CLASS NOTES 15SEP - 18SEP

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CLASS NOTES 15SEP - 18SEP

単語
1.独立　INDEPENDENT
2.独占 MONOPOLY
3.質屋 PAWN SHOP
4. １００歳の人CENTENARIAN
5.天文学者 ASTRONOMER

フレーズ
1.お釣りありますか？DO YOU HAVE CHANGE?
2.DOGって、どいう意味？WHAT DOES "DOG" MEAN?
3. 実は、英語大好き！ACTUALLY, I LOVE ENGLISH!
4.お母さんに宜しく。SAY HELLO TO YOUR MOTHER.
5.鉛筆を貸してもかまいませんか？DO YOU MIND LENDING ME A PENCIL?

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STUDENT BLOG: Hiking in Oze

Last Saturday and Sunday, I went hiking in Oze which is renowned for
its beautiful marshlands, wild flowers, and birds. It was nice weather for hiking that day. The sky was clear blue and the wind blew briskly.
I had been there several times before, and I'm always impressed by the abundance of nature every time I go there.

The spring season is an extremely popular time at Oze because there is an abundance of white flowers called Mizu-basho.

I didn't know the name of this flower in English, so I looked up
the word in the dictionary. Mizu-basho is called “skunk cabbage” in English. I was surprised to know that! Why skunk???

By the way, I like Oze during the autumn. In late September and early
October the grasses of the marshland turn bright yellow.

I enjoyed hiking in Oze during my favorite season!

**Teacher note -

The white flowers are called "skunk cabbage" because some of them have an unpleasant and disgusting smell, like a skunk.

 添削サービス
This blog was written by one of my students. If you would like me to proofread your article, please send it to me with a photo.

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FAST - OZE

SLOW - OZE

Quiz

1. What is Oze renowned for?

2. How do you say "mizu-basho" in English?

3. Why do many people visit Oze in Spring?

4. What happens to the grasses of the marshland in Fall?

5. Why do the white flowers have such a strange name?

Vocabulary & Phrases

1. marshland 沼地

2. skunk　スカンク

3. brisk 清清しい

4. abundance 豊富

5. renown　名声

Japanese Translation

尾瀬沼ハイキング

先週の土日、私は美しい湿原や野花、野鳥で有名な尾瀬にハイキングに行きました。
尾瀬はハイキング日和でした。空は青く、風はそよそよと吹いていました。
私は何度も訪れています。そして毎回、豊かな自然に感動します。
尾瀬は春の季節、非常に人気があります。それはその季節、尾瀬に水芭蕉の白い花が一面に咲くからです。
私は英語でこの花を何というのか知らなかったので、辞書で調べてみました。
水芭蕉はスカンクキャベージと英語でいうのだそうです。
私は驚きました！どうしてスカンク？？？
ところで、私は秋の尾瀬が好きです。9月の終わりや10月の初旬の湿原の草が黄色く色づくのです。
私は大好きな季節に尾瀬ハイキングを楽しみました。

Quiz Answers

1. Its beautiful marshlands, wild flowers, and birds. 

2. Skunk Cabbage

3. Because there is an abundance of white flowers called Mizu-basho.

4. The grasses of the marshland turn bright yellow.

5. Because some of them have an unpleasant and disgusting smell, like a skunk.

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CLASS NOTES 07SEP-11SEP 2014

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CLASS NOTES 07SEP-11SEP 2014

単語
1. 3-day weekend 三連休
2. around 7pm 7時ごろ
3. p.e. (physical education) 体育
4. inhale 吸う
5. exhale 息を吐く
フレーズ
1. Can I borrow a pen? ペンをかりてもいい？
2. Please lend me a pen. ペンを貸してください。
3. How long does it take? どのぐらいかかりますか？
4. Please wait a little while. 少々お待ち下さい。
5. This is a drill!　訓練！訓練！
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Harvest Moon

One of my students made this because it is a special day for looking at the moon. It's too bad that it was rainy and cloudy last night.  Isn't it a nice picture ?

Yamate Group

Today I had a lesson at the community center in Yamate. They were a nice group of people. One of the students was a man who was 85 years old. I was very impressed by him because he was very bright and seemed very active in his daily  life.

Today's phrase is...
"It was nice meeting you"
You say this when parting after meeting for the first time.

CLASS NOTES 9/1-9/4 2014

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CLASS NOTES 9/1-9/4 2014

単語
1. OMG! (OH MY GOD!)
2. LOL (LAUGHING OUT LOUD)
3. CHICKEN! 弱虫
4.  INSECTICIDE 殺虫剤
5. STUFFED ANIMAL　ぬいぐるみ

フレーズ
1. Don`t cry over spilt milk!
しょうがないから、泣かないで。
2. I didn`t mean it.　そのつもりじゃなかった。
3. It`s not my fault!　私のせいじゃないよ！
4. It wasn`t me!　ぼくじゃない！
5. Do you mean it?　その言葉は、本気ですか？
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Student Blog: My son must study!

My son has to take exams tomorrow.  He opened his book on the living room table to study.
First, he started to cut his finger nails.
Next, he turned on the TV.
I'm sure he won't get a good score on his test.  

-Y.S.

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FAST - my son must study
SLOW - my son must study

Japanese Translation
明日から試験の長男がリビングテーブルで教科書を開きました。
まず爪を切り始めました。
次はテレビを付けました。
私は彼の試験の結果はダメだと思います(T_T)

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Pronunciation- Mysterious, Manager

These words are sometimes difficult to pronounce. Try!

( ^_^)オーディオを聞く

1.
mysterious
my ste ri ous
mysterious

The house looks so mysterious.
It is very mysterious.
She is a very quiet and mysterious person.

2.
manager
ma na ger
manager

I am the manager of this department.
May I speak to the manager?
The manager is a really great person!

3.
manager
mysterious
manager
mysterious
manager
mysterious

4.
manager manager manager

mysterious mysterious mysterious

mysterious manager mysterious manager
5.
manager
winter
liver
singer
center

mysterious
hilarious
oblivious
curious

6.
manager
mysterious

Karaoke Time! - ROCKET MAN

Do you know the words to this song?

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ROCKET MAN

Elton John

She packed my bags last night pre flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high, as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone