11/10（火）SB
2015年11月12日
SB
10:00-5 students
11:00-5 students
今回は引き続き「話法の転換」について取り上げました。
前回の内容を復習した後、「勧誘の文 (Let's ~)の間接話法への書き換え」について説明させていただきました。
(直接話法） She said to us,"Let's play basketball."
(間接話法) She suggested to us that we (should) play basketball.
”Let's~”の勧誘の文を間接話法に転換する際には、suggest,proposeなどの動詞を使用します。
文脈や状況によってaskとtellを使い分け、間接話法で表現していただく練習をしました。
時制の一致とその例外、副詞の変化など話法の転換の際のポイントをいくつか説明させていただきました。
副詞の変化の例として、例えばyesterdayは間接話法の文ではthe day beforeまたはthe previous dayとなり、
tomorrowはthe next dayまたはthe following dayとなります。
次回は「現在完了」の学習に入っていく予定です。
いつも熱心に取り組んでくださってありがとうございます！！
10:00-5 students
11:00-5 students
今回は引き続き「話法の転換」について取り上げました。
前回の内容を復習した後、「勧誘の文 (Let's ~)の間接話法への書き換え」について説明させていただきました。
(直接話法） She said to us,"Let's play basketball."
(間接話法) She suggested to us that we (should) play basketball.
”Let's~”の勧誘の文を間接話法に転換する際には、suggest,proposeなどの動詞を使用します。
文脈や状況によってaskとtellを使い分け、間接話法で表現していただく練習をしました。
時制の一致とその例外、副詞の変化など話法の転換の際のポイントをいくつか説明させていただきました。
副詞の変化の例として、例えばyesterdayは間接話法の文ではthe day beforeまたはthe previous dayとなり、
tomorrowはthe next dayまたはthe following dayとなります。
次回は「現在完了」の学習に入っていく予定です。
いつも熱心に取り組んでくださってありがとうございます！！
11/6(金）多読トレーニング
2015年11月12日
多読トレーニング
今回はone-on-one lessonだったので、ゆったりとお話しながら読んでいきましたね
中国の一人っ子政策廃止、世界的にもこれから色々影響が出てきそうですね。
熱心に取り組んでくださってありがとうございました！！
11:00-1 student
12:00-1 student
晩秋とは思えないほどのポカポカ陽気でしたね
surging population surge 急に上がる、上昇する
adhere to (計画、考えなどに）執着する、固執する
be subject to ～に服従して
reverse 逆にする、反対にする、転換する
fertility rate 出生率=birth rate
boost 景気あおり、景気づけ
share 株、株券;(複数形で）株式
今回はone-on-one lessonだったので、ゆったりとお話しながら読んでいきましたね
中国の一人っ子政策廃止、世界的にもこれから色々影響が出てきそうですね。
熱心に取り組んでくださってありがとうございました！！
11/11(Wed)BF/Tonomura
2015年11月12日
11-12 4people 12-13 3people 13-14 4people 
Thank you so much for coming today!
It was such a beautiful day after two consecutive rainy days.
有難うございます！2日雨が続いて今日はよく晴れましたね！！
get a good deal!
She got a good deal on a new car!
良い買い物をした！
get your money's worth!
How do you get your money's worth at all-you-can eat buffet?
食べ放題で元を取るにはどうします？
How was The Shōsō-in exhibition? Thank you for sharing the information about the exhibition. Since you brought
many flyers and news paper, we learned about the famous Shosoin 5 string biwa.
奈良の正倉院展はいかがでしたか。新聞やちらしを用いて色々教えて下さって有難うございました。
有名な5弦の楽器のびわについても勉強になりました。
http://www.narahaku.go.jp/exhibition/2015toku/shosoin/2015shosoin_index.html
She also visited the Imperial palace when it was open to the public. There were many people visiting the Imperial palace.
御所も一般公開されていましたね！多くの観光客が訪れていたそうです
What does MRJ stand for? The Mitsubishi Regional Jet! Good job!
People watched MRJ's flight with excitement!
