now practice some gestures from last lesson.

Now let's talk about voice inflection. Click the link to see an interesting video about voice inflection.
Your presentation is next week. Click the link to see the presentation assessment criteria (評価基準)
.Have fun preparing. See you next week!

応用英語1-2B Chapter 5 Review and Chapter 6 Preview

Hello everyone,
Well, we are almost finished our story. Today we are going to review Chapter 5, and then do the quiz. After that we are going to finish the story. Next week will be the last quiz.
Let's review some vocabulary. Please click this link: 応用英語1-2B Vocabulary.
Now, in your groups, fill in important information about Chapter 5 and prepare for the quiz.
Good luck!

Shibaura Institute of Technology 英語総合１B Chapter 4 Reading 3 Going Going Gone

Hello everyone, Today we are going to talk about endangered species.

First let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: 英語総合iB Vocabulary.

Look at the picture below. What's the name of this bird. Do you know where it lives?

Downloaded from wikipedia

Look at the picture below. What is the name of this fish? Maybe you are surprised that this fish is endangered.

The animal in the picture below is the Japanese Sea Lion. It is extinct.

What do you think we should do about endangered species. Please leave a comment below.

基礎英吾１B Writing Lesson 5: Writing a Movie Review Part 2

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great week-end. Today we are going to participate in our Interschool Blogging Project again. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please sign into Quizlet and study CIC Unit 6 Travel Vocabulary

Now let's go to our shared blog - Connected Classrooms. Please look to see if there are any new comments and posts. Please post three comments.


Now, write your second draft of your movie review. Next week we will make a Voicethread of our movie reviews. See you next week!

Introduction to Business English 1B Fall 2011 My Company Presentation Lesson 1

Today we will start the My Company Presentation Project.
First let's look at a video of two American university students giving a presentation. This presentation has many problems. Watch the presentation. Do the following tasks:
1. Make a list of the problems you see.
2. Think of 2 ways this presentation could be improved.

Ok, let's study some vocabulary. Click this link: Introduction to Business English 1B Vocabulary
Now lets start. Click here to download your task sheet: Introduction to Business English 1B Project Task Sheet.

OK, with your partner start the project. We will continue next week. Enjoy!

応用英語I-2B Reading Chapters 4 Review pt. 2 and Chapter 5 Preview

Hello everyone!
Today we are going to review Chapter 4 some more and preview Chapter 5. First, let's review some vocabulary. Click this link: Death on U Street Chapter 4 Vocabulary.
Last week, you commented on this blog. You told us who you think is the murder. Let's look at the comments.

In Chapter 5, we learn about a new suspect. Look at the mind map below. Who is the new suspect?

Next week will be the chapter 5 quiz. Don't forget to make notes in your Detective's notebook.
See you next week.

Shibaura Institute of Technology 英語総合1B Global Issues Assignment 1

Hello everyone! Today we are going to continue studying Chapter 4 in our textbook and we are going to start Assignment 1. First let's study some vocabulary. Please click this link: 英語総合1B Vocabulary.

Now let's look at Assignment 1.

Assignment 1 is due on Monday 7 November at 7 pm. Please e-mail your assignment to me. Also please print your assignment and bring it to class next Tuesday.
Enjoy!