Seven wonders of the world

Hello,

In class today, we first looked at seven wonders of the ancient world:

http://www.crystalinks.com/sevenwonders.html

They are:

The Pyramids, in Egypt
http://www.crystalinks.com/giza.html

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Iraq
http://www.crystalinks.com/hangingardensbabylon.html

The Temple of Artemis, in Turkey
http://www.crystalinks.com/templeofartemis.html

The statue of Zeus, at Olympia, in Greece
http://www.crystalinks.com/statuezeusolympia.html

Halicarnassus, in Turkey
www.crystalinks.com/mausoleumhal.html

The Colossus of Rhodes, in Greece
http://www.crystalinks.com/colossusrhodes.html

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Egypt
http://www.crystalinks.com/lighthousealexandria.html

Of course, the ancient Greeks didn't know about the Great Wall of China, or Stonehenge, or Kiyomizu Dera, so they have created a new list of Seven Wonders:

http://www.new7wonders.com/classic/en/n7w/results/

In class, the students made their own lists of seven wonders, which included Cheju Island, in Korea, Kyoto City, The Eiffel Tower, and Saint Mark's Cathedral, in Venice. What DO YOU think are the wonders of the world?

Let me know.

Enjoy the weather!

Johnny

Modern Wonders of the World

Hello everyone.

I was just reading this website:

htp://www.stippy.com/japan-news-and-media/is-time-doing-another-newsweek/

It said that in 2000, Japanese people voted that chicken ramen was the best modern invention.

Personally, I don't think so. I like Gohan Desu Yo.

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In class today, on pages 6-7 of Headway 3, we looked at other great modern wonders, like the internet, space travel, medicine, air travel, sport, farming ang the survival of the human race.

Which do you think is the biggest wonder? I think I'd choose air travel......

and Sky TV - I can watch Manchester United soccer games, right here, in Yokohama.

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By the way, if you want to study at home, write a few sentences, and say which modern wonder you think is the best.

Talk to you soon,

Johnny

More Practice with Do/Be/Have questions

Hello,

I can't believe it - it's snowing! I thought I was supposed to be in Yokohama, not SAPPORO!

It's frrreeeezzinng!!!

Did you all see the snow?

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In this week's level three lessons, we have been looking at pages 4-5, of Headway 3, and practicing Do/Be/Have questions. For example:

"Did you have breakfast?"

"Are you taking a vacation this year?"

"Have you had a cold, recently?"

We also practiced emotions, e,g. happy, unhappy, angry, embarrassed. We did questions and answers, acting with these emotions, and the other students tried to guess which emotions we were displaying. It was really funny.

If you want to do HOMEWORK, you can do the CLASS SURVEY, on page 5 of Headway3.

OR you can ask me five questions, using do/be/have.

You can bring homework with you, to the school, OR you can email it, to me, at jbucklejp@yahoo.com. I will then check it for you.

Best wishes, and KEEP WARM!

Johnny

Unit 1, January/February 2008

Hello everybody.

In our first unit, we are practicing questions and answers, with 'auxiliary' verbs (do/be/have).

Here are some examples:

Do you like natto?

No I don't. It's smells too strong.

Are you Japanese?

Actually, no I'm not. My father is Japanese, but I was born in Canada.

What did you have for breakfast?

Nothing. I'm on a diet.

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For the first homework, we did 'general knowledge questions and answers, from pages 2-3, of the 'Headway' 3 Text book. Some of the questions are quite difficult, so one student did research on the internet, for example, to find information about Nelson Mandela, of South Africa. I thought this was a very good idea.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ネルソン・マンデラ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

The second homework was from page 5 of Headway 3. Please answer the 6 questions, in the class survey, and then make two more questions.

Good luck with your studies, and see you soon.

Best wishes,

Johnny

Welcome to Yokohama Best Student3

Hello, this blog is for my level three students - every week you can check which classroom activities we have done, and look at examples of the language and grammar. You can also find extra activities and homework, Good luck with your studies!

Best wishes,

Johnny