MRJが飛びましたね！ わくわくしながら見ていた人も多いでしょう！
It's worth spending money on__~にお金をかける価値がある It's worth waiting for__ ~に待つ価値がある、
Is it worth spending money on the fitness equipment?
このダイエット器具にお金をかける価値があるか
I heard that many foreign travelers visit Asakurayamasengenkouen in Fujiyoshida in order to take
a bautiful photo of Mt. Fuji and a five story pagoda. Look at the photo on the website below! They are spectacular!
http://www.fujiyoshida.net/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=2271
新倉山浅間公園（富士吉田）を訪れる外国人がいっぱい！ 富士山と5重の塔が写真に収められると
大人気だそうです！ネットの写真をご覧ください♪ 行きたくなりますよ！
She told us that the house near Mt.Hiei open to the public to show his/her
antiques and armors.
比叡山の方で家の中の甲冑などの貴重な物を見せて下さる方がいるそうです！
11月 外国人観光客お助け隊
☆参加者大募集☆
11月19日（木）京都 トワイライトお助け
11月21日（土）京都 東寺マーケット！
11月24日（火）大阪 スカイビル！
11月27日（金）京都
19日（木）は18：00南座前集合！
21日（土） 午後からは 茶道に詳しいオーストラリア人の方との佐川美術館ツアーを予定しています！
Let’s enjoy talking with foreign travelers!
京都：午前１０時 京都タワー１F入り口前 集合
大阪：午後2時 ＪＲ大阪駅 桜橋口 集合！
お申し込みはTonomuraもしくはinfo@velco.jpにご連絡お願いします。
Thank you so much!! Good job for today!
Tonomura
Thank you so much for coming today!
It was such a beautiful day after two consecutive rainy days.
有難うございます！2日雨が続いて今日はよく晴れましたね！！
get a good deal!
She got a good deal on a new car!
良い買い物をした！
get your money's worth!
How do you get your money's worth at all-you-can eat buffet?
食べ放題で元を取るにはどうします？
How was The Shōsō-in exhibition? Thank you for sharing the information about the exhibition. Since you brought
many flyers and news paper, we learned about the famous Shosoin 5 string biwa.
奈良の正倉院展はいかがでしたか。新聞やちらしを用いて色々教えて下さって有難うございました。
有名な5弦の楽器のびわについても勉強になりました。
http://www.narahaku.go.jp/exhibition/2015toku/shosoin/2015shosoin_index.html
She also visited the Imperial palace when it was open to the public. There were many people visiting the Imperial palace.
御所も一般公開されていましたね！多くの観光客が訪れていたそうです
What does MRJ stand for? The Mitsubishi Regional Jet! Good job!
People watched MRJ's flight with excitement!
MRJが飛びましたね！ わくわくしながら見ていた人も多いでしょう！
It's worth spending money on__~にお金をかける価値がある It's worth waiting for__ ~に待つ価値がある、
Is it worth spending money on the fitness equipment?
このダイエット器具にお金をかける価値があるか
I heard that many foreign travelers visit Asakurayamasengenkouen in Fujiyoshida in order to take
a bautiful photo of Mt. Fuji and a five story pagoda. Look at the photo on the website below! They are spectacular!
http://www.fujiyoshida.net/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=2271
新倉山浅間公園（富士吉田）を訪れる外国人がいっぱい！ 富士山と5重の塔が写真に収められると
大人気だそうです！ネットの写真をご覧ください♪ 行きたくなりますよ！
She told us that the house near Mt.Hiei open to the public to show his/her
antiques and armors.
比叡山の方で家の中の甲冑などの貴重な物を見せて下さる方がいるそうです！
11月 外国人観光客お助け隊
☆参加者大募集☆
11月19日（木）京都 トワイライトお助け
11月21日（土）京都 東寺マーケット！
11月24日（火）大阪 スカイビル！
11月27日（金）京都
19日（木）は18：00南座前集合！
21日（土） 午後からは 茶道に詳しいオーストラリア人の方との佐川美術館ツアーを予定しています！
Let’s enjoy talking with foreign travelers!
京都：午前１０時 京都タワー１F入り口前 集合
大阪：午後2時 ＪＲ大阪駅 桜橋口 集合！
お申し込みはTonomuraもしくはinfo@velco.jpにご連絡お願いします。
Thank you so much!! Good job for today!
Tonomura
Free Talk with エミリーちゃん 11th November 2015
2015年11月11日
みんなさん久しぶり！！！
11th November 2015
Otsu Free Talk
7pm-8pm: 6 students
8pm-9pm: 4 students
Long time no see to a lot of students! It was great to see new faces and also people I hardly get to see again.
Lesson One:
The lesson started with us discussing internet dating and the fear of being stuck on a dating with a sociopath or a psychopath. I quickly explained the Fight, flight and freeze response to fear and how most psychopaths are believed to not have an amygdala which processes fear responses in humans. One of the students then brought up the topic of love hotels in Japan and an area near Otsu that is known to be the 'Red light district' of Shiga. The students mentioned that the area has changed its name over the years due to the negativity associated with the area. I then brought up the topic of Geishas as military officers from America during World War 2 had the belief that they were sex workers. Students explained the important role of Geishas and how they are seen to be artists in Japan. We spoke about the price of having dinner with a geisha and discussed what it entails. We then spoke about the most expensive events and concerts we have attended in the past. Two students had spent up to ￥20000 for ballet and music concerts. I mentioned that in Australia ticket prices for festivals usually cost around $150-300 and sell out within a few minutes.
Lesson Two:
I mentioned that I am approaching 'danger age' for single females and how people are expecting me to have a partner and get married. Students spoke about different ways people meet their partners and get married. We spoke about arranged marriages, business marriages, and normal marriages. Most students said that the average age for women and men to get married is increasing so I don't need to worry about my future....until I'm about 35. We then spoke about kids mobile phones as a teenager had showed it to me. I mentioned that it is like a grenade that you have to quickly pull the tab and throw. I then told the students about a recent case in Australia where a boy was seen screaming and holding on to a fence whilst a man was trying to abduct him. We spoke about the safety of children in Japan. Somehow we got onto the topic of work parties, work benefits and annual leave (paid leave). We asked a student about his restaurant and then spoke about Dim Sum as I am planning to make some next week if I can find the ingredients. We spoke about spicy food and touched on 'Types of tourists we are scared to be around'.
Thank you so much for the fun and relaxed lesson. It was great to see you all again! Hope to see you next week!
Vocabulary
Touch up (When women redo their make up in the bathroom)
Feeling me up (someone touching you inappropriately in a public setting)
Internet dating
Cyber bullying
Sociopath
Psychopath
Amygdala
Fight, flight and freeze response
Red light district
Reserve
Prebook
Doomed
Bullying
Grenade
Compulsory
Mandatory
Bar Tab
Agar Agar
Supplies
Restock
'When do you have time to...?'
Emily
11th November 2015
Otsu Free Talk
7pm-8pm: 6 students
8pm-9pm: 4 students
Long time no see to a lot of students! It was great to see new faces and also people I hardly get to see again.
Lesson One:
The lesson started with us discussing internet dating and the fear of being stuck on a dating with a sociopath or a psychopath. I quickly explained the Fight, flight and freeze response to fear and how most psychopaths are believed to not have an amygdala which processes fear responses in humans. One of the students then brought up the topic of love hotels in Japan and an area near Otsu that is known to be the 'Red light district' of Shiga. The students mentioned that the area has changed its name over the years due to the negativity associated with the area. I then brought up the topic of Geishas as military officers from America during World War 2 had the belief that they were sex workers. Students explained the important role of Geishas and how they are seen to be artists in Japan. We spoke about the price of having dinner with a geisha and discussed what it entails. We then spoke about the most expensive events and concerts we have attended in the past. Two students had spent up to ￥20000 for ballet and music concerts. I mentioned that in Australia ticket prices for festivals usually cost around $150-300 and sell out within a few minutes.
Lesson Two:
I mentioned that I am approaching 'danger age' for single females and how people are expecting me to have a partner and get married. Students spoke about different ways people meet their partners and get married. We spoke about arranged marriages, business marriages, and normal marriages. Most students said that the average age for women and men to get married is increasing so I don't need to worry about my future....until I'm about 35. We then spoke about kids mobile phones as a teenager had showed it to me. I mentioned that it is like a grenade that you have to quickly pull the tab and throw. I then told the students about a recent case in Australia where a boy was seen screaming and holding on to a fence whilst a man was trying to abduct him. We spoke about the safety of children in Japan. Somehow we got onto the topic of work parties, work benefits and annual leave (paid leave). We asked a student about his restaurant and then spoke about Dim Sum as I am planning to make some next week if I can find the ingredients. We spoke about spicy food and touched on 'Types of tourists we are scared to be around'.
Thank you so much for the fun and relaxed lesson. It was great to see you all again! Hope to see you next week!
Vocabulary
Touch up (When women redo their make up in the bathroom)
Feeling me up (someone touching you inappropriately in a public setting)
Internet dating
Cyber bullying
Sociopath
Psychopath
Amygdala
Fight, flight and freeze response
Red light district
Reserve
Prebook
Doomed
Bullying
Grenade
Compulsory
Mandatory
Bar Tab
Agar Agar
Supplies
Restock
'When do you have time to...?'
Emily
November 11th, Free Talking
2015年11月11日
F
12:00 - 12:50 3 Students
13:00 - 13:50 3 Students
Today we started class with a discussion about castles. We looked at many famous castles in Europe and the very different architectural style and building materials. Many European "castles" are just massive houses with some towers added on for defense. One example is Windsor castle which houses the Queen of England, and over 500 residents and members of her staff. We speculated as to how many people must live in the Imperial Villa in Tokyo, and came up with an impressive list of people who who be necessary as support staff for such an important person.
After this some of the students shared their results of a personality test I had introduced a few weeks ago, and we looked at different celebrities that shared their personality type. After this we took a short break and watched a clip from a popular American comedy show called Saturday Night Live (SNL).
After the break we talked about Eastern Medicine and Acupuncture. We talked about low blood-pressure and anemia, and the need for more iron in our diets. We started talking about iron-rich foods and then ended up talking about Oden and the difference between Kansai and Kanto tastes.
From there we started talking about Chinese and Korean 'shopping-tourists'. Apparently many Chinese and Korean shoppers come to Japan to buy high-end goods like electronics, cosmetics and even diapers. We then talked about the many scandalous Chinese products over the last 5 years and how middle class Chinese people seem very distrustful of Chinese products.
We then talked about the recent change in China's '1 child laws', and what society would be like if everyone were and only child. Then one students related a news program she had seen which talked about how children's gyms have become very popular in China to combat childhood obesity. The program also showed children's casinos.
It was a very interesting afternoon. I look forward to seeing you all again very soon.
12:00 - 12:50 3 Students
13:00 - 13:50 3 Students
Today we started class with a discussion about castles. We looked at many famous castles in Europe and the very different architectural style and building materials. Many European "castles" are just massive houses with some towers added on for defense. One example is Windsor castle which houses the Queen of England, and over 500 residents and members of her staff. We speculated as to how many people must live in the Imperial Villa in Tokyo, and came up with an impressive list of people who who be necessary as support staff for such an important person.
After this some of the students shared their results of a personality test I had introduced a few weeks ago, and we looked at different celebrities that shared their personality type. After this we took a short break and watched a clip from a popular American comedy show called Saturday Night Live (SNL).
After the break we talked about Eastern Medicine and Acupuncture. We talked about low blood-pressure and anemia, and the need for more iron in our diets. We started talking about iron-rich foods and then ended up talking about Oden and the difference between Kansai and Kanto tastes.
From there we started talking about Chinese and Korean 'shopping-tourists'. Apparently many Chinese and Korean shoppers come to Japan to buy high-end goods like electronics, cosmetics and even diapers. We then talked about the many scandalous Chinese products over the last 5 years and how middle class Chinese people seem very distrustful of Chinese products.
We then talked about the recent change in China's '1 child laws', and what society would be like if everyone were and only child. Then one students related a news program she had seen which talked about how children's gyms have become very popular in China to combat childhood obesity. The program also showed children's casinos.
It was a very interesting afternoon. I look forward to seeing you all again very soon.
